Contact Us

Our advancement and alumni engagement team is here to answer all your giving questions and help you match your passions with the areas where you want to make an impact. Get started today by choosing a team member from the list, or contact us by phone, email or social media below.

We strive to create exceptional gift and engagement experiences for our alumni and donors, be your trusted partner in philanthropy and ensure our team members have a pinnacle career experience. Please take a moment to learn more about our mission, vision and values.

Meet University Advancement

Central Administration

Matt White

Matthew White

Vice President, Advancement
President, USU Foundation
435-797-3495
matthew.white@usu.edu

Shelly

Shelly Wardell

Executive Assistant
435-797-8657
shelly.wardell@usu.edu

LJ

LJ Bolton

Financial Officer
435-797-9607
lj.bolton@usu.edu

Julie

Julie Worthen

Business Assistant
435-797-3696
Julie.worthen@usu.edu

Scott

Scott Olson

Chief of Staff
435-797-0931
scott.olson@usu.edu

John

John Cockett

Associate Vice President, Development and Special Initiatives
435-797-5726
john.cockett@usu.edu

Alumni Engagement

Whitney

Whitney Boudrero

Senior Director, Alumni Engagement
435-760-5669
whitney.boudrero@usu.edu

Sian

Sian Smith

Director, Alumni Development
435-797-1326
sian.smith@usu.edu

Sheldon

Sheldon Browning

Alumni Operations
435-797-7399
sheldon.browning@usu.edu

Advancement Services

Colleen

Colleen Hobson

Associate Vice President, Advancement Services
435-797-1285
colleen.hobson@usu.edu

Rachel

Rachel Richards

Senior Director, Development Services
435-797-1331
rachel.richards@usu.edu

Gift Administration

Karen

Karen Fluckiger

Gift Pledge Manager
karen.fluckiger@usu.edu

Wendy

Wendy Oliverson

Gift Processor
435-797-1327
wendy.oliverson@usu.edu

Aubrey

Aubrey Jensen

Gift Processor
435-797-7069
aubrey.jensen@usu.edu

Bio and Prospect Research

NIcky

Nicky Smith

Director, Development Officer Analysts
435-797-1271
nicky.smith@usu.edu

Kelsey

Kelsey Anderson

Biographical Analyst
435-797-7069
kelsey.anderson@usu.edu

Clarissa

Clarissa Swain

Development Officer Analyst
clarissa.swain@usu.edu

Kade Jensen

Kade Jensen

Development Officer Analyst
435-797-0541
kade.jensen@usu.edu

Data Team

Jake

Jake Kartchner

Director, Computing Services
435-797-7135
jake.kartchner@usu.edu

Ricky

Ricky Linton

Programmer
435-797-3782
ricky.linton@usu.edu

Report Writer

Teagan Jackson

Report Writer
435-797-1220
teagan.jackson@usu.edu

Taylor

Taylor Ashcraft

Email & SMS Specialist
435-797-0859
taylor.ashcraft@usu.edu

Central Development

Jon

Jon Paulding

Associate Vice President, Central Development
801-541-2630
jon.paulding@usu.edu

Karah

Karah Altman

Senior Director, Strategic Initiatives and Campaign Operations
214-683-3632
Karah.altman@usu.edu

NEHMA

Julie

Julie Taquin

Development Officer
julie.taquin@usu.edu

 

Planned Giving

Gordon

Gordon Nelson

Senior Director, Gift Planning
(435) 797-7191
gordon.nelson@usu.edu

Steve

Steve Chambers

Director, Gift Planning
steve.chambers@usu.edu

Statewide & Extension

Michelle

Michelle Merrill

Senior Development Director, Statewide & Extension
435-797-8556
michelle.merrill@usu.edu

Bayley Hedglin

Bayley Hedglin

Development Officer, Blanding
435-459-9700
bayley.hedglin@usu.edu

University-Wide

Ryan McLane

Ryan McLane

Senior Development Director, University Wide & Annual Fund
ryan.mclane@usu.edu

Loren

Loren Medina

Development Officer, University Wide
loren.medina@usu.edu

Jonathan

Jonathan Young

Director, Annual Fund
435-797-0449
jonathan.young@usu.edu

Brooklyn

Brooklyn Hotchkiss

Annual Giving Coordinator
brooklyn.hotchkiss@usu.edu

College Development

Michael

Michael Bowen

Associate Vice President, College Development
435-797-5719
michael.bowen@usu.edu

Agriculture and Applied Sciences

Brandon

Brandon Monson

Senior Development Director, Agriculture
435-797-2208
brandon.monson@usu.edu

Jenny Shulze

Jenny Schulze

Associate Development Director, Agriculture
435-797-1778
jenny.schulze@usu.edu

Arts

Dane Graham

Dane Graham

Senior Development Director, Arts
435-797-0447
dane.graham@usu.edu

Business

Kim

Kimberly A. Larson

Senior Development Director, Business
kimberly.larson@usu.edu

Brian

Brian Weller

Development Director, Business
801-645-3242
brian.weller@usu.edu

Education

Lance Beckert

Lance Beckert

Senior Development Director, Education
435-797-1611
lance.beckert@usu.edu

Gina Stonehouse

Gina Stonehouse

Development Director, Education
435-797-1992
gina.stonehouse@usu.edu

Nate Lundberg

Nate Lundberg

Associate Development Director, Education
nate.lundberg@usu.edu

Engineering

David Kunz

David Kunz

Senior Development Director, Engineering
435-797-8012
david.kunz@usu.edu

Tony Ahlstrom

Tony Ahlstrom

Development Officer, Engineering
435-797-0769
tony.ahlstrom@usu.edu

Humanities and Social Sciences (CHaSS)

Justin Barton

Justin Barton

Senior Development Director,
CHaSS
435-797-4473
justin.barton@usu.edu

Cassidy Nemelka

Cassidy Nemelka

Development Officer,
CHaSS
435-797-0267
cassidy.nemelka@usu.edu

Natural Resources

Jeff Babik

Jeff Babik

Senior Development Director, QCNR
406-890-3868
jeff.babik@usu.edu

Science

Brandon Suisse

Brandon Suisse

Development Officer,
Science
435-797-1325
brandon.suisse@usu.edu

Veterinary Medicine

Kate Parkinson

Kate Parkinson

Development Officer,
Veterinary Medicine
435-797-0767
kate.parkinson@usu.edu

Athletics Development

Corey Ansfield

Corey Ansfield

Senior Development Director, Athletics
corey.ansfield@usu.edu

Ben Berger

Benjamin Berger

Development Director, Athletics
614-266-0432
benjamin.berger@usu.edu

Sarah Landes

Sarah Landes

Associate Development Director, Athletics
435-797-0143
sarah.landes@usu.edu

Sophia

Sophia Mann

Associate Development Director, Annual Giving, Athletics
435-797-0449
sophia.mann@usu.edu

Bridger Peterson

Bridger Peterson 

Stewardship and Hospitality Coordinator, Athletics
832-344-8886
bridger.peterson@usu.edu

Stewardship & Donor Engagement

Adrienne Larson

Adrienne Larson

Associate Vice President, Stewardship
435-797-8924
adrienne.larson@usu.edu

Joey McKnight

Joey McKnight

Director, Events
435-797-8275
joseph.mcknight@usu.edu

Aneka

Aneka Christensen

Stewardship Coordinator
435-797-3326
aneka.christensen@usu.edu

Emily Nelson

Emily Nelson

Stewardship Coordinator
435-797-0843
emily.nelson@usu.edu

Christie Schow

Christie Schow

Stewardship Coordinator
christie.schow@usu.edu

Strategic Communications

Janette

Janette Robbins

Associate Vice President, Strategic Communications
561-445-8977
janette.robbins@usu.edu

Schow

Dave Schow

Director, Senior Graphic Designer
435-232-2055
dave.schow@usu.edu

Aller

Maren Aller

Senior Advancement Writer
435-797-1355
maren.aller@usu.edu

Chloe

Chloe Merrill

Marketing and Communications Manager
435-797-1438
chloe.merrill@usu.edu

Vuksta

Alex Vuksta

Digital Marketing Manager
230-283-1393
alexander.vuksta@usu.edu

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