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To support the college’s efforts to keep our campus healthy and safe, our team is currently working remotely. Our working hours are still 8am to 4:30pm EDT. Any emails received will be responded to within one business day. We are also happy to meet with you—whether via Zoom or over the phone —within those times. Our toll-free line (1-888-522-8371) is monitored regularly.

Office of the Vice President for College Advancement

Sarah Pearson ’75
Vice President for College Advancement 
spearson@bates.edu
207-786-6247

Donna Duval
Assistant to the Vice President for College Advancement
dduval@bates.edu
207-786-6245

Alumni Engagement

Heather Corbett
Assistant Vice President for Alumni Engagement
hcorbett@bates.edu
207-753-6930

Lauren Barret
Associate Director of Advancement Communications
lbarret@bates.edu
207-786-8371

Danielle Beckwith
Assistant Director of Alumni Digital Engagement
dbeckwit@bates.edu
207-786-8344

Daphne Comeau
Administrative Assistant to Alumni Engagement
dcomeau@bates.edu
207-786-8256

Julisa De Los Santos
Senior Associate Director of Alumni Engagement/Director of MOSAIC Programs
jdelossa@bates.edu
207-786-8342

Stephanie Dumont
Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement
sdumont@bates.edu
207-786-8370

Meredith LaChapelle
Assistant Director of Alumni Engagement
mlachape@bates.edu
207-786-8372

Stephanie Navrat
Associate Director of Alumni Engagement
snavrat@bates.edu
207-786-6487

Annual Giving

Eric Foushee
Associate Vice President for College Advancement
efoushee@bates.edu
207-755-5985

Nina Emmi ’10
Director of Annual Giving
nemmi@bates.edu
207-786-8255

Emily Levine
Director of Parent Giving
elevine2@bates.edu
207-786-6488

R. Casey Andersen ’12
Assistant Director of Annual Giving
randerse@bates.edu
207-755-5976

Melody Beaulieu
Administrative Assistant and Office Coordinator for Annual Giving
mbeaulie@bates.edu
207-786-6225

Linda Daigle
Administrative Assistant for Annual Giving
ldaigle@bates.edu
207-755-5991

Amy Bureau Jefferson
Senior Associate Director of Annual Giving
ajeffers@bates.edu
207-755-5989

Rebecca Lazure
Assistant Director of Annual Giving
rlazure@bates.edu
207-786-6476

Meagan Pomeroy
Assistant Director of Annual Giving
mpomeroy@bates.edu
207-786-6129

Melissa Price
Associate Director of Annual Giving
mprice2@bates.edu
207-755-5975

Alicia Rea
Associate Director of Annual Giving
area@bates.edu
207-755-5990

Meredith Scaplen
Associate Director of Annual Giving
mscaplen@bates.edu
207-755-5993

Sarah Tiedemann
Assistant Director of Annual Giving
stiedema@bates.edu
207-753-6951

Penney Ward
Assistant Director of Parent Giving and Engagement
pward@bates.edu
207-755-5977

Friends of Bates Athletics

Eric Foushee
Associate Vice President for College Advancement
efoushee@bates.edu
207-755-5985

Stephanie Dumont
Assistant Director of Alumni and Family Engagement
sdumont@bates.edu
207-786-8370

Leadership Gifts

Eric Foushee
Associate Vice President for College Advancement
efoushee@bates.edu
207-755-5985

Evan Bagley ’10
Leadership Gifts Officer
ebagley@bates.edu
207-786-8373

Erin Brown
Director of Leadership Gifts
ebrown3@bates.edu
207-786-6489

Cary Gemmer ’07
Leadership Gifts Officer
cgemmer@bates.edu
207-755-5988

Shanna Green
Administrative Manager
sgreen@bates.edu
207-786-8254

Jolene Hall
Administrative Assistant to Leadership Gifts
jhall3@bates.edu
207-786-6127

Brad MacCachran
Senior Leadership Gifts Officer
bmaccach@bates.edu
207-755-5974

Meghan Getz Metzger ’07
Leadership Gifts Officer
mmetzge2@bates.edu
207-753-6993

Tony White
Leadership Gifts Officer
twhite3@bates.edu
207-786-8251

Rachel Wray
Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations
rwray@bates.edu
207-786-6240

Gift Planning Office

Contact Information:

Office of Gift Planning
6 Lane Hall
Lewiston, ME 04240
Toll Free: 800-762-3145
giftplanning@bates.edu
www.bates.edu/giftplanning

Jenny Blodgett
Gift Planning Administrator
jblodget@bates.edu
207-786-6249

Susan B. Dunning
Associate Director of Gift Planning
sdunning@bates.edu
207-786-6246

Donor Relations and Campaign Programs

Mae Ogorzaly
Director of Donor Relations & Campaign Programs
mogorzal@bates.edu
207-755-5992

Ashley Bigda
Donor Relations Coordinator
abigda@bates.edu
207-755-5978

Carly Hopkins
Assistant Director of Donor Relations & Campaign Programs
cyeung2@bates.edu
207-786-6239

Emma Mohney
Assistant Director of Donor Relations & Campaign Programs
emohney@bates.edu
207-786-6336

Jennifer VanLeuvan
Associate Director of Donor Relations and Campaign Programs
jvanleuv@bates.edu
207-753-6950

Advancement Services

Trisha Ayers
Senior Director of Advancement Services
payersmi@bates.edu
207-786-6253

Peter Bailey
Advancement Data Analyst
pbailey@bates.edu
207-755-5995

Jeremy Braz
Assistant Director of Advancement Services
jbraz@bates.edu
207-786-6332

Tania Carpentier
Gifts and Biographical Records Specialist
tcarpent@bates.edu
207-786-6236

Lysanne Doucette
Information Systems Specialist
ldoucett@bates.edu
207-786-6477

Eileen Messina
Event and Communication Data Coordinator
emessina@bates.edu
207-755-5996

Chris Pelkey
Data Analyst
cpelkey@bates.edu
207-755-5997

Cathy Stevens
Gifts and Biographical Records Specialist
csteven2@bates.edu
207-786-6248

Advancement Research

Emily Muther
 Director of Advancement Research and Prospect Management
emuther@bates.edu
207-755-8304

Catherine Griffiths
Senior Researcher
cgriffit@bates.edu
207-786-6237

Joel Raffety
Research Analyst
jraffety@bates.edu
207-786-6435

Alicia Richard
Prospect Management Coordinator
arichard@bates.edu
207-786-6244

Laura M. Webb
Research Associate
lwebb@bates.edu
207-753-6976

A-Z Advancement Directory

Name

Email

Telephone
R. Casey Andersen randerse@bates.edu (207) 755-5976
Trisha Ayers payersmi@bates.edu (207) 786-6253
Evan Bagley ebagley@bates.edu (207) 786-8373
Peter Bailey pbailey@bates.edu (207) 755-5995
Lauren Barret lbarret@bates.edu (207) 786-8371
Melody Beaulieu mbeaulie@bates.edu (207) 786-6225
Danielle Beckwith dbeckwit@bates.edu (207) 786-8344
Ashley Bigda abigda@bates.edu (207) 755-5978
Jennifer Blodgett jblodget@bates.edu (207) 786-6249
Jeremy Braz jbraz@bates.edu (207) 786-6332
Erin Brown ebrown3@bates.edu (207) 786-6489
Tania Carpentier tcarpent@bates.edu (207) 786-6236
Daphne Comeau dcomeau@bates.edu (207) 786-8256
Linda Daigle ldaigle@bates.edu (207) 755-5991
Lysanne Doucette ldoucett@bates.edu (207) 786-6477
Stephanie Dumont sdumont@bates.edu (207) 786-8370
Susan Dunning sdunning@bates.edu (207) 786-6246
Donna Duval dduval@bates.edu (207) 786-6245
Nina Emmi nemmi@bates.edu (207) 755-6976
Eric Foushee efoushee@bates.edu (207) 755-5985
Cary Gemmer cgemmer@bates.edu (207) 753-6930
Shanna Green sgreen@bates.edu (207) 786-8254
Catherine Griffiths cgriffit@bates.edu (207) 786-6237
Jolene Hall jhall3@bates.edu (207) 786-6127
Carly Hopkins cyeung2@bates.edu (207) 786-6239
Amy Jefferson ajeffers@bates.edu (207) 755-5989
Meredith LaChapelle mlachape@bates.edu (207) 786-8372
Rebecca Lazure rlazure@bates.edu (207) 786-6476
Emily Levine elevine2@bates.edu (207) 786-6488
Brad MacCachran bmaccach@bates.edu (207) 755-5974
Eileen Messina emessina@bates.edu (207) 755-5996
Meghan Metzger mmetzge2@bates.edu (207) 753-6993
Emma Mohney emohney@bates.edu (207) 786-6336
Emily Muther emuther@bates.edu (207) 755-8304
Stephanie Navrat snavrat@bates.edu (207) 786-6487
Mae Ogorzaly mogorzal@bates.edu (207) 755-5992
Sarah Pearson spearson@bates.edu (207) 786-6247
Chris Pelkey cpelkey@bates.edu (207) 755-5997
Meagan Pomeroy mpomeroy@bates.edu (207) 786-6129
Melissa Price mprice2@bates.edu (207) 755-5975
Joel Raffety jraffety@bates.edu (207) 786-6435
Alicia Rea area@bates.edu (207) 755-5990
Alicia Richard arichard@bates.edu (207) 786-6244
Meredith Scaplen mscaplen@bates.edu (207) 755-5993
Cathy Stevens csteven2@bates.edu (207) 786-6248
Nadia Thompson nthomps3@bates.edu (207) 755-5992
Sarah Tiedemann stiedema@bates.edu (207) 753-6951
Jennifer VanLeuvan jvanleuv@bates.edu (207) 753-6950
Penney Ward pward@bates.edu (207) 755-5977
Laura Webb lwebb@bates.edu (207) 786-6249
Tony White twhite3@bates.edu (207) 786-8251
Rachel Wray rwray@bates.edu (207) 786-6240