Meet our Development & Alumni staff

Michael Kateman

Michael Kateman
Executive Director of Development and Alumni Services
(573) 875-7563 or mwkateman@ccis.edu

Michael provides management oversight for Development and Alumni Services and coordinates the fund raising campaigns for campus. He also travels throughout the country to steward past donors and to help cultivate prospective donors.

Jennifer Crowley '07
Advancement Services Clerk
573-875-7560 or jecrowley1@ccis.edu

Jennifer processes all gifts to the college and assists in maintaining the integrity of the database.

Susan Davis

Susan Davis
Senior Director of Alumni Services
(573) 875-7210 or sydavis@ccis.edu

Susan plans and implements programs and projects that strategically engage alumni and students in strengthening their affinity to Columbia College. She serves as the liaison between the Alumni Association Board of Directors and is a senior member of the Development and Alumni Services team.

Brad Jenks

Brad Jenks '00
Director of Development for Annual & Planned Gifts
(573) 875-7561 or bdjenks@ccis.edu

Brad directs the college's comprehensive marketing campaign for annual and planned gifts. Annual and planned gifts help provide scholarships to deserving students and resources that benefit the students of Columbia College.

Lindsay Young Lopez

Lindsay Young Lopez
Senior Director of Development
(573) 875-7607 or lylopez@ccis.edu

Lindsay provides oversight for donor relations activities, including management of the College's donor recognition societies; planned gifts and endowments, and advancement services.

Gail Martin

Gail Martin
Endowment and Planned Gift Administrator
(573) 875-7592 or gmartin@ccis.edu

Gail provides oversight for all endowments and planned gifts to the college.

Missy Montgomery

Missy Montgomery '06
Development Officer for Major and Planned Gifts
(573) 875-7576 or msmontgomery1@ccis.edu

Missy assists with fund-raising activities, travels throughout the country to raise contributions for Columbia College priorities and assists donors with planned and major gifts $10,000 and up. She provides stewardship to alumni and friends, and meets with prospective donors interested in providing philanthropic support.

Garnet Payne

Garnet Payne
Administrative Assistant
(573) 875-7563 or glpayne@ccis.edu

Garnet supports the effective function of all department personnel. She will most often take your call when responding to an invitation or requesting services.

John L. Randolph

John L. Randolph '94
Director of Research and Stewardship
(573) 875-7564 or jlrandolph@ccis.edu

John provides research support for the college's fundraising efforts and oversees the department's grant-seeking operations.

Therese Wheatley '87
Manager of Advancement Services
(573) 875-7562 or tmwheatley@ccis.edu

Therese oversees all aspects of the Development and Alumni database system, providing supervision and guidance for the gift processing support staff, training personnel to correctly use the database system, monitoring the accuracy and integrity of the data, generating data reports and serving as liaison to the college community in matters of the database.

Nathan Woodward

Nathan Woodward
Assistant Coordinator for Alumni Relations
(573) 875-7374 or nkwoodward1@ccis.edu

Nathan assists the Senior Director of Alumni Services and the Director of Annual Giving in program development and implementation.