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We strive to be completely accessible to donors, potential donors, the UCF community and the region we serve. Please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Contact Information

Mailing and Physical Address

The UCF Foundation, Inc.

12424 Research Parkway, Suite 250

Orlando, FL 32826-3208

Main Office Line

Our Staff

The UCF Foundation, Inc. is staffed by a variety of professionals who are committed to every donor at every level. We are development officers, accountants, communications professionals and database managers. We are support staff, event organizers and donor relations professionals. We are investment fund managers and training specialists. We are optimists, inspired by the generosity of UCF alumni and friends. The UCF Foundation, Inc. is part of UCF’s Division of Advancement and Partnerships, which also includes UCF Alumni, whose staff listings can be found at ucfalumni.com

Executive Team

Rodney M. Grabowski, CFRE
Rodney M. Grabowski, CFRE

Senior Vice President for Advancement & Partnerships and Chief Executive Officer, UCF Foundation, Inc.

Gina Sholtis
Gina Sholtis

Senior Associate Vice President of Development

Rachel Schaefer '18MNM
Rachel Schaefer '18MNM

Associate Vice President, Chief of Staff and Campaign Director

Patrick Burt
Patrick Burt

Chief Communications and Marketing Officer

Becky  Fullmer
Becky Fullmer

Associate Vice President for Operations

Heather Junod '98
Heather Junod '98

Associate Vice President for Alumni Engagement and Annual Giving

Richard Welsh
Richard Welsh

Senior Associate General Counsel

Academic College Development Officers

College of Arts & Humanities

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Executive Director for Advancement

Azela Santana
Azela Santana

Director for Advancement

College of Business

Sarah Drehoff '09 '10
Sarah Drehoff '09 '10

Director for Advancement

College of Community Innovation and Education

Clifford Marvin
Clifford Marvin

Director for Advancement

College of Engineering and Computer Science

Garrett Preisser
Garrett Preisser

Executive Director for Advancement

Carla Portilla Craig '10 '16
Carla Portilla Craig '10 '16

Associate Director for Advancement

College of Health Professions and Sciences

Darla Talley '91 '00MPA
Darla Talley '91 '00MPA

Director for Advancement

College of Medicine

Charles "Chip" Roberts
Charles "Chip" Roberts

Assistant Vice President for Advancement

Carlee Thomas
Carlee Thomas

Senior Director for Advancement

College of Nursing

Katie Korkosz '04 '06
Katie Korkosz '04 '06

Executive Director for Advancement

College of Optics and Photonics (CREOL)

Garrett Preisser
Garrett Preisser

Executive Director for Advancement

College of Sciences

Anthony Pomonis
Anthony Pomonis

Executive Director for Advancement

Kathryn Feehrer
Kathryn Feehrer

Associate Director for Advancement

College of Undergraduate Studies

Sean Farrell '22MNM
Sean Farrell '22MNM

Director for Advancement

REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND UNIVERSITY-WIDE INITIATIVES

Shannon Duvall
Shannon Duvall

Assistant Vice President for Advancement, Regional and University-Wide Initiatives

DIVISION OF STUDENT SUCCESS AND WELLBEING 

Sean Farrell '22MNM
Sean Farrell '22MNM

Director for Advancement

CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION RELATIONS

Lori Shuff
Lori Shuff

Assistant Vice President for Advancement, Corporate and Foundation Relations

Jennifer Wolf
Jennifer Wolf

Director for Advancement

Principal, Planned and Regional Giving

Athletics Development Officers

Mark Wright
Mark Wright

Deputy Athletic Director and Associate Vice President, ChargeOn Fund

Chris Huff '00
Chris Huff '00

Senior Associate Athletics Director and Senior Director of Development, ChargeOn Fund

Administrative Leadership

In addition to development officers, the UCF Foundation, Inc. is staffed by a variety of dedicated professionals, ranging from accountants to writers and attorneys to programmers. If you’re looking for someone in particular, please call our front desk at 407.882.1220.

ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE

Erick Kepfer '00 '03MBA
Erick Kepfer '00 '03MBA

Director of Accounting

Joseph Mera '03
Joseph Mera '03

Director of Finance

Communications 

Robyn Lorfink
Robyn Lorfink

Assistant Vice President, Advancement Communications and Marketing

DONOR RELATIONS

Becky  Fullmer
Becky Fullmer

Associate Vice President for Operations

Claire Burns
Claire Burns

Assistant Vice President, Donor Experience

Information Technology (ITS)

Alex Nagy
Alex Nagy

Director, Systems and Applications

STEFANI LAWRENCE
STEFANI LAWRENCE

Executive Director of IT Services

Prospect Development

Kimberly Walz
Kimberly Walz

Senior Director, Prospect Development

Records and Gifts

Kelly Travis '06 '15MNM
Kelly Travis '06 '15MNM

Director, Records and Gifts

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