Development Staff
The solicitation of gifts is the primary responsibility of the Development Office as government employees are prohibited by law from raising funds. The Development Office helps match a donor’s philanthropic interest with the needs of the Academy. The department consists of two operating units: Revenue Support and Revenue Generation. Revenue Support consists of Advancement Services (collecting and maintaining data to facilitate outreach, while protecting the privacy of our constituents) and Development Engagement (thanking and stewarding donors and through publications, reports and events). Revenue Generation reflects the vehicles through which donors can support West Point: Class Giving, Annual Giving, Corporate & Foundation Relations, Major Giving, and Planned Giving.
Development Headquarters
845.446.1650

Kristin Sorenson
VP of Development
kristin.sorenson@wpaog.org
845.446.1561

Deirdre Cocchia
Executive Assistant
to VP of Development
deirdre.cocchia@wpaog.org
845.446.1533

Claudia Phillips
Campaign Operations Director
claudia.phillips@wpaog.org
845.446.1575

Veronica Jaffett
Campaign Operations Coordinator
veronica.jaffett@wpaog.org
845.446.1654
Donor Strategy & Analytics

Jessica A. Kuhlman
Senior Director of Donor Strategy & Analytics
jessica.kuhlman@wpaog.org
845.446.1585
Prospect Management/Research

Janet Novoselich
Assistant Director
janet.novoselich@wpaog.org
845.446.1651

Polina Gridneva
Prospect Researcher
polina.gridneva@wpaog.org
845.446.1531

Stephanie Wolf
Prospect Analyst
stephanie.wolf@wpaog.org
845.446.1539
Donor Relations & Advancement Services

Samantha Soper
Director of Development Operations
samantha.soper@wpaog.org
845.446.1541
Stewardship
845.446.1655

Elaine Murphy
Assistant Director of Stewardship
elaine.murphy@wpaog.org
845.446.1578

Julie Cuthbert
Stewardship Manager
julie.cuthbert@wpaog.org
845.446.1570
Communications

Courtney Schacht
Assistant Director
courtney.schacht@wpaog.org
845.446.1628
Advancement Services

Lindsay Gunnarsen
Director of Advancement Services
lindsay.gunnarsen@wpaog.org
845.446.1532
CRM Strategy & Data Segmentation

Katie Scofield
Associate Director of CRM Strategy/Data Segmentation
katie.scofield@wpaog.org
845.446.1637

Jenna Accomando
Senior Coordinator
jenna.accomando@wpaog.org
845.446.1579
Data Services

Lois Walsh
Assistant Director of Data Services
lois.walsh@wpaog.org
845.446.1549

Tiffany Cotto
Manager of Data Services
tiffany.cotto@wpaog.org
845.446.1626

Tammy Talmadge
Senior Data Coordinator
tammy.talmadge@wpaog.org
845.446.1554

Carol Diedolf
Data Services Coordinator
carol.diedolf@wpaog.org
845.446.1589

Stacey Markley
Data Services Assistant
stacey.markley@wpaog.org
845.446.1669
Gift Policy, Processing, & Reporting
845.446.1658

Tammy Cline
Assistant Director
tammy.cline@wpaog.org
845.446.1540

Pamela J. Mayer
Senior Coordinator
pamela.mayer@wpaog.org
845.446.1505

Rosa Colaluca
Gift Operations Administrator
rosa.colaluca@wpaog.org
845.446.1528
Events
845.446.1641

Dawn Georgalas
Director of Development Events
dawn.georgalas@wpaog.org
845.446.1587

Alexandra Elfers
Assistant Director of Development Events
alexandra.elfers@wpaog.org
845.446.1576

Michelle Sullivan
Development Events Coordinator
michelle.sullivan@wpaog.org
845.446.1609
Annual Giving
845.446.1657

Allison Barry
Director of Annual Giving
allison.barry@wpaog.org
845.446.1543

Shelisa Baskerville
Parent Giving Officer
shelisa.baskerville@wpaog.org
845.446.1535

Bethany Smith
Annual Giving Officer
bethany.smith@wpaog.org
845.446.1613

Bennett Smoot ’17
Annual Giving Officer
bennett.smoot@wpaog.org
845.446.1602

Leigh Gust
Annual Giving Associate
leigh.gust@wpaog.org
845.446.1633

Liz Gianessi
Annual Giving Associate
liz.gianessi@wpaog.org
845.446.1639
Corporate/Foundation Relations
845.446.1648

Laurie Rumpf
Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations
laurie.rumpf@wpaog.org
845.446.1556

Christine Kelly
Corporate & Foundation Relations Grants Manager
christine.kelly@wpaog.org
Class Giving
845.446.1656

Elena Ivanova ’99
Director Class Giving
elena.ivanova@wpaog.org
845.446.1536

Pam Diskul-Vrable
Class Giving Officer
pam.vrable@wpaog.org
845.446.1544

Roberta Sheets
Class & Annual Gift Coordinator
roberta.sheets@wpaog.org
845.446.1572

Diana Hill
Class Giving Associate
diana.hill@wpaog.org
845.446.1551
Major Giving and Leadership

Mike White ’82
Senior Director of Major and Leadership Giving
mike.white@wpaog.org
845.446.1557

Angela Oakley
Assistant Director, Major and Leadership Giving
angela.oakley@wpaog.org
845.446.1504

Deborah Mozgiel
Major Gifts Manager
deborah.mozgiel@wpaog.org
845.446.1550

Marc Gunnels ’77
Major Gifts Officer
marc.gunnels@wpaog.org
845.446.1555

Staci Gash ’96
Major Gifts Officer
staci.gash@wpaog.org
845.446.1558

Mike Lyons ’83
Major Gifts Officer
mike.lyons@wpaog.org
845.446.1580

Don Kopinski ’79
Leadership Gifts Officer
don.kopinski@wpaog.org
845.446.1635

Robert (Bob) Curran ’72
Leadership Gifts Officer
robert.curran@wpaog.org
845.446.1548

Roz Johnson ’92
Leadership Gifts Officer
roz.johnson@wpaog.org
845.859.9451

Natalie Worthan
Leadership Gifts Officer
natalie.worthan@wpaog.org
845.446.1680
Planned Giving
845.446.1627

Vickie Mullin
Planned Giving Director
vickie.mullin@wpaog.org
845.446.1537

Laura Cruz
Planned Giving Officer
laura.cruz@wpaog.org
845.446.1527

Tina Morgan
Planned Giving Officer
tina.morgan@wpaog.org
845.446.1688

Danielle Fitzgerald
Planned Giving Manager
danielle.fitzgerald@wpaog.org
845.446.1547
The Army A Club
845.446.1690

Tom Theodorakis
Senior Associate Director of Athletics, External Operations
thomas.theodorakis@wpaog.org
Mobile 520.306.0089

Steven Donohue
Assistant Athletics Director, Major Gifts
steven.donohue@wpaog.org
Office 845.446.1594
Mobile 845.238.4617

Bianca Gureralp
Assistant Athletic Director, Army A Club
bianca.gureralp@wpaog.org
Office 845.446.1599

Christine Castro
Director of Donor Engagement
christine.castro@wpaog.org
Office 845.446.1700
Mobile 845.214.4945

Brendan Desautels
Director of Sport Specific Giving
brendan.desautels@wpaog.org
Mobile 774.364.2415

Hunter Brandt
Assistant Director, Army A Club
hunter.brandt@wpaog.org
Office 845.446.1542

Stefan Louis
Assistant Director, Operations
stefan.louis@wpaog.org
Office 845.446.1590