Meet the Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement Team
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Office of Alumni Engagement
Howard House
131 W. Park St.
Westerville, Ohio 43081
Hours: M–F (8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.) EST
Phone: 614-823-1650
Offices of Development, Advancement Services, and Grants & Sponsored Programs
Roush Hall, 2nd & 4thFloors
27 S. Grove Street
Westerville, Ohio 43081
Hours: M–F (8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.) EST
Phone: 614-823-1400
Mailing Address
Otterbein University
Institutional Advancement
1 South Grove Street
Westerville, Ohio 43081
Vice President's Office
Floyd Akins
Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement Division
Phone: 614-823-1476
Email: akins1@otterbein.edu
Erin Bender
Assistant Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement Division
Office: 614-823-2941
Cell: 740-225-1079
Email: ebender@otterbein.edu
Jennifer Reinard
Executive Assistant to the IA Vice President
Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement Division
Phone: 614-823-1305
Email: jreinard@otterbein.edu
Development
Kathleen Bonte
Executive Director of Development
Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement Division
Phone: 614-823-2707
Email: kbonte@otterbein.edu
Stephanie Clark
Senior Director of Development
Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement Division
Phone: 614-823-1953
Email: clark35@otterbein.edu
Shannah Paddock
Director of Development
Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement Division
Phone: 614-823-1953
Email: spaddock@otterbein.edu
Denise Walker
Director of Grants and Sponsored Programs
Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement Division
Phone: 614-823-1846
Email: dwalker@otterbein.edu
Megan Czako Reamsnyder
Assistant Director of Grants and Corporate Engagement
Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement Division
Phone: 614-823-1845
Email: reamsnyder1@otterbein.edu
Abby Gibson
Development Associate
Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement Division
Phone: 614-823-1289
Email: gibson3@otterbein.edu
Office of Alumni Engagement
Mary Beth Metz
Director of Alumni Engagement
Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement Division
Phone: 614-823-1590
Email: metz1@otterbein.edu
Ellie Newman '23
Coordinator of Alumni Engagement
Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement Division
Phone: 614-823-1429
Email: newman3@otterbein.edu
Rebecca May ’78
LLC Program Assistant
Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement Division
Phone: 614-823-1931
Email: rmay@otterbein.edu
Annual Giving
Jordan Helphrey
Director of Annual Giving
Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement Division
Phone: 614-823-1472
Email: helphrey1@otterbein.edu
Kenzie Prickett ’24
Program Coordinator
Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement Division
Phone: 614-823-1471
Email: prickett1@otterbein.edu
Advancement Services
Tracy Rush
Executive Director of Advancement Services
Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement Division
Phone: 614-823-1290
Email: trush@otterbein.edu
Pamela Downing
Director of Advancement Technology
Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement Division
Phone: 614-823-1955
Email: pdowning@otterbein.edu
Amy Griffith ’05
Strategy and Research Analyst
Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement Division
Phone: 614-823-1952
Email: agriffith@otterbein.edu
Kelly Pifer Stoll ’90
Administrative Assistant
Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement Division
Phone: 614-823-1527
Email: kstoll@otterbein.edu
Stephanie Bencic
Gift Administration and Bio Records Specialist
Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement Division
Phone: 614-823-1427
Email: sbencic@otterbein.edu
The Point
Curtis Smith
Maker Space and Laboratory Operations Manager
Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement Division
Address: 60 Collegeview Rd/Kathy Krendl Way, Westerville, OH 43081
Office: 614-823-2932
Cell: 614-701-7280
Email: csmith1@otterbein.edu
Celina Hu
Administrative Assistant
Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement Division
Address: 60 Collegeview Rd/Kathy Krendl Way, Westerville, OH 43081
Phone: 614-823-2942
Email: chu@otterbein.edu
Brennan Rains
Graduate Assistant
Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement Division
Address: 60 Collegeview Rd/Kathy Krendl Way, Westerville, OH 43081
Email: rains2@otterbein.edu
Events & Conferences
Kristen Wojdyla
Director of Events and Conferences
Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement Division
Address: 25 W. Home Street, Westerville, OH 43081
Phone: 614-823-1847
Email: kwojdyla@otterbein.edu
Justin Akers
Event & Technology Coordinator
Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement Division
Address: 25 W. Home Street, Westerville, OH 43081
Phone: 614-823-1847
Email: akers4@otterbein.edu
Lexi McNeal '23
Coordinator
Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement Division
Address: 25 W. Home Street, Westerville, OH 43081
Phone: 614-823-1847
Email: mcneal1@otterbein.edu
Claire Favre
Graduate Assistant
Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement Division
Address: 25 W. Home Street, Westerville, OH 43081
Phone: 614-823-1847
Email: favre1@otterbein.edu
Carlota Ipina
Graduate Assistant
Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement Division
Address: 25 W. Home Street, Westerville, OH 43081
Phone: 614-823-1847
Email: ipina1@otterbein.edu
Advancement Communications
Dana Madden Viglietta ’96
Executive Director of Advancement Communications
Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement Division
Phone: 614-823-1639
Email: dviglietta@otterbein.edu