Our Team

Executive Leadership

James L. Hughes Senior Vice President and Chief Enterprise and Economic Development Officer President, UMB Foundation, Inc.

James L. Hughes

Senior Vice President and Chief Enterprise and Economic Development Officer

President, UMB Foundation, Inc.

410-706-1935

Greg Bowden

Greg Bowden

Chief Philanthropy Officer and Vice President
Senior Vice President, UMB Foundation, Inc.

410-706-3386

E. John McKee, Interim Associate Vice President, Philanthropy and Planned Giving

E. John McKee

Associate Vice President, Philanthropy

410-706-2069

Katie Walsh, Interim Assistant Vice President, Philanthropy

Katie Walsh

Assistant Vice President, Philanthropy

410-706-1970

 

Administration

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Kelly Dietz

Executive Assistant

410-706-8489

Annual Giving

Lisa Vuolo, Executive Director, Annual and Leadership Giving

Lisa Vuolo

Executive Director, Annual and Leadership Giving

410-706-8488

 

Kirby Gaddy, Assistant Director, Annual and Leadership Giving

Kirby Gaddy

Director, Annual Giving

410-706-0180

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Meagan Etner

Development Associate

410-706-2358

Corporate and Foundation Relations

Al Essien, Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations

Al Essien

Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations

410-706-2418

Melissa Bresnahan, Associate Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations

Melissa Bresnahan

Associate Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations

410-706-5988

Lois Warner, Senior Program Specialist, Corporate and Foundation Relations

Lois Warner

Senior Program Specialist, Corporate and Foundation Relations

410-706-3912

Gift Planning

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Missy Ham-Cross

Director, Gift Planning 

Liz Smith-Connors, Senior Associate Director, Planned Giving

Liz Smith Connors

Senior Associate Director, Gift Planning

410-706-5911

 

Philanthropy Research and Prospect Management

Mary Beth Nibley, Director, Development Research and Prospect Management

Mary Beth Nibley 

Director, Development Research and Prospect Management

410-706-2994

Nora Dunne, Development Associate

Nora Dunne

Development Associate

410-706-1981

Kim Owens, Senior Prospect Research Analyst

Kim Owens 

Senior Prospect Research Analyst

410-706-4030

Sean Abad, Associate Director, Development Research

Sean Abad

Associate Director, Development Research

410-706-8494

 

Esther Rosenfeld, Development Associate II, Prospect Research

Esther Rosenfeld

Development Associate II, Prospect Research

410-706-2521

Philanthropy Information Technology Services

Roger Pederson, Director, Information Technology

Roger Pederson

Director, Information Technology

410-706-5118

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Ramya Rajagopalan

IT Enterprise Application Developer

410-706-6524

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Lamiaa Chahid

Information Systems Engineer

410-706-6524

Principal Giving

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Tykia Warden

Assistant Vice President, Principal Giving

Dianna Vass, Associate Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations

Dianna Vass

Associate Vice President, Principal Giving

410-706-2349

Lynne Henry, Director of Strategic Initiatives and Marketing

Lynne Henry 

Director of Strategic Initiatives and Marketing

410-706-8608

 

Foundation Operations

The Foundation Operations team is composed of team members who work within the Foundation Finance, Account Operations, Gift Administration, Donor Relations, and Stewardship programs.

The Foundation Operations Team