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Overview Conference Committee Literature Exchange Career Development Center CFRE Points Conference Fun

Conference Committee

*Conference Chair
Emily Rankin
Director of Alumnae Relations, Scripps College
erankin@scrippscollege.edu

*Programs Co-Chair
Mike Bergler, CFRE
Executive Director, Alumni and Family Relations and Advancement Services,
Concordia University
michael.bergler@cui.edu

*Programs Co-Chair
Pamela Jones-Tintle
Director of Development, Athletics,
California State University, Fullerton
pjones@fullerton.edu

Conference Treasurer
Nikki Khurana
Director of Development, Student Affairs California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
nkhurana@csupomona.edu

*Marketing Chair
Dana Rakoczy
Director of External Relations, Whittier College
drakoczy@whittier.edu

*Sponsorship & Exhibitor Chair
Fernanda Valentino
Associate Director of Development for the Neurosciences University of California, Los Angeles, Development-Medical Sciences
fvalentino@support.ucla.edu

*Arrangements Co-Chair
Theresa Rivas
rivast@aol.com

*Arrangements Co-Chair
Rachel Beal
Director of Development, California State University, Fullerton
rbeal@fullerton.edu

Awards and Recognition
Nancy Treser-Osgood
Director of Alumni Relations, Pomona College
NJTO4747@pomona.edu

Track Chair - Community Colleges
Karen Tacket
Director of Foundation Programs, Cuesta College
ktacket@cuesta.edu

Track Chair - Community Colleges
Cid Pinedo
Executive Assistant to the Superintendent/President, Chaffey College
cid.pinedo@chaffey.edu

Advancement Services Track Co-Chairs
Karen Latora
Director, Advancement Services, University of California, Davis
kjlatora@ucdavis.edu

Track Chair - Advancement Services
Anthony Villescas
Finance and Advancement Analyst, University Advancement San Francisco State University
San Francisco State University
avillesc@sfsu.edu

Track Chair - Communication
Lori Bachand, APR
Annual Fund Officer, University of California, Davis, Health System
lori.bachand@unlv.edu

Track Chair - Communication
Bill Ross
Director of Marketing Communications, University of California, Irvine
bross@uci.edu

Alumni Relations Track Co-Chair
Jennifer Barber
Executive Director, Sacramento State University Alumni Association
jbarber@csus.edu

Track Chair - Alumni Relations
Dianna Fisher
Executive Director, Alumni Relations, California State University Fullerton
dfisher@fullerton.edu

New Advancement Professionals Workshop
Michael Karg
Director of Development, Constituent Programs, Loyola Marymount University
mrkarg@lmu.edu

New Advancement Professionals
Nicole Rinetti
Major Gifts Officer, University of San Francisco
nlrinetti@usfca.edu

Track Chair - Professional Interests
Lara Farhadi
Associate Director of Development, Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences, University of California, Irvine
lfarhadi@uci.edu

Track Chair - Professional Interests
Nicki (Pichel) Nabasny
Director of Development, Major Gifts and Discovery Project,
University of San Francisco
nnabasny@usfca.edu

Development Track Co-Chairs
Lisa Moore
Assistant Vice President, Development, St. Mary's College of California
lmoore@stmarys-ca.edu

Track Chair - Development
Paul Stover
Director of Development, Western University of Health Science, College of Pharmacy
pstover@westernu.edu

Independent Schools Track Co-Chair
Jane Heimerdinger
Director of Institutional Advancement, Iolani School
jheim@iolani.org

Track Chair - Independent Schools
Jim Pattison
Senior Advancement Officer, Harvard-Westlake School
jpattison@hw.com

Campaign Strategies
Michael Remedi
Director of Major Gifts, Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, Arizona State University
michael.remedi@asu.edu

Chief Advancement Officers Track Co-Chairs
Mary Ruth Carlton
Vice President University Relations and Development, San Diego State University
maryruth.carleton@sdsu.edu

Chief Advancement Officers
Tim O'Malley
Vice President for University Relations, University of San Diego
tomalley@sandiego.edu

Emerging Leaders
Pamela Hillman
Vice President, California State University, Fullerton
phillman@fullerton.edu

Mentorship
Kyle Button
Vice President for Institutional Advancement,
California State Univerity, Los Angeles
kbutton@cslanet.calstatela.edu

Chair Audio/Visual/Literature Exchange
Melissa Cohea
Director, Office of Annual Campaigns, California State University, Fullerton
mcohea@fullerton.edu

Hospitality Co-Chairs
Lishelle Blakemore
Director Annual Programs, University of California, Berkeley
lblakemore@berkeley.edu

Hospitality Co-Chair
Samantha Zipp
Director of Development, Health Affairs, University of California, Irvine
zipps@uci.edu

Literature Exchange
Melissa Cohea
Director, Office of Annual Campaigns, California State University, Fullerton
mcohea@fullerton.edu

Evaluations Chair
Adrienne Gibson
Associate Director of Alumnae Relations, Scripps College

Graphic Design
Julio César Gómez
Doggon' Creative

Registration
Lynda Buhlig
Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, University of Nevada, Reno
lbuhlig@unr.edu

Registration
Ann Rho
Associate Director of Development, Chandler School
arho@chandlerschool.org

*Denotes Executive Committee

CASE District VII Leadership

Chair
Russ Kost
Vice President for Development, Desert Research Institute

Chair-elect
Tim O'Malley
Vice President for University Relations, University of San Diego

Secretary
Carri Jenkins
Assistant to the President, University Communications, Brigham Young University

Treasurer
Mary Given
Associate Vice President for Alumni and Church Relations, Fuller Theological Seminary

Past Chair and District VII Trustee
Joanne E. Clark
Associate Vice Chancellor for Community Relations, University of Hawaii at Mano

CASE International
Brett Chambers
CASE District VII Liaison, Council for Advancement and Support of Education