Executive Leadership

James L. Hughes

James L. Hughes

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

Phone: 410-706-1935
Email: jhughes@umaryland.edu

Greg Bowden

Greg Bowden

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

Phone: 410-706-3386
Email: gbowden@umaryland.edu

E. John McKee

E. John McKee

Associate Vice President, Philanthropy

Phone: 410-706-2069
Email: jmckee@umaryland.edu

Katie Walsh

Katie Walsh

Assistant Vice President, Philanthropy

Phone: 410-706-1970
Email: katie.walsh@umaryland.edu

Administration

Kelly Dietz

Executive Assistant

Phone: 410-706-8489
Email: kdietz@umaryland.edu

Annual Giving

Lisa Vuolo

Lisa Vuolo

Executive Director, Annual and Leadership Giving

Phone: 410-706-8488
Email: lvuolo@umaryland.edu

Kirby Gaddy

Kirby Gaddy

Director, Annual Giving

Phone: 410-706-0180
Email: kgaddy@umaryland.edu

Meagan Etner

Development Associate

Phone: 410-706-2358
Email: metner@umaryland.edu

Corporate and Foundation Relations

Al Essien

Al Essien

Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations

Phone: 410-706-2418
Email: aessien@umaryland.edu

Melissa Bresnahan

Melissa Bresnahan

Associate Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations

Phone: 410-706-5988
Email: mbresnahan@umaryland.edu

Bruce Lyons

Bruce Lyons

Associate Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations

Phone: 410-706-1528
Email: blyons@umaryland.edu

Lois Warner

Lois Warner

Senior Program Specialist, Corporate and Foundation Relations

Phone: 410-706-3912
Email: lwarn002@umaryland.edu

Gift Planning

Rosalyn (Missy) Ham-Cross

Rosalyn (Missy) Ham-Cross

Director, Gift Planning

Phone: 410-706-6918
Email: rosalyn.ham@umaryland.edu

Missy joined UMB as Director of Gift Planning in 2024 with over 25 years of experience in planned giving and major gift fundraising, and a proven track record of success in building and managi... Read More

Liz Smith Connors

Liz Smith Connors

Senior Associate Director, Gift Planning

Phone: 410-706-5911
Email: esconnors@umaryland.edu

Philanthropy Research and Prospect Management

Mary Beth Nibley

Mary Beth Nibley

Director, Development Research and Prospect Management

Phone: 410-706-2994
Email: mnibley@umaryland.edu

Kim Owens

Kim Owens

Senior Prospect Research Analyst

Phone: 410-706-4030
Email: kowens@umaryland.edu

Esther Rosenfeld

Esther Rosenfeld

Development Associate II, Prospect Research

Phone: 410-706-2521
Email: erosenfeld@umaryland.edu

Nora Dunne

Nora Dunne

Development Associate

Phone: 410-706-1981
Email: ndunne@umaryland.edu

Sean Abad

Sean Abad

Associate Director, Development Research

Phone: 410-706-8494
Email: sabad@umaryland.edu

Philanthropy Information Technology Services

Ramya Rajagopalan

IT Enterprise Application Developer

Phone: 410-706-6524
Email: rrajagopalan@umaryland.edu

Lamiaa Chahid

Information Systems Engineer

Phone: 410-706-6524
Email: lchahid@umaryland.edu

Principal Giving

Dianna Vass

Dianna Vass

Associate Vice President, Principal Giving

Phone: 410-706-2349
Email: dvass@umaryland.edu

Lynne Henry

Lynne Henry

Director of Strategic Initiatives and Marketing

Phone: 410-706-8608
Email: lynne.henry@umaryland.edu