Our Team

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
Chief Philanthropy Officer and Vice PresidentSenior Vice President, UMB Foundation, Inc.
Phone: 410-706-3386
Email: gbowden@umaryland.edu

E. John McKee
Associate Vice President, Philanthropy
Phone: 410-706-2069
Email: jmckee@umaryland.edu

Katie Walsh
Assistant Vice President, Philanthropy
Phone: 410-706-1970
Email: katie.walsh@umaryland.edu
Administration

Annual Giving

Lisa Vuolo
Executive Director, Annual and Leadership Giving
Phone: 410-706-8488
Email: lvuolo@umaryland.edu


Corporate and Foundation Relations

Al Essien
Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations
Phone: 410-706-2418
Email: aessien@umaryland.edu

Melissa Bresnahan
Associate Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations
Phone: 410-706-5988
Email: mbresnahan@umaryland.edu

Bruce Lyons
Associate Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations
Phone: 410-706-1528
Email: blyons@umaryland.edu

Lois Warner
Senior Program Specialist, Corporate and Foundation Relations
Phone: 410-706-3912
Email: lwarn002@umaryland.edu
Gift Planning

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
Senior Associate Director, Gift Planning
Phone: 410-706-5911
Email: esconnors@umaryland.edu
Philanthropy Research and Prospect Management

Mary Beth Nibley
Director, Development Research and Prospect Management
Phone: 410-706-2994
Email: mnibley@umaryland.edu


Esther Rosenfeld
Development Associate II, Prospect Research
Phone: 410-706-2521
Email: erosenfeld@umaryland.edu


Philanthropy Information Technology Services

Ramya Rajagopalan
IT Enterprise Application Developer
Phone: 410-706-6524
Email: rrajagopalan@umaryland.edu

Principal Giving

Dianna Vass
Associate Vice President, Principal Giving
Phone: 410-706-2349
Email: dvass@umaryland.edu

Lynne Henry
Director of Strategic Initiatives and Marketing
Phone: 410-706-8608
Email: lynne.henry@umaryland.edu
Contact
Office of Philanthropy
220 Arch St.
14th Floor
Baltimore, MD 21201