Health Sciences Advancement

The leadership team manages all operational and strategic elements of HSA with a particular emphasis on fundraising for transformational gifts.

Melanie Cruz, Associate Vice Chancellor
Health Sciences Advancement
mbcruz@ucsd.edu | (858) 534-2178

Rachel Stroud Hunsinger, Managing Senior Executive Director of Development
Moores Cancer Center and Health Sciences Advancement
rstroud@ucsd.edu | (503) 477-2769

Executive Directors of Development:

Julie Bronstein
Community Fundraising and Events
jmbronstein@ucsd.edu | (858) 534-9043

Helen Z. Liu
Strategic Initiatives and Cardiovascular
hzliu@ucsd.edu | (858) 246-2794

Teri McIntyre
Medicine, Public Health and Pharmaceutical Education, Various Departments
tlmcintyre@ucsd.edu | (858) 822-4212

Whitney Nifong Egan
Senior Executive Director of Development, Aging, Anesthesiology, Neurological Surgery, Neurosciences, Psychiatry and Student Health and Well-Being
wnegan@ucsd.edu | (619) 246-7376

Kristin Waller-Donovan
Cancer, Regenerative Medicine, Emergency Medicine
kwallerdonovan@ucsd.edu | (858) 531-3745

The cancer team manages fundraising for all UC San Diego Cancer Institute priorities, including cancer research and care, patient support services, and community education initiatives taking place within Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health. In addition, team members also raise funds for dermatology, urology, radiology, regenerative medicine, emergency medicine and surgery.

Contact:
Kristin Waller-Donovan
Cancer, Regenerative Medicine, Emergency Medicine
kwallerdonovan@ucsd.edu | (858) 531-3745

The cardiovascular team manages fundraising for all UC San Diego Cardiovascular Institute priorities including cardiovascular surgery, cardiac electrophysiology and cardiac imaging, as well as pulmonary and sleep medicine.

Contact:
Maura Southwell
msouthwell@ucsd.edu | (858) 822-5775

Community Fundraising and Events manages fundraising events for UC San Diego Health Sciences, collaborates with third-party fundraisers, and supports our Health Board of Advisors along with community advocates and volunteers.

Contact:
Julie Bronstein, MPA
jmbronstein@ucsd.edu | (858) 534-9043

The grateful patient team leads engagement for patients and their families interested in supporting the UC San Diego and UC San Diego Health philanthropically.

Contact:
Teri McIntyre
tlmcintyre@ucsd.edu | (858) 822-4212

Team Medicine and Medical Education covers a broad area of fundraising priorities including departments of medicine, OB/GYN, ophthalmology, orthopedics and pediatrics. This teams also leads fundraising for the three educational arms of our health sciences, the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, and the School of Medicine.

Contact:
Teri McIntyre
tlmcintyre@ucsd.edu | (858) 822-4212

The “Brain Trust” manages fundraising for all brain-related areas in health sciences as well as collaborates on cross-institutional initiatives that maximize the unique and powerful ecosystem of UC San Diego in the depth of research into neurological diseases and disorders.

Contact:
Whitney Nifong Egan
wnegan@ucsd.edu | (619) 246-7376

Health Sciences Advancement Strategic Initiatives team raises philanthropy for the UC San Diego Medical Center in Hillcrest, community-focused initiatives and support for the Cardiovascular Institute, Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Palliative Care, and the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Disorders Medicine.

Contact:
Helen Z. Liu
hzliu@ucsd.edu | (858) 246-2794

The communications team manages all fundraising communications for the HSA team (e.g., solicitation letters, proposals, speaking points, etc.).