Central Advancement

Elizabeth Powell
Associate Vice Chancellor, Central Advancement
epowell@ucsd.edu | (858) 822-5507

Jennifer Martin
Managing Senior Executive Director, Central Fundraising
jennifermartin@ucsd.edu | (858) 337-0960

Allison Schneider
Managing Senior Executive Director, Central Programs
amschneider@ucsd.edu | (858) 246-1614

Christy Bliss Ramos
Executive Director, Donor Experience and Engagement
cmbliss@ucsd.edu | (858) 822-6604

Joel Bingham
Executive Director, Prospect Development
joelb@ucsd.edu | (858) 822-6613

Ashley Garcia
Executive Director of Development, Corporate and Foundation Relations
acgarcia@ucsd.edu | (858) 822-6622

Jason Horger
Managing Director, Central Advancement
jhorger@ucsd.edu | (858) 534-1901

Melissa Vogt
Executive Director, Annual Giving
msvogt@ucsd.edu | (858) 246-2322

Elise S. Wald
Executive Director of Development, Office of Gift Planning
eswald@ucsd.edu | (858) 534-0911

Advancement and Campaign Communications provides creative support for all areas of Advancement, including writing and editing services, design expertise, strategic consulting and project management to maintain stylistic consistency with campaign branding and ensure the success of our fundraising communications.

Contact:
Jason Horger
jhorger@ucsd.edu | (858) 534-1901

The Advancement Data and Systems team manages ESP, our constituent management system, to ensure information is accurate; collaborates with teams across campus to integrate data with student and payroll systems across campus; and configures ESP.

Contact:
Matt Lemmo
mlemmo@ucsd.edu

Annual gifts — no matter the size — make a difference for the UC San Diego community year after year. Annual Giving connects donors to the university and helps them engage with UC San Diego by showcasing the impact of their support and how it strengthens and enhances programs and services across the entire campus.

Contact:
Melissa Vogt
msvogt@ucsd.edu | (858) 246-2322

Business Intelligence processes data requests including ad hoc lists and reporting, maintains refreshable reporting, provides prospect modeling to identify the best potential donors, and conducts analysis that improves workflow and serves the unique needs of colleagues across Advancement.

Contact:
Lee Thomsen
dthomsen@ucsd.edu | (858) 822-5216

UC San Diego’s Corporate and Foundation Relations team builds partnerships between our campus, companies and foundations to advance new and transformative projects that address local and global challenges. We provide expertise and resources to aid in cultivating meaningful relationships, strategic planning, proposal development, stewardship and impactful engagement. 

Corporate and Foundation Relations website

Contact:
CFR@ucsd.edu | (858) 822-0062

Donor Experience and Engagement builds lasting relationships with donors. We coordinate with campus leadership and fundraising units to facilitate stewardship efforts — from events to reports to giving societies — that demonstrate philanthropy’s impact on our campus, our community and our world.

Contact:
Christy Bliss Ramos
cmbliss@ucsd.edu | (858) 822-6604

The Office of Gift Planning includes experts who can help cement our donors’ legacies. Whether it’s a gift of real estate or a living will, planned gifts spark groundbreaking research and empower the next generation of changemakers.

Gift Planning website

Contact:
giftplanning@ucsd.edu | (858) 534-2249

The Prospect Management and Research team provides accurate constituent biographies and documents efforts to engage potential donors. The research arm assembles relevant information into accessible formats, while the management arm tracks prospect plans and interactions and conducts portfolio optimization.

Contacts:

Prospect Management
Susan Saraiva
ssaraiva@ucsd.edu

Prospect Research
Annabel Ocubillo
aocubillo@ucsd.edu