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Mary Almanza
Will Elliott
Guadalupe Garza
Jenee Gonzales
Paul Herring
Alison Ludwig
Ronan McAshan
Leticia S. Ramirez
Georgina Benitez Schmahl
Matt Schultz
Robin Seth
Jennifer Speed, Ph.D.
Teri Villa
Cheyenna Villarreal |
Mary has been with St. Mary's University since 1986, and has worked in Development since 1989. She joined Advancement Services in 1998. Mary maintains the tracking system for all gift activity to the University, verifies gift postings, and prepares donor acknowledgments, as well as the annual honor roll of donors. Mary sends out monthly pledge reminders and maintains permanent gift records and files. She also supervises student staff and coordinates the daily operations of the office. 
Will assists development officers and University leadership in making St. Mary’s advancement efforts more efficient and effective. In addition to identifying potential donors, he is responsible for coordinating a campus-wide prospect management process. He also assists University leadership in identifying campus-related funding opportunities and developing strategies to fulfill those opportunities. He assumed his current role in August 2010 after four years at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, where he was prospect research manager. Will previously was coordinator of prospect research at St. Mary’s from 1999 to 2006. A member of the Association of Professional Researchers for Advancement, he was president of the APRA-Southwest Chapter from 2007 to 2010.
Ronan joined St. Mary's University as the Prospect Research Coordinator in 1996 and became the Director of Advancement Services in 1998. His prior work experience includes 10 years as a real estate appraiser, followed by management roles in financial reporting and reconciliation, compliance, and due diligence for secondary market investors.
Letty joined University Advancement in 2003. She brings to St. Mary's many years of administrative support experience working in a university setting. Letty is currently the Assistant Director of Stewardship. She primarily coordinates the Presidential Stewardship Events, University Stewardship Events and manages the 
Georgina comes to the Office of University Advancement from Community Health Systems where she worked as the Director of Marketing for Weatherford Regional Medical Center in Weatherford, Texas. Her marketing experience and background in identifying and cultivating relationships has prepared her for her current role. She works closely with the deans as well as faculty and staff to promote funding opportunities to alumni and other constituents. She assists the development team in raising funds for scholarships, programs, and capital improvements based on the funding priorities of the University.
As a student at St. Mary's, Georgina was a member of Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority and the Student Government Association. In 2005, she was named Woman of the Year by the Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce.
Matt has been employed at St. Mary's since 1993. Prior to joining the Advancement Services staff in 2006, he was the business and telecommunications manager for St. Mary's Physical Plant.
Robin comes to the Office of Development from Goldman, Sachs and Co. in New York where she worked with the Experience Hire Recruiting team. She earned a bachelor's degree in economics and speech communication and a master's degree with specialization in human resources and marketing, both at St. Mary's. She was also a part of various organizations including Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity, Omicron Delta Epsilon Economics Honor Society, and Lambda Pi Eta Communications Honor Society.
Jennifer is responsible for initiating and managing foundation relationships, representing the organization and its needs to the foundations community, and soliciting funding resources for the University’s institutional priorities. She participates in the overall planning, integration, and oversight of institutional development programs connected to the foundation community and serves as a resource to all University areas.
Teri joined the Office of Development in 1997. She provides administrative support to the Director of Development Programs and Operations and the development officers. Teri is responsible for the development budget and all personnel leave management. She also assists with the faculty and staff St. Mary's Fund campaign, special activities and stewardship events. 
