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

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

Foundation Operations

The Foundation Operations team is composed of team members who work within the Foundation Finance, Account Operations, Gift Administration, Donor Relations, and Stewardship programs.

The Foundation Operations Team