Contact Us

Ellen Medearis
Vice President, Duke Health Development & Alumni Affairs
Office: 919-385-3110
Email: ellen.medearis@duke.edu

J. Steven Barnes
Associate Vice President, Duke Health Development & Alumni Affairs
Office: 919-385-3112
Email: steven.barnes@duke.edu

Michelle Maynard
Senior Director, Development Programs;
Interim Director, Communications
Office: 919-385-0067
Email: michelle.maynard@duke.edu

Amy Deshler
Senior Executive Director of Development
Office: 919-385-3132
Email: amy.deshler@duke.edu

Michelle Cohen
Senior Director of Development
Office: 919-385-3124
Email: michelle.cohen@duke.edu

Jamie Cooper
Director of Development
Office: 919-385-0016
Email: jamie.cooper@duke.edu

Bart Smith
Director of Development
Office: 919-385-0017
Email: bart.smith@duke.edu

Amy Deshler
Senior Executive Director of Development
Office: 919-385-3132
Email: amy.deshler@duke.edu

Culver Scales
Executive Director of Development
Office: 919-385-3133
Email: culver.scales@duke.edu

Ryan Stringfellow
Associate Director of Development
Office: 919-385-3143
Email: ryan.stringfellow@duke.edu

Kristen Ward
Director of Development
Office: 919-385-3141
Email: kristen.ward@duke.edu

Lori Apicella
Director of Children’s Programs
Office:  919-385-0015
Email: lori.apicella@duke.edu

Dale Horton
Program Specialist
Office: 919-479-0318
Email: dale.horton@duke.edu

Suzanne Sopa
Senior Executive Director, Engagement
Office:  919-385-0022
Email: suzanne.sopa@duke.edu 

Kay McHenry
Director, Annual Giving Services
Office: 919-385-3185
Email: kay.mchenry@duke.edu

Sharon White
Director, Leadership Annual Giving
Office: 919-385-0027
Email: sharon.white@duke.edu

Joshua Monroe
Director, Prospect Systems
Office: 919-385-0035
Email: joshua.monroe@duke.edu

Kevin Ragusa
Associate Director, Annual Giving
Office: 919-385-3100
Email: kevin.ragusa@duke.edu

Kelly Revill
Coordinator for Engagement
Office: 919-385-3108
Email: kelly.revill@duke.edu

Jennifer Gallina
Senior Executive Director of Foundation Relations and Corporate Giving
Office: 919-385-3116
Email: jennifer.gallina@duke.edu

Anita Shirley
Senior Associate Director of Foundation Relations
Office: 919-385-3117
Email: anita.shirley@duke.edu

Kara Raynor
Senior Executive Director, Major Gifts
Department of Anesthesiology
Duke Raleigh Hospital
John A. Feagin, Jr., MD, Leadership Program
Office: 919-385-0052
Email: kara.raynor@duke.edu

Holli Gall
Executive Director of Development
Department of Neurobiology
Department of Neurology
Department of Neurosurgery
Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center
Office: 919-385-2406
Email: holli.gall@duke.edu

Ruth Irvin
Senior Director of Development
Office: 919-385-3157
Email: ruth.irvin@duke.edu

Morgan Pope
Director of Development
Department of Medicine
Department of Molecular Genetics & Microbiology
Department of Pathology
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Office: 919-385-3121
Email: morgan.pope@duke.edu

Jillian Ream
Executive Director of Development
Duke Eye Center
Department of Ophthalmology
Office: 919-385-3197
Email: jillian.ream@duke.edu

Marcy Romary
Executive Director of Development
Department of Surgery
Duke Transplant Center
Office: 919-385-0051
Email: marcia.romary@duke.edu

Sally Schatz, Director of Development
Department of Community & Family Medicine
Department of Dermatology
Duke Diet & Fitness
Duke Hospital Medicine Programs
Duke Molecular Physiology Institute
Department of OB/GYN
Duke Physician Assistant Program
Department of Radiology
Office: 919-385-0034
Email: sally.schatz@duke.edu

Ellen Luken
Assistant Vice President
Ruth K. Broad Foundation
Office: 919-385-3170
Email: ellen.luken@duke.edu

Jeff Chitester
Executive Director, Talent Management
Office: 919-385-3125
Email: jeff.chitester@duke.edu

Jimmy Dodd
Business Manager
Office: 919-385-3181
Email: jimmy.dodd@duke.edu

Joseph Tynan
Senior Executive Director
Office: 919-385-3114
Email: joseph.tynan@duke.edu

Anne Sherman
Senior Associate Director
Office: 919-385-3187
Email: anne.sherman@duke.edu

Lynda Heaney
Assistant Vice President, Principal & Leadership Gifts
Department of Cell Biology
Duke Center for Autism & Brain Development
Duke Margolis Center for Health Policy
Office: 919-385-3199
Email: lynda.heaney@duke.edu

Sarah Nicholson
Assistant Vice President, School of Medicine Development & Alumni Affairs
Department of Biochemistry
Department of Immunology
Duke Human Vaccine Institute
Primary Care Leadership Track
Office: 919-385-3160
Email: sarah.nicholson@duke.edu

Lauren McCrary
Associate Director, Constituency & Pipeline Development
Office: 919-385-0029
Email: lauren.mccrary@duke.edu

Jeanne Oury
Executive Director of Development & Reunion Giving
Duke Center for Applied Genomics & Precision Medicine
MEDx
Regeneration Next
Office: 919-385-3165
Email: jeanne.oury@duke.edu

Jennifer Turner
Associate Director, Reunion Giving & Special Gifts
Office: 919-385-3163
Email: jennifer.l.turner@duke.edu

Michelle Maynard
Senior Director, Development Programs;
Interim Director, Communications
Office: 919-385-0067
Email: michelle.maynard@duke.edu

Marcy Romary
Executive Director of Development
Department of Surgery
Duke Transplant Center
Office: 919-385-0051
Email: marcia.romary@duke.edu

Anita Stallings
Associate Dean, DUSON Development & Alumni Affairs
Office: 919-385-0062
Email: anita.stallings@duke.edu

Diana Staples
Senior Director of Development
Office: 919-385-3151
Email: diana.staples@duke.edu

Erica Kitchen
Director
Office: 919-385-0032
Email: erica.kitchen@duke.edu

Michelle Maynard
Senior Director, Development Programs;
Interim Director, Communications
Office: 919-385-0067
Email: michelle.maynard@duke.edu

Stephanie Lowd
Director of Strategic Events
Office: 919-385-3183
Email: stephanie.lowd@duke.edu