Contact Us
Mailing Address
University Advancement
San Jose State University
One Washington Square,
San Jose, CA 95192-0256
Campus Location
Clark Hall, third floor
Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Phone Number
Main Line: 408-924-1120
Departments
Advancement and Campaign Operations
Alumni and Community Engagement
University Advancement
| Name | Title | Phone Number |
|---|---|---|
| Lisa Millora | Interim Vice President, University Advancement |
408-924-1177 |
| Jed Soliven | Executive Assistant to the Interim Vice President, Advancement and CEO, Tower Foundation |
408-924-1101 |
Human Resources, Budgets and Administration
| Name | Title | Phone Number |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Changras | Administrative Services Manager | 408-924-1132 |
| Alma Valverde | Budget and Personnel Specialist | 408-924-1109 |
Advancement and Campaign Operations
| Name | Title | Phone Number |
|---|---|---|
| Beth Colbert | Associate Vice President | 408-924-1119 |
| Patricia Thompson | Administrative Assistant to the Associate Vice President | 408-924-1158 |
Advancement Services
| Name | Title | Phone Number |
|---|---|---|
| Maria Ramirez | Director, Advancement Services | 408-924-1484 |
| Samantha DeAnda | Data & Gift Analyst | 408-924-1117 |
| Shawna Terry | Data & Gift Analyst | 408-924-1651 |
| Roya Omid | Data & Gift Analyst | 408-924-1140 |
| Audrey Struve | Data & Gift Analyst | 408-924-1134 |
Information Technology
| Name | Title | Phone Number |
|---|---|---|
| Rigo Vargas | Computer Systems Consultant | 408-924-1780 |
| Leonor Cheong | Database Administrator/ Analyst Programmer |
408-924-1781 |
| Libing Sun | Programmer Analyst | 408-924-1507 |
Research and Prospect Management
| Name | Title | Phone Number |
|---|---|---|
| Christina Smith | Director for Advancement Research and Prospect Management | 408-924-1188 |
| Laura Lopez | Advancement Research Analyst | 408-924-1147 |
Stewardship
| Name | Title | Phone Number |
|---|---|---|
| Braley Ferris | Director, Donor Relations and Stewardship | 408-924-1178 |
Alumni and Community Engagement
| Name | Title | Phone Number |
|---|---|---|
| Valerie Gonzales | Executive Director of Alumni Engagement | 408-924-1148 |
|
Erica Moniz |
Administrative Assistant | 408-924-1489 |
|
Nick Messing |
Student and Regional Engagement Specialist | 408-924-8166 |
|
Robert Davis |
Associate Director, Networks & Reg Engag | 408-924-1493 |
|
Amy Guerra-Smith |
Special Project Coordinator | 408-924-1995 |
Special Events
| Name | Title | Phone Number |
|---|---|---|
| Edwin Tan | Director, Advocacy, Special Advisor to the President | 408-924-1090 |
| Robert Robledo | Director of Special Events | 408-924-1446 |
| Erika Greet | Assistant Director of Ceremonies | 408-924-1471 |
| Khristine Lugo | Event Planner | 408-924-1472 |
| Adam Hermann | Event Planner | 408-924-6518 |
Development
| Name | Title | Phone Number |
|---|---|---|
| Jen Stirling | Associate Vice President of Development & Executive Director of Campaigns | 408-924-8086 |
| Claudia Tercero | Administrative Assistant to the Associate Vice President | 408-924-1762 |
Annual Giving and Special Gifts
| Name | Title | Phone Number |
|---|---|---|
| Doug Hupke | Sr. Director of Leadership Annual Giving | 408-924-1136 |
| Jen Jurgensen | Annual Giving Manager | 408-924-1782 |
| Sabrina-Moné Lamontagne | Director of Leadership Annual Giving | 408-924-2278 |
| Douglas Parrish | Assistant Director for Leadership Annual Giving | 408-924-1125 |
| Jason Brown | Assistant Director of Digital Philanthropy | 408-924-1190 |
| Call Center | Main Line | 408-924-1204 |
Corporate and Foundation Relations
| Name | Title | Phone Number |
|---|---|---|
| Sela Gaglia | Executive Director for Corporate and Foundation Relations | 408-924-7033 |
| Amanda Petel | Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations | 408-924-8095 |
| Michelle Smith | Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations | 408-924-1135 |
| Charlie Herron | Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations | 408-924-4803 |
Major Gifts
| Name | Title | Phone Number |
|---|---|---|
| Sabra Diridon |
Executive Director of Development |
408-924-1510 |
| Virginia Wright | Director of Development, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library and Lurie College of Education | 408-924-1143 |
| Matthew Siegel | Senior Director of Development, Lucas College and Graduate School of Business | 408-924-1142 |
| Manju Ramachandran | Director of Development, College of Science | 408-924-1487 |
| Jacob Manaloor | Director of Development, Research and Innovation | 408-924-2053 |
| Anh Ly | Director of Development, College of Humanities and the Arts | 408-924-1104 |
| Daan Giron | Senior Director of Development for Principal Gifts | 408-924-1145 |
| Catherine Derringer | Senior Director of Development, Davidson College of Engineering | 408-924-3794 |
| Lisa Ives | Director of Development for Engineering | 408-924-2366 |
| Sonia Wright | Senior Director of Development, College of Human and Health Sciences | 408-924-1328 |
| Evan Smallwood | Director of Development, College of Social Sciences | 408-924-1448 |
Planned Gifts
| Name | Title | Phone Number |
|---|---|---|
| Kendra Livingston | Senior Director of Planned Giving | 408-924-1123 |
| Vacant | Planned Giving Coordinator | 408-924-1155 |
SJSU Tower Foundation
| Name | Title | Phone Number |
|---|---|---|
| Robin Reynolds | Interim Chief Operating Officer | 408-924-1508 |
| Sabrina Tanner | Executive Assistant to the COO | 408-924-1191 |
| Wit Dinh | Human Resources Manager |
408-924-1127 |
| Vera Kambourian | Payroll & HR Coordinator | 408-924-1494 |
| Paul Forkner | Director Foundation Accounting | 408-924-1170 |
| Yulia Xie | Senior Endowment Accountant | 408-924-1173 |
| Marina Hout | Grants Management Specialist | 408-924-1126 |
| Kim-Uyen Do | Accounts Payable Accountant | 408-924-1779 |
| Vacant | Accountant & Procurement Card Coordinator | 408-924-1189 |
| Sherri Meyer | Accounts Payable Clerk | 408-924-1161 |
| Thin Thandar Kyaw | Accounting Technician | 408-924-6517 |
