Meet our Development & Alumni staff
Michael Kateman
Executive Director of Development and Alumni Relations
(573) 875-7563 or mwkateman@ccis.edu
Michael provides management oversight for Development and Alumni Relations and coordinates the fund raising campaigns for campus. He also travels throughout the country to steward past donors and to help cultivate prospective donors.
Jennifer Crowley ‘07
Advancement Services Clerk
(573) 875-7560 or jecrowley1@ccis.edu
Jennifer processes all gifts to the college and assists in maintaining the integrity of the database.
Susan Davis
Senior Director of Alumni Relations
(573) 875-7210 or sydavis@ccis.edu
Susan plans and implements programs and projects that strategically engage alumni and students in strengthening their affinity to Columbia College. She serves as the liaison between the Alumni Association Board of Directors and is a senior member of the Development and Alumni Relations team.
Myles Hinkel
Director of Development for Major and Planned Gifts
(573) 875-7550 or mahinkel@ccis.edu
Myles identifies, cultivates, solicits and stewards current and potential donors for gifts of $10,000 and above. He serves as a representative for the college and its mission when working in the broader local or national community.
Logan Muehlman ‘09
Development Coordinator
(573) 875-7561 or llmuehlman1@ccis.edu
Logan coordinates and provides support for the annual and planned giving campaigns while the Director of Development for Annual and Planned Giving is being recruited and supports special campaign projects.
Lindsay Young Lopez
Senior Director of Development
(573) 875-7607 or lylopez@ccis.edu
Lindsay provides oversight for donor relations activities, including management of the College's donor recognition societies; planned gifts and endowments, and advancement services.
Gail Martin
Endowment and Planned Gift Administrator
(573) 875-7592 or gmartin@ccis.edu
Gail provides oversight for all endowments and planned gifts to the college.
Missy Montgomery ‘06
Development Officer for Major and Planned Gifts
(573) 875-7576 or msmontgomery1@ccis.edu
Missy assists with fund-raising activities, travels throughout the country to raise contributions for Columbia College priorities and assists donors with planned and major gifts $10,000 and up. She provides stewardship to alumni and friends, and meets with prospective donors interested in providing philanthropic support.
Garnet Payne
Administrative Assistant
(573) 875-7563 or glpayne@ccis.edu
Garnet supports the effective function of all department personnel. She will most often take your call when responding to an invitation or requesting services.
John L. Randolph ‘94
Director of Research and Stewardship
(573) 875-7564 or jlrandolph@ccis.edu
John provides research support for the college's fundraising efforts and oversees the department's grant-seeking operations.
Therese Wheatley ‘87
Manager of Advancement Services
(573) 875-7562 or tmwheatley@ccis.edu
Therese oversees all aspects of the Development and Alumni database system, providing supervision and guidance for the gift processing support staff, training personnel to correctly use the database system, monitoring the accuracy and integrity of the data, generating data reports and serving as liaison to the college community in matters of the database.
Patricia Houston
Alumni Relations Coordinator
(573) 875-7374 or phouston@ccis.edu
Patricia assists the Senior Director of Alumni Relations and manages the Online Community and Merchandise Store.