Contact Us

Office Hours

Academic Year: Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.; Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Please call ahead before visiting. Offices are closed on major holidays and BW's winter break.

Mailing Address

Center for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
Baldwin Wallace University
275 Eastland Road
Berea, OH 44017-2088

Leadership

Melanie Shakarian
Interim Vice President for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
mshakarian@bw.edu

Staff

Danelle Baker-Miller '23, MBA
Director of Stewardship and Strategic Grants
(440) 826-2753, dbakermi@bw.edu

John Bauer
Director of the Fund for BW
(440) 826-8045, jbauer@bw.edu

Vicki Bontempo '91
Gift Processing and Data Specialist
(440) 826-2748, vbontemp@bw.edu

Ilia Estremera
Alumni Engagement Manager
(440) 826-2742, iestreme@bw.edu

Kimberly Gardner '08, MBA
Director, Trusts and Estates
(440) 826-2057, kgardner@bw.edu

Lisa Judge '00
Senior Philanthropy Advisor
(440) 826-2106, ljudge@bw.edu

Jennifer Kudla '92
Senior Philanthropy Advisor
(440) 826-3350, jkudla@bw.edu

Laurie Larsen '17
Director of Prospect Development and Data Analytics
(440) 826-2750, llarsen@bw.edu

Chloe Opperman '20
Alumni Engagement Coordinator
(440) 826-2723, copperma@bw.edu

Tony Peebles '98, MBA
Director of Alumni Engagement
(440) 826-2074, apeebles@bw.edu

Katie Stenger
Philanthropy Administration Specialist
(440) 826-8130, kcstenge@bw.edu