Contact the Center for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement

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

Dave DeFlorentis
Executive Director, Philanthropy & Alumni Operations
(440) 826-7558, ddeflore@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

Braelyn Gerchak
Philanthropy Data & Operations Specialist
(440) 826-2743, bgerchak@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

Ray Murphy
Director of Prospect Development & Data Analytics
(440) 826-2750, rmurphy@bw.edu

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

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

Katie Stenger
Coordinator, Engagement Projects
(440) 826-8130, kcstenge@bw.edu