Staff

Executive Leadership

The Vice President for Development and Alumni of Mississippi State University serves as the President and CEO of the MSU Foundation and formally guides the majority of the university's fundraising activities.

John Rush

President and CEO
662-325-1108

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Lari Wright

Executive Assistant to the Vice President
662-325-9306

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Jud Skelton

Head of Real Estate Strategy
662-325-0643

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Dennis Prescott

Senior Advisor to the Vice President

Lisa Sanders

Senior Events Coordinator
662-325-0355

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Merriam Wolfe

Sales Coordinator
662-325-9395

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Kdee Martin

Senior Office Associate
662-325-9306

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Charlie Moseley

Building Services Supervisor
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Lauren Mitchell

Administrative Assistant
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Fundraising Leadership

The daily fundraising activities of the MSU Foundation are handled by the Executive Director of Development, who serves as secretary of the MSU Foundation Board of Directors.

Alex McIntosh

Executive Director of Development
662-325-8227

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Lisa Hearn

Senior Administrative Assistant
662-325-8852

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Demi Dunne

Administrative Assistant I
662-325-6672

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Annual Giving

Georgia Banes

Director of Annual Giving
662-325-5975

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Jade Edwards

Annual Giving ‪Coordinator
662-325-5977

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Peyton Hudspeth

Associate Director of Annual Giving
662-325-6770

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Brayli Porter

Associate Director of Annual Giving
662-325-0219

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Development

Lacey Gordon

Director of Development, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, MSU Extension Service and MAFES
662-325-6312

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Noah Berry

Assistant Director of Development, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, MSU Extension Service and MAFES
662-325-2837

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David Angle

Director of Development, College of Architecture, Art, & Design
662-325-2542

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Sara Frederic

Director of Development, College of Arts and Sciences
662-325-3240

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Bennett Evans

Senior Director of Development, James Worth Bagley College of Engineering
662-325-0386

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Madison Haight

Assistant Director of Development, James Worth Bagley College of Engineering
662-325-0582

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Jordan Smith

Director of Development, James Worth Bagley College of Engineering
662-325-0461

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Paul Zimmerman

Assistant Director of Development, James Worth Bagley College of Engineering
662-325-0009

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Mary Dade Ford

Assistant Director of Development, James Worth Bagley College of Engineering

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Rob Jenkins

Senior Director of Development, College of Business
662-312-9300

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NaToya Sanders

Assistant Director of Development, College of Business
662-325-7000

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Mary Elizabeth Tate

Assistant Director of Development, College of Business
662-325-7000

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Jimmy Kight

Senior Director of Development, College of Veterinary Medicine
662-325-5893

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MaryBeth Baldwin

Assistant Director of Development, College of Veterinary Medicine
662-325-1254

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Jana Berkery

Director of Development, Division of Student Affairs
662-325-9129

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Kristi Swift

Director of Development, College of Education & MSU Library
662-325-6762

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Jana Lawyer

Director of Development for Special Projects
662-325-2165

Jeff Little

Senior Director of Development, Bulldog Forest and College of Forest Resources
662-325-8151

Corporate and Foundation Relations

Lilly Bjorkman

Associate Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations
662-325-4801

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Gift Planning

Wesley Gordon

Senior Director of Gift Planning
662-325-3707

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Kevin Randall

Associate Director of Gift Planning & Real Estate
662-325-2466

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Erin Novorot

Coordinator of Gift Planning
662-325-5127

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Research

Heather Andrews

Director of Development Strategy
662-325-0259

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Angel Vaughn Rucker

Development Research Coordinator
662-325-5545

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Sarah Peterson

Development Research Coordinator
662-325-5925

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Finance and Budget

Janet Carraway

Executive Director of Finance
662-325-3468

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Joseph Iupe

Director of Finance and Budget
662-325-3327

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Anna Carol Heigle

Business Coordinator I
662-325-3988

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Laurel Hayden Peak

Senior Accountant
662-325-8842

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Holly Ellis

Business Manager II
662-325-7819

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Connor Simmons

Assistant Director of Finance and Budget
662-325-7818

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Brittany Nason

Accountant III

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Julia McClelland

Senior Administrative Assistant
662-325-8847

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Shared Advancement Services

Shared Advancement Services is a unit within the Division of Development and Alumni responsible for common services which are vital for the daily operations of the MSU Foundation and the MSU Alumni Association. Shared Advancement Services administers daily activities related to donor relations, communications, marketing, gift administration, data and technology.