Meet The Staff

Meet The Staff

University Advancement


Jean Bjerke

Vice President
jbjerke@laverne.edu
Ext. 4684


Jeff Rouss

Deputy Vice President
jrouss@laverne.edu
Ext. 4695


Debra Calderon Morales

Director of Advancement Services
dmorales@laverne.edu
Ext. 4690


Rusty Evans

Assistant Director of Public Relations
revans@laverne.edu
Ext. 4687


Malissa Hernandez

Manager, Alumni Relations
mhernandez@laverne.edu
Ext. 4665


Amanda Hanson

Assistant to the Vice President for Donor Stewardship and Public Relations
ahanson@laverne.edu
Ext. 4698


Crystal Gonzalez

Planned Giving Administrator
cgonzalez4@laverne.edu
Ext. 4674


Mark Vidal

Public Relations Assistant
mvidal@laverne.edu
Ext. 4804


Christina Lopez

Alumni Relations Assistant
clopez2@laverne.edu
Ext. 4589



Robert Earhart

Associate Vice President
rearhart@laverne.edu
Ext. 4691


Beth Elmore

Senior Director, Alumni Relations
belmore@laverne.edu
Ext. 4683


Julia Wheeler

Development Director
jwheeler@laverne.edu
Ext. 4686


Denise Gutierrez

Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations
dgutierrez@laverne.edu
Ext. 4689


Trish Ciccoianni

Assistant Director of Annual Giving
tciccoianni@laverne.edu
Ext. 4685


Renee Heckenlaible

Office Manager
rheckenlaible@laverne.edu
Ext. 4680


Kellie Tracey

Gift Processor
ktracey@laverne.edu
Ext. 4682


Lucero Rojo

Special Events Assistant
lrojo@laverne.edu
Ext. 4408


Sarah Prosenko

Special Events Assistant
sprosenko@laverne.edu
Ext. 4670


Mike Welch

Associate Vice President, Annual Giving and Alumni Relations
mwelch@laverne.edu
Ext. 4692


Charles Bentley

Director of Public Relations
cbentley@laverne.edu
Ext. 4688


Bianca Romero

Director of Special Events
bromero@laverne.edu
Ext. 4693


Sharilyn Berry

Senior Director of Major Gifts
sberry@laverne.edu
(909) 460-2024


Alisha Rosas

Assistant Director, Media Relations
arosas@laverne.edu
Ext. 4708


Claudia Gonzalez

Information Technology Specialist
cgonzalez3@laverne.edu
Ext. 4586

Maxtla Benavides

Major Gifts & Scholarships Coordinator
mbenavides@laverne.edu
Ext. 4696


Susan Barton

Annual Giving Coordinator
sbarton@laverne.edu
Ext. 4699