Staff Directory

Pam Conlin is the vice president for Bowling Green State University Advancement and the president and CEO of the BGSU Foundation, Inc. Having served as an Advancement professional in higher education for 23 years, she is leading alumni engagement and philanthropy efforts to support the University’s strategic and foundational objectives.

Arriving at BGSU in 2018, Conlin invigorated the momentum of the Changing Lives for the World Campaign, ensuring its successful completion on December 31, 2020. The Campaign goal was exceeded by 27% and raised more than a quarter of a billion dollars in commitments from alumni, faculty, staff and friends, impacting every area of the University and making it the largest comprehensive fundraising endeavor in BGSU history.

As president and CEO of the BGSU Foundation, Conlin works with an experienced Board of Directors who support the mission, vision, and strategic planning of the University by serving as stewards of the charitable funds entrusted by donors to the University. Conlin continues to emphasize the importance of growing the Foundation’s endowment to provide student and University support in perpetuity. 

Prior to BGSU, Conlin held several fundraising and constituent engagement positions at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. She played a key role in SMU’s $1.15 billion comprehensive campaign and, in her position as assistant vice president for principal and major gifts, she worked to develop and implement an aggressive plan for growth.

Conlin earned her bachelor’s degree in chemistry from Miami University and developed an interest in non-profit fundraising as a community volunteer and advocate while living in several U.S. states with her family. Conlin is an ardent advocate for higher education and the opportunities it provides to transform people’s lives.

Tracy Susko ’11, ’19 has been a part of the Falcon family for nearly a decade and joined the University Advancement team in October 2024 as the executive assistant to the vice president. She began her career at BGSU in 2016 as a senior secretary in africana studies, asian studies and international studies in the College of Arts & Sciences. In 2020, she moved to the Schmidthorst College of Business as the administrative secretary in the office of student success.

Tracy received her bachelor of liberal studies in 2011 from BGSU and her masters of business administration from Bluffton University in 2014. She continued to expand her education at BGSU by receiving her certificate in teaching english as a foreign language in 2019. Tracy is a native of Findlay, Ohio but now resides in Bowling Green. She is a mom of two grown sons and three dogs.

As the director of advancement communications, events, leadership and board engagement, Sarah oversees the University Advancement communications strategy to ensure a consistent and thoughtful approach to the messaging and materials developed to increase alumni and constituent engagement. She works closely with the vice president for University Advancement/president and CEO of the BGSU Foundation, Inc. supporting the University Foundation board of directors and members of the comprehensive campaign committee. Sarah started her career at BGSU in 2016, having previously worked for a regional land trust as the marketing manager. She earned an undergraduate degree in environmental policy and analysis from BGSU in 2010, and a masters degree in media and communications with a specialization in strategic communications and social media in 2020.

Riley Leckey ‘19 joined the University Advancement team in September 2024 as the assistant director of advancement communications and events. Prior to BGSU, she was the director of EPIC Toledo, the young professional program of the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce. Riley earned her degree from BGSU in 2019 with a bachelor of education in tourism, hospitality and event management. Riley is excited to be back home in Bowling Green and looks forward to helping support the University Advancement team and the BGSU Foundation Board.

Adrea Spoon '01, '06 joined the University Advancement team in February 2023 and serves as the assistant vice president, alumni engagement and annual giving and executive director of the Alumni Association. Adrea grew up in Northwest Ohio and never imagined 20+ years later she’d still be in the area sharing her Falcon pride. She earned a bachelor of arts in communication in 2001 and master of education in 2006, both from BGSU. Over the last 20 years she worked in the BGSU Office of Admissions, in a variety of roles, and most recently as director of undergraduate admissions. Previously, she worked on the annual giving team at the University of Findlay. She’s excited to continue building relationships, connecting through conversation and events and supporting her alma mater.

Outside of work, her twin boys keep her and her husband busy. Fall and spring are full of time on the soccer field and winter involves ice skates and hockey sticks. As she transitions in to this new role, she’s thrilled to continue sharing her BGSU passion as she works with alumni and friends of the University.

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Karri brings a wealth of experience and enthusiasm to her role as administrative assistant for alumni engagement and annual giving. Joining the team in February 2024, she plays a pivotal role in supporting the office's mission and vision. In her previous on campus position, she served as the coordinator for fraternity and sorority life. Taking a brief hiatus to serve as the CEO of her household, Karri is thrilled to return to the BGSU family. Karri holds a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from the University of Toledo and a master's degree in higher education from the University of Denver.

Kim Jacobs is director of alumni engagement and oversees all Alumni activities and events including those during BGSU’s annual Homecoming. Kim joined BGSU in 1999 as assistant dean in the Office of Campus Involvement, and then joined the staff of the Bowen-Thompson Student Union shortly after it opened in 2002. The common denominator throughout her career is the planning of events and activities. Her experience in higher education has included Ohio State University, University of Illinois, Mundelein College, University of Illinois – Chicago, and Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne. “I’ve enjoyed planning events and experiences for BGSU students and now look forward to doing the same for our Falcon alumni.”

Lisa Bowen '06, '10, '13 is the associate director of alumni operations and facilities. She began her BGSU career in 2002 as a senior secretary in the Development Office. She went on to work in the Division of Student Affairs, both in Student Health Services and in the vice president of Student Affair’s office. She previously served as the senior administrative assistant to the vice president for University Advancement/president and CEO of the BGSU Foundation, Inc. Lisa earned her bachelor’s degree in liberal studies in 2010 and a master's of education in leisure and tourism in 2013, both at BGSU.

Taylor True joined BGSU in March 2023, starting in the Parent & Family Connections space and moving to the University Advancement team in September 2023 as the associate director of alumni connections. Taylor focuses on soon-to-be-graduates and recent alumni, helping make sure all Falcons stay connected to BGSU as a valuable part of the Falcon Alumni network. Before BGSU, Taylor spent a decade in higher education at the University of Wyoming in a variety of roles including enrollment management, recruiting, advising, career services, scholarships, alumni relations, and communications. At UW she received her master’s in business administration and B.S. in biology.

Anthony Dickey joined the University Advancement team in July 2023 as director of annual giving. He brings more than 27 years of annual giving fundraising experience. A graduate of Purdue University, Anthony’s prior annual giving experience includes Purdue University, The Ohio State University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, University of Florida, Idaho State University, California State University, Northridge, and Barry University in Miami, FL.

Rachel Wells joined the Alumni Engagement and Annual Giving team as the assistant director of annual giving in July 2024. Prior to coming to BGSU, Rachel worked in a variety of roles focused on community development, outreach, and engagement, including the Girl Scouts of Western Ohio, Toledo Museum of Art, and most recently at the Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank as the Manager of Fundraising and Development.

Ann Marie Bliley-Ester joined University Advancement in September 2023, following 13 years in higher education fundraising at Colorado State University and Loyola University Chicago. At Colorado State University, Ann Marie served as Managing Director of Development, where she led and helped to establish a new fundraising team focused on interdisciplinary research initiatives. She set creative donor strategies, discovered new types of donor segments, and collaborated with colleagues and academic leaders across campus, while hiring staff and organizing operations. At Loyola, she served as Assistant Vice President for Principal Gifts, part of the senior development team.

Growing up in Erie, Pennsylvania, her return to the Great Lakes region feels like a homecoming. Ann Marie earned a bachelor’s degree in English from The College of Wooster and a master’s degree in organizational leadership with a concentration in strategic innovation and change management from Colorado State University Global. She completed the Institute for Leaders in Development program at the University of Denver and holds the Certified Fundraising Executive credential. With a nod towards the future, Ann Marie values working at BGSU and supporting those who will make our world a better place.

Andrea Casteel brings a blend of skills and dedication to her new role as administrative assistant for development. Andrea has 16 years’ experience in nonprofit management and executive support, most recently at Cherry Street Mission Ministries in Toledo, where she served in many roles, including Donor Relations Manager, Capital Campaign Coordinator, and Executive Assistant to the CEO. Outside of her professional endeavors, Andrea finds fulfillment in her role as a wife and mother of three daughters. Andrea is excited to join the Bowling Green State University team. Go Falcons!

Jordan Cravens ’09, ’13 is a senior director of development at Bowling Green State University. She provides fundraising leadership to the colleges of Education and Human Development; Health and Human Services; Technology, Architecture and Applied Engineering; and the Division of Student Affairs. Jordan began her career in annual giving at BGSU with increasingly progressive roles in the organization. Prior to her work in advancement, she served on the BGSU volleyball coaching staff. She is a two-time alumna of BGSU with degrees in journalism and a master of education, specializing in sport administration.

Kate Bresnan Messa '08, '11 returned to her alma mater in 2024 as director of development and works closely with the colleges of Health and Human Services; Education and Human Development; and Firelands. Kate’s extensive career has spanned non-profits, local business and national organizations as well as multiple museums, having earned degrees as a two-time alumna in art history and Master of Public Administration with a specialization in nonprofit management. She has remained engaged with BGSU since graduating, including serving on the former Recent Alumni Council and teaching figure skating lessons at the Slater Family Ice Arena.

Emily Wilhelm '16, '24 is an assistant director of development. Emily joined the University Advancement team in 2022 as the assistant director of alumni engagement and helped grow alumni regional networks throughout Ohio and the United States. Prior to BGSU, she was an event coordinator for the ProMedica Foundation and a corporate fundraiser for Bloomsburg University in Central Pennsylvania.  

Willie A. Bradley, Jr is a director of development and provides fundraising leadership to the Allen W. and Carol M. Schmidthorst College of Business. Willie’s career has spanned athletics, banking, and higher education. He holds a Master of Education degree from the University of Washington – Seattle. Willie is looking forward to connecting with the BGSU community and help move the institution forward.  

Karmen Concannon ‘91, is a director of development at Bowling Green State University and provides fundraising leadership to the College of Arts and Sciences. She has been engaged in the Bowling Green community in various non-profit and volunteer capacities over the past thirteen years. Concannon spent more than twenty years in the newspaper industry and is looking forward to helping people who want to give back to BGSU find creative ways to meet their goals in a way that is meaningful to them and BGSU students.

Kenzi Moore is an assistant director of development at Bowling Green State University. Prior to joining the University Advancement team, Kenzi was a development officer for the United Way of Greater Toledo, and worked in schools, providing social work services to children and families. She earned her Master of Social Work from The Ohio State University and her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Miami University.

Dan Meyer joined BGSU as associate athletics director for development in August of 2014. He provides direction and leadership to the Falcon Athletics development program, which includes fundraising efforts for all capital projects, scholarship endowment, annual giving and planned gifts as well as special events and the VarsityBG student-athlete alumni program. Dan is a member of the senior management team for BGSU Athletics, after serving previously in a variety of administrative roles over a 20-year career at the University of Wisconsin, Portland State University and Washington State University.

Nathan Anderson joined BGSU Athletics as a senior associate athletic director for development in September 2023.  Serving as a major gift officer for BGSU Athletics, his focus is on engagement with BGSU alumni and donors outside the state of Ohio as well as working with the Falcon Club.  Originally from Scottsdale, Arizona, Nathan was a swimming student-athlete at the University of Cincinnati.  Prior to joining BGSU Athletics, Nathan served as an intern with the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and as an associate director of development at UCLA.  He earned his master’s degree in sports administration from Ohio University and his bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Cincinnati.

Ryan Hite joined the BGSU Athletics staff as assistant athletic director for development in November 2019. A native of Findlay, Ohio, Ryan most recently served as a major gift officer at Denison University, his alma mater. He has spent the past 17 years as a coach, administrator and development officer at the high school and college level. Ryan lives in Bowling Green and works with the Falcon Club and major donors to the Department of Athletics.

Lindsay Klemm started as the Falcon Club Coordinator in August of 2022 after joining the athletics department in April of 2021 as the assistant director of football operations. A three-time graduate of Bowling Green State University, Lindsay is no stranger to the Falcons' athletics program. Lindsay graduated with a bachelor's degree in sport management in 2017 and earned her master's degree in business administration in 2018. She then earned her master's in sport administration in 2020.

Laura Moore is executive director of donor relations and stewardship for University Advancement. In this role, she directs a comprehensive donor relations and stewardship program focused on reporting, compliance, cultivation and recognition of donors. Prior to joining BGSU, Laura served as the director of alumni relations for Owens Community College, the executive director of the Owens Alumni Association, interim executive director of the Owens Community College Foundation and college development, and executive assistant and special events coordinator for Dana Commercial Credit Corporation. She earned an associate degree in applied business and bachelor's degree in business education from Bowling Green State University.

Sheri provides administrative support for donor relations, stewardship and and advancement. She joined University Advancement in 2016 with 18 years of service to BGSU previously in University Dining Services, TRIO Programs and Intercollegiate Athletics.

Grace Bromley joined the University Advancement team in February 2023 as the assistant director of donor communications and compliance. Prior to BGSU, Grace worked in various higher education roles including: student services and housing, development and alumni relations. Grace earned her bachelor’s degree in public relations in 2015 from Adrian College and a master of education in higher education administration in 2018, from Tiffin University.

Jeremy Ball is assistant vice president for advancement services, leading BGSU’s efforts in data management, development systems, and prospect management and research. Joining the university in February 2021, Jeremy brings to BGSU over 15 years of progressively responsible advancement services experience, most recently at Elon University. He earned his masters of business administration from Capital University and a bachelor of science in computer science from Eastern Michigan University. He, alongside his wife and two children, is excited to now be part of the Falcon family.

Sheri provides administrative support for constituent records and advancement. She earned a bachelor of arts in sociology from BGSU in 2000. She joined University Advancement after serving BGSU in Health Services and in the Department of Romance and Classical Studies.

Jessica Quittenton ’06 is the director of prospect management and research. She and her team are responsible for the discovery of individuals positioned to advance BGSU’s initiatives, strategically providing research, and collaborating with fundraisers to make data-driven and strategic decisions to move prospects through the cultivation process and raise funds to support BGSU. Jessica joined the advancement services team in July 2022 with 14 years of experience in fundraising and advancement services within higher education. She earned a bachelor of science degree from Bowling Green State University and a master of arts in nonprofit administration from John Carroll University.  

Michael Lohr is senior manager of prospect research. He has more than a decade of experience in research and prospect management experience spanning three successful capital campaigns. He earned his master's degree from National-Louis University, a bachelor's degree from Wheeling Jesuit University and an associate degree from West Virginia Northern Community College.

Jen is the manager of foundation accounting at BGSU where she oversees the gift processing and foundation accounting and reporting functions for University Advancement and the BGSU Foundation. Jen joined the UA/BGSU Foundation team in 2022 with over 20 years of accounting experience. After graduating from BGSU in 2002 with a bachelor of science in business administration, accounting specialization, she began her career with Ernst & Young in Toledo, OH. She has 15 years of audit experience with public accounting firms, both big and small, where she developed an interest and specialty in nonprofit organizations. Outside of public accounting, her experience includes working for or with nonprofit organizations, including board positions. Three years were previously spent at BGSU as the manager of grants accounting. Jen lives in Perrysburg with her four daughters and is excited about their future falcon opportunities.

Joanna Pardon ’05 is a senior financial accountant responsible for the daily accounting functions and reporting activities of the BGSU Foundation.  Joanna joined Foundation Accounting in 2021 with 13 years of experience in restricted fund accounting, eight of which were served in the BGSU Grants Accounting Department.

Heather Heilman is the senior Foundation gift analyst. Her focus is to ensure gifts received through the Foundation are processed and receipted in an accurate and timely manner and fulfill the donor’s intent. She is also responsible for the pledge reminder process and handling donor payment queries. Prior to joining BGSU in December of 2023, Heilman spent 13 years in the nonprofit sector in Hancock County working in a variety of roles; the last four as development director raising more than $2 million along with her fundraising team members for their community. Heilman received her bachelor’s degree in public relations from the University of Findlay and is planning to pursue her master's degree at BGSU.

Karen Gill joined the University Advancement team in 2022 as a Foundation gift analyst. She works to process gifts that are received by the Foundation, applying them to the proper funds and donor records. Karen has many years of experience working in accounts receivable. 

Amy Vasknetz ’96 joined the University Advancement team in May 2024 as a Foundation gift analyst. She is responsible for ensuring that gifts received by the BGSU Foundation are processed in a timely and accurate manner while fulfilling the donor’s intent. Prior to returning to her alma mater, Amy spent many years in the hospitality industry serving as a table games professional in Las Vegas, Nevada. As a second-generation alumna, Amy earned her bachelor of science degree in business administration from BGSU in 1996. A native of Northwest Ohio, she is very happy to be home and enjoys spending time with her husband and two dogs.

Becky Brockel is the director of advancement information systems. Becky has over 20 years of data analysis experience in academics and private industry. Before joining the University Advancement team in August 2024, she managed advancement data and reporting for the Office of Advancement at the Kentucky Community and Technical College System.

In her role, Becky oversees a team dedicated to ensuring timely and accurate data entry, maintaining and implementing data systems, and delivering reports and dashboards that support BGSU's advancement goals.

Kyle Crawford '07 is system specialist. Trained as a structured query language (SQL) analyst, he helps to maintain the database of alumni, donors and friends of BGSU. He earned his bachelor's degree in computer science from BGSU. Before he joined the staff in 2009, Kyle worked in the legal and compliance department for Sky Financial, Inc.

Roger Heminger is the records management officer. He joined University Advancement in 2012. He previously worked 12 years as a clerical supervisor in BGSU's Falcon Health Center, where he directly served students through billing, appointment-setting and customer service functions. He previously spent 24 years in retail management. “I love working at Bowling Green State University and interacting with students,” he said. “I learn from them every day.”