Staff and Board Members
The Concordia University Foundation staff handles all advancement of Concordia University, including fundraising, alumni, parent, and church relations, marketing, external relations, and all gift management. To contact a member of the Foundation staff, please send an email or call the appropriate person listed below. Not sure to whom you need to speak? Call our main office at 503-280-8505 or 1-800-752-4736 and we’ll direct your call.
- Dr. Johnnie Driessner
- Executive Director of the Foundation
- 503-493-6549
- jdriessner@cu-portland.edu
- Gary Withers
- Executive Vice President, Concordia University
- 503-493-6207
- gwithers@cu-portland.edu
- Andrea Bruno
- Director of Institutional Advancement
- 503-493-6521
- abruno@cu-portland.edu
Development
- James Harbolt
- Sr. Director of Planned Giving
- 503-493-6455
- jharbolt@cu-portland.edu
- Mike Madison
- Major Gift Officer
- 503-493-6573
- mmadison@cu-portland.edu
- Andrea Scofield
- Major Gift Officer
- 503-493-6454
- ascofield@cu-portland.edu
- Terri Theisen
- Director of Program Funding, Corporate and Foundation Relations
- 503-493-6497
- ttheisen@cu-portland.edu
- Lisa Goodwin
- Annual Giving Director
- 503-493-6282
- lgoodwin@cu-portland.edu
- Erinn Keithley
- Development Associate
- 503-493-6572
- ekeithley@cu-portland.edu
Alumni, Parent, and Church Relations
- Jeanie-Marie Price
- Director of Alumni & Parent Relations
- 503-280-8550
- jmprice@cu-portland.edu
- Jim Pressnell
- Director of Church Relations
- jpressnell@cu-portland.edu
- (no phone yet)
Marketing and Public Relations
- Jeanie-Marie Price
- Interim Director of Marketing
- 503-493-6536
- jmprice@cu-portland.edu
- Chris Dodge
- Communications Manager
- 503-493-6495
- cdodge@cu-portland.edu
- Katrina Dinges
- Graphic Designer
- kdinges@cu-portland.edu
- 503.493.6520
Advancement Services
- Trish Turchiarolo-Vanoni
- Donor Relations, Event Manager
- 503-280-8150
- tvanoni@cu-portland.edu
- Elisabeth McMillon
- Prospect Research Manager
- 503-493-6579
- emcmillon@cu-portland.edu
- Laurie Bredehoft
- Data & Gift Processor
- 503.493.6459
- lbredehoft@cu-portland.edu
- vacant
- Adminstrative Assistant
- 503-280-8505