Center for Philanthropy & Alumni Engagement

Center for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement

Bonds Hall
275 Eastland Rd.
Berea OH 44017
United States

P: 440-826-2104
E: bwalumni@bw.edu

Office Hours

Academic Year: Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. (Close major holidays and BW's winter break) 
* Please call ahead of time

Mailing Address

Center for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
Baldwin Wallace University
275 Eastland Rd.
Berea OH 44017-2088

Leadership

Melanie Shakarian
Interim Vice President
mshakarian@bw.edu

Staff

Danelle Baker-Miller '23, MBA
Director of Stewardship & Strategic Grants
(440) 826–2753
dbakermi@bw.edu

John Bauer
Director of the Fund for BW
(440) 826-8045
jbauer@bw.edu

Vicki Bontempo ’91
Gift Processing & Data Specialist
(440) 826–2748
vbontemp@bw.edu

Ilia Estremera
Alumni Engagement Manager
(440) 826–2742
iestreme@bw.edu

Kimberly Gardner ’08, MBA
Director, Trusts & Estates
(440) 826–2057
kgardner@bw.edu

Lisa Judge ’00
Senior Philanthropy Advisor
(440) 826–2106
ljudge@bw.edu

Laurie Larsen ’17
Director of Prospect Development & Data Analytics
(440) 826–2750
llarsen@bw.edu

Zarina Melik-Stepanova, DMA
Leadership in Higher Education Intern
(440) 826–2093
zmelikst@bw.edu

Chloe Opperman ’20, MBA
Alumni Engagement Coordinator
(440) 826–2723
copperma@bw.edu

Katie Stenger
Philanthropy Administration Specialist
(440) 826–8130
kcstenge@bw.edu