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Julie Knight

Julie Knight

Executive Director
Annual Giving

jknight1@cmu.edu
412-268-4751

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Sam Bassett

Assistant Director, Integrated Marketing
Annual Giving

samanthb@andrew.cmu.edu
412-268-8451

Nicholas Bitner

Nicholas Bitner

Assistant Director
Annual Giving

nbitner@andrew.cmu.edu
412-268-5606

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Sarai Burch

Administrative Assistant
Annual Giving

sburch@andrew.cmu.edu
412-268-3075

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Isabella Jaffery

Assistant Director
Annual Giving

ishaffer@andrew.cmu.edu
412-268-6922

Maureen Plover

Maureen Plover

Associate Director
Annual Giving

mplover@andrew.cmu.edu
412-268-8088

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Lauren Stash

Associate Director, Communication
Annual Giving

lestash@cmu.edu
412-268-6979

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Daniella Staudacher

Associate Director
Annual Giving

staudac@andrew.cmu.edu
412-268-3049

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