Serving as the liaison between Georgia Tech and private foundations, the Office of Foundation Relations initiates, cultivates, and secures funding from private foundations to support the Institute’s priorities and strategic initiatives.

Foundation Relations Contact Us

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Kristine Haskett
Executive Director of Development
Foundation Relations
404.385.0746
kristine.haskett@dev.gatech.edu
Shelese Lane
Shelese Lane
Director of Development
Foundation Relations
404.385.8116
shelese.lane@dev.gatech.edu
Virginia Sheppard
Virginia Sheppard
Associate Director of Development
Foundation Relations
404.894.2481
virginia.sheppard@dev.gatech.edu
Tiffany Sylve
Tiffany Sylve
Senior Development Assistant
Foundation Relations
404.894.6699
tiffany.sylve@dev.gatech.edu
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Macie Thompson
Director of Development
Foundation Relations, College of Engineering
404.894.7322
macie.thompson@dev.gatech.edu

Foundation Relations Support

Leah Huffstatler
Leah Huffstatler
Senior Research Analyst
Development Research
404.894.9401
leah.huffstatler@dev.gatech.edu

Foundation Relations Unit Partners

Jeffrey Colburn
Jeffrey Colburn
Director of Development
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
404.894.0274
jeff.colburn@ece.gatech.edu
Jada Marcum
Jada Marcum
Director of Development
Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
470.578.6877
jada.marcum@gatech.edu
Luke O’Connell
Luke O’Connell
Director of Development II
Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering
404.385.0471
luke.oconnell@bme.gatech.edu
Leslie Roberts
Leslie Roberts
Associate Director of Development
College of Sciences
404.894.5260
leslie.roberts@cos.gatech.edu