Duke Alumni Association Staff Members
Sterly Wilder '83, of Durham, N.C., serves as secretary-treasurer of the DAA Board and is the associate vice president, Alumni Affairs, for Duke.
After graduating, Sterly went to work at Duke in Alumni and Development Records, researching lost alumni. In 1985, she began working with the Duke Annual Fund, where she ran the phonathon program, the young-alumni program, the 55th reunion gift drive, and the Parents' Fund (but not all at once!). She was promoted to director of the Annual Fund in 1991. In August of 2004, Sterly became executive director of Alumni Affairs, and in 2009, was promoted to Associate Vice President.
Duke is integral to Sterly's life, and she views her work as a way to give back to an institution that has done so much for her and her family. Her father, Pelham Wilder, retired in 2000 as a professor of chemistry and pharmacology after more than 50 years on the faculty. He also served more than 20 years as university marshal. Now Sterly is assistant university marshal.
She is also an academic advisor for first-year and sophomore students, has served on the Duke Club of the Triangle board, and volunteered for her fifth, 10th, 15th, 20th, and 25th reunions and as an Alumni Admissions interviewer. She also volunteers with Durham's Ronald McDonald House, Durham Academy's Alumni Board, and the Junior League of Durham and Orange Counties.
Administration
Scott Greenwood
Chief Operating Officer
(919) 684-2762
Jennifer Torres
Special Assistant to the Associate Vice President
(919) 684-3055
Tricia Holder
Staff Assistant to the Associate Vice President
(919) 684-6040
Claudia Attarian
Staff Assistant
(919) 684-5114
Tyler Lee
Staff Assistant
(919) 684-5114
Alumni Admissions Program
Carole LeVine '86
Director, Alumni Admissions
(919) 681-6219
Charlotte Timberlake
Staff Assistant, Alumni Admissions
(919) 684-2984
Campus Engagement
Vacant
See job posting
Assistant VP, Director of Campus Engagement
Megan Forlines M.M.S.'12
Coordinator, Networking
(919) 660-0309
Vacant
Job posting coming soon
Program Coordinator, Affinity and Volunteer Programs
Grace Kohut '12
Ubben Fellow, Alumni Affairs
(919) 684-5114
Communications/Marketing
Michael Penn
Executive Director, Marketing & Communications
(919) 681-6217
Digital Engagement
Brett Walters
Director, Digital Engagement
(919) 684-1849
Nicole Silvanic
Information Designer/Developer
(919) 684-2490
Natalie Nobles
Information Designer/Developer
(919) 684-2667
Duke Magazine
Robert Bliwise A.M.'88
Assistant Vice President for Alumni Affairs and Editor
(919) 684-2883
Vacant
Managing Editor
Bridget Booher '82, A.M.'92
Associate Editor
(919) 684-2863
Elissa Lerner '08
Clay Felker Fellow & Staff Writer
(919) 684-3552
Delecia Hatcher
Staff Assistant
(919) 684-2875
Education & Travel
Beth Ray-Schroeder '83
Director, Education & Travel
(919) 684-3046
Tara Hopkins '09
Program Coordinator, Education & Travel
(919) 681-6216
Felitia Smith
Staff Specialist, Education & Travel
(919) 684-2988
Regional Engagement
Vacant
See job posting
Assistant VP, Director of Regional Engagement
Jim Warren '79
Interim Assistant Vice President, Regional Engagement
Chris O'Neill '95
Assistant Director, Regional Engagement
(919) 684-2787
Grace Taylor '81
Assistant Director, Engagement
(919) 684-0216
Angela Karl
Coordinator, Special Programs
(919) 684-2113
Betty Jones
Staff Specialist, Regional Engagement
(919) 684-3246
Reunions & Special Events
Lisa Dilts '83
Director, Reunions & Special Events
(919) 681-6218
DeDe Olson
Assistant Director, Reunions & Special Events
(919) 684-3029
Linda Backus '10
Coordinator, Reunions & Special Events
(919) 613-5013
Sharon Elliott
Staff Specialist, Reunions & Special Events
(919) 684-2976