Meet Our Team

The Office of University Advancement brings together a qualified group of people dedicated to one common goal: to increase the Kingdom of God by providing Christian scholars with state-of-the-art facilities, exceptional faculty, and innovative programs. Through their efforts, the Advancement team gathers significant resources to expand Azusa Pacific’s physical boundaries and spiritual reach.

• Corbin Hoornbeek

  Vice President for University Advancement

  • Phone: (626) 815-5331
  • Email: choornbeek@apu.edu

• Kim Manning

  Executive Assistant

  • Phone: (626) 815-5329
  • Email: kmanning@apu.edu

• Loretta Atwan

  Event Project Manager

  • Phone: (626) 387-5827

• Dennis Beckwith

  Director of Development
  Gift and Estate Planning

  • Phone: (626) 387-5729
  • Email: dbeckwith@apu.edu

• Lydia Brown

  Advancement Services Records Assistant

  • Phone: (626) 815-5337
  • Email: lmbrown@apu.edu

• Jenna Calamusa

  Donor Relations Coordinator

  • Phone: (626) 815-5352
  • Email: jcalamusa@apu.edu

• Steven Cariaga

  Data Analyst
  Advancement Services

  • Phone: (626) 815-2030
  • Email: scariaga@apu.edu

• Sharon Conklin

  Director of Annual Giving

  • Phone: (626) 815-5321
  • Email: sconklin@apu.edu

• Daisy Cuevas

  Gift Records Coordinator I
  Advancement Services

  • Phone: (626) 815-6065
  • Email: dcuevas@apu.edu

• Debra Garcia

  Manager of Gift and Donor Records

  • Phone: (626) 815-5338
  • Email: drgarcia@apu.edu

• Amanda Haras

  Senior Director of Development
  Advancement Services, Annual Giving,
  Prospect Research and Management, Stewardship

  • Phone: (626) 387-5883
  • Email: aharas@apu.edu

• Bernice Hong

  Director of Development

  • Phone: (626) 387-5879
  • Email: bhong@apu.edu

• Alan Leiter

  Assistant Director of Advancement Services

  • Phone: (626) 815-5622
  • Email: aleiter@apu.edu

• Michaela Scholz Lippowitsch

  Annual Giving Manager

  • Phone: (626) 815-5497
  • Email: mscholz@apu.edu

• Nora MacKenzie

  Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives

  • Phone: (626) 513-6122
  • Email: nmackenzie@apu.edu

• Dennette Miramontes

  Senior Director of Development
  Gift and Estate Planning

  • Phone: (626) 815-5070
  • Email: dmiramontes@apu.edu

• Christa Oudshoorn-Hobo

  Associate Director of Development

  • Phone: (626) 387-5729
  • Email: chobo@apu.edu

• Michael Pavlisin

  Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships

  • Phone: (626) 815-5326
  • Email: mpavlisin@apu.edu

• Karine Ramirez

  Prospect Management Coordinator
  Prospect Research and Management

  • Phone: (626) 815-4657
  • Email: kmramirez@apu.edu

• Marissa Roberson

  Advancement Systems Analyst
  Advancement Services

  • Phone: (626) 815-6059
  • Email: mroberson@apu.edu

• James Rygg

  Director of Prospect Development

  • Phone: (626) 815-2028
  • Email: jrygg@apu.edu

• Kayla Schneider

  Senior Data Analyst
  Advancement Services

  • Phone: (626) 815-5113
  • Email: kschneider@apu.edu

• Ayodele Steward

  Assistant Director of Foundation Relations

  • Phone: (626) 815-6115
  • Email: asteward@apu.edu

• Megan Vance

  Annual Giving Coordinator

  • Phone: (626) 815-5339
  • Email: mvance@apu.edu

• Audrey Yeoh

  Director of Foundation Relations

  • Phone: (626) 387-5759
  • Email: ayeoh@apu.edu