Foundation Relations
The Foundation Relations team connects ambition with achievement. We help match proposals with funders’ preferences by guiding proposal development and submission. Our aim is to nurture relationships among administrators, deans, faculty, colleges and funders that spark innovation, drive research and empower positive change through MSU. This page will help you explore the unique roles and focus of each team member.
If you’re interested in setting up an introductory call to learn more about opportunities, please contact Chery Moran at moranc@msu.edu.
OUR TEAM
adam kingston
Senior Director, Foundation Relations
Liaison to:
- Office of the President and Provost
- Office of Research and Innovation
- Big Ideas and Presidential Initiatives
Heidi Jurgens
Director, Health and Science
jurgensh@msu.edu(517) 353-6785
Liaison to:
- Human Medicine
- Institute for Quantitative Health Sciences and Engineering
- Natural Science
- Nursing
- Osteopathic Medicine
- Veterinary Medicine
melissa anderson
Associate Director, Foundation Relations
Liaison to:
- Arts and Letters
- Education
- Communication Arts and Sciences
- Office of Philanthropy for Undergraduate Education
- Social Science
Jess Bitting
Assistant Director, Corporate and Foundation Relations
Liaison to:
- The Graduate School
- Honors College
- James Madison
- Law
- MSU Libraries
- Lyman Briggs
- Music
- Residential College in the Arts and Humanities
- Wharton Center for Performing Arts
larry wallach
Associate Director, Foundation Relations
Liaison to:
- Michigan and Midwest Foundations
ALLISON JONES
Associate Director, International Corporate and Foundation Relations
Liaison to:
- International Studies and Programs
- International Foundations and Corporations
Greg Witbeck
Director, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Liaison to:
- Agriculture and Natural Resources
JENNIFER JENNINGS
Associate Director, College of Engineering
Liaison to:
- Engineering
Amy Moon
Associate Director, Broad College of Business
Liaison to:
- Broad College of Business
Tam Heaton-Wyrick
Associate Director, Cultural Arts
heatonba@msu.eduLiaison to:
- Arts MSU
- Beal Botanical Garden
- MSU Broad Art Museum
- MSU Museum
