Dennis P. Bergvall, appointed to lead the staff in May 2006, first joined the TCF team in February 2005 as Associate Executive Director for Development. A Montana native, Dennis brings over 23 years of experience in fundraising and administration in higher education. Before serving The Citadel, he worked as director of planned giving at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, for five years and then as dean of development at Albertson College in Caldwell, Idaho, for six years. Dennis also has significant experience in the areas of financial aid and college admissions.

Frances Bramlett, Director of Donor Relations, joined The Citadel Foundation in September, 2008. A South Carolina native and a College of Charleston graduate, her professional life has been primarily in the hospitality industry, first in Birmingham, Alabama, then in Charleston, where she has lived since 1995. She was General Manager and Partner with Maverick Southern Kitchens at Slightly North of Broad and, most recently, she was Operating Partner with Palmetto Food Group dba Just Fresh. Her ties to The Citadel are professional and personal. Professionally, she has been a guest lecturer on “Outstanding Customer Service” at The Citadel School of Business Administration, in both undergraduate and graduate classes. Personally, she has three first cousins and two nephews who are Citadel graduates. She is married to Steve Jackson and the mother of Marie Stitt, 23, and Weston Stitt, 16.

Libby Davis, Research Coordinator, joined The Citadel Foundation in February 2009. A native of Virginia Beach, she attended Ithaca College in upstate New York, where she majored in marketing with a minor in music. Before moving to Charleston in September 2008, Libby lived in New York City, honing her research skills while working for the managing attorney at the law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.

Craig Dellinger, Citadel Class of 1995, serves as Development Officer responsible for major gift fundraising. A member of Echo Company as a cadet, he brings 13 years of private banking and wealth management experience to his new role. A former certified leadership and sales trainer, he is currently active with the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce and East Cooper Baptist Church. He and his wife of eleven years, Candace Kirby Dellinger, live in Mount Pleasant and enjoy spending time on Edisto Beach.

Jay Hart, Citadel Class of 1992, joined The Citadel Foundation in May of 2008 as a Development Officer tasked with handling corporate relations and working alongside the School of Business Administration. Jay is a Charleston native who brings a wealth of business experience to the Foundation, including six years of restaurant management and ownership and eight years of small business and consumer banking management. He is confident that his professional experiences will be of great value as he continues to grow in his new position with his alma mater. Jay and his wife, Ellen, live in West Ashley with their daughter, Kathryn, and twin boys, Michael and Robert. He is an active leader in the Charleston community as a member of the Rotary Club of Charleston and a youth sports coach, and he serves on the Vestry of Grace Episcopal Church.

Joy Huber, Director of Accounting, brings to the TCF team over twenty-five years of accounting experience, predominately in the for-profit sector. She has performed accounting services for a wide variety of industries, including an import/export business, a medical equipment company, a KFC Franchise, and public accounting. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, she grew up as a "Navy Brat" and moved frequently, spending two years in Spain. She has now lived in Charleston for thirty-five years. Joy is married, with two sons and one daughter. She has several relatives who are Citadel graduates, including Dr. Jerry B. Buchanan, '61, of Louisville, Kentucky; former standout baseball player Richard A. Green, '87, of Ladson; and the late LTC Richard D. Brewer, '52, of Charleston.

Beth Inman joined The Citadel Foundation in December 2007 as Assistant to the Associate Executive Director and was promoted the following year to the position of Director of Development Support. Holding degrees in art history from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (B.A.) and the University of South Carolina (M.A.), she brings a wealth of nonprofit experience to the team, having served in such varied capacities as an arts and cultural project manager for Blackbaud, Inc., associate and interim chief curator at the Columbia Museum of Art in Columbia, S.C., and curator of history at the South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum, also in Columbia.  She likewise brings a strong affinity for The Citadel's mission and familiarity with its staff, returning to campus after having served as assistant to the provost in 2006 and 2007. Beth has one daughter, Emma Helen.

Chivon J. Jenkins, Database Administrator, joined The Citadel Foundation in May 2008, bringing to the team 20 years of higher education data management experience. A 1992 graduate of the College of Charleston, she served as a Data Manager and Systems Analyst in its Enrollment Management Division for 13 years. She then worked for 2 ½ years as Registrar and IT Consultant for Averett University in Danville, Virginia, before returning to the College of Charleston Foundation as its IT Director and Database Administrator for 4 ½ years. TCF is fortunate to attract her talents because Chivon is all about the data and ensuring its accuracy!  She holds degrees in Accounting and Business Administration, with an MBA in Technology Management.  A native of Charleston, Chivon and her husband Jarvis have two boys, Jesse and Justin.

Jessica King-Bernard, Development Officer, joined the Foundation team in June of 2008.  As a fundraiser, her primary areas of responsibility include working with the School of Education and the college's leadership initiatives, with an additional focus on developing support among the Charleston community.  Jessica brings a wealth of nonprofit fundraising experience to TCF, having previously served as Associate Director of Development at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt and Director of Children's Miracle Network and Special Events at the Medical University of South Carolina's Children's Hospital.  An Atlanta native, Jessica earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and Women's Studies from Emory University.  She enjoys outdoor activities, cooking, entertaining, and spending time with her husband, Mike.

Leigh Batten Lipscomb, Grant Writer, joined the Foundation team in July of 2008. Her areas of responsibility include identifying, researching, and writing grants for all Citadel programs and projects.  Leigh brings a wealth of nonprofit fundraising experience to TCF, having previously served as a Development Assistant for the Historic Charleston Foundation and as Director of Development for the Children’s Museum of the Lowcountry. A Charleston native, Leigh lives in Mount Pleasant with her husband and two children.

Blythe Manuel, Gift Processing Coordinator, is a 2004 Towson University graduate with a degree in International Studies. She moved to Charleston in October 2006 to join The Citadel Foundation after working for two years in a similar capacity at the United States Naval Academy Foundation/Alumni Association in Annapolis, Maryland.

Kelly McAnulty, Assistant to the Vice President, Chief Development Officer, joined the Foundation staff in July 2009.  Prior to TCF, she was an Event Manager at EDS, an HP company, a leading global technology services provider in Plano, Texas. A South Carolina native, she is a graduate of the University of South Carolina with a degree in Journalism / Public Relations. After seven years in Texas, she moved back to SC in early 2009.  Her background is primarily in corporate event planning and customer hospitality programs at sporting events.

Shannon Mease, Director of Business Operations

Olivia Montgomery, Annual Giving Assistant, is a native of Charleston and a 2007 graduate of the College of Charleston with a degree in Communication.  During her time at the college, she also worked for her alma mater’s Office of Annual Giving, beginning as a student fundraiser in the Cougar Call Center and later serving as office assistant.  Her experience there prompted her to continue working in higher education fundraising.  Working with The Citadel Foundation is particularly meaningful to Olivia, as both of her grandfathers are graduates of The Citadel.

Terry Mularkey, CFRE, Vice President, Chief Development Officer, started with TCF in the fall of 2007. In this position, he is responsible for managing the fundraising and research staff.  He is a Certified Fund Raising Executive with wide-ranging experience across the field of nonprofit development. A retired Army officer with over 20 years of active duty service, Terry is a Qualified Airborne Ranger, Master Parachutist, Green Beret, Blackhawk Helicopter pilot, and Combat Veteran. His previous fundraising and alumni relations experience includes Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida, and Hospice of Volusia & Flagler County, Florida.  He earned his B.A. degree from Mercer University and Masters from Embry-Riddle University.  A Florida native, Terry is married to Nancy, and they are blessed with three children: Taylor, 18, McKay, 20, and Jack, 23, currently an Army 2LT deployed to Iraq with the 82nd Airborne Division.

Rhonda Paul, Fund Development Assistant, has been with the Foundation since 1998. Rhonda is a native of Charleston but grew up out west. However, in 1990, she came home to stay. She is a graduate of Southern Wesleyan University with a degree in Business Management.

Angie Ping, Senior Development Officer, joined the Foundation staff in April 2007 as Director of Annual Giving.  In January 2009, she made an internal transition and now serves as Senior Development Officer with an emphasis on championing the Foundation’s Class Reunion Campaign initiative.  She brings a wide range of employment experience, including previous higher education fundraising work for her alma mater, Purdue University, as director of development for annual giving and eventually a unit director of development for housing and food services.  Prior to this, she spent five years as regional marketing coordinator for Regions Bank in Lafayette, Indiana, serving the Indiana community bank markets.  She is confident that her extensive and varied professional experiences will lend themselves well to the culture of The Citadel as she continues to build the Foundation's fundraising processes. An Indiana native, Angie received her B.A. from Purdue University.  Angie is married to Rodney and they have one daughter, Mollie.

Jarret Sonta, Director of Communications, joined the TCF team in September 2003. Before crossing the threshold of Lesesne Gate, the New Jersey native cut his teeth in the field of nonprofit development communications with several Charleston arts and cultural organizations, most notably Spoleto Festival USA. Lured to the South under the spell of Faulkner's fiction, Jarret studied English literature at Yale University as an undergrad, returning for a Master's in the field before attempting to make his way in the real world. In addition to his full-time duties at the Foundation, Jarret works evenings as a writing tutor in The Citadel's Academic Support Center; he also serves as staff advisor for El Cid Toastdawgs, the cadet Toastmasters club, and as a leadership program integrator for Papa Company.

William L. Yaeger, Citadel Class of 1983, serves as Development Officer working with the School of Science and Mathematics. An Alpha Company graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Bill brings extensive military and business experience to the Foundation, including ten years on two submarines in the U. S. Navy, eight years as a financial advisor, and four years in defense contracting as a project manager. Bill lives in Mount Pleasant with his wife, Linda Gibbons Yaeger; their son Jordan and daughter Megan. An active volunteer with his college, church, and community, Bill coordinates the Charleston Area Citadel Alumni Breakfasts, is a Life Member of The Citadel Alumni Association, serves as a certified lay speaker with the United Methodist Church, and is active as a leader in Scouting.

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