Advancement Office
Betsy C. Frantz, MPH
- Assistant Vice President for Principal Gifts and Senior Advancement Officer
- Phone: 713-500-3202
- Email: Elizabeth.C.Frantz@uth.tmc.edu
A fourth-generation Texan, Betsy Frantz has lived in Houston since graduating from The University of Texas at Austin in 1965. She completed a Masters in Public Health degree from UT School of Public Health at Houston in 1972 and worked from 1972-92, first at the School of Public Health and later in the university’s Development Office.
From 1992-93, Betsy served as the first woman president of the Houston Texas Exes, the largest and most active chapter in the nation. From 1995-2004, she worked for UT Austin and its “We’re Texas” campaign as the major gifts officer-in-residence for the Houston Region and its 55,000 alumni.
In 2004, she was Director of Development for the George R. Brown School of Engineering and the Weiss School of Natural Sciences at Rice University, returning to UT Austin in 2005 as Executive Director of Principal Gifts for the Houston Region.
Susan Diederich
- Director of Annual Giving
- Phone: 713-500-3387
- Email: Susan.Diederich@uth.tmc.edu
Born and raised in Frankfurt, Germany, Susan moved with her family to Houston in 1975. She earned a bachelor’s degree in education from Texas A&M University. After a successful career in teaching, Susan spent eight years at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, five of them in the Development Office managing their annual giving program.
At UTHealth, Susan’s role is to create and implement successful strategies to secure annual gifts. Her annual giving program, which creates unrestricted funds for all six schools, has been honored with two awards from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). In 2010 Susan launched the President’s Excellence Society/Deans’ Circle, designed to solicit funds for UTHealth leadership, to enthusiastic donor response.
Shirley Druggan
- Director of Gift Planning
- Phone: 713-500-3382
- Email: Shirley.Druggan@uth.tmc.edu
Shirley S. Druggan, as the Director of Gift Planning, is embarking upon building a new planned giving program at the Health Science Center. Shirley, who specializes in helping donors with complex gifts, charitable trusts, and bequests, has a Masters in Education from Vanderbilt University, specializing in Institutional Advancement; a Bachelor of Science from the University of Kentucky; and is nearing completion of the Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP) through The American College’s graduate school. Most recently, Shirley served as the Vice President of Development for Star of Hope, and prior to that, the Senior Director of Planned Giving for Menninger Clinic’s $125 million capital campaign. She also served as the 2007-08 President of The Planned Giving Council of Houston.
Marianne Dwyer
- Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations
- Phone: 713-500-3179
- Email: Marianne.Dwyer@uth.tmc.edu
Marianne Dwyer joined UT Health in May 2012 as Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations. She is responsible for long-term strategic planning and leadership in securing philanthropic support for the university from foundations, corporations, and associations. Prior to coming to UT Health, Marianne spent twenty years with St. Luke’s Episcopal Health System and six years with the American Heart Association/Houston Affiliate. Marianne is a native Houstonian and earned her Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Texas at Austin. She currently serves as a member of the Hospice and Palliative Nurse Foundation Board of Directors, Junior League Houston, Friends of Child Advocates, Texas Exes, and the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy.
Nicole E. Yogi
- Assistant Director of Development
- Phone: 713-500-3213
- Email: Nicole.E.Yogi@uth.tmc.edu
Nicole oversees discovery work for the Office of Advancement, visiting with prospective donors, both volunteers and philanthropists. She assesses how prospects’ interests align with projects and research at the six UTHealth schools and engages their activity.
Prior to joining the Office of Advancement, Nicole worked in the Development Office at the School of Public Health and at the San Antonio Museum of Art. She is a graduate of Trinity University in San Antonio, and completed a Master’s of Arts in Art History at UT Austin.
Jewelette Christopher
- Assistant Director of Development
- Phone: 713-500-5044
- Email: Jewelette.Christopher@uth.tmc.edu
Lauren Frazier
- Development Board and Volunteer Coordinator
- Phone: 713-500-3308
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Linda Haag Carter
- Director of Public Relations & Development
- Phone: 713-500-9865
- Email: Linda.M.Carter@uth.tmc.edu
Medical School
James B. Hughes
- Executive Director of Development
- Phone: 713-500-5165
- Email: James.B.Hughes@uth.tmc.edu
Lynn Cutrer
- Manager of Patient/Community Relations
- Phone: 832-325-7650
- Email: Lynn.S.Cutrer@uth.tmc.edu
Tara McNeill, MBA, MA
- Director of Development (Major Gifts)
- Department of Pediatric Surgery
- Phone: 713-500-5168
- Email: Tara.McNeill@uth.tmc.edu
Karyn Ullman
- Director of Development
- Children’s Learning Institute
- Phone: 713-500-3746
- Email: Karyn.Ullman@uth.tmc.edu
School of Biomedical Informatics
Judy E. Young
- Director of Development
- Phone: 713-500-3901
- Email: Judy.E.Young@uth.tmc.edu
School of Dentistry
John Greer
- Director of Development
- Phone: 713-500-4380
- Email: John.T.Greer@uth.tmc.edu
Elizabeth C. Ashmore
- Assistant Director of Development
- Phone: 713-486-4381
- Email: Elizabeth.C.Ashmore@uth.tmc.edu
Melinda Hinojosa
- Administrative Coordinator
- Phone: 713-500-4386
- Email: Melinda.T.Hinojosa@uth.tmc.edu
School of Public Health
Allison (Lise) Cameron
- Director of Development
- Phone: 713-500-9059
- Email: Allison.H.Cameron@uth.tmc.edu
Brittany C. Kusay
- Development Specialist
- Phone: 713-500-9018
- Email: Brittany.C.Kusay@uth.tmc.edu
School of Nursing
Sara Oussar
- Director of Development
- Phone: 713-500-2006
- Email: Sara.O.Tovar@uth.tmc.edu
Amanda Kaplon
- PARTNERS, Program Coordinator
- Phone: 713-500-2003
- Email: Amanda.Kaplon@uth.tmc.edu
