Meet the Staff

Division of Philanthropic Engagement

Bowie State University
Center for Business and Graduate Studies
14000 Jericho Park Rd.
Bowie, MD 20715
301-860-4300
Philanthropy@bowiestate.edu

Office of the Vice President

Brent Swinton, MPA, CFRE
Vice President for Philanthropic Engagement 
Executive Director of the BSU Foundation
301-860-4303
bswinton@bowiestate.edu

Yvette Caldwell
Associate Vice President for Philanthropic Engagement
301-860-4316
ycaldwell@bowiestate.edu

Shaquette Gorman
Strategic Coordinator 
301-860-4305
sgorman@bowiestate.edu

Chanel Hall
Administrative Assistant
301-860-3597
chall@bowiestate.edu

Office of Alumni Engagement & Stewardship

Carla Henry Hopkins
Director of Alumni Engagement & Stewardship 
301-860-3939
chopkins@bowiestate.edu

LeAmber Malcolm
Communications Specialist
301-860-4435
lmalcolm@bowiestate.edu

Teriq Thompson 
Administrative Assistant 
301-860-4302
tthompson1@bowiestate.edu

Development

Jennifer Coke
Executive Director of Philanthropic Engagement 
301-860-4778
jcoke@bowiestate.edu

Adrienne Bills
Development Administrative Coordinator
301-860-3638
abills@bowiestate.edu

Shari Fleming
Planned Giving Officer
240-854-6596
sfleming@bowiestate.edu

JaiSun McCormick 
Foundation and Corporate Partnership Officer
301-860-3638
jmccormick@bowiestate.edu

John Pfeifer
Philanthropy Officer
301-860-5138
jpfeifer@bowiestate.edu

Steve Stephens II
Philanthropy Officer
301-860-4304
sstephens@bowiestate.edu

Darrell Williams 
Philanthropy Officer
301-860-5137
dwilliams1@bowiestate.edu

Advancement Services

Babatunde Ijiyemi
Director of Advancement Services
301-860-4310
bijiyemi@bowiestate.edu   

301-860-5146
aawobiyi@bowiestate.edu

Melanie Clark
Annual Giving Manager
301-860-4312
mclark@bowiestate.edu

BSU Foundation

Daphne DeShields
Chief Financial Officer
301-860-4308
ddeshields@bowiestate.edu

Jayme McCrimmon
Gift Program Specialist
301-860-4381
jmccrimmon@bowiestate.edu

Keesha Strickland-McClure
Data & Gift Processor 
301-860-3198
kstrickland@bowiestate.edu