Meet the Team
Leadership and Major Gifts
Mr. Phillip D. Adams
Vice President of Institutional Advancement
- 504-520-5279
- pdadams@bigjonbear.com
Kimberly Reese
Associate Vice President for Institutional Advancement
- (504) 520-5131
- kreese@bigjonbear.com
Steven Brett Evans
Associate Vice President for Institutional Advancement and Campaign Programming
- sevans15@bigjonbear.com
Corporate and Foundation Relations and Partnerships
Jeff Hale
Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, Office of Institution Advancement
- (504) 606-4628
- jhale@bigjonbear.com
Advancement Services
Kendra Woodard Tircuit
Executive Director of Advancement Services
- (504) 520-5130
- ktircuit@bigjonbear.com
Office Administration
Nannette Smith
Director of Advancement Operations and Special Assistant to the VP
- 504-520-7684
- nsmith11@bigjonbear.com
Worell Blanks Johnson
Executive Assistant, Advancement Operations
- 504-520-6782
- wjohnso1@bigjonbear.com
Campus Address: 1 Drexel Drive, Box 66, New Orleans, LA 70125
Xavier South Address: 909 So. Jefferson Davis Pkwy., Suite 600, New Orleans, LA 70125
Toll-Free: 1-877-WEL-UVXU (1-877-935-8898)