Kirk Swenson
Vice Chancellor for University Advancement
Kirk Swenson joined UNC Asheville as vice chancellor for university advancement in May 2020. As UNC Asheville’s chief advancement officer, Swenson is responsible for strategic leadership and oversight of all areas of advancement, including alumni and parent engagement, leadership giving, planned giving, annual giving, research and corporate, government and foundation…
Michael McNamee
Director of Engagement, Alumni & Friends
Emily Wilson
Assistant Director of Annual Giving
Tim Elgren
Ex-Officio / Director of Corporate & Foundation Relations
Tim joined UNC Asheville in 2019. He received a BA in chemistry from Hamline University and Ph.D. in chemistry from Dartmouth College. Before coming to Asheville, he served as Dean of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Chemistry at Oberlin College. He also spent 21 years at Hamilton College where…
Colleen O'Neil
Alumni Engagement Coordinator
Bio Colleen was raised in the Atlanta, GA area and graduated from Berry College in Rome, GA in May 2014 with a B.S. in Exercise Science. After working different positions in the health & fitness field in both Atlanta, GA and Seattle, WA, she returned to her alma mater to…