Jennifer Pendleton
Delta Sigma/Ball State
jpendleton@kappaalphatheta.org
Executive Director
  • Serves as Chief Executive Officer of Theta Foundation
  • Directs, implements and fulfills the mission of Theta Foundation
  • Accounts for the success and efficiency of asset development and programs facilitated by Theta Foundation
  • Anxiously awaits the day her rock-star husband and 90s grunge make their comebacks
Kristen Magnes
Alpha/DePauw
kmagnes@kappaalphatheta.org
Director of Development
  • Directs all aspects of Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation’s asset development activities 
  • Sets the strategy and supervises the annual fund and major/planned giving programs
  • Maintains donor database and identifies opportunities for stewardship/acknowledgement processes
  • Enjoys a newfound love for Facebook ("friend" her and maybe she’ll send you some "flair!")
Donna Heinekamp
dheinekamp@kappaalphatheta.org
Director of Finance

  • Serves as Chief Financial Officer
  • Directs and oversees Theta Foundation’s strategic financial, investment and administrative operations
  • Facilitates and supervises employee benefit programs, contracts, audits and items that lead to the success and efficiency of Theta Foundation operations
Nicole Fritz
Alpha Mu/Univ. of Missouri
nfritz@kappaalphatheta.org
Manager of Programs and Communication
  • Oversees the administration and management of Theta Foundation scholarships, grants and Friendship Fund gifts
  • Sets strategy for Theta Foundation communications
  • Manages the design and development of marketing and communication efforts including Theta Foundation publications, e-mails and mailings, and Facebook and Twitter pages
  • Loves people watching, laughs with child-like frequency, and always has room for dessert
Cindy Thoennes
Alpha Chi/Purdue
cthoennes@kappaalphatheta.org
Administrative Coordinator
  • Ensures that Theta Foundation donors recieve timely acknowledgement and recognition
  • Executes timely entry of gifts received into database 
  • Prepares reports, provides customer service and other tasks to support the giving process at Theta Foundation
  • Serves as executive assistant to the Executive Director
  • Serves as the unofficial junk food distribution specialist for Theta Foundation trustees and staff

 

Phyllis Barnaby
Alpha Chi/Purdue
pbarnaby@kappaalphatheta.org
Development Assistant
  • Supports the Director of Development
  • Assists with the Theta Foundation stewardship program
  • Helps donors with questions regarding gifts and established funds
  • Appreciates all things NASCAR, particularly when they involve the #48 car
Tina Thompson
tthompson@kappaalphatheta.org
Development & Programs Coordinator
  • Provides project assistance to development and programs of Theta Foundation
  • Supports Director of Development and Manager of Programs and Communication with administrative needs
  • Serves as expert in database and systems within Theta Foundation operations
  • Keeps an extra set of keys for when she locks hers in her car, a tip from her buddies at the local towing company