Contact Us

Director

  • Coleen Burrus

    • Coleen Burrus
      • Director
    • Phone: 609-258-5954
    • Email: Cburrus@princeton.edu
    Director Coleen Burrus leads the CEFR team.

Corporate Engagement

  • Dean Edelman

    • Dean Edelman
      • Corporate Engagement
      • Life Sciences team
    • Phone: 609-258-6214
    • Email: Dean.edelman@princeton.edu 

    Dean seeks to establish and nurture relationships between industry and Princeton researchers in the life sciences. He has extensive experience in...

  • Richard (Chip) Hay Jr.

    • Richard (Chip) Hay Jr.
      • Corporate Engagement
      • Engineering, West Coast
    • Phone: 847-922-0522
    • Email: Rh12@princeton.edu

    Chip helps faculty and students develop and manage partnerships with companies in the western part of the United States.  Based in the San...

  • Spencer Reynolds

    • Spencer Reynolds
      • Corporate Engagement
      • Engineering
    • Phone: 609-258-5617
    • Email: Spencerr@princeton.edu

    Spencer Reynolds works with campus partners to build University relationships with industry in the fields of the physical sciences and engineering...

Foundation Relations

  • Kelly Freidenfelds

    Kelly works to build stronger relations with foundations in support of faculty research and University priorities, with a focus on the humanities...

  • Michael Hodges

    • Michael Hodges
      • Foundation Relations
      • Life Sciences team, Limited Submissions
    • Phone: 609-258-9944
    • Email: Mh24@princeton.edu

    Mike supports the development of strong, balanced relationships among faculty researchers, foundations, and the University.

  • Jill Jahn

    • Jill Jahn
      • Stewardship, Prospect Research
    • Phone: 609-258-6639
    • Email: Jejahn@princeton.edu

    Jill Jahn oversees stewardship activities for CEFR, including the drafting of acknowledgement letters to corporate and foundation donors for...

  • Benjamin Kim

    • Benjamin Kim
      • Foundation Relations
    • Phone: 609-258-5965
    • Email: bk6@princeton.edu

    Ben Kim helps connect faculty with foundation support. He especially focuses on special projects and new opportunities.

Communications, Research and Administration

  • Vineeta Bhardwaj

    • Vineeta Bhardwaj
      • Administrative and Outreach Coordinator
    • Phone: 609-258-2361
    • Email: Vineetab@princeton.edu

    Vineeta Bhardwaj joined CEFR in May 2016 and works closely with the Corporate Engagement, Foundation Relations, and Operations teams.

  • Rajiv Hota

    • Rajiv Hota
      • Data Analysis, Benefunder, Open Call RFPs
    • Phone: 609-258-9837
    • Email: Rhota@princeton.edu

    Rajiv manages the office's Sales Cloud CRM application and other strategic information resources, as well as prospect research and analytics.

  • Tracy Meyer

    • Tracy Meyer
      • CEFR Communications, Marketing and Media
    • Phone: 609-258-9311
    • Email: twmeyer@princeton.edu

  • Jessica Pilotti

    • Jessica Pilotti
      • Research Accounting Specialist
    • Phone: 609-258-3277
    • Email: Jpilotti@princeton.edu

    Jessica Pilotti is the Research Accounting Specialist in Corporate Engagement and Foundation Relations.  Jessica oversees the proper recording of...