DEI Main Office

DEI Main Number: 
1-888-454-2314 (612-677-1505 in Minneapolis/St. Paul)

Fax Line: 
1-612-677-1508

Mailing Address:

DEI
401 North 3rd Street, Suite 370
Minneapolis, MN  55401

Quick Reference:

STAFF DIRECTORY

Administration & Finance:

Doug Eichten, President
612-548-3371 (Central Time zone)
deichtenATdeiworksite.org

June Fox, Vice President, Station and Business Relations
703-759-2221 (Eastern Time zone)
jfoxATdeiworksite.org

Deborah Lein, VP and COO
612-869-8400 (Central Time zone)
dleinATdeiworksite.org

Joan Kobayashi, VP and CFO
612-548-3375 (Central Time zone)
jkobayashiATdeiworksite.org

Tanya Boch, Accounting Manager
612-548-3372 (Central Time zone)
tbochATdeiworksite.org

Andrew Leitch, Program Coordinator
612-548-3378 (Central Time zone)
aleitchATdeiworksite.org

Communications:

Josh Andrews, Interactive Media Manager / Webmaster
773-336-2060 (Central Time zone)
jandrewsATdeiworksite.org

Brooke Fuchs, Marketing Communications Coordinator
612-886-1755 (Central Time zone)
bfuchsATdeiworksite.org

Ellen Guettler, Marketing Communications Manager
612-202-3843 (Central Time zone)
ellenguettlerATgmail.com

DEI Discipline Coordinators & Station-Based Advisors:

Audience & Fundraising Research

Craig Oliver, DEI Director of Research
301-593-9880 (Eastern Time zone)
coliverATdeiworksite.org
Specialty:  Main contact for DEI Benchmarks, audience research

Jay Clayton, DEI Benchmarks Advisor (and DEI On-Air Fundraising Coordinator)
781-598-8822 (Eastern Time zone)
jayclaytonATcomcast.net
Specialty:  DEI Benchmarks and fundraising strategy

Corporate Support

Marlene Schneider, DEI Corporate Support Coordinator
541-549-1519 (Pacific Time zone)
mschneiderATdeiworksite.org
Specialty: Main contact for corporate support; general corporate support and online sponsorship

Anna McDonald, DEI Corporate Support Coordinator
703-655-2944 (EasternTime zone)
amcdonaldATdeiworksite.org
Specialty: General corporate support and online sponsorship

Gordon Bayliss, Underwriting Copy Advisor
VP of Corporate Underwriting, WNED / Buffalo, NY
gbaylissATdeiworksite.org (Eastern Time zone)
Specialty:  Underwriting copy guidelines and FCC regulations

Foundation Support

Amie K. Miller, DEI Foundation Support Advisor
651-698-1526 (Central Time zone)
amie0422ATcomcast.net  
Specialty: General grantseeking, custom prospect research for DEI member stations

Major and Planned Giving

Deb Turner, DEI Major and Planned Giving Coordinator
207-989-8933 (Eastern Time zone)
dturnerATdeiworksite.org
Specialty:  Main contact for major and planned giving; general major giving

Walt Gillette, ACFRE, Philanthropic Support Advisor
Director of Development, WAMU / Washington, DC
wgilletteATwamu.org
Specialty:  Major giving, Combined Federal Campaigns, auto donations

Membership

Becky Chinn, DEI Individual Giving Coordinator
503-236-4840 X202 (Pacific Time zone)
bchinnATdeiworksite.org
Specialty:  Main contact for direct mail and telemarketing; general membership

Jay Clayton, DEI On-Air Fundraising Coordinator
781-598-8822 (Eastern Time zone)
jayclaytonATcomcast.net
Specialty:  Main contact for on-air fundraising; pledge drive strategy; general membership

Melanie Coulson, DEI Online Fundraising Coordinator
206-708-1447 (Pacific Time zone)
mcoulsonATdeiworksite.org
Specialty:  Main contact for digital fundraising; general membership

Virginia Dambach, DEI Direct Mail Fundraising Coordinator
701-293-7281 (Central Time zone)
vdambachATdeiworksite.org
Specialty:  Main contact for acquisition list questions

Small Stations:

L. Ford Ballard, Small Station Advisor
Director of Development,  KRWG / Las Cruces, NM
loballarATnmsu.edu (Mountain Time zone)
Specialty:  Small station issues; News/Classical station issues