The Office of Development and Alumni Relations is committed to creating opportunities for alumni to maintain lifelong connections to the Law School and to each other, and strives to nurture a philanthropic community to maximize support for Michigan Law.

Meet the Team

Mary Buikema

Mary Buikema

  • Assistant Dean for Development and Alumni Relations
Portrait of Lindsey Adkins:

Lindsey Adkins

  • Regional Director of Development
Bruni Bezati

Bruni Bezati
Jenni Borden

Jenni Borden

  • Business Intelligence Analyst
Jessa Isaac

Jessa Cochrane

  • Administrative Assistant Intermediate
Lara Furar

Lara Furar

  • Director, Alumni Engagement and Programming
Kris Good

Kris Good

  • Regional Director of Development
Susan Graves

Susan Graves

  • Senior Administrative Assistant
Laura Gray

Laura Gray

  • Director, Development and Alumni Relations Events
Tara Gutierrez

Tara Gutierrez

  • Assistant Director, Annual and Reunion Giving
Jeff Jelinski

Jeffrey Jelinski

  • Director of Law School Giving
April Malone

April Malone

  • Events Planner
Erica Munzel

Erica Munzel

  • Director of Leadership and Planned Giving
Peggy Noll

Peggy Noll

  • Development Officer Associate
Linda Perry

Linda Perry

  • Office Manager and Assistant to the Assistant Dean
Monica Philipp-Adams

Monica Philipp-Adams

  • Regional Director of Development
Kelly Roan

Kelly Roan

  • Director of Annual Giving and Donor Relations
Courtney Stockdale

Courtney Stockdale

  • Administrative Assistant
Skylar Teal

Skylar Teal

  • Volunteer Engagement Coordinator
Madeline Tripp

Madeline Tripp

  • Regional Director of Development

News

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Alex Votta
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Alex Votta, ’25, Recognized for Best Scholarly Work in Civil Rights for Paper on Education in the Civil War-Era South

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SJD Student Debora Gunawan, LLM ’25, Attends UN Commission on the Status of Women

Portrait of Michigan Law Student Madeline Turk.
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Madeline Turk, ’25, Receives Institute for Policy Integrity Fellowship to Work on Environmental and Energy Policy

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3L David Weaver Selected for Institute for Policy Integrity Fellowship at NYU Law

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Henry Evans, 3L, Selected for Hobbs Natural Resources and Environmental Law Fellowship at Colorado Attorney General’s Office

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In the Media

Law360

Michigan Law School Launches AI Advisory Council

Events

Sep 25 2026

Alumni Reunion: Memorial Reflection

9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Malone, April
Hutchins Hall Court Yard
Office of Development and Alumni Relations
Sep 26 2026

Alumni Reunion: Memorial Reflection

9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Malone, April
Hutchins Hall Court Yard
Office of Development and Alumni Relations
Sep 27 2026

Alumni Reunion: Zingerman's Lunch, Sit-n-Stay or Grab-n-Go

11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Malone, April
Hutchins Hall, Upper Level
Office of Development and Alumni Relations

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