Meet the Philanthropy Staff

California

The Scripps Research Institute
Office of Philanthropy 
10550 North Torrey Pines Road, TPC-2
La Jolla, CA 92037
Fax: (858) 784-2608

William Burfitt, Director, Office of Philanthropy 
(858) 784-2037, burfitt@scripps.edu

Steve Abramson, Sr. Gift Officer/Planned Giving
(858) 784-9365, stevea@scripps.edu

Katie Collins, Gift Officer 
(858) 784-2874, kcollins@scripps.edu

Elliot Wolf, Philanthropy Associate – Marketing 
(858) 784-2721, elliotw@scripps.edu

Karla J. Martinez, Business Operations & Information Technology 
(858) 784-2339, kjm@scripps.edu

Madeline Fenner, Executive Assistant to the Vice President of Philanthropy
(858) 784-2915, mfenner@scripps.edu

Kay Collier, Administrative Assistant
(858) 784-8921, kcollier@scripps.edu

John Boatright, Administrative Assistant 
(858) 784-9367, jboatrig@scripps.edu

Florida

Scripps Florida
Office of Philanthropy
130 Scripps Way – 4B2
Jupiter, FL 33458
Fax: (561) 228-3075

Will Melton, Vice President of Philanthropy, Florida
(561) 228-2018, wmelton@scripps.edu

Alex Bruner, Associate Vice President of Philanthropy
(561) 228-2013, abruner@scripps.edu

Ben Starling, III, Director of Philanthropy 
(561) 228-2014, bstarling@scripps.edu

Barbara Suflas-Noble, Director, External Affairs
(561) 228-2017, bsnoble@scripps.edu

Susan Capone-Rode, Development Officer
(561) 228-2056, scrode@scripps.edu

Lisa Huertas, Development Officer
(561) 228-2015, lhuertas@scripps.edu