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Jill Still, CFRE

Vice President for University Advancement

Jill Still is a Nacogdoches native who earned a bachelor's degree in business administration from Texas A&M University and a master's degree in business administration from SFA. She is a Certified Fund Raising Executive. Still has played various leadership roles in the Development Office for more than 28 years and was named Vice President for University Advancement in 2012. She also serves as the Executive Director for the SFASU Foundation and the SFA Real Estate Foundation.

Angie Brazil

Executive Assistant to the Vice President for University Advancement

Angie joined University Advancement in March 2020. She assists the vice president and works closely with the SFASU Foundation and the SFA Real Estate Foundation. Angie is a native of East Texas and has worked at SFA for over 21 years.

Trey Turner, PhD, Class of '98 & '02

Associate Vice President for University Advancement

College of Fine Arts and College of Sciences and Mathematics

As the executive director of development, Trey Turner directs and manages the internal and external functions of Stephen F. Austin State University's Office of Development and is responsible for fundraising and development activities at SFA. Dr. Turner is a two-time graduate of SFA, receiving his bachelor's of business administration degree, with majors in marketing and political science, in 1998 and his master's degree in public administration in 2002. Dr. Turner also received a graduate certificate in nonprofit management, with an emphasis in leadership and management, from the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University in 2012. He earned his doctoral degree in 2015 in education administration from Texas A&M University.

Before his employment at SFA as a major gifts officer in 2008, Dr. Turner spent 10 years working in sales and marketing in the pharmaceutical and forest products industries.

Scott Allen, Class of '00

Development Officer

College of Liberal and Applied Arts and University Athletics

Scott Allen is a native of East Texas. He received a Bachelor of Science in kinesiology and a minor in English from SFA in 2000. Before joining our development office he spent 15 years in college ministry at SFA, including serving the past eight years as chaplain for the SFA baseball team.

Lana Comeaux, Class of '03 & '09

Development Officer

James I. Perkins College of Education

Lana Comeaux is originally from Orange, Texas, and moved to Pineland, Texas, in 2001. She received her Bachelor of Business Administration with a concentration in industrial engineering from Lamar University in 1995. Later, she earned her Texas Teaching Certification. She received her Master of Educational Leadership in 2003 and Doctorate of Educational Leadership in 2009 from SFA. She has worked as a teacher, principal and superintendent. She also served as the executive director of the Sabine Area Career Center in conjunction with Angelina College.

Korbin Pate, Class of '12 & '22

Development Officer

Nelson Rusche College of Business

A native of East Texas, Korbin is a two-time graduate of SFA, earning his bachelor's degree in mass communication and master's degree in business administration. Prior to joining the Office of Development in 2019, he spent seven years in the athletics department at SFA overseeing ticket sales, marketing, communications, corporate partnerships, licensing and digital media.

Marc Lishewski

Development Officer

Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture

Marc Lishewski received his bachelor’s degree from Ohio State University and his master’s degree from SFA. He has spent more than 30 years in various sales, marketing and national account manager roles within the building products industry, including employment with the Southern Forest Products Association, Temple-Inland and Georgia-Pacific.

Will Chancey, Class of '21

Development Officer

College of Liberal and Applied Arts

Will, originally from Jacksonville, graduated from SFA in the spring of 2021 with his bachelor’s in Business Administration. Later, he received his master’s degree in Business Management from Texas A&M University Commerce in December of 2022. Prior to joining the team here, Will spent some time in the oil and gas industry as an account executive where he represented midstream clients in the East Texas and Northern Louisiana region.

Sarah Sargent, Class of '11 & '18

Director of Advancement Services

Sarah joined the development staff in January 2017 and is responsible for assisting in coordinating special events, donor stewardship and directing and coordinating accounting and gift processing efforts for SFA and the SFASU Foundation. She is a two time graduate of SFA with a bachelor's degree in hospitality administration and a master's degree in human sciences.

Jessica Robison

Gift Coordinator

Jessica is a Nacogdoches native. She joined the development team in fall 2018 and serves as the gift coordinator. Her responsibilities include stewardship, gift processing and matching gift efforts for the university and the SFASU Foundation.

MacKenzie Blackwell, Class of '17

Analyst

MacKenzie joined the development team in 2019. She is a 2017 graduate of SFA with a master's degree in professional accountancy. MacKenzie is responsible for accounting for the Office of Development, SFASU Foundation and the SFA Real Estate Foundation.

Donna Villalobos

Gift Coordinator

Donna is a Nacogdoches native. She joined the development team as one of the gift coordinators in March 2020. Her responsibilities include stewardship, gift processing and matching gift efforts for the university and the SFASU Foundation. Prior to joining the development team, Donna worked in the SFASU business office.