Leadership
Sheila Baldwin is president and chief executive officer of the University of Iowa Center for Advancement, where she leads the organization’s mission to advance the University of Iowa through engagement and philanthropy.
Before assuming the role on May 4, 2026, Sheila held a series of progressive leadership roles at the UI Center for Advancement, including chief fundraiser for University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital, vice president for health sciences development, and, most recently, senior vice president for development. In that role, she oversaw fundraising efforts spanning health care, athletics, academic units, and the performing arts campus.
Sheila was a founding member of the modern-era University of Iowa Dance Marathon as a student and was later the first inductee into the UI Dance Marathon Hall of Fame.
Sheila earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the UI Henry B. Tippie College of Business. She and her husband, Brad, have two children, Sasha and Kira.
As vice president for Legal, Diane is responsible for overseeing general legal work and providing legal guidance and solutions to support the organization's mission of advancing the University of Iowa through engagement and philanthropy. Diane joined the organization in 2012. She has a bachelor's degree from the University of Nebraska Kearney and a Juris Doctor from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law. She served as a law clerk for the Hon. Laura D. Stith, former judge of the Supreme Court of Missouri, and immediately prior to joining the UI Center for Advancement was the contracts manager, clinical trials office, at Oregon Health & Science University. She is a member of the bar in Iowa, Missouri, and Oregon.
As senior vice president for development, Angela provides strategic and operational leadership for the University of Iowa's fundraising efforts, ensuring the institution's highest priorities and campaign goals are advanced through a coordinated development program. She oversees fundraising efforts that support UI Health Care, intercollegiate athletics, 11 academic colleges, and arts and other university programs—while also providing leadership for corporate and foundation relations, planned giving, data analytics, and prospect management.
Prior to joining the UI Center for Advancement in 2023, Angela spent 17 years at Duke University—most recently as assistant vice president and deputy director for their comprehensive campaign. She received bachelor’s degrees in music and modern foreign languages from Augustana University.
As vice president for Alumni and Donor Engagement, Colin leads a team dedicated to supporting the University of Iowa through thoughtful and innovative engagement and programming—overseeing alumni engagement, annual giving, communication and marketing, events, and stewardship efforts.
Before joining the UI Center for Advancement in 2022, Colin held positions at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Chicago, and most recently, was senior vice president at the fundraising management consulting firm Grenzebach Glier and Associates. He earned his bachelor's degree in communication and media studies from the University of Iowa, master's degrees in adult and distance education from the University of Phoenix and public policy and administration from Iowa State University, and a doctorate in higher education management from the University of Pennsylvania.
Marty Nevshemal joined the UI Center for Advancement as chief operating officer in September 2025. A proud Hawkeye with bachelor's and master's degrees from the UI Henry B. Tippie College of Business, Marty brings more than two decades of executive leadership experience in finance, operations, and strategic transformation across corporate, nonprofit, and public sectors.
In his role, Marty oversees finance, information technology, and facilities management, guiding operational and financial strategy for the organization. His career includes senior leadership positions at MRIGlobal (CFO), Sporting Kansas City (CFO), and Sprint Corporation (Business Unit CFO), as well as distinguished service as a U.S. Marine Corps officer. Marty has earned professional recognition including Marine Corps Intelligence Officer of the Year, in 1996, and was twice recognized as Kansas City Business Journal's “CFO of the Yearâ€. Marty's experience extends to board leadership roles including three terms on the board of the National World War I Museum & Memorial. While on the NWWIMM board, he served as Board Chair as well as committee chair of the Finance & Audit and the Collections & Education committees.
As vice president for talent management, Laura oversees strategies, products, and services that help the UI Center for Advancement attract, retain, develop, and reward highly skilled professionals who are committed to its mission and culture. She possesses domestic and international human resources experience in the fields of utilities, aerospace, and education. Prior to joining the center in 2023, Laura was the senior vice president of talent strategy for ACT. She received a bachelor's degree in organizational communications from University of Northern Iowa and a master's degree in organizational leadership from St. Ambrose University.
