Bob Burdenski
Bob Burdenski is an internationally-recognized almanac and regular giving programs consultant for schools, colleges and universities. He is a prolific writer and published author, often actualization in CURRENTS Magazine, the member mag of the Quango for the Advancement and the Support of Education (Case). Bob is the writer of three CASE books: Innovations in Annual Giving: Ten Departures That Worked, which presents 10 U.S. case histories of advanced almanac giving strategies; More Innovations in Annual Giving, 10 Global Departures That Worked, which features case histories from institutions around the world; and a new Instance book, Online Innovations in Almanac and Regular Giving, 10 Dozen Departures That Worked. In 2013, Innovations in Annual Giving was published by Fudan Academy in Shanghai, condign the first Case book translated into Chinese.
Bob is a recipient of the CASE Crystal Apple Award for Lifetime Didactics Excellence as ranked by his audiences. He has educated (and entertained) at presentations throughout Northward America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, including numerous CASE Europe Annual and Regular Giving Conferences and Masterclasses. He presented Instance'south first-ever annual giving grooming programs in Bharat, Japan, Republic of ireland, Singapore, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Australia, and he is also a frequent contributor to CASE'south Online Speaker Serial on the subject field of annual and regular giving. Bob merely served for the 3rd straight year as Chair of the CASE Institute for Senior Annual Giving Professionals.
Since 2002, Bob has served as the moderator of FundList, the largest fundraising e-mail service discussion listserv in the world, with nearly 4,000 development professional subscribers.
John Taylor
John Taylor is Principal of John H. Taylor Consulting, LLC. For nearly 5 years John served as Associate Vice Chancellor for Advocacy Services, besides as Interim Campaign Manager during his concluding 18 months, at North Carolina Country University. He holds a B.A. in Mass Communications and Socio-Political Change from Vanderbilt University, and a Document in Nonprofit Management from Duke Academy. John has too served as Vice President for Research and Information Services at Instance – a position he held from its inception in late 2002. Prior to that he was the Director of Alumni & Development Records at Duke University for well-nigh 15 years.
John formed one of the largest advancement-related listservs in the world, FundSvcs, now with over iii,600 subscribers. He has spoken at hundreds of conferences across the country and received the CASE Crystal Apple tree Award for Outstanding Teaching. He is the Founder and Former President of the Association of Advocacy Services Professionals. John received the AASP Jonathan Lindsey Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012. He resides in Durham, NC, with his wife and children.
Armik Allen
Armik Allen has more than 2 decades of advancement feel; a deep understanding of what organizations demand to thrive; and the insight to tailor programs for the greatest outcome. She specializes in the functional infrastructure of evolution systems, preserving the best of existing operations while implementing improvements that raise the organization's potential. Armik and her teams have maximized operational efficiencies in fundraising, gift processing, reporting and analytics, constituent tracking, human relationship management, fund direction, and donor relations. She is currently the Executive Managing director of Advancement Services at California Lutheran University. Prior to her role at Cal Lutheran, she served as the Senior Manager of Advocacy Services at California Country Academy, San Marcos and was the Associate Vice President of Advocacy Services at the Kansas Country University Foundation.
Deanna Amaya
Deanna Amaya is the Assistant Manager of Annual Giving for California State University, Long Embankment (CSULB). She oversees the Beach Fund almanac solicitations including direct mail service, email, telephone outreach, and the BEACHfunder crowdfunding platform. Deanna started her development career at The Beach equally an annual giving banana. She obtained a double Bachelor'south caste in English language- Artistic Writing and Film & Electronic Arts at CSULB in 2014 and an MA in English Literature in 2018. Deanna's interests include 19th century British literature, periodic dramas, and tacos.
JD Beebe
JD Beebe is the co-Founder and CEO of ThankView. Originally designed to assist him and his married woman thank their wedding guests with personalized videos, ThankView quickly evolved to a stewardship platform embraced by over 600 universities, not-profits, hospitals and beyond. JD regularly presents at CASE, ADRP, AFP and other fundraising conferences and is honored to be presenting here. He loves his squad, his wife, his dog Smokey, and a peachy number of other people and things, all of which he's more than happy to chat most – swing by the ThankView berth and say hello!
Kelly Best
Kelly Best is the Manager of Strategic Projects for Advancement Services at the University of California, Davis. Her focus is on internal and external communication strategy, training curriculum development, and Advancement Services brand management. One of Kelly'southward passions is helping her colleagues gain recognition for the innovative piece of work they do. Her CASE honour submissions have garnered eleven awards (and counting!), including a Circle of Excellence Platinum Honour. She has served the University of California development community for the past five years in a diversity of positions at Davis and Santa Cruz. Prior to that, Kelly was enrolled in a Ph.D. plan in ethnomusicology, a perfect expression of her love of music composition, writing, and critical thinking. She earned her bachelor's degree in geology (with honors) and master's degree in ethnomusicology from Memorial Academy, Canada.
Sean Briner
Sean Briner is currently the Director of Almanac Giving Programs at California State University San Marcos. He has been office of CSUSM'southward University Advancement division for 8 years and in higher education for more than twenty years. At CSUSM'due south almanac giving office (a staff of one), he manages philanthropic outreach to alumni, employees, and students; including the Student Philanthropy Council, and oversees Wilson-Bennett's management of the Phonathon plan. Sean has too led all 4 years of the university's twenty-four hours of giving, CSUSM Giving Day, for which the university has received Case Commune VII Bronze Awards of Excellence in 2018 and 2019 for Fundraising Campaigns. CSUSM completed its $50 million Forward Together campaign in 2018, acquiring more than than 6,000 beginning-time alumni, employee, and student donors. Sean holds a bachelor'southward degree in teaching/journalism from The Ohio Land Academy and a primary'southward degree in education from Xavier University. He earned a certificate in fund raising management from the Indiana University Lilly Family unit School of Philanthropy.
Kelli Bronson
Kelli Bronson is the Associate Director of Annual Giving at Whittier Higher. She has 20 years of experience building annual giving programs in higher instruction. At Whittier she is responsible for direct mail and email marketing, loyalty giving, and society crowdfunding efforts. Kelli earned her bachelor'due south degree in english language from Cal Country University, Fullerton and a certificate in fund raising from UCLA. Kelli is anxiously awaiting the final season of "Game of Thrones." #WinterIsHere
Tessa Burke
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Burke is an Account Managing director with iModules. She has spent the past 15 years working in college education and secondary education; with a focus on marketing, communications, alumni relations, enrollment, and institutional advancement. Prior to joining iModules, Tessa was the web content manager for two individual college preparatory schools in the Chicagoland area. She implemented the Cover arrangement in 2009 and enjoys bringing the perspective of an experienced Encompass user to her part as she partners with her clients in strategic digital engagement.
McCabe Callahan
McCabe Callahan is the CEO and co-Founder of Community Funded. McCabe Callahan began Community Funded in 2011 out of his passion to provide a platform for communities to support the things they care about. Since that time, Community Funded has been home to hundreds of highly collaborative, and in some cases, international honor-winning campaigns.
Michael Cocks
Michael Cocks has been a development professional person for the last fourteen years and has worked with multiple not-profits over the years in both membership and evolution positions. Michael possesses expertise in gift administration, data integrity, projection management and the documentation of departmental practices and policies. He is currently the Project Manager for Development Operations at the Los Angeles Philharmonic (LA Phil). He joined the LA Phil in 2016 as the Development Operations Coordinator. During his time here Michael has been tasked with taking existing practices and restructuring them for transparency and efficiency. This includes the reform of departmental budgeting and expense management, contribution documentation filing and storage procedures, and intranet restructuring. Prior to his work with the Los Angeles Combo, Michael worked with the California Science Eye and Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic.
Wayne Combs
Dr. Wayne Combs is a leader in campaign and advancement management with over 20 years of experience supporting higher teaching. He teaches in the Organizational Change and Leadership doctoral program at the USC Rossier Schoolhouse of Instruction on the fundamentals of inventiveness, innovation and entrepreneurship, and the economics of organizational modify. Wayne is formerly the Associate Dean of Advocacy Operations and Elective Programs for the USC Dornsife College of Messages, Arts and Sciences. Previously he served as the Managing director of Advancement Services & Data Management at Occidental Higher and was the Manager of Gift, Data & Tape Services at the Academy of California, San Diego. Wayne began his career at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he trained their advocacy staff in the use of software and fundraising technology to prepare for a $3 billion campaign. Wayne is also actively involved as a member of the board of directors (Vice President) for the Association of Advancement Services Professionals (AASP) where works to support programming for height and regional events; webinars; and best practices. He is also a member of the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) where he serves as Conference Chair and Faculty.
Laurent (Lo) De Janvry
Laurent "Lo" de Janvry has been in higher instruction marketing and evolution for over a decade. He serves equally Assistant Dean of College Relations & Evolution at the UC Berkeley College of Chemical science. Previously, as the Manager of Strategic and Direct Marketing Services at UC Berkeley, he grew the academy's annual giving section to provide straight response marketing, marketplace inquiry, and data mining-modeling services campus-wide. Lo has presented at numerous regional, national, and international conferences, and consulted universities on the utilization of market inquiry and data mining-modeling to raise their marketing, development, and alumni relations programs. Lo has his undergraduate caste in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley, and his MBA from the Academy of Southern California Marshall School of Business. Earlier entering college educational activity, he worked in the private sector in marketing, brand strategy, and operational consulting for Arthur Andersen, Mars & Company, Del Monte Foods, and Prophet Make Strategy.
Rodger Devine
Rodger Devine is the Senior Executive Managing director of Business Intelligence at the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, including the USC Shoah Foundation, at the University of Southern California. Rodger oversees data analytics, information strategy, advancement operations, data administration, prospect development, and leadership annual giving programs. Prior to joining USC, he served every bit the Director of Information, Analytics and Annual Giving at the Michigan Ross School of Business, where he managed information, assay, reporting and business processes related to development strategy, portfolio activeness, and goal attainment. Rodger brings over xv years of experience in enterprise information systems, software engineering, It operations, organizational development, and cantankerous-functional leadership. He completed his graduate studies in information, analysis and retrieval at the University of Michigan, where he was a member of the Michigan Data Sciences team and co-founded the Student Organization for Information, Analysis and Retrieval. In his spare time, he speaks at various conferences, teaches machine learning workshops, and volunteers in data projects that benefit not-profits such as the A2 Data Dive. Rodger is excited to launch his upcoming volumeInformation Science for Fundraising: Build Information-Driven Solutions Using R, which is scheduled to release in February 2018.
Gretchen Dobson, Ed.D.
Gretchen Dobson is the President, Global Alumni Relations, Academic Assembly, Inc.With over 25 years of experience in higher education and constituent relations, Gretchen and her squad at Academic Assembly, Inc. lead institutions, governments and member-based organizations towards sustainable international alumni date strategies and solutions. She also provides professional coaching for international alumni relations, evolution, admissions and academic officers new to global engagement practices. Gretchen is the author of Being Global: Making the Case for International Alumni Relations (Example Books, 2011) and the International Travel Handbook: Engaging Constituents Away (Academic Impressions, 2014), as well equally the editor of Staying Global: How International Alumni Relations Advances the Calendar (EAIE, 2015). She was recognized by the Relate of College Instruction every bit one of the leading "Innovators in Internationalization" for her work at Tufts University (USA). Gretchen serves as Board Chair of United Planet, a network of leaders and volunteers fostering cross-cultural understanding and addressing shared challenges to unite the world in a community beyond borders. She received her available'due south and master's degrees from Boston College, and her doctorate in higher education direction from the University of Pennsylvania. Gretchen is affiliated with the academy at Albany'southward School of Education as an International Education Leadership Fellow. She is based in Australia.
Nathan Fay
Nathan Fay serves every bit Associate Vice President of Prospect Development at City of Promise, one of the nation's top National Cancer Institutes, where he provides leadership for the business concern intelligence, prospect enquiry, prospect management, information solutions,information direction and training units. Prior to Urban center of Hope, he spent over 11 years in various roles at Stanford University, including 7 years as Director of Data Analytics and Prospect Research. Nathan is a sought-after speaker in management philosophy, business intelligence and artificial intelligence. He is a scholar of philosophical systems with an emphasis on applying philosophy and applied science to create a more socially just guild. Nathan is the writer of Precision Prospect Development and the co-author of Precision Philanthropy: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Generosity.
Becky Ferguson
Becky Ferguson is the Manager of Customer Services at the University of California, Davis. She manages a team of analysts focused on projects and ad hoc reporting needs of their users. In this role, Becky serves as Chief Product Owner of the development and alumni relations tech stack. She also manages the gift agreement staff and oversees the documenting of gifts; academic chairs; gift policies; and souvenir administration. Prior to UC Davis, Becky spent fourth dimension in the development and alumni shops at Stanford University and Pennsylvania State University. When she's non at the part you'll catch her at the gym, a tango lesson, or the local farmers market.
Amanda Garvin-Adicoff
Amanda Garvin-Adicoff is an Applications Developer for Advocacy Services at the University of California, Davis. She provides business intelligence support to the Almanac Fund and has specialized the refining of international data. With 10 years of feel in fiscal aid, auditing, and advancement services, Amanda is dedicated to developing and enforcing the rules that make information more cute and more valuable to her customers. She is a polyglot with a passion for language conquering and holds a bachelor's caste in economics from Stanford University.
Brian Gawor
Brian Gawor serves as Vice President for Enquiry at Ruffalo Noel Levitz. His focus is research and strategy and to help propel the fundraising results of clients. Brian has xiv+ years of higher education experience in student affairs, enrollment management and evolution. He began his career directing the student ambassador phoning and campus tour programs at Knox College, his alma mater. His efforts supported the achievement of record enrollment at Knox which continues today. He so joined the college's $iii million Knox Fund and, with the help of Ruffalo Noel Levitz's on-site management, set an institutional tape for alumni donors during a tough economy. Almost recently, Brian served for four years every bit Director of Development for the Higher of Fine Arts at Illinois Land University. He is currently completing a doctorate at Illinois Country University, where he is studying college pedagogy donors, fundraising and the experiences of student fundraisers.
Howard Heevner
Howard Heevner joined the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) in 2011 and is currently their Assistant Vice Chancellor of Alumni Engagement.In this role, Howard oversees their annual giving, alumni council and engagement, special events and advancement services programs. Prior to UCSC, Howard was the Manager of Almanac giving at Pennsylvania State Academy where he oversaw their almanac giving plan for the 23 campus system and 42 fundraising units. During his tenure he restructured their annual giving chargeback structure; rolled out a new online giving organization; re-organized their almanac giving office to meet the needs of the university; created a face-to-face high-cease almanac giving program; and improved the university'south donor retention and alumni donor count. Howard has besides worked in various annual giving roles at DePaul University, the University of Michigan, and at the University of Iowa Foundation.
Michele Hicks
Michele Hicks has been at the Academy of California, Davis for over 6 years and presently serves as the Operations Director for Gift and Data Services. In her role, she is known as the "Train Station Chief" – keeping the trains moving on time and on rail through business concern process refinement. Prior to her electric current position, Michele held positions at UC Davis every bit the Programmer for their Annual and Special Gifts Program and the Director of Phone Outreach. Prior to joining the academy, Michele spent over ten years in annual giving at Illinois State Academy and Eastern Washington Academy. She holds a bachelor's degree in public health didactics from Eastern Washington Academy and a chief'due south degree in public assistants. When she'southward non serving as the "Station Master" at piece of work, Michele is running effectually with her husband and 3 children. In her spare time, she enjoys her 6:00 a.m. gym time, v days a week; crocheting and knitting; and baking succulent treats known to woo a certain MOTM co-host and loftier-profile advancement services consultant.
Chere Hooks
Chere Hooks is the Banana Director for the USC Dornsife Higher of Messages, Arts and Sciences, at the University of Southern California. Chere brings over 20 years of feel in higher education fundraising. In her current role, she manages a portfolio of 200+ alumni, parents and friends and is responsible for the identification, cultivation and solicitation of donors at the annual giving leadership level that ranges betwixt $1K – $100K. In addition, Chere focuses on translating new leads into lucrative donors, likewise equally mobilizing and converting established donors to explore upgrade and planned giving opportunities. Chere holds a chief's degree in gerontology, as well equally a main'southward degree in communication management from the University of Southern California. In her spare time, she is a Life Passenger vehicle.
Morgan Jandreau
Morgan Jandreau is a business, gift, and information analyst. During her time at UC Davis, she has been the primary gift documentation reviewer and the matching gifts coordinator. Before joining UC Davis every bit an employee, Morgan was an undergraduate educatee there. She now holds a Bachelor'south degree in Managerial Economics from Davis. When not rocking the new matching gifts program, Morgan and her new fiancé savour traveling and seeing their favorite bands perform live.
Pamela Jones-Tintle
Pamela Jones Tintle is the Assistant Vice President for Development at Pitzer Higher.
Diana Keim
Diana Keim currently serves as the Acquaintance Vice President for Annual Giving at City of Hope. In that capacity, Diana oversees almanac giving, digital philanthropy and employee giving. Combined, all of the departments she oversees is responsible for over $ten million in revenue and more than 78,000 private donors to Metropolis of Promise. During her time at City of Hope, the annual giving section has grown substantially. The program has more than doubled its efforts, raised their revenue past 157%, and increased their number of gifts by 29%. The employee giving section has too grown under Diana's supervision, where she instituted an internal employee giving campaign, "Hope Starts with Us." Under her management, City of Promise employees currently donate over $500,000 each year through this campaign; with 65% percent of employees participating in this effort. Prior to joining City of Hope in 2005, Diana served for four years every bit the Director of Almanac Giving at her alma mater, the University of Southern California. She also served as their Managing director of Telemarketing for half-dozen years prior to that. Diana started her career in fundraising as a freshman student caller at the USC Telephone Program.
Nick Kennedy
Nick Kennedy is the Senior Associate Manager of Annual Giving and Direct Marketing for USC Shoah Foundation. Nick joined the Advancement team at the USC Dornsife Higher of Letters, Arts and Sciences in October 2015 every bit the Assistant Manager of Annual Giving. In his current role, Nick manages a portfolio of leadership annual giving donors and develops all direct mail and e-mail appeal letters, every bit well as other cultivation and solicitation projects. Nick holds a bachelor's degree in Economics from Claremont McKenna College, and is currently pursuing his MBA at the USC Marshall School of Business organization.
Ryan Lawrence
Ryan Lawrence is the Associate Director of Digital Philanthropy at the University of California, Berkeley where he oversees digital fundraising efforts inside university development and alumni relations. Ryan manages the Berkeley Crowdfunding program, which raised half a million dollars from more than 4,200 donors last academic year. Additionally, Ryan is serving equally a projection manager for Big Give, Cal's almanac fundraising 24-hour event. He besides evaluates and tests new technologies to engage and solicit the Berkeley community and has recently implemented a texting program at Berkeley'southward call center and across. Ryan has been working for UC Berkeley since February 2016. Previously, he served as the Assistant Director of Web Fundraising at the University of Delaware, where he also received his bachelor's degree in English.
Anita Lawson
Anita Lawson has been a development professional for more than than 20 years and has enjoyed a rewarding career supporting diverse non-profit organizations with her expertise in souvenir administration, process re-applied science, and database conversion direction. In April 2015, Anita accustomed a position equally Director of Development Operations with the Los Angeles Philharmonic (LA Phil) to build a team in back up of a major campaign for the orchestra's 100th anniversary. Prior to the LA Phil, she was the Advancement Services Manager at the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica, CA. Anita has also held advancement services leadership positions at Communities Foundation of Texas and Susan G. Komen For The Cure headquarters (both in Dallas, TX), besides as positions at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles in Los Angeles, CA and the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA. Anita has served on the board of Case Four and is a founding member of the Association of Advancement Services Professionals (AASP) .
Kamalei Lee
Kamalei Lee is the Associate Director of Annual Giving at Pitzer Higher. She received a bachelor's caste in public relations from the Academy of La Verne with a background in communications, fundraising, digital media, organizational leadership and customs outreach.
Jennifer Liu-Cooper
Jennifer Liu-Cooper, is the Director of West Declension Client Support for DonorSearch.Jennifer has twenty+ years of experience in fundraising operations and her areas of expertise include prospect development (research, analysis, tracking & management); business organisation procedure cess and re-design; system implementation & management; and souvenir and record management. She has helped clients meet changing business requirements in applying business best practices within the unique context of each arrangement. Jennifer has overseen fundraising operations at the Academy of Delaware and Vanderbilt Academy, and directed prospect development at the University of Oregon Foundation. Currently, she serves equally Secretary of the AASP Board and has been a featured speaker for Instance, APRA, and AASP.
Felicity Meu
Felicity Meu is the Manager of Partner Success at GiveCampus. Felicity spent nine years with Stanford'southward Office of Development. Every bit Stanford's countdown Director of Next Generation Giving she worked closely with individual donors and volunteers simply besides helped arts and crafts the University's vision for engaging its next not bad generation of philanthropists. Leaning into the needs of young donors, Felicity spent time consulting for Stanford'due south Constructive Philanthropy Lab, working on a project dedicated to taking a deep dive into improve understanding the needs of millennial donors. Currently she serves as Director of Partner Success for GiveCampus where she continues to piece of work against her goal of helping more people be more generous more strategically.
Emily Neigel
Emily Neigel is the Sales and Marketing Manager for Relay Txt.Emily manages education sales and client success at Relay and has been one of the industry leaders on the forefront of person-to-person texting, helping 70+ independent schools, colleges and universities integrate texting into their annual giving and alumni relations programs. Prior to joining Relay, Emily worked with Upwardly Global, connecting refugees with education and jobs. She graduated from Beloit College in Wisconsin, where she worked in both Residential Life and Admissions. Emily is also a proud alumni volunteer,and has hosted current students for career shadowing and alumni events in the Bay Surface area.
Christina Nichols, CFRE, bCRE-Pro
Christina Nichols has a passion for making the world a amend identify for all and loves a good "why." Subsequently nearly ii decades in non-profit and college teaching fundraising, she has joined the team at Marketing Advice Resource, Inc. (MCR) to leverage her skills and experience on behalf of MCR clients. She was a first-generation college student who is fiercely committed to providing post-secondary didactics to those who choose information technology. She firmly believes that showcasing causes that are meaningful and connect with donors is of import work.
Meg Padovani
One thousand thousand Padovani is the Lead Applications Programmer for Advancement Services at the University of California, Davis. During her 6 years with UC Davis evolution, Meg has been the driving force backside the innovative, best-in-manufacture solutions that have garnered 10 Example awards (and counting!). Meg is committed to ensuring an excellent user experience and applies her artist's eye to all of her BI data visualizations. A 2019 Case Rise Star Award recipient, Meg nurtures a passion for learning that extends well beyond her support for higher education fundraising. She is a frequent speaker on the media and methods of best practice in advancement data analytics. When she is not busy winning Instance awards for UC Davis, Meg enjoys training for one-half-marathons, creating functional pieces of textile art, and spending time with her husband and two children. Fluent in SQL and with mad chops in JavaScript and Tableau, 1000000 is a Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA). She as well has a bachelor's degree from the University of the Pacific.
Jean Pembleton
Jean Pembleton is the Managing director of College Instruction at the peer-to-peer texting company, Hustle. Prior to joining Hustle, Jean worked as an almanac giving fundraiser and volunteer managing director at the University of Chicago before relocating to the Bay Area where she worked equally a Major Gift Officer at Stanford Law School.
Michelle Poetry
Michelle Poetry joined the development and alumni relations team at the University of California, Davis every bit their Senior Director of Annual and Special Gifts in September 2014. Prior to joining UC Davis, she was the Director of Annual and Special Gifts at the Washington State University Foundation. Michelle also has 15 years of outcome management experience overseeing presidential-level university events at Washington State University and local customs festivals and events in the Washington area. Michelle has also managed city and canton tourism promotions and programs at the Pullman, Washington Chamber of Commerce and at the Moscow, Idaho Chamber of Commerce. During her tenure at the Pullman Chamber of Commerce, Michelle was also a co-founder of a country scenic byway program, The Palouse Breathtaking Byway, which encompassed over 200 miles and eleven communities. Michelle received her caste in communication-advert from the Academy of Idaho.
Alex Popescu
Alex Popescu has over 12 years of feel in development and is currently the Managing director of Annual Giving at Whittier College. In his role, he oversees traditional annual giving programs like straight mail and phonathon, every bit well as newer, digital frontiers including crowdfunding, solar day of giving campaigns, and mobile payments. Alex began his fundraising career as a student caller at Chapman University, where he as well earned his bachelor'south degree in communication studies and master's degree in leadership development. Exterior of the office, Alex enjoys running, reading nearly cryptocurrencies, and exploring new countries.
Dawn Roarty, MBA, PMP, CSM
Dawn Roarty brings more thirty years of project and alter management experience to her role as Executive Managing director of Souvenir and Data Services for Advancement Services at the University of California, Davis. In her function Dawn oversees all gift processing and advocacy data direction, and she leads the design and implementation of business concern intelligence solutions in support of UC Davis' showtime (and their next) comprehensive fundraising entrada. Dawn has driven the adoption of many innovative approaches to the business of advancement services, including the implementation of Agile and KANBAN to gift & donor record processing. She has served as Project Director for the Centralized Gift Processing Arrangement (Great), which earned iv CASE awards in a single year, including Grand Gold and Platinum. With her expertise in automation and procedure improvement, Dawn has saved organizations many thousands of dollars over the course of her career. She brings this passion for efficiency to her gift processing team and fosters an environment that encourages openness and continuous improvement. She has served on the faculty for several of CASE's Gift Processing and Donor Records Workshops and has also presented at the Association of Advancement Services Professionals (AASP )many times. Dawn holds a bachelor's degree from UC Davis; an MBA from Golden Gate University; and is a certified Projection Direction Professional person (PMP) and SCRUM master.
Alison Roedl
Alison returned to her alma mater, the University of Redlands, as their Associate Director of Annual Giving in 2017. In her function, aslope their alumni community relations team, Alison oversees and plans their reunion giving entrada. She is also charged with the new BOLD (Bulldogs of the Last Decade) alumni engagement endeavor and oversees Greek & Athletic crowdfund projects. Before working in higher education, Alison spent 7 years in the sustainable construction manufacture.
Emily Parris Sandler
Emily Paris Sandler is the Senior Director of Digital Philanthropy at City of Hope.
Rob Schlitts
Rob Schlitts is the Sectionalization President of Wilson-Bennett Applied science Incorporated, a nationally recognized provider of cutting edge phonathon engineering science and services located in Little Rock, Arkansas.Rob began his phonathon career as a pupil caller at Hillsdale College in Michigan. Over the terminal decade, Rob has been instrumentally involved with hundreds of phonathon programs. This association has allowed him the feel of working with many diverse institutions; ranging from 3,000 – 300,000 callable prospects. Rob holds a master's degree in organizational management.
Wilson-Bennett provides over 150 on-site managed phonathon programs, off-site calling, membership calling, admissions calling and automatic software leasing; each unique to the not-profit needs.
Jessica Schrider LaBorde
Jessica Schrider La Borde is the Assistant Vice Chancellor of Advancement Services at the University of California, Davis. She and her team develop and provide advancement services solutions with the front end-line fundraiser in mind. With nearly 25 years of experience in corporate sales, political and nonprofit fundraising, and philanthropy operations, Jessica is passionate about improving both internal and external processes to drive a bacteria and more efficient business concern while supporting UC Davis' philanthropic goals and priorities. She serves on the Board of Directors for the Association of Advancement Services Professionals (AASP) and is active with Case as both a speaker and an awards judge for Advocacy Services Programs. Jessica recently completed an Executive MBA programme and holds two bachelor'south degrees – one in mass communications and a second in English literature from Appalachian State Academy. When not fearlessly leading her team to new professional heights, Jessica takes pleasure at home and away by gardening with her tween twins; supporting farm-to-fork initiatives; and sampling family unit-owned wineries and microbreweries with her charming husband. She is also a voracious reader who enjoys cat napping between chapters nearly as much equally turning pages.
Chelsea Speer
Chelsea Speer is the Banana Director of Almanac Giving at Whittier College. She is responsible for increasing alumni fundraising participation through their phonathon (their student telephone call heart), senior form gift entrada, and Graduates of the Last Decade (K.O.L.D.). Chelsea has a bachelor's degree in business organization with an emphasis in marketing and a pocket-size in economic science from Whittier College and is currently pursuing a master's degree in educational activity. She has 5 years of customer service from In-N-Out and 3 years of sales experience from an equipment leasing and finance company. Chelsea has been able to utilize the skills and cognition gained from her previous employers and her shut affinity to Whittier College to make significant improvements to Whittier'southward programs in just nether two years.
Mary Stivender
Mary Stivender is Associate Director of Annual Giving at UC Berkeley, where she has worked for 9 years.In her role, she manages the operations of the academy's direct mail and email program for 13 schools and the central almanac fund. Prior to Cal, she managed marketing communications and sales back up for 10 years in the hospitality and logistics industries.
Jonathan Van Oss
Jon Van Oss brings over xxx years of in-depth knowledge and hands-on experience gained from various senior data analytics and market research positions for organizations, such every bit the American Medical Association and World Vision. Jon has also served for more than fifteen years as Vice President of Information Analytics at several advertizing agencies that served a wide range of national and international not-profit organizations. He is nationally recognized for his insightful marketing and fundraising database analytics, decision-tree modeling, segmentation, testing and attrition strategies and analyses.
Tyler Varing
Tyler Varing is the Assistant Director of Almanac Giving at the University of Southern California.
Ray Watts CFRE CSPG
Raymond W. Watts, CFRE, CSPG, is A
ssociate Vice President at the Academy of Redlands, and has served the University since 2002. Ray manages the Development team at the University, and oversees all University philanthropic outreach efforts, working closely with Trustees, the President and the Vice President for University Relations to attain organizational goals. Before bold the function of AVP at Redlands in 2007, Ray served for 5 years every bit Director of Development, overseeing the major gift fundraising for the historic Centennial Campaign.
Prior to coming to Redlands, Ray spent seven years at his alma mater, Loyola Marymount University of Los Angeles, spending the last four years as Manager of Almanac and Special Campaigns. Prior to this function, Ray served equally Director of Academy Relations Administration, overseeing special events, donor stewardship and worked closely with the Vice President of University Relations. Ray received a available's caste in English literature from LMU and a master's degree in Business Administration from LMU with an emphasis in management. Ray received CFRE (Certified Fund Raising Executive) certification in 1999, CSPG (Certified Specialist in Planned Giving) certification in 2014 and has presented at multiple conferences on varying topics relating to development and management. He is also an offshoot faculty fellow member in the School of Business at the University of Redlands, teaching classes on management, leadership and working with students on their capstone projects. Ray lives in Redlands, California with his wife, Judi, their 15-year one-time daughter Oasis, 11-year old son Logan and 7-twelvemonth-old girl Clare.
Lynne Wester
Lynne Wester is a frequent briefing speaker and well-known resource for donor relations and fundraising expertise. She has been featured in The Washington Postal service, CURRENTS magazine, The Relate of Philanthropy and other industry publications. Lynne also created the website and blog www.donorrelationsguru.com where she shares her expertise, opinions, and collections of samples on a diverseness of topics. She likewise hosts a monthly webinar series. It is Lynn's personal philosophy that the goal of any nifty fundraising operation is to utilize strategic communications and interactions to foster the human relationship between the organisation and its constituents and friends. Using her expertise and hands-on approach, she works with many organizations to help them keep their focus donor driven, technologically savvy, strategic, and always with a splash of good sense of humor. Lynn received her undergraduate degrees from the University of Due south Carolina and is a loyal gamecock alumna, donor, and fan.
Molly Widdicombe, M.Ed.
Molly Widdicombe is the Director of Annual Giving at the University of Redlands. Molly has over twenty years of combined feel in higher instruction. Prior to her office in advancement at the Academy of Redlands, she spent 10 years at the University of Idaho in both student and bookish affairs. She also served equally the Alumni Relations and Development Assistant at a minor, private loftier school for 5 years. In her current role, Molly oversees a minor, just mighty staff who play a major part each year in reunion class giving.
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