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“I’ve
been a member of AFP for over 20 years….and much of my
‘learning’ in the development field has come from other fund
raising colleagues who were willing to share ideas and leading
practices which were successful in their organizations.”
Mella
Castner is Director, Annual Giving for the Summa Foundation. She
has over 30 years of broad-based development experience, having
secured millions of dollars in special events, annual giving,
and capital contributions for health, human service, and
education organizations. Previously, Mella was the Director of
Annual Fund for the Hattie Larlham Foundation and Senior
Development/Operations Manager for Junior Achievement of Akron
Area. She serves on the board of the Association of Fundraising
Professionals North Central Ohio Chapter, where she chairs the
sponsorship committee.
Joanne
Lally Eberhart is a development professional with an extensive
background in executive leadership, public relations,
communications, and education. She has served as the Vice
President of Development and University Relations for Walsh
University, Vice Chancellor for External Relations and
Development at Indiana University East, Vice President for
Development at Catholic Social Services of Washtenaw County, and
Interim Vice President for Advancement at West Chester
University. She has initiated, assisted with, or completed
capital, endowment, and major gifts campaigns during her service
at these institutions/organizations. As a consultant for the
past five years Joanne has been the lead campaign counsel for
Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, FL and Richland
Community College in Decatur, IL, as well as special project
counsel to West Virginia Wesleyan University and the University
of Western Georgia.
John
Goettler is President of Goettler Associates, a full-service,
client-oriented form specializing in a broad range of
fundraising services. In this capacity, John directs business
development activities; supervises client engagements; directs
client interaction on studies and assessments; and provides
periodic consulting services to clients. John’s consulting
responsibilities have covered all of the primary fundraising
areas: feasibility studies, annual fundraising, board
orientation seminars, and organizing and implementing major
fundraising programs. John is an alumnus of Indiana University.
Blake
Groves has focused the past twelve years exclusively on Internet
technologies. At Convio, he headed up their product management
team helping to create solutions for nonprofits to attract more
constituents, raise funds, drive action, and build loyalty. He
now helps organizations understand how to best use online
efforts to meet their particular needs. Prior to joining Convio,
Blake served in both consulting and product management roles at
IBM's eBusiness Unit, Netscape, Sun Microsystems, and America
Online. Before entering the technology sector, Blake was a
partner in a full service advertising, marketing, and public
relations firm. He has a B.S. in Marketing from Texas A&M, and
an M.B.A from The American Graduate School of International
Management (Thunderbird).
Peggy
Morrison Outon is the founding Executive Director of the Bayer
Center for Nonprofit Management at Robert Morris University in
Pittsburgh, PA. Peggy has three decades’ of experience in the
nonprofit sector as development officer, management support
professional, board member, and volunteer. She has served as a
management consultant to more than 600 nonprofit organizations
in fund development, board development, strategic & operational
planning, and volunteer management. Peggy has served on 33
boards, she currently serves on the August Wilson Center for
African American Culture which recently opened its gorgeous $42
million downtown facility. Under her leadership, The Bayer
Center has served as a national model of excellence for
management support organizations, studied by organizations from
Texas to Michigan.
Tom
Suddes has made a name for himself as a thought leader in the
nonprofit arena. A coach, trainer, consultant, speaker, and
writer with over 33 years of experience in development,
strategic visioning, campaign management, and major gift
solicitation, Tom has been labeled contrarian, radical, whacky,
crazy, and “the Tom Peters of the nonprofit world”. He began his
career in the Development Office at the University of Notre Dame
in 1973. He became the Director of Development and headed the
Campaign for Notre Dame, which raised $180 million ($50 million
over the $130 million goal). In 1983, he founded The Suddes
Group, in his current role, he acts as Chief Visionary Officer
for The Suddes Group and Chief Evangelist for the For Impact
Movement. As the “voice” of the For Impact community, Tom lives,
plays, and coaches at the For Impact Leadership Center just
outside Columbus, OH.
Ken
Weber began his career with Goodwill Industries of North Central
Wisconsin. He now serves as the President and Chief Executive
Officer of Goodwill Industries of Greater Cleveland East Central
Ohio, Inc. The organization has seen growth in several areas
including, individuals served, services offered, and retail
sales that fund Programs and Services. Weber is a member and
past President of the Canton Rotary Club, an Advisory Board
Member for Walsh University and Past President of the Ohio
Association of Goodwill Industries. Weber was the founding
Chairman of Leave a Legacy Stark County. Kenneth and his wife,
Sally, have been married for 34 years and have five grown
children. ©
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