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As Chair of the firm’s Charitable & Nonprofit Organizations Practice Group, Elizabeth Manchester represents tax-exempt entities, centered on compliance, charitable gift planning issues and the implementation of planned and estate-giving strategies, and best practices. She advises charitable institutions and institutions of higher learning about tax benefits available to donors. She assists institutions with the inception of planned giving programs. Elizabeth also counsels individuals, families, and fiduciaries on all aspects of estate planning, estate settlement and trust administration in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, including planning and tax strategies designed to further the unique goals of clients.

Russell Stein focuses his practice on advising businesses on the intricacies of U.S. Federal and State tax regulations and advising nonprofit charities and charitable foundations on Federal tax regulations and State charitable regulations as well as general business matters. He advises nonprofit organizations, charities, and private foundations on a variety of issues ranging from start-up organizational matters through mergers and dissolution. Russell provides guidance on joint-ventures and partnerships between nonprofit and for-profit entities, including advice regarding state regulations and registration requirements involving commercial co-venture agreements.

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Michele Levy helps mission-driven organizations develop compelling, consistent messaging and integrated communications in order to achieve their strategic goals. Prior to launching her consulting practice, Michele worked in advertising and management consulting as a strategist and client service lead. She served as Chief Marketing Officer for Walnut Hill School for the Arts and the Cambridge School of Weston, and has held leadership roles on a number of nonprofit boards. An honors graduate of Harvard College, Michele received her MBA in healthcare management from Boston University. She is the author of Building Your Brand: A Practical Guide for Nonprofit Organizations.

Auburn Watersong began her work in human services more than twenty-five years ago, and is a tenacious advocate for those struggling with the effects of trauma and toxic stress that result from systemic oppression, violence, abuse, and poverty. As Director of Trauma Prevention and Resilience Development at Vermont’s Agency of Human Services, she works with direct service providers, governmental leaders, policy makers, and community stakeholders to build resilient individuals, workplaces, and communities. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Women’s Studies and a Master’s in Divinity/Feminist Theology. She is an ordained Episcopal Priest and proud mother of two resilient young adults.

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As Vice President, Saleha Walsh applies her HR expertise in client communication and contextual decision-making to managing Insource’s operations and addressing client needs. She is jointly responsible for the overall management of client success, as well as providing leadership to, and strategic direction for, Insource’s consulting services and business development. Prior to launching Insource’s HR Practice, Saleha worked as an HR and Operations professional in several organizations, most recently for a national law firm headquartered in Boston. Saleha holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Merrimack College.

DaQuall Graham is responsible for driving and overseeing Insource’s training and employee development programs. He has extensive experience in operational and instructional leadership as well as a proven track record in improving performance and outcomes of teams and individuals. Prior to joining Insource, DaQuall worked as a Senior Director of Education and has completed training certifications in Educational Leadership and Executive Leadership Training. DaQuall holds a Masters of Art in Teaching from Simmons College and a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from American International College. He has completed a Certification of Advanced Graduate Studies in Educational Leadership from Simmons College.

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Willia Cooper is the co-leader of ESC’s Core Team for Virtual Strategy, converting ESC’s three-program operation (Consulting, Fellowships and Discovery) into virtual services. She has worked as a training and development director and practitioner for over 25 years. She was one of the early adopters of virtual meetings and trainings at Staples, Inc., converting a nine-month in-person leadership program into a five-month global, virtual program. She received Staples’ Guiding the Way award for her work. Willia became an ESC Fellow in 2018 and serves as the Transition Navigator Coordinator for Discovery Centers.

Donna Morelle is the co-leader of ESC’s Core Team for Virtual Strategy. She is also the Director of ESC Fellowships, providing transitional management support to nonprofits by experienced professionals through virtual and hybrid fellowship assignments. In her primary career, she worked in PK-12 education as a classroom teacher, school principal, curriculum leader, and Superintendent of Schools and was awarded the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics Teaching. In her encore career, she facilitates encore seminars and workshops, most recently presenting the virtual modules for Encore Fellows Boot Camp at ESC.

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As YW Boston’s Director of Marketing and Communications, Coralys Negretti supports the successful delivery of YW Boston programs, as well as bolstering the impact of the organization’s vision of a more inclusive and equitable city. By leveraging partnerships and overseeing strategic marketing and communications, Coralys works as a liaison between the program and fund development departments to increase engagement and promote the sustainability of YW Boston’s mission. She is passionate about digital storytelling and centering DEI in her work. Coralys served as a member of the 2019 Boston Women’s March Steering Committee and is a Massachusetts Commonwealth Seminar alum.

Dominique Calixte is currently the Associate Director of Annual Giving and Special Events at the YW Boston. In her career, she has supported nonprofits in building revenue streams implementing systems, and inclusive fundraising practices. Outside of her work commitments, she is a board member for the Boston Chapter of Young Nonprofit Professionals Network, an advisory board member of the Massachusetts Chapter of Democrats for Education Reform and sits on AFP MA’s Education & IDEA committee.

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As a Project Management Center of Excellence, the Chapter’s mission is to promote the practices of PM through quality programs and training. Irene Mauch earned a BS in Industrial Management from Purdue, where her lifelong interest in empowering individuals to work better was sparked. She is LEAN Six Sigma and PMI Project Management Professional (PMP) certified, and earned a MIT Sloan Executive Certificate in Technology, Operations, and Value Chain Management. As a facilitator and trainer, Irene takes great pleasure in sharing with others the PM techniques that help deliver successful projects.

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Rich Maiore brings more than 20 years of experience in fundraising and communications experience with a track record of developing and implementing impactful corporate and nonprofit partnerships. His agency, Rocket Social Impact works with a range of companies and nonprofit organizations to raise awareness, engagement and dollars. Prior to starting Rocket, Rich was Senior. Vice President at Cone Communications leading the agency’s nationally recognized Social Impact practice His nonprofit work experience includes leading corporate fundraising for Reading Is Fundamental and American Rivers.

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Pieta Blakely, PHD (she/her) is a researcher and evaluator, specializing in evaluations of education and workforce development programs. As Principal of Blakely Consulting, LLC, Dr. Blakely helps organizations build evaluation capacity, integrate evaluation into their programs, and use learning for strategic planning. Her clients include a range of anti-poverty and social justice organizations, particularly those that serve disadvantaged and minoritized youth. Dr. Blakely received her BA from Brown University in Organizational Behavior and Management and Anthropology, her MS in Administrative Science from Boston University, her MEd from Harvard University, and her PhD from Brandeis University in Social Policy.

Cynthia Rojas is the Principal of To Your Growth! a consulting firm that specializes in organizational development, process improvement, talent development, and change management. Cynthia works with organizations at key inflection points and helps convert their current practices into systems that promote innovation, improve quality, and ensure sustainability. Cynthia is also co-executive producer of a weekly talk show titled, Coffee Time with Masterminds, featured on Facebook Live where she (and her co-hosts) invite leaders to talk about urgent issues brought on by the pandemic. Her goal is to help companies solve complex problems so they can perform at their best.

Rebecca Tuttle, Principal, Grant Write Now, LLC, Grant Writing for Good, & Author, has taught 6,011 professionals, nationwide, how to find, write, and secure grant funding, raising $26M for her clientele. A federal grant reviewer, research writer, and accountability practitioner, Rebecca lends her expertise through online thought leadership, nonprofit sustainability consulting, fundraising education for six and seven figure portfolio development. On a mission to help grant writers elevate their pursuit of grant funding, and engage community investors in designing a more equitable grant writing agenda, Rebecca is versed in Neurodiversity, Executive Function, Learning Differences, holds a M.Ed. and B.A., Political Science.

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Beth Chandler joined YW Boston in November 2012, with more than 20 years of experience in the corporate and nonprofit sectors. Her experience encompasses program development, delivery and evaluation, business development, and operations. Prior to working at YW Boston, Beth served as vice president at the Achievement Network, a national nonprofit dedicated to helping schools close the achievement gap. Beth has held positions at Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation and Neighborworks America. Beth also worked as a corporate banking associate with Bank of America in corporate banking and began her career as a research and evaluation analyst with the Urban Institute.

Kathryn Henderson joined YW Boston in 2009, with more than 10 years of non-profit program management experience. In 2019, she was promoted to Vice President of Strategic Partnerships and currently oversees the organization’s partnership, thought leadership, and engagement efforts. In addition, she oversees the LeadBoston alumni network. Prior to YW Boston, Kathryn was national programs manager for Reach Out and Read, an acclaimed youth literacy program. She has also worked with Literacy Volunteers of Massachusetts and the Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance. She holds a bachelor’s degree from College of the Holy Cross and a master’s degree from Springfield College.

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Charles Glick is a seasoned lobbyist with over twenty years of experience in advocacy, politics and community relations. He has successfully lobbied on some of the most controversial issues facing Massachusetts. Prior to forming Charles Group Consulting in 2001, Charles served as Director of Government Affairs for the Jewish Community Relations Council of Boston. Through CGC, he has helped his clients secure millions of dollars in public funding and pass groundbreaking legislation. He holds an MPP from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, a Masters in Communal Service from Brandeis University, and a B.A. in Political Science from UCLA.

Kate Worrall serves as CGC’s Vice President. She joined CGC in 2012, and brought to the position a diverse background in grassroots and direct lobbying at the state and federal level. Together, she and Charles provide strategic government affairs advice to clients and organize fundraising events to promote the valuable services that they provide to underserved populations. Before joining CGC, Kate served as Legislative Assistant and Membership Coordinator for the American Council on International Personnel (ACIP), a federal trade association focusing on education and advocacy around business immigration issues.

Emily Anesta is a passionate advocate for maternal health and justice, especially access to midwives. In 2016, she founded Bay State Birth Coalition for consumer-led policy advocacy to expand access to midwives in Massachusetts. Emily served as President of the Foundation for the Advancement of Midwifery for two years and is a co-founder of the Birth Future Foundation. She was an Executive Producer of the 2016 documentary “Why Not Home.” Previously, Emily spent over a decade leading technology research and development projects at MIT. She holds an MS and BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering.

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Kristen Lucas brings over 15 years of experience in the education and nonprofit sectors and her own journey as a white woman working towards racial equity to her work with social impact leaders. Kristen designs and facilitates ProInspire’s leadership programs with nonprofit and philanthropic partners. Prior to joining ProInspire, Kristen worked at Teach For America, expanding organizational capacity by managing team operations and strategy and supporting staff and teachers by expanding the organization’s identity- and values-based leadership programming. Kristen holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Penn State University and lives in DC with her husband and children.​

Monisha Kapila founded ProInspire to help individuals and organizations achieve their potential for social impact. As a first-generation South Asian immigrant from Flint, Michigan, Monisha’s passion stems from her personal experience working in the nonprofit sector. Over the past decade, she has led ProInspire to grow from supporting five fellows to working with hundreds of organizations to advance leadership and equity. Monisha has an MBA from Harvard Business School, a BBA from the University of Michigan, and a Certificate in Leadership Coaching from Georgetown University.

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Sharon Danosky, a strategist and thought leader, has been helping build organizational capacity in the nonprofit sector for over 35 years. For 25 years she worked as a member of the senior management team for several hospitals and human organizations. In 2008 she founded the consulting firm Danosky & Associates. As a consultant, Sharon has led organizations to achieve unprecedented growth, re-infused boards with a new sense of purpose, and raised hundreds of millions of dollars for nonprofits across the sector. Sharon is BoardSource Certified Governance Trainer and instills the confidence of boards, volunteers and staff everywhere.

MJ Heller has worked in fundraising for 15 years and is the Director of Philanthropy at RVNAhealth, a private, nonprofit home and community healthcare provider based in Ridgefield, CT. She oversees donor stewardship and fundraising strategies to sustain operations and hospice services, provide charity patient care, and underwrite mission-driven community programs focused on health, wellness and preventive care. In her service to RVNAhealth, she led a successful capital campaign which raised $10m for the construction of the agency’s headquarters and to grow its endowment. MJ is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and mom to four grown children.

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Dr. Judy Freiwirth, Principal of Nonprofit Solutions Associates has been consulting to and
training for nonprofits for over 30 years. Nationally-known, she is considered one of the leading thought leaders and trainers in governance and has been a keynote speaker at many international and national conferences. She is the key developer of Community-Engagement Governance™, a framework in which community stakeholders engage in shared governance
decision-making. She publishes for The Nonprofit Quarterly and is a chapter author for Nonprofit Governance: Innovative Perspectives and Approaches. She serves on the national
board of Alliance for Nonprofit Management. She holds a doctoral in psychology, specializing in
organization development.

Curdina Hill has over twenty-five years’ experience as a nonprofit executive director and organizational development consultant. She has provided organizational and program development as well as strategic planning, research, and evaluation services to networks, coalitions and a broad range of nonprofit organizations. This includes extensive experience working with multi-racial/ethnic, linguistically diverse boards, organizations and communities, and immigrant groups. She also has experience assisting communities and organizations to build collaborations and facilitate planning for new initiative development and long-term sustainability. Curdina’s background includes consulting in diversity, racism, internalized racism, and cultural competency training. She holds a Master’s degrees in Sociology and Public Health.

Nesly Metayer has over 20 years of experience in organization development with a special interest in minority-led organizations. As an organizational development consultant at TSNE MissionWorks, Nesly partners with organizations to design, implement and evaluate participatory practices of racial equity, inclusion and deepen organizational culture to social accountability and equity outcomes through training, strategic management processes, community renewal, executive transition, and organizational change. As a practitioner in the field, Nesly has also served as the executive director of Youth and Family Enrichment Services, responding to racial disparities of children in Boston.

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Alex McCray, joined Philanthropy Massachusetts August 2017 with a nonprofit sector career that spans 25 years. Prior to his current role, Alex served in Resource Development capacities at United Ways of Greater Plymouth County and Rhode Island. Prior to his UW work, Alex was a Senior Associate at Nonprofit Finance Fund (NFF). Alex gained a grantmaker’s perspective in his 4-year tenure at the Rhode Island Foundation. As a volunteer, Alex is a Big Brother, and serves on MNN’s and Project STEP’s Board of Directors. Alex received his M.S. Nonprofit Management from Northeastern University’s College of Professional Studies.

Since 2005, Georganna Woods has worked in various capacities at Philanthropy Massachusetts. She began as Associate Librarian at the Philanthropy MA (then Associated Grant Makers) Resource Center for Philanthropy (RCP) and transitioned into a combined position where she coordinates Philanthropy MA’s Meet-the-Donors series and also conducts research for Members and Partners. Georganna divides her work week between Philanthropy MA and Earthworm, Inc. – a nonprofit recycling organization. When not at work, Georganna spends her time advocating for increased bike and pedestrian safety in her role as steering committee member of the Dedham Cycle Club and Friends of the Dedham Heritage Rail Trail.

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Sue Li opens the lines of communication between schools, volunteers and community partners to provide academic mentoring at Boston Public Schools. After years at the Boston Public Schools headquarters, Sue currently leads the program team at Boston Partners in Education. She is known for her experience in volunteer engagement, partnership building, and community collaboration. Sue serves as the Co-Chair at Young Nonprofit Professional Network of Boston board. Sue holds an MS in Nonprofit Management from Northeastern University and Certificate in Community Leadership and Social Change at Tufts University in affiliation with the Institute for Nonprofit Practice.

Erika Haskins is a former school principal and current leadership coach. She has supported 50+ social entrepreneurs in design, authorization, and startup of public schools. Erika has developed 150+ hours of training and leads facilitation for diverse leaders nationally including executives, school leaders, teachers, and Boards. In 2019, Erika was the project director and principal investigator for research addressing DEI, SEL, and character education. Erika serves as the Co-Director of Fundraising for YNPN Boston. She holds an M.Ed, MAT in Secondary Education, Executive Certificate from Harvard Kennedy in Nonprofit Leadership, and is currently an MBA candidate at Babson College.

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Pam Victor is an improviser, author, teacher, and founder/president of Happier Valley Comedy, Western Massachusetts’ only nonprofit comedy theater. Pam uses improv tenets to build professional development skills, such as communication, collaboration, and creativity, in HVC’s THROUGH LAUGHTER program. Recently, she launched the remote interactive program “Resilience Training Through Joy: HVC’s 30-Day Happiness Experiment.” Pam received the 2019 NEPR Arts & Humanities Award and is a TEDx speaker. She authored “Baj and the Word Launcher: A Space-Aged Asperger Adventure in Communication” and co-authored “Improvisation at the Speed of Life: The TJ & Dave Book.” Pam is nice. She likes you already.

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For nearly 30 years, Chuck Gordon has served as a senior nonprofit professional and consultant, helping nonprofit organizations in the Boston area and across the country realize their vision by raising increased revenues. Today, Chuck leads the New Kensington Group, helping nonprofit leaders grow their organizations focusing on strategic planning, fundraising, executive search, and board leadership and governance. A nationally recognized trainer and speaker, he dedicates significant time to building the fundraising capacity of nonprofit professionals. Chuck has served on three boards and was previously named one of Boston’s ’40 Under 40’ by the Boston Business Journal.

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Carolyn Fisher, PhD, is a Research and Evaluation Scientist at the Institute for Community Health in Malden, MA. Trained as an anthropologist, her recent research interests include reaching vulnerable and underserved populations, conducting trauma-informed data collection, community engagement, and advocacy evaluation. She is an experienced and engaging speaker and facilitator who teaches at the Tufts University School of Medicine in addition to numerous lectures and presentations for clients.

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Jackie Cefola manages the consulting services and shared service offerings of The Nonprofit Centers Network (NCN). Since 2011, she has consulted with NCN clients to achieve meaningful impact through collaboration, co-working, and shared administrative services. She holds an MBA from Yale University, where she first learned about industrial ecology and strategies for organizations to intentionally co-locate and share resources.

Elaine Ng has over two decades of experience in the nonprofit sector in executive leadership and management roles, as well as volunteering on various Boards. She joined TSNE MissionWorks in 2018 as the CEO, and was the former executive director of the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center and the Director of Strategic Planning for Special Education for the Boston Public Schools.

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Drita Protopapa was born and raised outside of Boston and is the daughter of two political refugees: her mother was from Estonia and her father was from Albania. She grew up in a multilingual and multicultural household so working in the language services industry came naturally to her. Drita is a native English speaker with native like fluency in Portuguese and Spanish. Drita founded MAPA Translations in 2007 with the goal of providing high quality and affordable written translations, interpreter services and multilingual voice-overs to public schools and nonprofit organizations.

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Beth Chandler joined YW Boston in November 2012, with more than 20 years of experience in both the corporate and nonprofit sectors. In August 2018, she was appointed President & CEO. Her breadth of work experience encompasses program development, delivery and evaluation, business development, and operations. Prior to working at YW Boston, Beth served as vice president at the Achievement Network, a national non-profit dedicated to helping urban public and charter schools close the achievement gap. Beth also held positions at Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation, the largest funding source for civil legal aid programs in the Commonwealth and Neighborworks America, one of the country’s preeminent leaders in affordable housing and community development. Beth also worked as a corporate banking associate with Bank of America in corporate banking and began her career as a research and evaluation analyst with the Urban Institute. Currently, Beth serves on the MA Conference United Church of Christ Board of Directors, the Women’s Workforce Advisory Council and the Leadership Circle of Hope Central Church. A former professional basketball player, Beth received her undergraduate degree from Harvard University and an MBA from Columbia Business School.

Kemarah Sika has over 15 years of experience developing curricula and programs for non-profits and schools. She also has a background in education, behavior change, and strategic planning. Prior to joining YW Boston, Kemarah was the Director of Academic Programs at St. Stephen’s Youth Programs. Kemarah joined YW Boston in 2017 and now sits on YW Boston’s leadership team and oversees services and programs. She led YW Boston through a recent strategic planning process and guided the evolution of InclusionBoston partnerships to include more robust data, refined curriculum, and stronger ongoing support.

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Cheryl Hamilton has devoted her career to advancing immigrant integration and storytelling. She is the creator and director of Suitcase Stories, a program of the International Institute of New England that honors refugees and immigrants. Hamilton also leads Massmouth, a non-profit organization that promotes the timeless art of storytelling. As director, Hamilton curates the national television show Stories from the Stage in partnership with World Channel and WGBH. Previously, she served as Communications Officer at RefugePoint, National Coordinator for RefugeeWorks, and the Director of the New Migration program at the Center for Preventing Hate. Hamilton routinely is featured as a keynote presenter and storyteller throughout New England.

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Throughout her career, Liz Reinhardt has worked with nonprofit organizations as a lawyer, regulator, advocate, consultant, educator and board member. She began her career as an Assistant Attorney General in the Division of Public Charities and now maintains a law office in Concord Massachusetts. Practice areas include business, consumer, contract, employment, litigation, nonprofit mergers, dissolutions and acquisitions consults on roles and responsibilities of board members, governance best practices, conflict of interest avoidance, executive compensation, fundraising and regulatory compliance. Liz is a graduate of Colby College and the Northeastern University School of Law and a frequent public speaker.

Christopher Leigh-Manuell provides paralegal services to nonprofit and philanthropic clients and manages the firm’s registration, reporting, and filing compliance program. He works with clients to build individualized compliance programs. In this capacity, he regularly works with offices of the Secretaries of State and Attorneys General nationwide. His prior experiences include working many national and regional nonprofits in various capacities focusing on development and programs. He also served as Vicar at Faith Lutheran Church where he ministered and managed the congregation’s community meal program. Chris is a graduate of Ball State University and Harvard Divinity School.

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Arielle Cohen, Master of Social Work, has both lived and professional experience working with addressing mental health needs in the workplace. In 2017, Arielle received her degree as a Master of Social Work with a concentration on mental health and a focus in social innovation and leadership. Currently, Arielle is the Programs Manager with Families for Depression Awareness. With a vested interest in organizational development, management practices, facilitation techniques, and mental health support, Arielle is excited to engage organizations in addressing and supporting mental health needs.

Rebekah Gibbons, LICSW, is a clinical social worker who specializes in mental health and trauma treatment for individuals, couples, and families. Rebekah also takes great care in supporting caregivers of all kinds to strengthen and maintain their own health in order to best support, teach, parent, mentor and/or guide others. Rebekah has collaborated with Families for Depression Awareness and City Year Boston to provide trainings about mental health, trauma, stress and employee wellness. Rebekah is passionate about raising awareness and ending the stigma of mental illness.

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Jeffrey R. Desmarais, MA, is a Senior Project Manager at the Institute for Community Health (ICH) who has significant experience working with nonprofit leadership and staff to use data to inform and improve programs. He is a mixed methods evaluator who has worked with a variety of topics including, substance use disorder, teen pregnancy prevention, violence prevention, community needs assessments, and coalition evaluation. He has worked on a variety of strategic planning projects where he has used logic models as a tool to inform the strategic planning process.

Ranjani Paradise, PhD, is Assistant Director of Evaluation at the Institute for Community Health (ICH). Ranjani is a mixed methods evaluator who has worked on projects in diverse topic areas including health disparities, language access, HIV, healthcare system transformation, consumer advocacy, and substance use disorder treatment. She has presented on evaluation topics at the American Evaluation Association annual conference, has designed and delivered national webinars, and has been an invited guest lecturer at Harvard University, Tufts University, and Cambridge Health Alliance. Ranjani teaches program evaluation at the Tufts University School of Medicine, and oversees the staff training program at ICH.

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Betsy Mayotte is the President and Founder of The Institute of Student Loan Advisors (TISLA). She has been working in the student loan industry doing compliance and advocacy work for over 20 years and has helped thousands of borrowers with their student loans. Betsy has served as a primary negotiator for several student loan related rulemaking sessions and frequently conducts higher ed regulatory trainings both in the U.S. and as far away as the U.K, Australia and New Zealand. She is regularly quoted in the media on student loan issues.

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Rich Maiore brings more than 25 years’ experience in corporate social responsibility with a track record of developing and implementing impactful CSR programs for numerous Fortune 500 companies and leading nonprofit organizations. Rich spent 12 years at Cone Communications, the recognized pioneer in cause marketing & CSR. Following Cone, he founded Rocket Social Impact with several Cone colleagues. The agency helps companies and non-profit organizations with CSR strategy, activation, and communication. His work experience also includes development roles with Reading Is Fundamental and American Rivers. Rich currently teaches courses on Philanthropy at George Washington University and Johns Hopkins University.

Chris Mann serves as National Vice President of Corporate Partnerships for City Year, a national education organization that helps to bridge the gap between what students need to thrive and what most high-need schools are designed and resourced to provide. He leads City Year’s national efforts to engage corporations in the strategic use of their people, expertise and resources to help keep students in school and on track. Chris developed his unique perspective and passion for driving social change through corporate responsibility, marketing communications and fundraising roles at Reebok, New Balance, Cone Communications and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute & the Jimmy Fund.

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Ank Stuyfzand is the founder of SYNC, a leadership and team development company. Over the last 20 years Ank has worked with business and nonprofit leaders and their teams to develop the skills and team synergy they need to deliver on their mission, while creating healthy and balanced team dynamics. Ank served on several non-profit boards, including the Southern Californian Healthcare Business Women Association. Ank is a full time Professor of Practice at Suffolk University, Boston MA. She is an energetic facilitator with solid personal effectiveness skills and a passion for inclusive leadership.

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Audrey Gasteier is the Chief of Policy and Strategy at the Massachusetts Health Connector, leading policy development and strategy in product design, research, government affairs, and outreach and communication. Previously, Gasteier served as Director of Health Systems Policy at the Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy.

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Caitlin Donnelly is the Education Director at Nonprofit VOTE. She has over 8 years of experience designing and leading workshops and presentations for nonprofits and grassroots organizers across the country. Based in Cambridge, Caitlin manages Nonprofit VOTE’s popular monthly webinar series, stewards strategic partnerships with national and state organizations, and builds the capacity of organizational partners to deepen their levels of voter engagement.

Caroline Mak is a recent MIT graduate with focuses in behavioral economics, computer science, and data science. She co-founded MITVote which focuses on registering, mobilizing, and informing MIT students around national, state, and local elections. Continuing the focus on student engagement, she also led a startup that released a web-app that streamlined checking one’s voter registration by state, tackling the challenge students have about where to register (Mass. or their home state). At Nonprofit VOTE, she coordinates data collection and research in the National Engaging New Voters Program with participating state anchors.

Cheryl Clyburn Crawford has worked for many years in communities of color advocating for voting and civil rights. She joined MassVOTE in 2008. She directs the Democracy for Nonprofits program and the Civic Engagement Fund, which distributes seed money and technical support to community nonprofit organizations so that they can make a significant commitment to voter empowerment. From 2010 to 2012, Cheryl directed MassVOTE’s Census and Redistricting Project, which, in cooperation with coalition partners, led over 3,000 people to take part in public redistricting hearings, culminating in new legislative maps that doubled the number of majority-minority districts.

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David Harris has extensive experience working with for-profit and nonprofit organizations to develop and implement strategies to improve operations, marketing, board governance, and leadership team effectiveness. He served as co-chair of Community Action Partners where he provided strategic planning, marketing and other services to Boston area nonprofits. Recently he served as the interim Executive Director of the Springfield Empowerment Zone in western Massachusetts and the Landing School in Maine. David spent five years as Deputy Director of Teachers21 and provided coaching and consulting services to school and district leaders on business strategy and organization.

Frank Reece is a seasoned executive with over 40 years of management experience in both industry and nonprofit organizations. An enthusiastic entrepreneurial leader, he has established strengths in strategic planning, fundraising and financial management, product and program introduction, marketing, organizational transition management, and board development. After serving as President of USTeleCenters and ViewTech, two successful public entities, Frank transitioned to his nonprofit career with an interim experience serving as a Senior Fellow at Tufts University’s College of Citizenship and Public Service. More recently Frank co-founded the Global Habitat Project and oversaw the merger with the Urban Ecology Institute.

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Facilitator: Carl Sussman is the principal of Sussman Associates, a nonprofit management consultant. He has provided consulting services to over 140 clients during the last 25 years. He was the founding executive director of the Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation, a state quasi-public authority he led for 15 years. He helped found the Children’s Investment Fund and, for five years, served as its executive director. He continues to serve on the board of directors of that fund and of the Center for the Study of Public Policy.

Discussant: Jeff Graeber has been a Board Member of NeighborWorks Housing Solutions (formerly NeighborWorks Southern Mass) for over 10 years. He is a local attorney and a resident of Quincy MA. He has participated in NeighborWorks America’s national Excellence in Governance program for Board members and serves on his local NeighborWorks’ Governance Committee and Executive Committee. He participated in its joint Merger subcommittee during the recent merger process.

Discussant: Carl Nagy-Koechlin recently became Executive Director at Just-A-Start, a Cambridge-based community development corporation. He previously served as executive director of Housing Solutions for Southeastern Mass. for ten years, leading a dramatic turnaround of the regional housing agency, and then leading the organization’s partnership and merger process that will be described in the workshop. From 1997-2009 Carl was the executive director at Fenway CDC, during which the organization developed 250 affordable apartments, initiated workforce development programs and led a successful campaign to save Fenway Park within the context of the CDC’s “urban village” plan. Carl has a BA in Economics from UMass Amherst and a Masters in City Planning from MIT.

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Carole Ann Penney, CPC, develops mission-driven leaders to navigate their leadership and career journeys with purpose and resilience. A seasoned speaker and writer on topics related to leadership and career development, Carole Ann is passionate about sharing new perspectives and tools that professionals can immediately implement to advance their work. Carole Ann earned a B.A. in Education Studies from Brown University and certifications in nonprofit management & leadership from Tufts University and professional coaching from the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching.

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James Matzdorff is a Director at KPM with more than a decade of experience in public accounting. James has significant experience in the audits of real estate projects, not-for-profit agencies, film and entertainment enterprises and commercial entities. James works with not-for-profits subject to Yellow Book, OMB Uniform Guidance and Massachusetts UFR audit requirements. James also specializes in, but is not limited to, staff analysis and department realignment consulting as well as cost allocation and compliance driven audits. James is also the Chair of the Firm’s Nonprofit Committee.

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Kendra Butters is the Associate Director of Community Engagement Marketing for Harvard Public Affairs & Communications. In this role, she oversees marketing and outreach for Public Affairs including the Harvard Ed Portal in Allston and special initiatives across Boston, Cambridge, and Massachusetts. Kendra has worked in community engagement for Boston College and the Boston Foundation, and was also a Teach For America corps member in the Mississippi Delta. She holds an MBA from Boston College, Bachelor of Arts in journalism from Quinnipiac University, and a certificate in organizational behavior from the Harvard Extension School.

As Associate Director of State Relations and Strategic Outreach, Morgan Harris manages engagement, partnerships, and initiatives that advance Harvard University’s educational mission in Massachusetts and beyond. Prior to Harvard, Morgan worked on Capitol Hill as an Aide to Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney of New York. She started her career in the district and Washington, DC offices of former Senator John Kerry. Morgan holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from The George Washington University and earned her JD from New England Law Boston.

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Charles Carter is a Senior Evidence Director with Project Evident. With more than 20 years experience working with low-income children and families, he approaches this work with equal parts curiosity, humility, passion, and humor, aiming to positively impact systems and organizations working on behalf of vulnerable populations. Previously, Charles was Deputy Director and Chief Strategy Officer at the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University. He earned his master’s degree in Social Work from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and his Ph.D. in Social Work from Boston College.

Kemarah Sika has over 15 years of experience developing curricula and programs for non-profits and schools. She also has a background in education, behavior change, and strategic planning. Prior to joining YW Boston, Kemarah was the Director of Academic Programs at St. Stephen’s Youth Programs. Kemarah joined YW Boston in 2017 and now sits on YW Boston’s leadership team and oversees services and programs. She led YW Boston through a recent strategic planning process and guided the evolution of InclusionBoston partnerships to include more robust data, refined curriculum, and stronger ongoing support.

David Leopold is the Director of Evaluation and Impact at College Bound Dorchester, a nonprofit focused on empowering gang-members as the solution to cycles of street violence and poverty. In this role, David oversees the research, evaluation, and learning strategies for the organization. Prior to his role at College Bound, David was the Postsecondary Success Director at uAspire, a nonprofit organization ensuring that all young people have the financial information and resources necessary to find an affordable path to and through college. David received a M.A. in Program Evaluation from Michigan State University.

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Judy Freiwirth, Psy.D., is Principal of Nonprofit Solutions Associates. Nationally known, she has been a keynote speaker and trainer at international and national conferences and has been consulting and training for nonprofits for over 30 years. She is the New England Co-Regional Coordinator of the Alliance for Nonprofit Management, the national organization of capacity builders. She has published numerous articles for The Nonprofit Quarterly and is a contributing author for two published books. She serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Nonprofit Education and Leadership and holds a doctorate, specializing in organization development.

Curdina Hill, Principal of ClearWays Consulting and Coaching is an organizational development consultant, and leadership and life coach. Her practice focuses on racial equity, strategic planning, program development, and the building of culturally proficient and agile leaders, organizations, and networks. She has consulted with national networks, coalitions, nonprofits, and public agencies committed to social justice and social change. She has also been a long-time community activist around issues of affordable housing, social, racial, and gender equity, and building communities for economic democracy. She received Community Change’s Drylongso Award in recognition for her contributions “in the struggle against racism.”

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David Dirks is a founding partner of Plum Street Advisors, a financial planning and investment management firm focused on nonprofits and individuals. Before launching Plum Street Advisors, David was Head of North America for Mellon Capital, a division of BNY Mellon, working with pension consultants, public and corporate pensions, endowments, and financial institutional clients. Previously, he was a consultant at McKinsey & Company. David has a degree in economics from Stanford University and an MBA from Northwestern University. David has served as chairman, treasurer, executive and finance committee member, and board member for several non-profit boards.

Alan Lehmann is Director of Finance and Social Enterprises at Project Place. Previously, Alan was VP of software development at Dealertrack. Prior to Dealertrack, at Fleet and several predecessor banks Alan served as SVP of Internet Strategy and Director in various consumer finance roles. As a CPA, Alan was a Partner at the accounting firm Adler Blanchard & Company and an accountant at Arthur Anderson. Alan holds his BA in accounting and an MBA from Boston University. Alan was on the Board of Directors at Project Place from 1992-2004 and 2009-15.

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For over 28 years, Diane Gedeon-Martin has focused on grants and fund development for nonprofits. She launched her consulting firm, The Write Source, in 1993 that today boasts a roster of nearly 280 nonprofit clients in 26 states and Washington, DC. Diane is a popular speaker and trainer. For 14 years, she was as an adjunct faculty member of The Fund Raising School at Indiana University where she also co-developed the curriculum for their Grant Proposals course. Diane is an Association of Fundraising Professionals’ (AFP) certified Master Trainer that has reached over 20,000 people through her workshops and conference sessions.

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Jim Fisk has built custom software using JAMstack & Drupal for a variety of clients including the Alzheimer’s Association and the City of Boston. Jim led a session on building complex sites using static site generators at the New England Regional Developers Summit at UMass Amherst in March 2017. He also spoke at the United Nations in New York City in July 2016 about web flexibility. He contributes to Drupal core sprints and is a co-organizer of both the Boston Drupal meetup and Boston JAMstack meetup.

Stephanie Luz is Jantcu’s UX expert responsible for leading the wireframing and design comp processes of the design phase. She was the lead organizer of the Hackathon to End Alzheimer’s which brought together tech talent from some of the northeast’s most prestigious companies. Stephanie presented at the New England Regional Developers Summit at UMass Amherst in March 2017 on how to leverage open source tools for better software development. She co-organizes the JAMstack Boston Meetup and maintain the social media for the Boston Drupal meetup.

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Kara Bixby is evaluation director at WithInsight, bringing expertise in program evaluation, data utilization and research. She is passionate about evaluation capacity building – helping others leverage the power of data to learn and improve. Kara has trained hundreds of nonprofits to strategically use data for continuous improvement. Her unique approach brings life to traditional evaluation tools like logic models and evaluation plans. Kara believes that when done well, evaluation can change systems to become equitable and effective. She has a Masters in Public Policy degree from the Humphrey School and has been training and coaching nonprofits for 10 years.

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Tim Warren has over 16 years of experience providing auditing, accounting, consulting, and tax services to nonprofit organizations including independent schools, housing, social service organizations, membership based-organizations, community-based organizations, foundations and arts/cultural organizations. Tim has extensive knowledge and experience with performing audits in accordance with Government Auditing Standards, Uniform Guidance and the Uniform Financial Statements. Tim has also assisted organizations on strategic implementation of new accounting standards including the new nonprofit reporting framework and revenue recognition.

Curtis Klotz, CPA, serves as Director of Nonprofit Innovation at CLA. Curt shares inventive strategies for nonprofits that have emerged from more than 30 years of direct work in nonprofit organizations, including his former role as VP of Finance & CFO at Propel Nonprofits. Along with other stints as a nonprofit CFO, he is also past Chairperson of the Montana Nonprofit Association. Curt has contributed a number of articles to Nonprofit Quarterly and is the principal author of CLA’s Innovation in Nonprofit Finance blog. Curt was honored as Minneapolis/St Paul Business Journal’s Nonprofit CFO of the Year in 2017.

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Susan Ryan-Vollmar is the principal of Influence Consulting, which brings public attention to social justice issues ranging from homelessness and sexual violence to the need for greater access to health care, the arts, and education. In 2016, The History Project honored her with its lifetime achievement “History Maker” award for her work at Bay Windows, when she led the paper’s coverage of marriage equality in Massachusetts, and for her work at the Boston Phoenix, when she oversaw the paper’s investigative reporting in 2000 and 2001 that exposed the abuse of children by priests taking place within the Boston Archdiocese.

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Joyce Ripianzi is a Partner in the Consulting Division of AAFCPAs and a member of the firm’s growing Managed Accounting Solutions practice, which provides “right-size” outsourced accounting solutions, from cloud-based bookkeeping to CFO deliverables, designed to optimize the effectiveness of the modern finance function. Joyce has 30+ years of diverse experience in public accounting at national and regional CPA and consulting firms. She is also a former CFO of a technology networks integration firm.

Brittany Besler is an in-house Tax Strategist at AAFCPAs. She possesses a unique combination of tax, legal, and business backgrounds. She provides tax planning, research, and compliance solutions for corporations, partnerships, nonprofits, individuals, estates & trusts. She advises newly-formed and well-established nonprofit clients on meeting compliance requirements of various government agencies, including the IRS rules on fundraising and political activities.

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Nan ONeill has 30 years of experience counseling and representing employers in all aspects of labor and traditional employment law. She litigates employment-related disputes, including discrimination, reasonable accommodation, sexual harassment and wrongful termination matters. Nan also counsels clients on a day-to-day basis on employment compliance issues. Nan frequently conducts manager training sessions on topical legal issues such as harassment, reasonable accommodation, state and federal family and medical leave laws. Nan is often called upon to conduct internal investigations including complaints of harassment, discrimination and ethical violations. Nan is a graduate of the Georgetown University Law Center and Boston College.

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Charles Glick is a seasoned lobbyist with over twenty years of experience in advocacy, politics and community relations. He has successfully lobbied on some of the most controversial issues facing Massachusetts. Prior to forming Charles Group Consulting in 2001, Charles served as Director of Government Affairs for the Jewish Community Relations Council of Boston. Through CGC, he has helped his clients secure millions of dollars in public funding and pass groundbreaking legislation. He holds an MPP from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard, a Masters in Communal Service from Brandeis University, and a B.A. in Political Science from UCLA.

Kate Worrall serves as CGC’s Vice President. She joined the CGC team in 2012, and brought to the position a diverse background in grassroots and direct lobbying at the state and federal level, law, public policy, and public relations. Together, she and Charles provide strategic, government affairs advice to clients and organize fundraising events to promote the valuable services that they provide to underserved populations. Kate also assists with developing new business prospects, managing budgets, maintaining social media, and organizing marketing efforts. Before joining CGC, Kate served as Legislative Assistant and Membership Coordinator for the American Council on International Personnel (ACIP), a federal trade association focusing on education and advocacy around business immigration issues.

Georgia Katsoulomitis joined MLRI as Executive Director in March 2011. She is an attorney with diverse experience in nonprofit management, strategic communications and public policy. Her policy interests include structural and intergenerational poverty and cross sector antipoverty initiatives. Georgia served in the Clinton Administration as a Special Assistant to U.S. Labor Secretaries Robert B. Reich and Alexis Herman and a Vice President at Robinson Lerer and Montgomery. Upon returning to her native state of Massachusetts, she served as the Managing Director of the Boston Bar Foundation and as the Interim Executive Director of the Fair Housing Center of Greater Boston.