If you serve as President of an AFP chapter, a planned giving council (CGP), or any fundraising professional group, this is your invitation to lead the conversation.

Selected submissions will be published in GIVING magazine—a nationally recognized voice in fundraising—and on Philanthropy.org, a growing platform for nonprofit leadership and innovation.

Only a limited number of chapter leaders will be featured. Your insights will reach thousands of fundraising professionals nationwide, amplifying your leadership and elevating your chapter’s visibility.

To participate:

  • Answer any 4 of the questions provided.
  • Each response should be approximately 75 words.
  • Submit a short bio and a headshot (optional at first; required if selected).
  • Our editorial team will polish submissions for clarity and style to ensure your voice shines.
New York AFP Chapter Giving Magazine
AFP New York City

Craig Shelley

AFP Washington DC Chapter, Paul Yeghiayan on cover
AFP Washington DC

Paul Yeghiayan

AFP Las Vegas. Karen Alonzo on cover.
AFP Las Vegas

Karen Alonso

Gail Perry, Gail Perry Group

Jim Langley, Langley Innovations

Eddie Thompson, Thompson and Associates

Russell James, Texas Tech University

Sam Samuels, Smith College

Sue Harpole, St. Jude Children’s Hospital

John Nersesian, PIMCO

Conrad Teitell, Taxwise Giving

Stuart Sullivan, Shriners Children

Deb Havighorst, Prairie State College Foundation

Mark Seeley, Reformed Theological Seminary

Anne McClintock, Harvard University

Jeffrey Cline, ALS Association

Lynn Elsken Brynes, The Bryn Mawr School

Penelope Burk, Cygnus Applied Research, Inc.

Kevin L. Brown, Fundable and Findable

Mike Esposito, Fundraising Consultant

Steve Clark, Virginia Tech

Ed Cable, Mount Vernon Nazarene University

Ben Madonia, Hamilton College

Jeff Comfort, Oregon State University

Josefa Bethea-Wall, Africa University, Inc.

Dennis Carlson, General Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists

Marilyn Van Houten, NYU Langone Health

Steven Clark, Virginia Tech

Kathryn Miree, Kathryn W. Miree & Associates, Inc.

Kim Johnson, Mount St. Mary’s University

Meredith Sossman, MM&C Consulting

Delia G. Perez, Fairleigh Dickinson University

James Salley, Africa University

Joe Garecht, Garecht & Associations

Paul Chip Hurd, United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley

Larry Raff, Copley Raff

Dr. Sarah K. Nathan, Middletown Community Foundation

Stephanie Cory, Stephanie Cory Consulting

Lynn Ierardi, University of Pennsylvania

Russell James, Texas Tech University

Sandra Pollack, Daughters of the American Revolution

Nigel Allen, Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare Foundation

Mindy Aleman, Kent State University

Kenneth Meifert, National Baseball Hall of Fame

Tania Yount, Barnabas Center

Joe Tumolo, Donor Centric Fundraising

Gary Bukowski, Sarah A Reed Children’s Center

Camilyn Leone, University of Virginia Law

Jeff Mueller, American Heart Association

Dale Keshishian, HealthWorks Academies

Andre Gorgenyi, Tower Hill Botanic Garden

Jim Murphy, Episcopal Church Foundation

Jane Danek, Princeton University

Rebecca Price-Janney, Author

Michael Einbinder-Schatz, Life Lessons Collective

Suzanne Lutz, Robert Kennedy Center for Justice

Seetha Aiyar, Hindu American Foundation

Debbie Shupp, The Parkesburg Point

Steve Grourke, The American College

Dan Rice, Alliance Community Foundation

Scott Janney, The Salvation Army

Jory Barrad, The Pathway School

Cynthia Pritchard, State System Foundation

Michelle Gollapalli, ECRI Institute

Allen Thomas, Thomas Charitable Advisors

Nanette Fridman, Fridman Strategies

Sylvia Bastani, Girard College

Cam Kelly, Duke University

Kevin Jameson, Dementia Society of America

Daniel P. Condoluci-Smith, Humane Animal Partners

Elizabeth Fitzgerald, Kronstadt Consulting

Creal Zearing, Gathering Waters: Wisconsin’s Alliance for Land Trusts

Marlo Schalesky, Wonder Wood Ranch

Judy Frazier, We The Kids, Inc

Rhett Wilson, White House Historical Association

Jennifer Green, Alpha Bravo Canine

John Lepp, Agents of Good

Johnne Syverson, Charitable Giving Resource Center

William Curtis, CommonSpirit Health

Brad Caswell, Acadia Squam Group

Amy Varga, The Varga Group

Dien Yuen, Daylight Advisors

Brian Saber, Asking Matters

Elizabeth Thompson, World Relief

Claire Axelrad, Clairification

Stephen Frey, Geneva College Foundation

Linda Garrison, Acuity Consulting

Carolyn Ridley, Asbury University

Cole Eason, Truman Heartland Community Foundation

Wayne Lynch, Global School Consulting Group

Phil Bloyd, SAR Foundation

Petrina Williams, Susan B. Anthony

Troy Nuss, Ronald McDonald House of Delaware

Matt Sleezer, Kaleida Health Foundation

Jessica Gottlieb, Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation

James Gold, Accordant Health

Scott Lumpkin, Scott R. Lumpkin & Associates

Ramona Ramadar, The Salvation Army

Michelle Staes, United Way of Atlanta

Pazit Levitan, The Path to Impact

Chelsea Brown, Outlier Media

Chris Needles, Wounded Warrior Project

Rebecca Locke, American Red Cross

Wayne Olson, Shriners Children

Wes Davis, West End Neighborhood House

Doris Parent, Philadelphia Orchestra

Dwayne Walton, The Parkesburg Point

Leigh Brown Perkins, Blackbaud

Ryan Park, Upbring

Brent West, High Peaks Alliance

Kimberly Johnson, Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart

Elizabeth Racheva, The Phillips Collection

Mark Mills, Smithsonian Institution

Larry Chinn, New Life Church

Susan Campbell, Polk County Community Foundation

Shari Hunter, Two & Company

Adam Morgan, MVP Advisors

Cheryl Mott Smith, Kairos Trust

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