Tracy Vanderneck

Tracy Vanderneck has over twenty-five years of experience in fundraising, business
development, and sales. She has worked on leadership teams for organizations like the
American Red Cross, a private college preparatory school, and a large healthcare
organization with budgets from under $1 million to $15 million, in fundraising, public
relations, and volunteer recruitment.


As the President of Phil-Com, Tracy helps nonprofit organizations across the globe
improve their fundraising and board governance. The highest concentration of her work is
in facilitating strategic planning, training boards of directors on their role in fundraising,
creating Cases for Support for major gift and capital campaign fundraising, and conducting
development infrastructure evaluations.


Her clients include social services agencies, educational nonprofits, community organizing
coalitions, food banks, urban farms, LGBTQ+ membership organizations, faith-based
organizations, social justice nonprofits, abuse and human trafficking response and
prevention organizations, and foundations.


Tracy holds a Master of Science in Management (MSM) with a concentration in Non-Profit
Leadership, a Graduate Certificate in Teaching & Learning (CTL), and is a Certified Fund
Raising Executive (CFRE). She is a certified Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP)
Master Trainer and earned a certificate in Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion in the Workplace
from the University of South Florida. Tracy also holds a Certificate of Nonprofit Board
Consulting from BoardSource.


Tracy is a Personal Fundraising Coach for Network for Good/Bonterra and is a regular
conference presenter both virtually and in-person. Tracy is a contributor to Nonprofit Pro
and has been published in Advancing Philanthropy magazine and the Stanford Social
Innovation Review (SSIR).

Michael Maciekowich

Michael F. Maciekowich is a National Director for Astron Solutions. His areas of expertise include the development, design, and implementation of executive, physician, & employee base pay systems, short- & long-term incentive programs, sales incentive programs, and performance management systems in all industries.

Michael has over 40 years of consulting and industry compensation experience. Prior to Astron, Michael worked for numerous consulting firms such as The Hay Group, Towers Watson, Adams, Nash & Haskell, and the Omni Group. He began his career in 1978 at Zenith Electronics, continuing his career at Honeywell and the American Hospital Association before moving into consulting. Michael received bachelor’s degrees in political science and philosophy from Loyola University of Chicago and a master’s degree in industrial relations, from the Loyola University Chicago Quinlan School of Business.

Monique Childress

Monique Childress is the Principal Consultant for Horizon. She is an experienced strategic consultant with client experience across industries for Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, and non-profit organizations. She strongly believes in the role that talent plays in organizations and the role that organizations play in local communities.

Her professional expertise includes leadership alignment, strategic planning, change journey, design thinking, workshop development and facilitation, and talent strategy. Prior to Horizon, Monique was a Strategy Manager in Accenture’s Talent & Organization practice where she worked with clients in industries such as consumer goods, tech, and financial services. Her clients were usually members of C-Suite and senior leadership teams going through major transformations.

Monique holds a BSBA in Organization Behavior and Marketing from Washington University in St. Louis and an MBA with an emphasis in human capital strategy from the University of Michigan. She has also completed additional professional training in Human-Centered Design with the LUMA Institute and Design Sprints with AJ&Smart.

Braedan Russell

Braedan grew up in Ontario and graduated from Brown University where he was recruited to play hockey before suffering a series of traumatic brain injuries that ultimately ended his hockey career. After losing hockey, he struggled for four years with debilitating post-concussion symptoms. Braedan went on to become an advocate for TBI & mental health and gave speeches to thousands of players and coaches. He co-founded Galea Health, a company dedicated to proactive mental health support for athletes. Galea has been featured in Time Magazine, Teen Vogue, and the BBC, among other outlets.

Braedan added to his healthcare portfolio by co-founding ExaCare with the mission of creating better health outcomes for seniors. Braedan knows first-hand what it means to hand over your care and wellbeing to others and how important the tools they are given is to having a positive outcome. ExaCare will allow these communities to offer their residents the highest level of care possible.

Karrie Wozniak

Karrie brings more than 20 years of experience in marketing, brand strategy, advertising, and sales to her role as Chief Marketing Officer at OneCause. She has played a key role in building and leading the company, driving overall growth strategies, sales leadership, event consulting, customer success, and marketing direction. Her decade-plus commitment to nonprofit fundraising and driving innovation in the sector make Karrie a sought-after speaker, industry thought leader, and blog contributor.

Sam Fankuchen

Sam Fankuchen is Founder & CEO of Golden, the world’s most award-winning volunteer management technology and #1-ranked volunteering apps. Golden supports 25,000 leading organizations across sectors and continents, including UNICEF, the State of California, and other luminaries. Prior to Golden, Sam was the first undergraduate to major in Social Entrepreneurship at Stanford, where he also wrote his Masters thesis on how to recruit, retain, and optimize the lifetime value of volunteers while studying User-Centered Design at the Stanford d.School. Sam serves on the Board of Directors for the United Nations Volunteer Groups Alliance, as Editor of the Engage Journal, and Executive Judge of the Webby and Anthem Awards, in addition to his involvement with Gates Foundation’s Greater Giving Summit and Giving Tuesday.

Tim Lockie

Tim Lockie has been in nonprofits and tech for over 20 years. Over the last decade, he founded Now IT Matters and The Human Stack, dedicated to helping nonprofits succeed with their technology.

As a former Salesforce MVP and Partner, Salesforce.org Equality Partner, and Microsoft Partner, his experiences have shown him the impact of system deficiencies on organizations. That’s why he is passionate about creating access to Digital Transformation for all nonprofits, regardless of size.

In 2021, Tim developed and launched Digital Guidance®, a methodology designed to move nonprofits from tech-resistant to tech-resilient and transform the nonprofit industry into a human-centered digital space.

Mike Straza

Michael Straza has 25 years of experience as a COO/CFO and business founder. CEOs and business leaders seek Mike’s expertise for resolving the blind spots that keep their businesses from growing strong. He’s worked extensively in medical, tech, and nonprofit sectors. Today, Mike works with companies and organizations across the nation as a Fractional COO/CFO.

Tosha Anderson

Tosha has dedicated her entire career to serving the nonprofit community, first as an auditor and then as a CFO, board member, volunteer, and consultant.

After witnessing the struggles of small nonprofits to find affordable and reliable financial support (or even just answers to their questions!), she started The Charity CFO to help organizations like yours get the help you need to grow and execute your mission.

Tosha’s exposure to hundreds of nonprofits at all levels makes her an invaluable resource on accounting topics, but also fundraising, growth strategy, organizational management, and more.

Her outgoing personality and modern management style set her apart in the sometimes stodgy world of accounting. And that’s made her a sought-after speaker and thought-leader in the world of nonprofit accounting.

Lou Serna

Lou is working towards effective social change with a proven track record in collaborative, dynamic, capacity building. He brings 20+ years experience in community engagement, program development, and volunteer management on a local, national and international level. He continues to explore the education, impact, and advocacy of community engagement through innovative solutions and strategies