Parker is Senior Project Manager at Pursuant with a strong 6 years of agency experience under his belt. Since starting his career, Parker has run the gamut of the marketing game — from process optimization to crafting full-fledged strategies. With a deep exposure to cross-media marketing and a passion for powering client relations, he works to continuously sharpen agency-wide operations and shuttle forward constituent-first fundraising efforts.
Alyssa Boger serves as the Senior Vice President of Client Strategy at Pursuant, a comprehensive nonprofit fundraising agency. Through her experience working with organizations of varying size and mission impact, she supports the creation of successful, comprehensive fundraising solutions across the donor pyramid. Alyssa’s client relationships are strengthened by her passion for data-informed strategies that inspire new and measured thinking. Alyssa’s expertise lies in omnichannel fundraising, data analysis and insights, comprehensive direct response strategy and execution, and program transitions to relationship fundraising.
Fred serves as the Chief Executive Officer for File990, one of the nation’s largest tax filing services for nonprofits. As an attorney with nearly 20 years of experience in the nonprofit management industry, Fred has earned the prestigious designation of “Certified Fund-Raising Executive” from CFRE International. He also voluntarily serves as a board member and leader for several nonprofits, and is licensed to practice law in the states of Florida and Georgia.
Jason Champion holds the position of Vice President of Business Development at Winspire, a globally recognized leader in offering premium experiences for charity auctions and fundraising campaigns. In his role as the company’s chief branding officer, he bears the responsibility of shaping the organization’s future brand direction. Jason assumes a central role in elevating performance levels by spearheading inventive product and service enhancements, charting strategic brand strategies and positioning, leading creative initiatives, ensuring high levels of customer contentment, and catalyzing the company’s growth trajectory.
A.J. Steinberg is the Founder of Queen Bee Fundraising. With over 20 years of experience as a nonprofit event producer and engagement strategist, A.J. Steinberg has worked on over 100 successful events and raised millions of dollars for organizations with her Los Angeles-based production company. In 2015 A.J. launched Queen Bee Fundraising to share the art of nonprofit event planning, sponsorship acquisition, and engagement strategies with organizations worldwide.
As a Vice President with Pennington & Company, Aaron has demonstrated success leading and directing capital campaigns for fraternities nationwide. His passion for helping individuals align their interests to specific funding priorities, originated as a development officer for The University of Iowa. His work now helps facilitate transformational experiences for participants of membership-based organizations while enhancing their continued alumni engagement. Originally from Iowa and a Phi Kappa Psi member from the University of Iowa, Aaron now resides in Nashville, Tennessee with his wife Bethany, new-born son Campbell, and dog Huck.
Torey Greenwald is the Pricipal at RecognitionArt. Growing up in the fundraising community with her parents having served on many nonprofit boards, Torey developed a passion for the industry at a young age. As the spokesperson for Oscar Mayer Wienermobile and traveling the country, she witnessed the full extent a visual connection can have emotionally on a person. This understanding has been a driving force behind what she and her colleagues create at RecognitionArt for each individual client. With a background in the arts and communication, Torey gets excited with each and every opportunity that arises knowing that she has the privilege to aid their clients’ successes in financial growth to continue their mission.
Seth Merritt is the Vice President of Product Strategy at DonorVoice. For over 20 years, he has helped great causes to raise money, mobilize supporters, influence policy, and do good in the world. His work has included: product leadership, sales & business development, account management, digital marketing, fundraising, strategic consulting, project management, grassroots organizing, and CRM/SaaS technology selection and adoption. Along the way he has been privileged to help national and local nonprofits, trade associations, public broadcasting, citizen advocacy groups, political campaigns, technology startups, faith-based organizations, and Fortune 100 corporations. DonorVoice is a leading provider of technology and services to nonprofits focused on donor retention and relationships. We apply behavioral science to fundraising.
Lynne Wester is the Principal and Founder of Donor Relations Guru. She strongly believes that donor relations is the key to unlocking fundraising success and that organizations must be as dedicated to the donor experience, as they are to the ask itself. Lynne helps organizations when they need it the most – when crisis or opportunity arrive. Lynne partners with nonprofits large and small on a variety of initiatives from developing sound strategy and vision to utilizing technology and creating meaningful donor engagement. Her guidance has led her clients to be recognized on the national stage for fundraising innovation, creative communication, and groundbreaking donor relations work.
Robert Sellman, MBA is a Co-Founder of OmniAlly – the leading digital donor wall solutions provider. He specializes in unionizing client-organization’s development strategy to digital donor walls in ways that engage supporters. Crafted correctly, a digital donor wall does more than celebrate donors, it accentuates a culture of philanthropy. Robert’s vision is to lower the barrier to entry for meaningful donor engagement systems so that there’s an accessible option for the everyday non-profit.
