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Instructors

Jill Assir
Jill Assir

Director of Development, Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy


Melissa Bank Stepno
Melissa Bank Stepno

President & CEO, The Helen Brown Group, LLC


Susanna Blackmon
Susanna Blackmon

Tax Partner, Blazek & Vetterling


Allison Booker-Brooks
Allison Booker-Brooks

Chief Operating Officer, Northwest Assistance Ministries


LaMecia Butler
LaMecia Butler

Principal, GEM Legacy Management, LLC

Chris Cannon
Chris Cannon

Chief Strategy Officer, Zuri Group


Lisa M. Chmiola, CFRE
Lisa M. Chmiola, CFRE

Assistant Vice President, Development, Loyola University New Orleans


Rebecca	Thompson Councill
Rebecca Thompson Councill

Social Media Strategist, CLR Digital Marketing Services

Jessica Davison
Jessica Davison

Assistant Vice President, Mission & Strategy, United Way of Greater Houston


April Day
April Day

President, Women’s Business Enterprise Alliance (WBEA)


Jillian Day
Jillian Day

Senior Director, Development Programs, Houston Zoo

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Corey Devine

Partner, Muskat & Devine LLP


Robyn Doughty
Robyn Doughty

Sr. Director, Data and Business Solutions, UC Berkeley


Laura Frnka-Davis, APR
Laura Frnka-Davis

Principal, LFD Communications

Nicola Fuentes Toubia
Nicola Fuentes Toubia

Founder, Fuentes Toubia, PLLC


Loubel Galik
Loubel Galik

Executive Director - Community Engagement, Cristo Rey Jesuit College Preparatory School of Houston


Valerie Garate Ramirez
Valerie Garate Ramirez

Chief Development Officer, Avondale House

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Lisa Garces

Senior VP of Advancement, DePelchin Children's Center


Jon Garrow
Jon Garrow

Consultant, Longdog Enterprises


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Rebecca M. Gentry

Associate Vice President, Strategic Initiatives and Leadership Gifts, University of Houston

Kate Goldberg
Kate Goldberg

Collegiate Faculty - Teaching and Learning, University of Maryland Global Campus


Ronnie Hagerty
Ronnie Hagerty, Ph.D.,CFRE

Assistant Vice President, Community Relations, United Way of Greater Houston


Jennifer Hazelton
Jennifer Hazelton

President and Founder, Windell Advisors, LLC

Alyssa Hill, CPA
Alyssa Hill, CPA

Partner, Carr, Riggs & Ingram, LLC (CRI)


Mimi Holt, CPA
Mimi Holt, CPA

Audit Partner, Blazek & Vetterling LLP


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Lindsey Hurst

Director of Institutional Giving, Houston Ballet

Julie Jenkins
Julie Jenkins

President, Chrysalis Transformation Consulting


Kimberly Karol
Kimberly Karol

Director of Development and Impact, Global Methane Hub


Rachel Kronenberger
Rachel Kronenberger

Assistant Director, Philanthropy, Texas Children's Hospital

Rebecca Lamb
Rebecca Lamb

VP of Development, Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast


Amy S. Lampi
Amy S. Lampi

Associate Vice President, BWF


Angela Lane
Angela Lane, CFRE

Chief Development Officer, Houston Ballet

Holly Lang
Holly Lang

Principal, Dini Spheris


Judy Le
Judy Le

President, TakeRoot Leadership Development


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Diane Likeness

Development Director, Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council

Jordan Wiggins Lopez
Jordan Wiggins Lopez

Senior Associate Director of Corporate Relations, The Nature Conservancy


Barry Mandel
Barry Mandel

Retired, President and Park Director, Discovery Green Conservancy


Lizette Mandola
Lizette Mandola

Founder and CEO, Bloom Legacy Builders

Ali R. McLane
Ali R. McLane

Senior Research & Analytics Consultant, Lindauer


Nicole S. McWhorter, CFRE
Nicole S. McWhorter, CFRE

VP of Community Philanthropy, YMCA of Greater Houston


Lindsey Nadeau
Lindsey Nadeau

VP, Philanthropy Insight, UNICEF USA


Kelli Newman
Kelli Newman, APR

President, Newman & Newman, Inc.


Alex Oftelie
Alex Oftelie

Managing Vice President, Data Science, BWF

Marianita Paddock Snodgrass
Marianita Paddock Snodgrass

Executive Leadership & Career Coach, The Strengths Leadership Coach


Heather Patrick
Heather Patrick

President and CEO, Prevent Blindness Texas


Michael Pawson
Michael Pawson, Ph.D.

CFO, Greater Houston Community Foundation

Andy Pondillo
Andy Pondillo

Senior Content Solutions Consultant, LinkedIn


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Jill Pranger

Founder and President, Pranger Philanthropic


Clint Shipp
Clint Shipp

Associate Vice President, Advancement Operations, Colorado College

Melissa Simon
Melissa Simon, CFRE

Chief Executive Officer, Casa de Esperanza de los Ninos, Inc.


Kristen Simpson, CPA
Kristen Simpson, CPA

Partner, Carr Riggs & Ingram


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Bonnie Stout Hubbard

Owner, JBAH, LLC

Jeff Stys
Jeff Stys

President, Strategic Decision Associates


Susan Swan Smith
Susan Swan Smith

Principal, Susan Swan Smith Consulting


Joe Synan
Joe Synan

Founder, Leadingwell Associates

Ashley Tagle
Ashley Tagle

Assistant Director of Major Gifts, Texas Children's Hospital


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Alexis Thompson

Consultant, Dini Spheris


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Susan Thraen

Development Director, Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council

Dave Tinker
Dave Tinker

Vice President of Advancement, Achieva


Kristyna Torres-Cruz
Kristyna Torres-Cruz

Chief Social Media and Engagement Marketing Strategist, PRKristyna


Reed Tyler
Reed Tyler

Associate Managing Vice President, Business Intelligence, BWF

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David VanLone

Associate Vice President of Principal Gifts, Rice University


Cristina Vetrano, MBA
Cristina Vetrano

CEO, Ronald McDonald House Houston


Kay Walther, CPA
Kay Walther, CPA

Managing Partner, Blazek & Vetterling

Carme Williams
Carme Williams

Senior Consultant, Washburn & McGoldrick, LLC


Sara Wise
Sara Wise

Vice President, Development, Texas Biomedical Research Institute


Amir Yunus, MBA
Amir Yunus

Interim CFO, Self-Employed

Brian Zive
Brian A. Zive

Consultant and Senior Data Scientist, Marts&Lundy


Kelly Zúñiga
Kelly Zúñiga, Ed.D., CFRE

Principal, KELLY ZUÑIGA CONSULTING

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