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Instructors

LaMecia Butler
LaMecia Butler

Principal, GEM Legacy Management, LLC


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Rebecca M. Gentry

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


Jordan Wiggins Lopez
Jordan Wiggins Lopez

Senior Associate Director of Corporate Relations, The Nature Conservancy

Melissa Simon
Melissa Simon, MSW, CFRE

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


Sara Wise
Sara Wise

Vice President, Development, Texas Biomedical Research Institute


Chris Cannon
Chris Cannon

Chief Strategy Officer, Zuri Group

Kate Goldberg
Kate Goldberg

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


Barry Mandel
Barry Mandel

Retired, President and Park Director, Discovery Green Conservancy


Kristen Simpson, CPA
Kristen Simpson, CPA

Partner, Carr Riggs & Ingram

Amir Yunus, MBA
Amir Yunus

Interim CFO, Self-Employed


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

Assistant Vice President, Development, Loyola University New Orleans


Ronnie Hagerty
Ronnie Hagerty, Ph.D.,CFRE

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

Lizette Mandola
Lizette Mandola

Founder and CEO, Bloom Legacy Builders


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Bonnie Stout Hubbard

Owner, JBAH, LLC


Brian Zive
Brian A. Zive

Consultant and Senior Data Scientist, Marts&Lundy

Rebecca	Thompson Councill
Rebecca Thompson Councill

Social Media Strategist, CLR Digital Marketing Services


Jennifer Hazelton
Jennifer Hazelton

President and Founder, Windell Advisors, LLC


Ali R. McLane
Ali R. McLane

Senior Research & Analytics Consultant, Lindauer

Jeff Stys
Jeff Stys

President, Strategic Decision Associates


Kelly Zúñiga
Kelly Zúñiga, Ed.D., CFRE

Principal, KELLY ZUÑIGA CONSULTING


Jessica Davison
Jessica Davison

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

Alyssa Hill, CPA
Alyssa Hill, CPA

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


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

VP of Community Philanthropy, YMCA of Greater Houston


Susan Swan Smith
Susan Swan Smith

Principal, Susan Swan Smith Consulting

Alexandra Yates
Alexandra Yates

Development Director, Stages


April Day
April Day

President, Women’s Business Enterprise Alliance (WBEA)


Mimi Holt, CPA
Mimi Holt, CPA

Audit Partner, Blazek & Vetterling LLP


Joe Synan
Joe Synan

Founder, Leadingwell Associates


Jillian Day
Jillian Day

Senior Director, Development Programs, Houston Zoo

Lindsey Hurst
Lindsey Hurst

Director of Institutional Giving, Houston Ballet


Lindsey Nadeau
Lindsey Nadeau

VP, Philanthropy Insight, UNICEF USA


Ashley Tagle
Ashley Tagle

Assistant Director of Major Gifts, Texas Children's Hospital

Rhetta Detrich
Rhetta Detrich

Consultant


Julie Jenkins
Julie Jenkins

President, Chrysalis Transformation Consulting


Kelli Newman
Kelli Newman, APR

President, Newman & Newman, Inc.

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Alexis Thompson

Consultant, Dini Spheris


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Corey Devine

Partner, Muskat & Devine LLP


Kimberly Karol
Kimberly Karol

Director of Development and Impact, Global Methane Hub

Alex Oftelie
Alex Oftelie

Managing Vice President, Data Science, BWF


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Susan Thraen

Development Director, Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council


Robyn Doughty
Robyn Doughty

Sr. Director, Data and Business Solutions, UC Berkeley

Rachel Kronenberger
Rachel Kronenberger

Assistant Director, Philanthropy, Texas Children's Hospital


Marianita Paddock Snodgrass
Marianita Paddock Snodgrass

Executive Leadership & Career Coach, The Strengths Leadership Coach


Dave Tinker
Dave Tinker

Vice President of Advancement, Achieva

Laura Frnka-Davis
Laura Frnka-Davis

Principal, LFD Communications


Rebecca Lamb
Rebecca Lamb

VP of Development, Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast


Heather Patrick
Heather Patrick

President and CEO, Prevent Blindness Texas

Kristyna Torres-Cruz
Kristyna Torres-Cruz

Chief Social Media and Engagement Marketing Strategist, PRKristyna


Jill Assir
Jill Assir

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


Nicola Fuentes Toubia
Nicola Fuentes Toubia

Founder, Fuentes Toubia, PLLC

Amy S. Lampi
Amy S. Lampi

Associate Vice President, BWF


Michael Pawson
Michael Pawson, Ph.D.

CFO, Greater Houston Community Foundation


Reed Tyler
Reed Tyler

Associate Managing Vice President, Business Intelligence, BWF

Melissa Bank Stepno
Melissa Bank Stepno

President & CEO, The Helen Brown Group, LLC


Loubel Galik
Loubel Galik

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


Angela Lane
Angela Lane, CFRE

Chief Development Officer, Houston Ballet

Andy Pondillo
Andy Pondillo

Senior Content Solutions Consultant, LinkedIn


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David VanLone

Associate Vice President of Principal Gifts, Rice University


Valerie Garate Ramirez
Valerie Garate Ramirez

Chief Development Officer, Avondale House


Holly Lang
Holly Lang

Principal, Dini Spheris


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Jill Pranger

Founder and President, Pranger Philanthropic

Cristina Vetrano, MBA
Cristina Vetrano

CEO, Ronald McDonald House Houston


Susanna Blackmon
Susanna Blackmon

Tax Partner, Blazek & Vetterling


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Lisa Garces

Senior VP of Advancement, DePelchin Children's Center

Judy Le
Judy Le

President, TakeRoot Leadership Development


Greg Robertson
Greg Robertson

Chief Advancement Officer, Houston Grand Opera


Kay Walther, CPA
Kay Walther, CPA

Managing Partner, Blazek & Vetterling

Allison Booker-Brooks
Allison Booker-Brooks

Chief Operating Officer, Northwest Assistance Ministries


Jon Garrow
Jon Garrow

Consultant, Longdog Enterprises


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Diane Likeness

Development Director, Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council

Clint Shipp
Clint Shipp

Associate Vice President, Advancement Operations, Colorado College


Carme Williams
Carme Williams

Senior Consultant, Washburn & McGoldrick, LLC

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