Chris Jasculca

Director of Marketing & Communications

Latin School of Chicago

This January, Chris Jasculca begins his new role as Latin School of Chicago’s Director of Marketing & Communications. Chris brings 26 years of comprehensive experience, with the past 20 years focused primarily on leading marketing and communications teams within public schools and higher education. He most recently served as the Director of Communications at Hinsdale Township High School District 86, where he identified and strengthened new opportunities to connect with stakeholders and led internal and external communications. Chris brings great experience collaborating across teams, developing organization-wide marketing and communications strategy, and most importantly, he has a deep passion for education. We are thrilled to see him step into this leadership role at Latin and look forward to the amazing work their team will accomplish!

holly gulden

Vice president, foundation

Centracare

This coming January, Holly Gulden will be stepping into CentraCare’s Vice President, Foundation role. Holly most recently led Tulane University’s School of Medicine as their Associate Vice President for Advancement and Executive Director, Medicine, while also serving as the Interim Vice President for Advancement, Major Gifts. She brings over twenty years of extensive fundraising experience with a specific focus on Health Sciences and Medicine within a Higher Education landscape. We look forward to Holly’s new leadership at CentraCare Foundation as they continue to advance healthcare for rural Minnesota and take on new sights with their $50M Medical School campaign in partnership with the University of Minnesota!

caROL LIPARI

Director of Equity & Strategy

Access Living

This past week, Carol Lipari (경서미) began her role as Access Living’s first Director of Equity & Strategy. Carol will be leading their disability justice strategy across the organization with an overarching focus on equity. This includes a strong emphasis on Access Living’s anti-racism and equity work. Prior to this role, Carol was a People Culture Equity Manager at AIDS Foundation of Chicago, where she implemented key DEIA strategies in alignment with their race equity action plan while also coaching senior leaders and staff through workshops and various initiatives. Throughout her career, Carol has leveraged her skills in dismantling systemic inequities to support disabled communities. We are thrilled to see her step into this important role as she continues to advance race equity work and create places for diverse communities to thrive.

Emily Hansen

Director of Development

Chicago Shakespeare Theater

Emily joined Chicago Shakespeare Theater as their Director of Development in September 2023. She brings twenty years of experience in nonprofit fundraising and leadership for cultural and social service institutions, with significant expertise in principal giving at the seven- and eight-figure level. Emily most recently served as the Associate Vice President of Transformational Giving for the Museum of Science and Industry, after spending six years fundraising for low-income housing initiatives as Senior Director of Development for Enterprise Community Partners. We are thrilled that she will bring her combined passions for philanthropy and the arts to her role at Chicago Shakes.

Lori Ann Summers

Vice President of Advancement

Queens University of Charlotte

On September 18, Lori Ann Summers will be joining Queens University of Charlotte as their new Vice President of Advancement. Lori Ann brings over two decades of fundraising experience in higher education with her most recent role having been the Vice President for Institutional Advancement at Newberry College. As a natural relationship builder and highly organized strategic leader, we look forward to seeing Lori Ann’s future leadership at Queens!

Kate Kennedy

Chief Development Officer

National casa/gal

Kate Kennedy began her role with National CASA/GAL as the Chief Development Officer in September 2023. Kate brings over two decades of expertise as a nonprofit executive in fundraising, community organizing, volunteer development, and membership recruitment.

Most recently, she served as Director of Development, Mid-Atlantic for Share our Strength, a national nonprofit that works to end childhood hunger.  She has also served as the Chief Development Officer of the League of Women Voters, and the Director of Development for the Washington School for Girls, a tuition-free private school serving girls from Anacostia, DC.  She’s also served as an elected official on her local city council for six years and sits on the board of Community Bridges, a nonprofit empowering young women in Maryland.  She is a certified fundraising executive (CFRE) and holds an MBA from Georgetown University. Her bachelor’s degree is in English and Women’s Studies from Keene State College in NH.  She lives with her husband Bill in College Park, Maryland where they serve as foster parents to teen youth.

Jenny Mueller

Chief Revenue Development Officer

Zoological Society of Milwaukee

This fall, Jenny Mueller will be stepping into her new role with the Zoological Society of Milwaukee as their Chief Revenue Development Officer. Jenny has led fundraising teams for animal welfare, arts & culture, and community foundation organizations throughout her 20-year career. For the past ten years, Jenny has served as the Vice President of Development at Wisconsin Humane Society (WHS), where she led fundraising efforts for their six different locations and managed a team of 20 fundraising professionals. In that role, she supported the acquisition of three additional shelters, worked continuously to elevate her team, and directed the creation and execution of WHS’ long-range development plan and related metrics. The plan resulted in significant growth of key revenue streams and more than 30,000 annual donors. She also co-created several fundraising campaigns utilizing multi-channel marketing and has hands-on experience leading capital campaigns. Jenny received her B.A. in Communications and Public Relations from the University of Wisconsin – Green Bay (Summa Cum Laude) and her M.S. in Nonprofit Management from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee (Summa Cum Laude). She is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and has received its Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE) designation. She is an experienced professional in animal welfare and looks forward to applying her passion and thoughtful leadership to her new position at the zoo.

Annette Promes

Chief marketing Officer

KUOW

Annette has worked in marketing for more than two decades, holding leadership positions across a variety of for-profit and non-profit organizations. Those include KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio, Kiva Microfunds, Amazon, Big Fish Games, Expedia, Microsoft, and AT&T/Cingular Wireless. Annette advocates to increase equity and representation in hiring, mentoring, and career development programs with a focus on increasing equity for Black, Latinex and Native American individuals.

Annette is currently the Chief Marketing Officer at KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio, where she is responsible for enhancing KUOW’s reputation in the community, igniting brand obsession among core and new audiences, growing and engaging an increasingly diverse audience, and influencing a heightened value proposition among KUOW listeners to create a climate conducive to philanthropy.

Annette has taught Applied Digital Marketing at the University of Washington Continuum College since 2020. She also practiced as a part-time birth doula for 18 years, trained at the Seattle Midwifery School in 2000, and volunteered for a time with Operation Special Delivery to provide free doula support to the partners of deployed military personnel. She is on the board of directors at Open Arms Perinatal Services and is an advisory board member for UW PCE’s Digital Marketing Certificate program. She completed her undergraduate work at the University of Washington, holds an MBA from the University of Phoenix, and earned a certificate in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion from Cornell.

Marshall Eisen

Chief Content Officer

KUOW

Marshall Eisen is currently the Chief Content Officer at KUOW, holding overall responsibility for all content creation and community engagement while leading the content making strategy for multiple platforms.

Marshall has created innovative content for major media platforms for over 25 years and is responsible for more than 1000 hours of non-fiction programming seen by more than 150 million people worldwide. While at MTV, Marshall developed some of the network’s most successful and longest-running series, including “True Life” and “Catfish,” earning Emmy, Peabody and Edward R. Murrow awards. He led teams that covered an array of topics including the opioid crisis in rural America, life in Baghdad post-U.S. occupation and the effects of poverty on young people in sub-Saharan Africa. Marshall continued to develop and oversee impactful non-fiction series at CNBC, most notably “Back in the Game” with Alex Rodriguez and “Cleveland Hustles” with LeBron James. Most recently, Marshall ran podcast development and production at Recount Media, executive producing shows featuring the esteemed journalists John Heilemann, LZ Granderson and Will Leitch.

Kris Lewis

John S. Behnke Director

Henry Art Gallery

Kris Lewis joined the Henry Art Gallery of the University of Washington as John S. Behnke Director in August of 2023, following a successful tenure at The Fowler Museum at UCLA where she brought in critical revenue, raised the visibility of the museum, and helped realize countless exhibitions and programs that showcased diverse narratives. Prior to her tenure at the Fowler, she was the director of government and foundation relations at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, where she led her team to raise $30 million in grant funding in four and half years. Kris has held fundraising positions at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, and The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; has been an international fundraising consultant; and has managed high-profile public art projects. Kris recently established and oversees The Martha Alf Foundation, which honors the late artist and awards scholarships to MFA students in Los Angeles. She holds a BA in Art History from Denison University and an MA in Visual Arts Administration from New York University, where she has been a visiting lecturer and student mentor since 2015.