Education

• BS, University of Wisconsin, Madison
• MA Columbia College Chicago
• MLA University of Chicago

Professional Background

I have been a Fundraising Executive since 1985. My first professional position was as Fund Developer for the Girl Scouts of Milwaukee. I moved to Chicago in 1987 as Fund Developer for the Chicago Academy of the Arts. That same year I began teaching Grant Proposal Writing for Graduate students in the Arts Entertainment and Media Management department of Columbia College Chicago. I have been adjunct faculty at Columbia College Chicago continuously since 1987. I also developed a number of workshops for the general public interested in learning about grant proposal writing. The workshops were also presented at the Art Institute of Chicago. As program officer for Arts Bridge, an incubator for Chicago arts organizations, I presented fundraising workshops for participants. In 1998, I personally funded, and produced The Online Certificate in Fundraising. Continuously Since 1999 I have licensed The Online Certificate in Fundraising to Columbia College Chicago. We have taught over 800 students Proposal Planning and Writing, The Annual Fund, and Major Gifts.

Current Position

President/CEO of Fundwell.com, Adjunct faculty, Columbia College Chicago

Profesional Awards

Fundwell.com received a bronze medal for excellence in online training from Brandon Hall in 1999.

Relationship with FundWell.com

• How long have you been teaching this course?: You name it I’ve done it! Since the beginning.
• What is your teaching philosophy? Classrooms should not have walls. Experience is the best teacher. Tell me and I forget, teach me and I remember, involve me and I learn
• What is your mission in teaching this course?: Saving the world!