Practitioner Advisory Board
The SPI Practitioner Advisory Board provides SPI leadership with guidance to develop and ensure quality programming and practitioner-relevant research. We gratefully acknowledge the impactful contributions of the SPI Practitioner Advisory Board.
Chicago Advisory Board
- Chuck Longfield
Senior Vice President
Chief Scientist at Blackbaud, Inc. - Ivan Adames
Executive Director
Office of Alumni Relations & Development, Northwestern University
Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) - Grant Gilbert
Senior Director, Central Region
World Wildlife Fund
President, Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Chicago Chapter - Maria Kim
Chief Operating Officer, The Cara Program
Board Member, Chicago Women in Philanthropy, EPIC Academy, and Horizons for Youth - Jim Rosenberg
Chief of Staff
Jewish United Fund
Atlanta Advisory Board
- Juan A. McGruder, PhD, CFRE
Director of Development, Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts-Georgia Institute of Technology
Board Member, AFP Atlanta - John O’Kane, CFRE
Senior Consultant, Coxe Curry & Associates
Adjunct Professor, Department of Public Management & Policy, Georgia State University
Commerce Club Member, President of Kiwanis Club of Atlanta, Community Advisory Board Member for the Junior League of Atlanta - Veronica Squires
Director, Corporate Development, Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta
Chair, Volunteer Recruitment for Advisory Board, AFP Atlanta - Claire E. Hennessey
Associate Director of Development, Office of Foundation and Corporate Relations, Emory University
Emory Employee Council Member, Board Member, AFP Atlanta, Marketing & Development Committee Member, Whiteford Community Program, Leadership Council Member, Posse Foundation - Mary Helen M. Bernknopf
Director of Donor Relations, Kennesaw State University
Member, Association of Donor Relations Professionals (ADRP)
Member, Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)
