Officers
President
Carol
McKeever, M.A
Director
of Development
Lighthouse of Broward
650
N. Andrews Ave.
Fort
Lauderdale, FL 33311
Office:
954-463-4217
Cell:
954-270-1726
Fax:
954-764-3825
Email:cmckeever@lhob.org
Carol
McKeever is Director of Development for Lighthouse of Broward, whose
mission is to teach skills to babies, children and adults who are
blind or severely visually impaired. Carol has served as chapter Vice
President in 2009, Vice President of Membership 2007 & 2008 and
on the National Philanthropy Day Committee 2006 -2009.
President
Elect
Meredith
Ray Feder
Associate
Director of Institutional Advancement
Gulliver
Schools
1500
San Remo Ave., Ste. 420
Coral
Gables, FL 33146
Office:
786-709-4076
Cell:
850-974-3311
Fax:
786-366-6344
Email:fedm@gulliverschools.org
Meredith
Ray Feder serves as the Associate Director of Advancement for
Gulliver Schools, a private preparatory school in Miami-Dade. Prior
to holding her current position, Meredith served in various
development roles for Starlight Children’s Foundation, Lee’s
Place, Tallahassee Symphony Orchestra, Northwest Florida Ballet and
Pensacola Museum of Art. She received her MA from Florida State
University, her BA from University of West Florida and a certificate
in the Appraisal of Fine and Decorative Art from New York University.
Immediate
Past President
Don
Eachus
Director
of Development
Joe
DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Foundation / Memorial Foundation
3711
Garfield St.
Hollywood,
FL 33021
Office:
954-265-7255
Cell:
954-240-4317
Fax:
954-966-6750
Email:deachus@mhs.net
Don
Eachus is Director of Development for the Joe DiMaggio Children's
Hospital Foundation and Memorial Foundation. Don has served as
Treasurer, Secretary and Director of Communications for the chapter.
He currently serves as President Elect of the chapter. Don lives in
Plantation with his wife, 2 daughter, 2 dogs and 2 cats.
Secretary
Janet
Copland
Starfish Marketing
Email: : janet@starfishmarketinggroup.com
Janet
began her career in direct response fund raising as
a list broker in New York City. The U.S. Committee
for UNICEF was her next stop. She spent three years
a part of the team that built the direct mail program
from the ground up. Then it was back to the service
side as Vice President of Direct Media List Management,
and agency experience with The Russ Reid Company in
Pasadena, CA. Janet then started KeyWord, a company
that created and produced personalized mailings to
major donors. One more move brought Janet to Florida
and Food For The Poor. During the next five years,
she increased the donor base from 250,000 to over
a million, increased revenue every year by double
digits – the last year we achieved a 37% increase
over the previous year and set into motion programs
and strategies still being applied successfully today.
In 1998 Janet and Sean O’Neil founded Copland
O’Neil, a full service direct response agency,
serving prominent non-profits: ASPCA, Plan USA, and
Habitat for Humanity, as well as, many fine local
organizations. In 2008 Janet and Sean along with Rod
Taylor and Larry Montali started Starfish Marketing
Group to provide high quality direct mail services
in small quantities. Janet is recognized as an industry
leader and is a frequent speaker locally, as well
as, nationally.
Treasurer
Eric
Combast
Philanthropy
Director
Development
Director
International
Game Fish Association
300
Gulf Stream Way
Dania
Beach, FL 33004
Office:
954-924-4325
Fax:
954-924-4299
Email:ecombast@igfa.org
Eric
Combast is the Development Director for the International Game Fish
Association. He is currently overseeing the IGFA's "Campaign for
Game Fish Conservation," which is a $15,000,000 fundraising
campaign to support game fish conservation and education. Prior to
joining the IGFA Eric was the Vice President of Development for the
Alzheimer's Association, Southeast Florida Chapter.
VP
Membership
Paul
Keefe
Director
of Planned Giving
HospiceCare
of Southeast Florida
300
SE 18th St.
Fort
Lauderdale, FL 33316
Office:
954-745-0698
Cell:
954-292-6695
Fax:
954-745-0699
Email:pkeefe@hospicecareflorida.org
Paul
Keefe is the Director of Planned Gifts for HospiceCare of Southeast
Florida, a not-for-profit hospice serving Broward, Dade & Monroe
counties. He has been in the medical field for seven years, five of
them at hospice in both his present capacity as well as community
outreach. Paul is from upstate NY (Albany-Saratoga region) and has
been in south Florida since 1986. Prior to his work in the medical
field, he owned and ran a franchise business for 12 years in south
Florida. Paul attended Union College & SUNY in upstate NY
receiving a BS in Business from Trinity Southern. Paul lives in
Pompano Beach with his son, Paulie and is active in several civic and
community organizations.
VP
Communications
Rick
Schuster
Director
of Development
Congregation B'nai Israel of Boca Raton
2200
Yamato Road
Boca
Raton, FL 33431
Office:
561-241-8118
Cell:
561-445-6519
Fax:
561-241-1701
Email: sprv01a@bellsouth.net ; rschuster@cbiboca.org
In
his 29 year career, Rick has worked in health care, higher education
and public safety. He is a generalist with a strong background in
foundation administration, case development and in managing those
things that need to be reduced to order in order to raise money. Rick
now works for his synagogue as a one-person shop -- coordinating an
endowment campaign, creating a supporting foundation and putting
annual fund programs into place. Rick has served the AFP Broward
Chapter as Treasurer, Chair of National Philanthropy Day and done all
sorts of other stuff for the advancement of the profession. He was
recognized by the chapter as the 2009 Outstanding Fundraising
Professional.
VP
Professional Education
Tracy
Schuldiner
Development
Officer / Grant Writer
Russell
Life Skills & Reading Foundation
Office:
954-921-3787
Cell:
954-529-4053
Email:tschuldiner@russellreadingroom.com
Tracy
Schuldiner has worked in the philanthropy field professionally for
over five years and many more as a volunteer throughout the
community. She is currently the Director of Community Relations
& Development for the Russell Life Skills and Reading Foundation
and working on her Bachelor in Liberal Studies with a specialization
in Psychology at Barry University. In addition, her experiences
include organizational management, customer service, sales,
marketing, and family care within the funeral industry. She has
completed her certificate in Nonprofit Management in cooperation with
Barry University, is a graduate of an International Coaching
Federation accredited program, Grief Recovery Specialist, etc.
In addition to her work with AFP Broward for the last three years,
she has served as an Executive Committee Member of the Work-Life
Balance Educational Conference for the past few years and Affiliate
Director of the Balance Power Networking Lunches in Miami-Dade.
She is passionate about supporting local foundations such as Work
Life Balance Institute for Women, WomenUnited and MS Bright Lights.
Government
Relations
Jose
Lopez Masso
Asst.
Director of Development and Director of Community Relations
Lighthouse
of Broward
650
N. Andrews Ave.
Fort
Lauderdale, FL 33311
Office:
954-463-4217
Fax:
954-764-3825
Email:jlopez@lhob.org
Jose
Lopez Masso, a native of Venezuela, with over twelve years experience
in the non profit sector, spent most of his youth in Germany, where
his father served as a Venezuelan ambassador in East Germany. He
earned a bachelor’s degree from the Business School of Hamburg
and a Juries Doctorate from Catolica University Andres Bello in
Caracas, Venezuela. Upon graduation, he became the legal advisor to
the president of a Venezuelan investment fund before being appointed
Sub Secretary of Justice for the Venezuelan government. He was then
assigned to head the embassy in Berlin and settled into the same
office used by his father a decade earlier, only in a unified
Germany. He moved to Florida in 2001. Jose lives in Deerfield, with
his wife Carla, guide dog Clemens, and new baby girl Andrea.
Scholarships
Lori
Gold
Lori
Gold Consulting
1504
Washington St.
Hollywood,
FL 33020
Office:
954-926-6700
Email: lorigold@earthlink.net
Lori
E. Gold has been principal of the consulting company that bears her
name for almost 20 years, having previously worked with financial
institutions, health care entities and other organizations in New
York, DC and on three continents. Working with not-for-profits for
the last decade, her areas of concentration are in fund development
(with emphasis on grants), program development and organizational and
board issues. Lori holds a BA from Columbia University/Barnard
College, an MBA from New York University/Stern School of Business,
and recently earned a 3-year national certification in Grantsmanship
from the American Association of Grant Professionals.
Doris
K. Sipos, MA, CFRE
Principal
Philanthropic
Development Solutions, LLC
4100
Galt Ocean Dr., #1408
Fort
Lauderdale, FL 33308
Office:
954-566-7129
Cell:
954-303-7822
Email: dkscfre@bellsouth.net
Doris K. Sipos, MA, CFREhas
worked in the field of philanthropy for over 30 years and has raised
more than 100 million dollars for the non-profit community, working
primarily in higher education and healthcare. She is the co-founder
of the Partnership In Philanthropy, which enables small non-profits
to enhance their capacity to serve the community. Doris retired in
2002 as Executive Director of the Memorial Foundation and Joe
DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Foundation, in Hollywood, Florida,
and founded a consulting firm, Philanthropic Development Solutions. A
member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Doris has
served on the National Board of Directors of the organization, as
well as on its Foundation Board. She has been honored by her peers
with the Robert J. Smythe Award as Outstanding Professional
Fundraiser in New Jersey, and was honored as Outstanding Professional
Fundraiser in Broward County, Florida, in 2002.
At
Large Directors
Peggy
Hooper
Director
of Estate Planning
American Cancer Society
3363
West Commercial Blvd., Ste. 100
Fort
Lauderdale, FL 33309
Office:
954-200-7530
Cell:
305-788-7759
Fax:
954-200-7580
Email:peggy.hooper@cancer.org
Peggy
Hooper is the Director of Estate Planning for Broward, Miami-Dade,
Monroe Counties and the Eastern area of the North Region of the
Florida Division of the American Cancer Society. Prior to joining the
American Cancer Society, Florida Division, Peggy was a Financial
Planner with Morgan Stanley, and with Paine Webber on the New York
Stock Exchange, giving her valuable knowledge and experience in
estate planning and charitable giving.
Lisa
Kitei
Executive Director
Broward Performing Arts Foundation
201 SW 5th Ave.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
Office: 954-468-3297
Fax: 954-468-2680
Email: jkitei@browardcenter.org
Lisa Kitei has been Executive Director of the Broward
Performing Arts Foundation and VP Development for
the Broward Center for the Performing Arts since February
2008. She is primarily responsible for the development,
planning and implementation of fundraising strategy
in support of the Broward Center. Prior to that, Lisa
was vice president, corporate communications, for
JM Family Enterprises where she was responsible for
overseeing and facilitating internal and external
communications, media and public relations, corporate
events, charitable giving, community affairs, corporate
advertising and video communications for JM Family
and its subsidiary companies. .Before joining JM Family,
she was senior vice president, corporate communications
and public relations for Reed Business Information.
With over 20 years experience in marketing and communications,
Lisa spent more than nine years with The Walt Disney
Company. Active in the community, she serves on the
Executive Committee of the board of directors of Habitat
for Humanity of Broward County and a member of the
National Council on Planned Giving. Lisa was on the
Steering Committee for the inaugural Governor’s
Bowl to benefit United Way of Broward. She is a graduate
of both Leadership Florida (Class XXIII) and Leadership
Broward Senior Executive Orientation (2004). Lisa
earned her bachelor’s degree in English from
Colgate University in Hamilton, New York. Previously
from New York City, she now lives in Fort Lauderdale.
Matt
Leachman
Director
of Marketing & Development
ARC
Broward
10250
NW 53rd St.
Sunrise,
FL 33351
Office:
954-577-4173
Cell:
954-570-8446
Fax:
954-746-2954
Email:mleachman@arcbroward.org
Matt
began his career teaching children with autism how to swim. Thirty
years (and several gray hairs) later, he is now responsible for
marketing and development at ARC Broward where he has been employed
for four years. Previously Paul was Vice President of Programs for
ADEC a similar organization in Northern Indiana about two hours from
Chicago. Throughout his career Matt has been responsible for multiple
services for people with disabilities and has always had a passion
for assisting others. ARC Broward is a non-profit organization, with
a staff of over 450 caring individuals.
Patricia
Lord
Chief
Development Officer
Girl
Scouts of South Florida
4701
NW 33rd Ave
Fort
Lauderdale, FL 33309
Office:
954-739-7660
Email: plord@gssef.org
Diana
Metcalf
Major
Gifts Officer
Junior
Achievement of South Florida
1130
Coconut Creek Blvd.
Office:
954-979-7120
Cell:
954-816-3740
Fax:
954-788-5653
Email:diana@jasouthflorida.org
Prior
to working in the charitable area, Diana and her husband owned
Flightplan International, an aviation consulting and brokerage firm.
During that time, she was involved on a volunteer level with several
organizations, becoming President of PAWS and the 1000+ Club of the
ACS. The volunteer experience gave her a valuable insight when
dealing with donors and volunteers. Prior to joining Junior
Achievement, Diana worked for the American Red Cross Broward County.
Diana chaired National Philanthropy Day in 2009.
Michele
Scanlan
Grants
Coordinator
Joe
DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Foundation / Memorial Foundation
3711
Garfield St.
Hollywood,
FL 33021
Office:
954-453-9482
Email:mscanlan@mhs.net
Michele
Scanlan is Grants Coordinator for Joe DiMaggio Children’s
Hospital and Memorial Foundations, where she has worked for the past
three years. Prior to that she was a graphic designer for fifteen
years. Michele is from Minnesota and has been in South Florida since
1990. She attended University of Minnesota and received a BA in
Sociology in 2005. Her hobbies include cooking, bike riding and
playing guitar.
Kathy
Thomsen
Regional
Director of Development
Legal Aid of Broward County
491
N. State Road 7
Plantation,
FL 33317
Office:
954-736-2429
Cell:
954-815-2647
Fax:
954-736-2480
Email:kthomsen@bellsouth.net
Kathy
is Regional Director of Development for Legal Aid Service of Broward
County, Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida and Legal Aid
Service of Collier County. Before joining Legal Aid, Kathleen was
Director of Sales and Marketing for Budget Rent a Car in Fort
Lauderdale, Florida and St. Louis, Missouri. Kathleen has been a
member of AFP/Broward County Chapter since 2003 and prior to serving
as Treasurer, participated in National Philanthropy Day by serving as
Co-chair of Table Honorees for two years.
Terri
Wallace Flannery
Executive
Director
Leadership
Broward
Cell:
(305) 302-1882
Email:terri@leadershipbroward.org
Terri
is an accomplished director, manager and fund-raising professional
with more than 15 years of progressive experience in not-for-profit
management, special events, corporate giving, grant writing and
solicitation, fund and program development, and evaluation
experience. With more than 20 years of business experience in sales
and marketing, she also has proven success in cultivating new
business and relationship-building and -development. She has a M.B.A.
degree from St. Thomas University, Miami, Florida and received her
bachelor’s degree from Barry University in Miami, Florida.
Terri is an active member of Leadership Broward Foundation (Class
XXIV), Association of Fundraising Professionals (Board Member),
American Association of Grant Professionals, Florida Association of
Nonprofit Organizations and Marine Industry Association of South
Florida.
Avy
Weberman, MSW
Director of Development
Charles E Schmidt College of Science - FAU
777
Glades Road, SE 252
Boca
Raton, FL 33431
Phone:
561-297-0007
Email:aweberma@fau.edu
Prior
to assuming his current position at Florida Atlantic University, Avy
served for five and a half years as Director of Development at the
College of Engineering and Computer Science at Florida International
University. He also has extensive development experience working for
Jewish community organizations in South Florida as well as in the
Midwest and Northeast .Currently, a member of Broward/Ft Lauderdale
and Palm Beach Chapters of the AFP, he has also previously served as
a Board member of the Miami-Dade Chapter. Avy received his BA in
Economics from Yeshiva University and a Masters Degree in Community
Organization from the University's Wurzweiler School of Social Work.
He and his wife Bonnie (an Occupational Therapist for the Broward
School District) live in Hollywood and are the very proud
grandparents of five grandsons.
David
Yalen
GLCC of South Florida
1881 NE 26th St., #212
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33305
Phone: 954-873-2035
Email: dyalenassc1@aol.com
David
has been at the GLCC/Pride Center since 2008. He splits
his time between event planning/execution of monthly
Founder Circle events as well as promoting and tracking
general membership for the agency. Since 1994 the
GLCC/Pride center has served as the central meeting
point for the diverse GLBTQ community in Greater Fort
Lauderdale. Previous to this position David spent
28 years in the real estate field in both sales and
management. David held Board level positions in many
non profits in both Boston and Fort Lauderdale, most
recently at the Jewish Foundation of Broward County.
David completed the AFP Fundamentals in Fund Raising
course in 2007 prior to a summer internship that year
in Planned Giving at the Massachusetts College of
Art, where he received his BFA in Art Education, back
in 1978. He received his Masters Degree in Business
Management from Lesley College, Boston in 1991. David
has resided in the Fort Lauderdale area since 2001.
Patricia
Zeller
Email:pzeilerflll@gmail.com
