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Kaitlin Allen

Director of Individual Giving Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago Kaitlin Allen is the Director of Individual Giving at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) Chicago. Kaitlin has over eight years of development experience during which she has focused on strategizing and implementing a multi-faceted program for engaging the continuing philanthropy of the museum’s Board of Trustees and top-tier donors. Kaitlin also oversees the MCA’s membership department, Annual Fund, and donor travel program. Prior to the MCA, Kaitlin worked as...

Jennifer Aydelott

Director of Development Seattle Art Museum As Director of the Development at the Seattle Art Museum, Jennifer Aydelott oversees a comprehensive fundraising program that includes major and planned gifts, corporate and foundation grants, membership and annual giving, as well as special events and facilities marketing. Together with her staff of 20+, they are responsible for generating $10 million+ annually for operating as well as raising additional funds for special initiatives such as endowment and acquisitions. Prior to her...

David Blackman

Director of Planned Giving and Gifts of Works of Art Philadelphia Museum of Art David Blackman joined the Philadelphia Museum of Art as Director of Planned Giving and Gifts of Works of Art in May 2011 after 12 years with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. During his tenure at the MFA he directed their comprehensive Planned Giving Program, launched and managed the Gifts of Art Program, and facilitated several six- and seven-figure gifts during the museum’s historic $500-million campaign (2001-2008). He began his Development career with...

Anne Butterfield

Director of Institutional Giving Peabody Essex Museum Anne Butterfield began her museum career in the mid-1970s at the Boston Children’s Museum where she helped the museum make the move from the suburbs onto the waterfront. During that time the museum conducted two capital campaigns and an endowment drive in Japan, all in which Anne was significantly involved. During that time, public relations, special events, and IT were added to her portfolio. After leaving BCM in the late 1980s she consulted with dozens of museums in the...

Lisa Byala

Principal and Founder ByalaSearch LLC Lisa Lustgarten Byala has worked in recruiting and executive search since 1998 including five years at the international global executive search firms, Heidrick & Struggles and Spencer Stuart, in their Education and Not-for-Profit practices. She specializes in placing Presidents and Executive Directors, senior development professionals as well as administrative and functional leaders in academia, research institutes, foundations, and arts organizations. Her recent clients include the High...

Joseph T. Carney

Director of Gallery Advancement, Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester Rochester, New York From secondary education to higher education to a medical center to the Memorial Art Gallery, Joe has been building relationships and raising gifts for more than 23 years. He leads an Advancement team of 14, directing annual giving, communications, public relations and marketing, events, government and foundation relations, major gifts, membership and visitor services. He also serves as the onsite director for the Gallery’s...

Gerard F. Cattie, Jr.

Managing Director Diversified Search Gerard F. Cattie, Jr. is a Managing Director with Diversified Search in the New York office. His practice encompasses searches for senior leadership positions in prominent higher education institutions, foundations, healthcare providers, non-profit organizations, and arts & cultural entities. Mr. Cattie’s clients represent a wide array of national research universities and liberal arts colleges, academic medical centers, non-profit and advocacy groups, arts organizations, and international foundations...

David Devan

General Director Opera Company of Philadelphia David B. Devan was appointed as General Director of the Opera Company of Philadelphia in 2011. He joined the company in January 2006 following an extensive North American search to identify a managing director to oversee all income-generating departments as well as board development and community programs. In 2009, he was appointed as Executive Director before assuming his current leadership role. Mr. Devan came to Philadelphia from Pacific Opera Victoria, where he held the position of...

Diana Duke Duncan

Senior Vice President for External Affairs The Barnes Foundation Diana Duncan has held leadership positions in development and external affairs for twenty-five years, and has been elected by her peers as Chair of the American Association of Museums Standing Professional Committee on Development and Membership, and President of the Art Museum Development Association. In 2008, she was appointed Senior Vice President for External Affairs at the Barnes Foundation and established its first professional advancement program by integrating...

Kristen Greenaway

Director of Development and External Relations Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University Kristen Greenaway is the Director of Development and External Relations at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, and has held this position since July 2008. She began her career marketing professional services, working as national director of marketing for Coopers & Lybrand in both New Zealand and London, and for the London-based international law firm, Herbert Smith. For the past 20 years she has worked in higher education fundraising, and in...

Gail Habif

Director of Development Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University Gail Habif is the Director of Development at the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University. She began her career working for a marketing and PR company planning and implemented all aspects of corporate functions, foundation fundraising, and corporate sponsorship presentations. Gail received two Southern Regional Emmy Awards for outstanding achievement in television programming excellence. She has been at the Carlos Museum for 18 years and is responsible for...

Jim Hackney

Managing Partner Alexander Haas As Managing Partner of Alexander Haas, Jim serves cultural clients all over the United States. In the past ten years, Jim has helped clients raised more than $800,000,000. Chosen as consultant to the American Association of Museums in Washington D.C. and the American Craft Council, Jim is known as a creative strategist for projects with national impact. The majority of his clients are in the museum field. As a speaker, trainer and presenter, Jim is in high demand. The American Association of Museums...

Carl G. Hamm, CFRE

Deputy Director Development and External Affairs Saint Louis Art Museum Carl Hamm has 25 years of experience in the non-profit sector in development, marketing and executive positions. Recognized as a Certified Fund Raising Executive since 1998, he has worked with organizations representing practically every discipline of the arts, from public radio and chamber music to theater, ballet and the visual arts. Most recently, he served the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History as Senior Vice President for development and marketing,...

Lynne Heinrich

Senior Consultant & Principal Marts & Lundy Lynne joined Marts & Lundy as a senior consultant in 2000 with more than five years of consulting experience in her own practice and with another national consulting firm. She co-leads the firm’s Arts & Culture Practice Group and has served in staff and consultant roles to the nonprofit sector for more than twenty-seven years working with a varied client portfolio including performing and visual arts organizations, educational institutions, hospitals and medical centers,...

Cody Hartley

Director, Gifts of Art Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Dr. Cody Hartley is responsible for facilitating gifts of art and acquisition funds to strengthen and expand the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. He joined the MFA in 2008 as Assistant Curator of Paintings in the Art of the Americas department, where he contributed to the installation of the new Americas wing, made a number of significant acquisitions, and was a contributing author to several MFA publications. Prior to moving to Boston, he was Assistant Curator of American...

Colleen Kelly

Chief Development Officer McNay Art Museum Colleen Kelly has been a development professional for 26 years, working primarily with cultural organizations. In 2009, she relocated from Santa Fe, NM to become Chief Development Officer of the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio. In 1994, she become Director of Development for the Museum of New Mexico Foundation where she oversaw fund raising for state institutions under the Museum of New Mexico umbrella (New Mexico Museum of Art, Museum of International Folk Art, Museum of Indian Arts and...

Lisa M. Key

Director of Development Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago Lisa M. Key is the Director of Development at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago (MCA) where she has overseen all fundraising and membership activities since 2007. In her position at the MCA, Lisa is a senior manager who works throughout the museum to fund the museum’s numerous projects and to coordinate efforts that engage Trustees and volunteers in the fundraising process. Prior to the MCA, Lisa worked at the Field Museum at Director of Strategic Initiatives. ...

Linda Wise McNay, Ph.D.

Partner Alexander Haas Linda Wise McNay Partner, has completed her sixth year at Alexander Haas. Linda’s professional background includes work with both higher and secondary education, the arts and human service organizations and has included work in capital campaigns, annual fund, planned giving, membership, strategic planning and organization development. Linda has lived and worked in Atlanta for more than 20 years. Most recently, she served as Chief Development Officer for the High Museum of Art leading its efforts to raise $95...

August A. Napoli, Jr.

Deputy Director and Chief Advancement Officer Cleveland Museum of Art August A. Napoli, Jr., Deputy Director and Chief Advancement Officer, joined the Cleveland Museum of Art December 2010. Mr. Napoli has thirty years of nonprofit executive experience in the northeast Ohio region. He led institutional advancement activities at several universities including Baldwin Wallace College and Cleveland State University. He also served as the first president and chief executive officer of the Catholic Diocesan Foundation, which raised more than...

Kelly M. O’Brien

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART Kelly M. O’Brien has been at the Philadelphia Museum of Art for eleven years and was appointed Executive Director of Development in March 2010, managing a staff of thirty-four responsible for Individual Giving, Institutional Support, Planned Giving and Gifts of Works of Art, and Development Administration. Prior to coming to Philadelphia, Kelly was Development Officer for Major Gifts and Capital Projects at the Seattle Art Museum. A graduate of Emory University with a B.A. in...

Elizabeth Racheva

Director of Special Projects Curtis institute of Music Elizabeth Racheva maintains fulfilling parallel careers in arts administration and classical vocal performance. In both realms Elizabeth leverages skills for strategic thinking, creativity, and positive team- building with consistently successful results. Elizabeth joined the Curtis Institute of Music in 2008 as a member of the development team, with the charge to establish best-practice development research operations and to streamline stewardship initiatives. As director of special...

Katherina M. Rosqueta

Executive Director The Center for High Impact Philanthropy at the University of Pennsylvania Katherina M. Rosqueta is the founding Executive Director of The Center for High Impact Philanthropy at the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to coming to Penn, Kat was a consultant with McKinsey & Company, where she served clients in the areas of strategy development, capability-building, and post-merger management. While at McKinsey, she led several employee volunteer initiatives to support consultant involvement on nonprofit boards. She also...

Shawn St. Michael

Executive Director, Development Art Gallery of Ontario Shawn St. Michael is the Executive Director, Development at the Art Gallery of Ontario, in Toronto, Canada, where she has been a lead fundraiser for 15 years. Under her leadership, in 2008 the Transformation AGO campaign achieved $306 million – a new benchmark in Canadian cultural fundraising. In 2009, Shawn was named the Association of Fundraising Professional’s (AFP) Toronto Chapter’s Outstanding Fundraising Professional. As the 2011 President of Art Museum Development...

Elizabeth Warshawer

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer Curtis Institute of Music Elizabeth Warshawer is currently Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer for the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. In this role, Elizabeth directs all non-musical functions of the Institute including, finance, investment, development, external affairs, communications and marketing, legal affairs, information technology, facilities and human resources. Since 2007, she has successfully managed the...

Alexandra Wheeler

Deputy Director for Development Whitney Museum of American Art Alexandra Wheeler is Deputy Director for Development at the Whitney Museum of American Art. In this capacity she leads the Museum’s comprehensive development efforts which include individual and corporate memberships, special events, corporate sponsorships, foundation and government grants, major gifts and stewardship programs. Working closely with the Director and Trustee leadership, Alexandra also oversees the Museum’s $625 million Capital Campaign, which is...