Week of Nonprofit Resiliency Events

Heather LeVan,
Senior Solutions Engineer,
Blackbaud

Heather spent 16 years working as a nonprofit professional; her main roles were director of development and chief financial officer within higher education, public education and cancer research. During her tenure in nonprofit she utilized Blackbaud products for 11 years. Being a Solutions Engineer is incredibly fulfilling for Heather, the role combines all the things she loves about nonprofit, technology and storytelling!

Steve MacLaughlin,
Vice President, Product Management, Blackbaud. Senior Advisor, Blackbaud Institute,
Blackbaud

MacLaughlin serves on the Nonprofit Technology Network (NTEN) board and is a frequent speaker at events including the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP), American Marketing Association (AMA), Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), Direct Marketing Fundraisers Association (DMFA), and many more.

Jen Shang,
Co-Founder and Co-Director,
Institute for Sustainable Philanthropy

Professor Jen Shang is the world’s first PhD in Philanthropy. She is also the world’s only philanthropic psychologist. Her research has been covered in the New York Times, BBC, The Guardian, the Chronicle of Philanthropy, Advancing Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Times. Jen has been published in numerous academic journals including, the Journal of Marketing Research, Marketing Science, the Economic Journal, Experimental Economics, Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, and Nonprofit Management and Leadership.

Raymond Polikoski,
Vice President of Finance & Administration,
Special Olympics New York

Ray has been the Vice President of Finance & Administration for Special Olympics New York for over 10 years. He leads the finance, human resource, information technology, risk management, and legal functions supporting the endeavors of the 68,547 Special Olympics New York Athletes. He holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Siena College and a Master of Business Administration and a Certificate in Human Resource Management from the School of Management at Union Graduate College.

Jessie Salpeter,
Senior Database Manager,
National Park Foundation

Jessie is the Senior Database Manager at the National Park Foundation (NPF) in Washington, DC. Working closely with teams across the organization, Jessie provides data-driven donor and revenue analytics and metrics, develops and maintains new donor-related technologies, and serves as a general operational resource to the Philanthropy team. Jessie earned a Master of Science in Non-Profit Management from The New School in New York and a Bachelor of Science in Communications from New York University.

Maureen Wallbeoff,
Consultant,
Meet Maureen

Maureen Wallbeoff is a Nonprofit Digital Strategist & Technology Coach. She helps the Accidental Techies working at nonprofits learn to navigate today’s complex technology platforms and get a good ROI on their technology investments. She maps your nonprofit’s strategic and operational goals to the right platforms and processes—helping you make good decisions about the systems you use to engage your supporters. Maureen has worked with hundreds of organizations across every mission and vertical over her twenty-year nonprofit career.

Linton Myers,
Strategic Solutions Developer
Blackbaud

Linton is a 22-year veteran of the social good industry, having worked on digital, CRM, marketing and analytics technologies in the nonprofit, higher education, association & membership and healthcare markets. He is a former foundation director, grant writer, database administrator, business analyst and architect.

Kelley Jarrett,
Director, Marketing - Nonprofit
Blackbaud

Kelley Jarrett has built her professional career around a combined passion for creating compelling marketing strategies and helping nonprofits achieve optimal mission impact. Prior to her current role as head of marketing for Nonprofit Solutions at Blackbaud, Kelley served in many service-oriented positions at Blackbaud as a solutions consultant, solutions engineer, and in customer success leadership, learning first hand of the challenges and opportunities nonprofits face, and helping to create solutions for success. Kelley enjoys balancing her home life, living near the beach in Charleston, SC as a wife and mother to 2 independent girls—with her passion for social good, both at Blackbaud and as a Board Director of Palmetto Goodwill.