Founded in 1992, VFRI hosts interactive educational workshops and keynote presentations designed to inspire and equip development professionals, board members, and executive directors to excel in fundraising and nonprofit management.
Michelle Adcock VCU Massey Cancer Center , Executive Director of Strategic Engagement |
Anita Adkins Westminster Canterbury Foundation , Development Officer-Strategic Gifts and Special Pr |
Andrea Arthur Virginia Community Healthcare Association , Coordinator of Grants Management and Compliance |
Amy Atticks Ronald McDonald House Charities of Richmond , Director of Development and Communications |
Maureen Aylward UMW Office of Advancement , Donor Relations and Stewardship |
Tod Balsbaugh Jackson-Feild Homes , VP of Advancement |
Kay Barkwill Horses With Hearts , CEO & Board President |
Beverly Bean Junior Achievement Of Central Virginia , Junior Achievement of Central Virginia |
Theresa Beeler Tidewater Arts Outreach , Executive Director |
Patrick Belcher PB&J marComm , PB&J marComm |
Angela Benard Virginia Zoo , Director of Development |
Gina Benefiel VB Rescue Squad Foundation , VB Rescue Squad Foundation |
Trisha Blosser Eastern Mennonite School , Development Officer |
Eboni Boadi Student Conservation Association , Senior Officer, Major Gifts |
Mark Bogia Roads to Recovery Inc. , Roads to Recovery Inc. |
Leighann Boland FIRST Chesapeake , FIRST Chesapeake |
Jenni Booker Baker |
Kate Boyles Steward School , Assistant Director of Development |
Annie Brander Shenandoah University , Advancement Officer |
Abbey Brassfield Broadwater Academy , Director of Development |
Mary Braun Baltimore Yearly Meeting , Development Director |
Carrie Budd Bridgewater Home , VP for Development and Community Relations |
D'Lynn Burgess The Society of St. Andrew , Development Director |
Jess Burgess Dogtown Dance Theatre , Dogtown Dance Theatre |
Tina Burns Shenandoah Community Health Foundation , Shenandoah Community Health Foundation |
Leigh Busby Greater Richmond Fit4Kids , Development Director |
Rebecca Butler Virginia Association of Free & Charitable Clinics , Vice President |
Sarah Carr ForKids , ForKids |
Diane Cavazos Veritas Preparatory School , President |
Brent Chambers American Cancer Society , Vice President, Development Resources |
Gary Christie Central Virginia Planning District Commission |
Jan Clarke University of Mary Washington , Assistant Vice President, Gift Planning |
Jessica Cocciolone 1981 , 1981 |
Hannah Craft Virginia Living Museum , Development Manager |
Mary Crosby ForKids , ForKids |
Emily Cruz Maymont Foundation , Manager of Development |
Barbara Cushing Menokin Foundation , Director of Major Gifts |
Shaun Dallas Dance Capital Area Health Network , Chief Development Officer |
Grace Davis Sportable , Director of Development |
Melissa Day The Up Center , Development Specialist |
Kelly Del Campo Merricks Sheltering Arms Foundation , Sheltering Arms Foundation |
Maureen Devine-Ahl MK Fundraising Solutions , Principal |
Lisa Dibble Lynchburg Community Action Group, Inc. , Director of Federal & State Resources |
Victoria Dietz The Curtis Group , Executive Vice President |
Scott Dodson Richmond Symphony , Director of Advancement & Patron Services |
Christina Dominguez Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, Inc. , Director of the Annual Fund |
Mickey Dowdy The Virginia Home , VP for Advancement |
Laura Doyle Dental Trade Alliance Foundation , Executive Director |
Shannon Duvall VCU School of Business , Chief Development Officer |
Ruth Ellett Modlin Ellett Associates , --None-- |
Cindy Elmore Virginia Baptist Foundation , Virginia Baptist Foundation |
Kathryn Erhardt Feedmore , Director of Development |
Bree Ermey Crescendo Interactive, Inc. , Integrated Marketing Specialist |
Dana Evans Museum of the Shenandoah Valley , Executive Director |
Joy Eyrolles Anchor Scholarship Foundation , Executive Director |
Brian Fair DonorSearch , Account Executive |
Joseph Fausnight The Timothy Group , Consultant |
Sarah Fernald Better Housing Coalition , Director of Community Engagement |
Caitlin Figura Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond , Donor Relations Manager |
Molly Fuller Girl Scouts of the Commonwealth of Virginia , Chief Executive Officer |
Amber Garcia Autism Society Central Virginia , Development Manager |
Erin Garvey Westminster Canterbury of the Blue Ridge , Vice President o Development |
Ashley Gatewood CFRE International , Communications & Marketing Manager |
Katheryne Goodman Rush Homes , Director of Development & Marketing |
Ashley Greene Western Tidewater Free Clinic , Director of Development |
Lane Guilliams Wilton House Museum , Development Manager |
Abbi Haggerty Richmond Performing Arts Alliance , Executive Director |
Gayle Haglund Westminster Canterbury Richmond , Vice President Resource Development |
Sara Higgins Shalom Farms , Director of Development |
Elaine Hinckle |
Megan Hodges Mann CrossOver Healthcare Ministry , Director of Resource Development and Communication |
Sherry Hudson Museum of the Shenandoah Valley , Senior Director, Institutional Advancement |
Lee Ann Ibanez Elk Hill , Development & Annual Fund Coordiantor |
Penny Imeson The Heritage Museum/H-R Historical Society , Executive Director |
Tamara Jamerson Randolph College , Director of Development |
Tamara Jamerson Randolph College , Annual Fund Director |
Stephanie Jenks Bon Secours Richmond Health Care Foundation , Director, Annual Programs - Atlantic Region |
Kathleen Kaurup St. Mary's Home for Disabled Children , St. Mary's Home for Disabled Children |
Amanda Kennedy St. Andrew's School , Chief Advancement Officer |
Lauren Kiger Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters , Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters |
Erin Kreischer ACLU of Virginia , Development and Database Management Associate |
Karen La Forge The READ Center , Executive Director |
Ashley Landes St. Andrew's School , Annual Fund and Database Manager |
Stephanie Landes Friendship |
Kimberly Laska Heritage Humane Society , Executive Director |
Lindsey Leach United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) , Senior Development Officer |
Amanda Leech United Way of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County , United Way of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County |
Dorian Lemasters University of Mary Washington , Coordinator of Stewardship and Donor Relations |
Maria Lorensen Hospice of the Panhandle , Hospice of the Panhandle |
Jacalyn Lorenzo Edgar Cayce's A.R.E. , Annual Giving Manager |
Cathryn Lowe Cathryn Lowe Consulting , Principal |
Marcos Martinez Elk Hill, Inc. , Performance Improvement Coordinator |
Elizabeth Mason St. Joseph's Villa , Assistant Director of Philanthropy |
Teresa Maxey Virginia Poverty Law Center , Director of Development |
Teresa McCabe WVU Medicine , Vice President Marketing & Development |
Connie McKenzie EVMS , Sr. Assoc. Vice President of Development and Relat |
Lynda McMillen Sunnyside Communities , Assistant Director of Development |
Anne McNeal Project Homes , Dir of Fund Development |
Lynn Meyer VCU , Director of Development |
Rosemary Miller Charlottesville Free Clinic , Associate Director of Philanthropy |
Marissa Monell The Curtis Group , Client Manager |
Dena Morgan Horses With Hearts , Board Member |
Patricia Morris LifeSpire of Virginia, VBH Foundation , Vice President |
Candace Mraz SPARC , Chief Storyteller |
Robert Murphy Sunnyside Communities , Director of Development |
Anne Myers Blue Ridge CTC , Foundation Director |
June Nabers Lutheran Family Services of Virginia , Lutheran Family Services of Virginia |
Britt Nelson ASK Childhood Cancer Foundation , Development Director |
Karen Nelson Warm Hearth Foundation, Inc , Associate Director of Development |
Christina O'Neill Autism Speaks , Associate Director of Admission |
Jennifer O'Rourke Richmond Metropolitan Habitat for Humanity , VP of Resource Development |
Cynthia Paullin Art for the Journey , Executive Director |
Barbara Payton VCU School of Dentistry , Director of Development for Leadership Annual Givi |
Tim Peifer The Legacy at North Augusta , Director of Philanthropy |
Nicole Pellegrino Norfolk Collegiate , Director of Development |
Sophie Penney i5 Fundraising , i5 Fundraising |
William Poarch ACTS , ACTS |
Laura Pond Virginia Commonwealth University - Wilder , Development Coordinator |
Kate Powell PORTCO , Director of Fundraising and Grants |
Alyson Ramsey Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest , President & CEO |
Kate Renalds VMRC Foundation , Foundation Manager |
Emily Richey FOCUS Richmond , Development and Communications Coordinator |
Danielle Ripperton Peter Paul Development Center , Director of Development |
Ryan Ripperton SPARC , Executive Dir and Chief Inspiration Officer |
Lindsay Robinson Northstar Academy , Director of Development |
Susan Rockwell SDR Consulting , Principal |
Ernest Rogers Blacktie Benefit Auctions , Auctioneer/Owner |
Adair Roper GoochlandCares , Development Director |
Sarah Rostock Virginia Fundraising Consultants , Administrative Coordinator |
Tricia Russell Fear 2 Freedom , Executive Director |
David Sams The Community Tax Law Project , Executive Director |
Megan Schowengerdt Virginia Hemophilia Foundation , Development Director |
Carolyn Seaman RBHFoundation , Development Director |
Catherine Seller University of Mary Washington , Asst. Vice President for Donor Relations and Opera |
Kris Shabestar Meals on Wheels of Greater Lynchburg , Executive Director |
Tammy Shackelford Chesterfield Education Foundation , Development Manager |
Jane Stein JPS Consulting , President |
Audrey Stone Carter Global , Managing Drector |
Missy Stover Bridgewater HealthCare Foundation , Development Officer |
Jordan Taylor Children's Museum of Richmond , Development Associate |
Robinette Tiller VCU Massey Cancer Center , Senior Coordinator of Annual Giving |
Michelle Tobin Richmond Volleyball Club , Richmond Volleyball Club |
Nancy Trego Trego Third Sector Solutions , President |
Shira Turner American Red Cross , Chief Development Officer |
Becky Tweedy Meals on Wheels of Greater Lynchburg , Communications Director |
Jeanette Ucci Westminster Canterbury Foundation , Development Officer- Fellowship |
Laurie Ursiny Hanover Habitat for Humanity , Director of Development |
Daria VanRavestein DePaul Community Resources , DePaul Community Resources |
Jeremy Vaughn University of Mary Washington , Development Officer |
Doug Walters Camp Hanover , Executive Director |
Terron Watkins Jackson-Feild Behavioral Health Services , Jackson-Feild Behavioral Health Services |
Beckey Watson Keep Virginia Beautiful, Inc. , Development Director |
Jessica Wells HomeAgain , Director of Development |
Janet Wendelken RMH Foundation, Sentara RMH Medical Center , Senior Development Consultant |
Michael Whalton Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation , Executive Director |
Jay Whitmore Faith Christian School , Director of Development |
Charles Wickham Pinnacle Living , Pinnacle Living |
Angela Wilcox ForKids, inc , Development Business Coordinator |
Erik Williams The Virginia Foundation for Community College Educ , Director of Development |
Sarah Williams Marts & Lundy , Senior Consultant & Principal, Leader, Analytical |
Dorothy Willis Downtown Hampton Child Development Ctr , Downtown Hampton Child Development Ctr |
Sarah Young Peter Paul Development Center , Assistant Director of Development |