Paul Santiago, Director of Campaign Services
Paul Santiago Director of Campaign Services I love what I do for nonprofits. Throughout my career in fundraising, I’ve been able to participate in all aspects of the fundraising process, beginning with the development of the strategic plan, then testing the plan with community stakeholders during the feasibility study, and finally, in directing a successful […]
Marci Barag, Convergent Administrative Assistant
Marci Barag Administrative Assistant I’ve always had a passion for nonprofit work. In every community I’ve lived, I held numerous leadership positions with local nonprofits, including PTAs and foundations when my children were younger. My rescue dogs introduced me to several local animal rescues that I continue to volunteer with and I am currently extremely […]
Joe April, Convergent Senior Project Director
Joe April Senior Project Director I was not a great student in high school, so when I went to college, I didn’t take school seriously and eventually flunked out. I found myself in the office of a transfer counselor at St. Petersburg Junior College in Florida—and she changed my life. She helped me get tutoring, […]
Jay Werth, Convergent Nonprofit Solutions Principal
Jay Werth Principal I announced my presence in the nonprofit industry as an on-air radio talent and assistant manager of a sectarian college-owned radio station in the upper Midwest. The station’s cornerstone fundraising event was a three-day-on-air marathon broadcast. My career in for-profit radio allowed me to continue my nonprofit involvement. I served on boards […]
Angela Lyons, Controller
Angela Lyons Controller My personal motto is, “Don’t complain if you are not willing to be part of the solution.” I live by that motto and it’s what guided me to begin volunteering with organizations at my children’s schools. Those early years of PTA involvement developed into a broader passion for the education field, volunteering […]
Tamera Toogood, CFRE, Senior Project Director
Tamera Toogood, CFRE Senior Project Director After nearly 20 years in the banking industry with a healthy habit of volunteering and serving on various nonprofit boards, I chose to go into fundraising for the nonprofit sector. I joined a large research university in the Southeast with a powerful motivation to raise funding to cure cancer […]