Staff and Board of Directors

ACF welcomes your feedback, questions or requests:

ACF 
24 Essex Drive
Ormond Beach FL  32176
PHONE and FAX: (888) 630-2533
EMAIL: [email protected]

Laurie Brill
Executive Director
ext. 2
[email protected]

Jon NelsonJon Nelson 
Associate Director
ext. 4
[email protected]

 

The Board of Directors is made up of 10 members who are elected to two-year terms by the members at the Annual Meeting held each year at the ACF Faith & Fundraising Conference.  The Board meets four times per year.

The Executive Committee of the Board includes the President, President-Elect, Treasurer, and Secretary. The group ensures the ongoing support, coordination and implementation of the Board's decisions and plans.

2022-2023 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
   

PRESIDENT:
David Fuerst
Senior Director of Philanthropic Engagement
Lutheran World Relief
413 Wacouta St, Ste. 430
St. Paul MN  55101
Ph: (952) 607-5064
[email protected]


TREASURER:
John Andreasen
Associate Development Director
Anne Carlsen Center
2610 Rivershore Drive South
Moorhead MN 56560
Ph: (701) 340-6437
[email protected]



MEMBERS-AT- LARGE:

Jeri Pat Gabbert
Vice President & Chief Philanthropic Officer
Porter County Community Foundation
1401 Calumet Avenue
Valparaiso IN 46383
(219) 465-0294
[email protected]


Brian Gavin
SVP Communications & Marketing
Volunteers of America
1660 Duke Street
Alexandria VA 22314
Ph: (703) 341-7040
[email protected]

Bonnie Meyer, CFRE
Executive VP & Chief Creative Officer
Meyer Partners L.L.C.
8725 West Higgins Rd., Suite 530
Chicago IL 60631
Ph: (312) 635-7003
[email protected]


STAFF LIAISON:
Laurie Brill
Executive Director
ACF
24 Essex Drive
Ormond Beach FL  32176
Ph: (888) 630-ALDE ext. 2 
[email protected]

PRESIDENT-ELECT:
Michael Nevergall, CFRE
Gift Planner
Gustavus Adolphus College
800 West College Ave
Saint Peter MN 56082
Ph: (612) 759-0826
[email protected]


SECRETARY:
Katharine Yarnell
Executive Director
Iowa United Methodist Foundation
2301 Rittenhouse Street
Des Moines, IA 50321
Ph: (515) 974-8929
[email protected]

       


Brenda Moore, CFRE
President
Brenda Moore & Associates LLC
707 Carver Creek Place
Carver MN 55315
Ph: (952) 737-8568
[email protected]


Christine Safranek
Director of Mission Advancement
St. Marcus Lutheran Church & School
2215 N Palmer St.
Milwaukee WI 53212
Ph: (414) 267-8361
[email protected]


Stephanie Wollenburg
Development Director
Long Island Lutheran Middle & High School
2252 33rd Street
Astoria NY 11105
[email protected]