Yvette Herrera is a vice president with Netzel Grigsby Associates who helps nonprofit organizations strengthen relationships with volunteers and donors to increase fundraising results. She is a VP of Education for AFP- Greater Los Angles Chapter.
Yvette believes that by offering accessible yet inspirational opportunities to support their mission, nonprofits can give more people a chance to make a significant difference.Yvette develops and implements annual and capital campaign strategies, manages strategic planning and board development processes, and recruits, motivates and trains volunteer committees. Her varied experiences include coordinating sucessful executive searches, planning creative special events and developing impactful year-end communication and solicitation strategies.
Yvette was recognized as 29th Congressional District Woman of the Year. She has co-chaired Asian Pacific Heritage Month for the City of Los Angeles is past board president of Leadership California and Family Promise of the Verdugos.
John Spokes
Senior Vice President
Netzel Grigsby Associates, Inc.
John believes that there are no shortcuts to achieving an organization’s mission and building a successful development program. By systematically developing a plan, implementing its steps and evaluating progress, organizations can achieve any objective. John guides his clients one vital step at a time toward their ultimate goal. John specializes in planning and implementing capital and annual campaigns, strategic plans, and board development for a broad spectrum of nonprofit organizations in the arts, education, health care, social services and youth development.
Prior to joining NGA, John operated his own nonprofit management consulting business in Minneapolis and served as director of development at UCLA Live, United States Artists and Chrysalis, A Center for Women, where he successfully implemented the agency’s first multimillion-dollar capital campaign. He is an active member of the Rotary Club of Los Angeles.