Mark Lagace
President, Executive Committee
Director of Philanthropy, Home Start, Inc.
mlagace@home-start.org
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AFP Involvement
Officer, Board of Directors and Executive Committee: Have served as Chapter VP (2 years), VP of Membership (2 years), Scholarship Chair (2 years), Webinar Chair (1 Year)
Board Member since 2012
Colette Murray Fellow 2010 & 2011
Chamberlain Scholarship Recipient 2012
Other Community Engagement and Boards
Big Brother (via Big Brothers Big Sisters) 2015 & 2016
Flood Church Life-Group Leader 2007 -2017
All People’s Church Greeting Volunteer 2018 - Present
Professional Affiliation
Director of Philanthropy, Home Start, Inc.
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Brian Zumbano
President Elect, Executive Committee
VP, Development & Stewardship, The San Diego Foundation
brianzumbano@yahoo.com
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AFP Involvement
Member, Board of Directors, AFP San Diego, 2017-present
Chair the Senior Network of Advancement Professionals Committee, 2017
VP Education, 2018
Other Community Engagement and Boards
Member, Board of Directors, New Destiny Housing Corporation, 2009-2013
Fulfilled board responsibilities for non-profit organization that provides housing and services to low-income domestic violence survivors in New York City
As Chair of the Board’s Development Committee, helped create and manage the organization’s individual giving program
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 Lisa Ritchie, MA, CFRE
Past President, Executive Committee
Vice President, Netzel Grigsby Associates, Inc.
lritchie@netzelgrigsby.com |
AFP Involvement
Officer, Board of Directors and Executive Committee
President, 2018 Vice President, Community Relations; Vice President Resource Development
Moderator, Impacts of Tax Reform on Charitable Giving, Ethics in Fundraising, Why Give Locally in a Global Economy: An Interview with the Outstanding Philanthropist
Editor, AFP San Diego Chapter Newsletter
AFP Presenter, Women in Philanthropy and Development Panel; Strategic Philanthropy and Metrics; Ethics Roundtable; Supporting the Causes You Care About, at Qualcomm; and 21st Century Fundraising at University of San Diego State of Nonprofits and Philanthropy Summit
AFP Mentor, Colette Murray Fellowship Program
Other Community Engagement and Boards
Member, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego (22 sites) - Marketing & Communications Advisory Board
Past Member:
Hope Village Chesed Home Board of Directors
San Dieguito Academy Foundation Board of Directors
Jewish Community Foundation Grants Committee
KPBS Advisory Board
Professional Affiliation
Vice President, Netzel Grigsby Associates – Improving nonprofit impact by delivering trusted counsel in management, planning, and fundraising throughout California, the Western U.S., and Hawaii. Our clients include hospitals and health centers, human service organizations, educational institutions, foundations, and museums.
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 Kea Spurrier
VP, Education, Executive Committee
Director, Capital Campaign, Development Department, San Diego Zoo Global
kspurrier@sandiegozoo.org
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AFP Involvement
Other Community Engagement and Boards
Volunteerism at La Jolla Elementary School, La Jolla Presbyterian Church and University of California, San Diego
Professional Affiliation
Campaign Director, San Diego Zoo Global |
 Carlos Medina
VP, Membership, Executive Committee
Grant Writer II, San Diego LGBT Community Center
carlos_andres_medina@yahoo.com
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AFP Involvement
Mentorship Chair, 2017-2018; Group Webinar Conference Chair, 2016; Murray Galinson Fellow, 2014-2016.
Other Community Engagement and Boards
(Volunteerism) special events, Mama's Kitchen; yoga instructor, Father Joe's Villages.
Professional Affiliation
Grant Writer II, San Diego LGBT Community Center
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 Laura Rice, MBA
VP, Community Relations, Executive Committee
Director of Development, National University
lrice@nu.edu
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AFP Involvement
National Philanthropy Day Planning Committee and AFP Membership over multiple years
Other Community Engagement and Boards
Founding Member, Rady Children Hospital Young Professionals Auxiliary
Speaker, Center for Nonprofit Success’ San Francisco Fundraising Summit
Professional Affiliation
Director of Fund Development for Girl Scouts San Diego
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 David Lang
VP, Resource Development, Executive Committee
Sr. Development & Community Relations Officer, Bastyr University, CA
dlang@bastyr.edu
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AFP Involvement
I joined the Chicago chapter of the National Society of Fundraising Professionals (NSFRE), precursor to AFP, in 1990 when I served as vice president for development for the Sigma Chi Fraternity Foundation in Evanston, Illinois. I have continued by affiliation with AFP, off and on during the past three decades.
Other Community Engagement and Boards
From 2001-2011, I was Executive Director of the Balboa Park Cultural Partnership, the collaborative body and collective voice for 26 cultural institutions in San Diego’s historic Balboa Park.
Professional Affiliation
Past president of the San Diego Uptown Rotary Club, AFP San Diego Board of Directors, membership committee of the Corporate Directors Forum, member of the USA Triathlon Foundation Board of Trustees, and Scouting Alumni & Friends Association National Committee. |
 Jeanne Schmelzer, CFRE
Secretary, Executive Committee
Executive Vice President, Netzel Grigsby & Associates, Inc.
jschmelzer@netzelgrigsby.com
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AFP Involvement
AFP Member since 1981
Board member since 2004 – 2010 and then again from 2010 to present
Membership VP, Treasurer, Secretary, Member at Large (Strategic Planning), NPD committee
Past President of SD and Silicon Valley
Other Community Engagement and Boards
Board member (2016-18) – NCPC, Secretary, Membership Chair
Past Board Member Downtown YMCA of San Diego County
Professional Affiliation
Rotary of San Diego
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Rebecca Gennaro
Treasurer, Finance Committee, Executive Committee
VP, Senior Philanthropic Specialist, Wells Fargo Private Bank
rebecca.gennaro@wellsfargo.com
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 Julie Wright
VP, Inclusion, Executive Committee
Development Specialist, San Diego Zoo Global
jwright@sandiegozoo.org |
AFP Involvement
Inclusion, VP – Present
Inclusion Co-Chair, Jan 2019–Sept 2019
Inclusion Committee, 2018–Present
AFP San Diego member since 2017
Other Community Engagement and Boards
Loeb Center Advisory Council, Amherst College, Member 2017-Present
Apra Florida Board of Directors, 2016-2018
Big Brothers Big Sisters Miami, Mentor 2014-2017
Apra International, Membership Committee 2016-2017
Miami Emerging Museum Professionals, Executive Committee/ Founding Member 2012-2015
Professional Affiliation
Development Specialist, San Diego Zoo Global
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 Todd Kaprielian
Director at Large, Executive Committee
Foundation Executive Director, St. Paul's Senior Services Foundation
ToddKaprielian@stpaulseniors.org
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AFP Involvement
I have served on the AFP for 5 years. Among other roles, I served as Web Conferences Chair; Membership Chair; Member at Large and as Chapter Secretary.
Other Community Engagement and Boards
I am an active member in Toastmasters (District 5). I served as Area Director 19, Club President and Vice President of Education.
I am also a ten year member of the San Diego Downtown Lions club. I am the CFO/Secretary of the Welfare Foundation, Membership Chair and Second Vice-President.
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 Geoff Graham, CFRE
Director at Large - Endowment/Planning, Executive Committee
Senior Director, Gift Planning, Charitable Giving Advisor
QE2 Foundation
geoff.graham@qe2foundation.ca
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AFP Involvement
AFP Member since 1996. AFP San Diego: Served as Vice President of Education, Education Chair, Treasurer, Secretary, Director at Large, Mentorship Chair, Ethics Chair, SNAP committee, NPD committee, Development Day committee, Finance committee, Endowment and Executive committee.
AFP Nova Scotia: Director at Large.
Other Community Engagement and Boards
San Diego Planned Giving Partnership member since 1998. Past President; Vice President; and Membership Director.
Canadian Association of Gift Planners (CAGP) member since 2007. CAGP Nova Scotia: Director at Large.
Professional Affiliation
IWK Health Centre Foundation - Making a difference in the lives of women, children, youth and families in the Maritimes of Canada. Independent Philanthropy Consultant.
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 Dale Ganzow
Director at Large - Corporate, Executive Committee
Director, Regional Workforce Education Solutions
National University System
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