About Our Chapter & Leadership

Elizabeth Thomason | Incoming President
CEO
Boys & Girls Clubs of Indian River County
ethomason@bcgirc.org

Marty Mercado | VP, National Philanthropy Day
Executive Director
Hope for Families Center
mmercado@hopeforfamiliescenter.org

Liz Bruner | Secretary
Vice President of Philanthropy 
Senior Resource Association

LBruner@sramail.org

Michele Peters, CFRE | Treasurer
Independent Development Consultant & 
Network for Good - Personal Fundraising Coach 
mcalvopeters@gmail.com

Shannon M. Bowman, CFRE | Immediate Past President 
Executive Director
Childcare Resources
shannon@childcareresourcesir.org

Yamilet Cendejas, CFRE | Director
Director of Philanthropy
Indian River Community Foundation
yamilet@ircommunityfoundation.org

Melissa DePriest, CFRE | Director
Director Of Philanthropy and Marketing
Indian River Land Trust
mdepriest@irlt.org

Michelle Deschane, CFRE | Director
Director
VNA & Hospice Foundation
MDeschane@vnatc.com

Taylor Farnsworth | Director
Director of External Engagement
Indian River County Healthy Start Coalition
taylor@irchealthystart.org

Durga Das Hutner | Director
Head of Fundraising & Major Donor Initiatives
Sacred Kashi 
durgadas@kashi.org

Angelia Perry | Director
Executive Director
Gifford Youth Achievement Center, Inc.
aperry@gyac.net

Elizabeth Ullian | Director
Executive Director
United Way Foundation of Indian River County
Elizabeth.Ullian@gmail.com