2025 Ambassadors
The 2025 Ambassador cohort includes nearly 200 CFREs from across the globe:
Australia
- Bianca Crocker, CFRE
- Ryan Ginard, CFRE
- Vicki Rasmussen, CFRE
Canada
- Laureen Bardou, CFRE
- Nicole Beatty, CFRE
- Julie Beckett, CFRE
- Eliza Bianchi, CFRE
- Dane Bland, CFRE
- Heather Butler, CFRE
- Linda Caron, CFRE
- Regan Collins, CFRE
- Amelda FitzPatrick, CFRE
- Eric Frans, CFRE
- Cary Gaymond, CFRE
- Christine Gilliland, CFRE
- Carrie-Ann Goodfellow, CFRE
- Gemma Grey-Hall, CFRE
- Delphine Hasle, CFRE
- Rehmah Kasule, CFRE
- Mariia Kupriianova, CFRE
- Carol Lawless, CFRE
- Karen Mercier, CFRE
- Christina Morgan, CFRE
- Jeanine Olivares, CFRE
- John Phin, CFRE
- Brent Platt, CFRE
- Marla Smith, CFRE
- Randy Spiegel, CFRE
- Sonya Swiridjuk, CFRE
- Leah Walker, CFRE
China
- Heath Hignight, CFRE
Europe
- Sarah-Kate Roberts, CFRE
- Philippe Pierre Borri, CFRE
- Rebecka Winell, CFRE
- Rudina Turhani, CFRE
United States
- Deanna Ackerman, CFRE
- Rick Adleman, CFRE
- Jack Alotto, CFRE
- Michael Baker, CFRE
- Brett Barnes, CFRE
- Sandra Barrington, CFRE
- Kristen Bennett, CFRE
- Kristen Berchtold, CFRE
- Nicole Berman, CFRE
- Kristin Blinson, CFRE
- Amie Bossi, CFRE
- Sharon Boyes, CFRE
- Jody Braunig, CFRE
- Thomas Patrick Brennan, CFRE
- Frances Brooks, CFRE
- Nancy Brown, CFRE
- Bridgett Brown, CFRE
- Clay Buck, CFRE
- Jessica Burns Fugate, CFRE
- Yuri Casco, CFRE
- Demetria George Caston, CFRE
- Bev Catchpole, CFRE
- Joan Cheaney, CFRE
- Bobie Clement, CFRE
- Mandelyn Cloninger, CFRE
- Tracy Connelly, CFRE
- Annelise Conway, CFRE
- Gwen Cooper, CFRE
- Mary Cornelsen, CFRE
- Cynthia Cotton, CFRE
- Amanda Crawford, CFRE
- Julia Crawford, CFRE
- Michael Crisona, CFRE
- Beau Cummings, CFRE
- Jennifer Dale, CFRE
- Raymond Davis, CFRE
- Flora Davis, CFRE
- Melissa DeClue, CFRE
- Victoria Dorsey, CFRE
- Rachelle Doyle, CFRE
- Beryl Durazo, CFRE
- John Eggen, CFRE
- Sandra Ehrlich Mathiesen, CFRE
- Tricia Ellis, CFRE
- Lindsay Esposito, CFRE
- Amanda Fabrizio-Grzesik, CFRE
- Kim Farr, CFRE
- Katherine Fassett, CFRE
- Ben Femminella, CFRE
- Alice Ferris, CFRE
- Courtney Ford, CFRE
- Sandy Garza, CFRE
- Brian Gavin, CFRE
- Danielle Gentry-Barth, CFRE
- Brianne Gerzevske, CFRE
- Kate Gigliotti, CFRE
- Jason Gilmore, CFRE
- Ashley Green, CFRE
- Nicholas Gulick, CFRE
- Celia Hagerman, CFRE
- Harmony Hallas, CFRE
- Katie Harding, CFRE
- Gina Heckey, CFRE
- Eric Heininger, CFRE
- Ann Heslin, CFRE
- Debra Holcomb, CFRE
- Laperia (Miranda) Hosseini, CFRE
- Brittany Hotaling, CFRE
- Bethany Hussey, CFRE
- Luis Islas, CFRE
- Jennifer (Jen) Johns, CFRE
- Ishan Johnson, CFRE
- Audrey Johnson, CFRE
- Nico Karagosian, CFRE
- Haley Kardokus, CFRE
- Kayne Karnbach, CFRE
- Jan Kary, CFRE
- Melissa Kelley, CFRE
- Tracy Kelly, CFRE
- Michael Kerkorian, CFRE
- Michele Kitson Ikusz, CFRE
- Lisa Krueger, CFRE
- Justin Kuczma, CFRE
- Emily Leitzinger, CFRE
- James Lennon, CFRE
- Sandy Liarakos, CFRE
- Patti Long, CFRE
- Jennifer Lopez Van Soest, CFRE
- Wendy Lux, CFRE
- Ashleigh Maggard, CFRE
- Elizabeth Malone, CFRE
- Daniel Malone, CFRE
- Melissa Marion, CFRE
- Diana Marquis, CFRE
- Pegi Matsuda, CFRE
- Melissa McCoy, CFRE
- Laura McCullough, CFRE
- Elizabeth McLaughlin, CFRE
- Marisa Melo, CFRE
- Edna Meza Aguirre, CFRE
- Aimee Minard, CFRE
- Catherine G. Mogavero, CFRE
- Heather Morris, CFRE
- Robert Nolan, CFRE
- Sheri Oberhelman, CFRE
- Tamara O’Neil, CFRE
- Caroline Osmeyer (Killian), CFRE
- Libby Pappas, CFRE
- Soncee Partida, CFRE
- Melissa Perkins, CFRE
- Abigail Pevey, CFRE
- Adam Pilder, CFRE
- Andrew Polter, CFRE
- Andrea Ponikvar, CFRE
- Amy Porchetta, CFRE
- Amber Post, CFRE
- Clay Pruitt, CFRE
- Usha Ramamurthy, CFRE
- Laura Randall, CFRE
- Marley Rave, CFRE
- Natalie Reilly-Finch, CFRE
- Allison Rickels, CFRE
- Kenya Roberts, CFRE
- Nicole Robinson Gauthier, CFRE
- Kari Roll, CFRE
- Jodie Ruediger, CFRE
- John Rutigliano, CFRE
- Katherine Sarci-Tucker, CFRE
- Wesley Scott, CFRE
- Brenda Ray Scott, CFRE
- Timothy Self, CFRE
- Sanjukta Shams, CFRE
- Carolyn Sharaway, CFRE
- Maureen Simmons, CFRE
- Debbi (Deborah) Stanley, CFRE
- Melanie Stanton, CFRE
- Megan Stith, CFRE
- Lisa Stueckemann, CFRE
- Stacy Swanson, CFRE
- Rachel Sweet, CFRE
- Torrie Taj, CFRE
- Jenny Trust, CFRE
- Brenda Turner, CFRE
- Franklin Upton, CFRE
- Jane Van Dae, CFRE
- Jennifer Van Soest, CFRE
- Kimberly Vann, CFRE
- Ellen Vaughan, CFRE
- Sara Villanueva, CFRE
- Betsy Wason, CFRE
- Shelly Watts, CFRE
- Laura Wells Coker, CFRE
- Heidi Whitman, CFRE
- Dustin Williams, CFRE
- Eleanor Willmann, CFRE
- Daniel Wiseman, CFRE
- Brooke Wood, CFRE
- Mellissia Zanjani, CFRE
- Lauren Zastany, CFRE
New Zealand
- Ross Imbler, CFRE
- Stephanie Maitland, CFRE
About the CFRE Ambassador Role
CFRE Ambassadors work closely with CFRE International staff as brand ambassadors. Their role is to champion CFRE certification within the fundraising profession, share accurate and timely information about CFRE certification, and mentor future CFREs.
Term
One year (January through December).
Time Commitment
Approximately 2-5 hours per month.
Qualifications
CFRE Ambassadors must hold current CFRE certification.
Conflicts of Interest
CFRE Ambassadors may not use their role for personal, family, or professional gain. They may not obtain for themselves, relatives, or friends a financial or material interest of any kind from their connection to CFRE International as a CFRE Ambassador.
Travel
Travel is not required, nor covered by CFRE International.
Responsibilities
Our goal is to attract more fundraising professionals to attain the CFRE credential so that we may collectively continue to champion confidence, ethics, and professionalism in fundraising. CFRE Ambassadors support the success and growth of the CFRE credentialing program through consistent promotion and engagement throughout their term.
All CFRE Ambassadors are requested to:
- Mentor future CFREs
- Share and engage with CFRE International’s LinkedIn posts
- Identify opportunities to liaise between CFRE International and their AFP chapter/other fundraising-related organizations
- Provide written quotes/testimonials about their CFRE and fundraising experience
- Actively participate in CFRE Central online communities
Depending on requests received and each Ambassador’s comfort level, we will connect Ambassadors to additional opportunities, including:
- Virtually presenting “How to Become a CFRE” (presentation materials provided by CFRE International)
- Participating in pre-recorded video interviews
- Writing blog posts
- Participating as a guest speaker for webinars/podcasts
- Hosting and/or exhibiting at local events, conferences, etc.
- Participating in special projects for CFRE International
Recognition
As a CFRE Ambassador, you will build your visibility, reputation, and network within the nonprofit and fundraising sectors. You will earn …
- 1 Education (Service Learning) point per term
- Name inclusion in CFRE International’s Annual Report
- A ribbon on your CFRE Central profile
- A graphic to add to your LinkedIn profile
