With the firm for seven years, Chase serves as both a senior consultant and the firm's managing partner. She has worked with more than fifty different non-profit clients to implement fund raising planning studies, manage campaign plans and direct development audits. In the past, she served as the campaign director for the Denver Area Council of the Boy Scout of America's $18.5 million capital campaign as well as interim campaign director for the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center's $43.4 million campaign. Chase completed the El Pomar Foundation's two-year "Leadership and Management of the Non-profit Sector" Fellowship in 1998, where she directed one of the Foundation's core operating programs. While attending graduate school, Chase also worked for the investment-banking firm of George K. Baum & Company. She holds a Bachelors degree from Washington & Lee University in Virginia and her MBA from the University of Colorado. Chase currently serves as a member of the Advisory Board for the Colorado Mountain Club's Youth Education Program and on the Board of the Partnership for Sustainability. She and her husband live with their son in Golden, Colorado.

A public relations and fundraising consultant since the late 1980s, Linda brings real-world nonprofit experience as a development director and public relations executive for nonprofits and institutions of higher education. During her public relations career, she transformed the identity of a regional human services provider from a virtual unknown to a household name, brought together the then-largest volunteer bone marrow recruitment drive in the U.S. and won an award for crisis communication for her management of media following a potentially devastating revelation about an influential constituent of a faith-based organization. Working with hospitals, colleges, museums, human service providers, churches and other faith-based organizations, her experience includes capital campaign development, collaborating on capital campaign feasibility studies, direct mail, Annual fundraising, special events and corporate and foundation relations. In addition, Linda is a skilled grant writer and has significant expertise in prospect research, analyzing capacity of potential donors. As a graduate of The Metropolitan State College of Denver with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Linda was accredited by the Public Relations Society of America in 1993. She lives in Westminster, Colorado.

A professional fundraiser since 1993, Julliette has served as capital campaign director at the Museum of Photographic Arts, executive director of the Foundation for Sierra Nevada College and director of development at University of California at San Diego Medical Center. In 1997, she was recruited by the San Diego Natural History Museum to serve as director of planned giving and major gifts and a year later was promoted to director of institutional development. There she led the Museum’s highly successful capital drive, which secured over $34 million in capital support and $10 million in future estate gifts, while doubling Annual contributed income. Julliette has been an invited instructor at University of California San Diego’s Extended Studies Professional Leadership program for the past six years. She attended Scripps College, the Boston Conservatory of Music, and graduated cum laude from United States International University with a degree in Fine Arts. Julliette lives in San Diego, California.

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With an extensive business background, Abby Norton has served as a corporate controller, developing and managing budgets in excess of $100 million. She has designed and implemented business systems and processes for an international company, while implementing cross-functional teams as part of a very successful cultural change initiative. She was program manager for a major project at a high-tech company and participated in critical contract negotiations and alliances, as well as in a major acquisition. As a trainer and consultant, she has designed and conducted courses and workshops for corporations and government agencies on topics including leadership, communications, organizational and team development. Abby serves on several nonprofit boards and has chaired several successful fundraising campaigns. A graduate of Middlebury College, she also holds a degree from the Sorbonne in Paris, France. She has chaired several successful fund-raising campaigns and served on boards as a trustee and officer. Abby graduated from Middlebury College and also holds a degree from the Sorbonne, in Paris, France. Abby lives in Boulder, Colorado.

Laura works most closely with clients to manage our study-based services – both campaign planning and feasibility and works internally to coordinate our service delivery across engagements. She is also currently directing the Museum of Contemporary Art | Denver’s capital campaign. Laura is a recent graduate of El Pomar Foundation’s two-year “Leadership and Management of the Non-profit Sector” Fellowship. As a Fellow, Laura served as the Southwest Regional Coordinator, responsible for managing the Foundation’s grant making and community stewardship initiatives in the five-county area surrounding Durango. The highlight of her time there was managing a council of nine prominent community leaders as they directed El Pomar funds to philanthropic projects of regional significance. Prior to her time in Colorado, Laura graduated cum laude from the University of Notre Dame and is a trained classical singer. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Center for Christian-Jewish Dialogue in Colorado Springs, and volunteers as a Big Sister. Laura lives in Denver, Colorado.