CFRE Committees
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CFRE International has five standing committees made up of current Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) certificants. Periodically, CFRE International issues a Call for Volunteers for various openings or newly formed ad hoc task forces. Individuals interested in expressing an interest in volunteers can send their information to the Executive Director.
Exam Committee: Primary responsibilities include to: advise and direct on exam-related issues and develop policy recommendations on exam issues for the CFRE International Board of Directors, including review, revise and validate newly written exam items. All members serve a three (3) year term.
2007 Exam Committee: Chair: Sharilyn Hale, CFRE (Toronto, ON); Roger Ali, CFRE (Toronto, ON); Madelynn Arana, CFRE (St. Louis, MO); Suzanne Belangér, CFRE (Montreal, QC); Janet Ginn, CFRE (Little Rock AR); Janice Gow Pettey, CFRE (San Francisco, CA); Barbara Harr, CFRE (College Park, MD); Mark Jefferies, CFRE (Harpenden, Hertsfordshire); Peter Taylor, CFRE (Edmonton, AB).
Grievance Committee: Primary responsibilities include to: review, investigate and make recommendations regarding complaints against applicants and certificants, as well as any disciplinary action. Ad hoc review panels comprised, as necessary. All members serve a two (2) year term.
2007 Grievance Committee Chair: Suzanne Belangér, CFRE (Montreal, QC)
Finance Committee: Primary responsibilities include to: developing, monitoring and recommending policy regarding the financial position of CFRE International. All members serve a one (1) year term.
2007 Finance Committee: Chair: Perry Hammock, CFRE (Indianapolis, IN); Rick Heist, CFRE (Lackawanna, NY); Gordon Lavigne, CFRE (Chicago, IL); Amy Swauger (New York, NY)
Committee on Directorship: Primary responsibilities include to: study the qualifications of candidates and present a slate of the best qualified as nominees for vacant Director positions on the Board; present a slate of nominees for Officers to the Board for election; provide on-going orientation and evaluation of directors. All members serve a one (1) year term.
2007 Committee on Directorship: Chair: Nigel Harris, CFRE (Brisbane, QLD); Jim Calderola, CFRE (Anchorage, AK); Linda Dodge, CFRE (Marlborough, MA); Janet Ginn, CFRE (Little Rock, AR); Guy Mallabone, CFRE (Calgary, AB); Susan Rice, ACFRE (Los Angeles, CA)
Subject Matter Expert Corps: Primary responsibilities include to: write draft questions for inclusion on the CFRE exam; review and recommend books for inclusion on the Resource Reading List; monitor and maintain current exam item references; revise draft exam questions. All members serve a two (2) year term and attend mandatory training.
2007 Subject Matter Experts:
De Ann Acosta CFRE, Denver Rescue Mission, Denver, CO
Nowshad Ali CFRE, On Purpose Leadership, Saskatoon SK
Cynthia Armour CFRE, Elderstone Resource Development, Cavan ON
Robert Basham CFRE, A.T. Still University of Health Sciences, Kirksville MO
James Brozo CFRE, Grossmont Hospital Foundation, La Mesa CA
Kathleen Butler CFRE, Kelowna BC
Norma Cameron CFRE, University of Victoria, Victoria BC
Danielle Collins CFRE, Sierra Adoption Services, Sacramento CA
Mary Cox CFRE, St. Joseph’s College, West Hartford CT
Dawna Crawford CFRE, Calgary AB
Hugo De La Rosa CFRE, St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Boston MA
Susan Delaney CFRE, Calgary AB
Anita Durel CFRE, Durel Consulting Partners, Baltimore MD
Mickie Faris CFRE, USC Andrus Gerontology Center, Los Angeles CA
Jerry Hamill CFRE, Muir Medical Center Foundation, Walnut Creek, CA
Linda Hauser CFRE, Broken Arrow OK
Laura Jason CFRE, Menlo Park CA
Donna Johnson CFRE, DBJ & CO, Cardiff-by-the-Sea CA
Andrea Joseph CFRE, Smithfield RI
Paulanne Jushkevich CFRE, St. Mary's Hospital Foundation, Montreal QC
Diana Kelker CFRE, Carmichael CA
Gayle Kimball CFRE, Gift Planning Counsel, LLC, Contoocook NH
Jennifer King CFRE, The Masonic Charity Foundation of Connecticut, Inc., Wallingford CT
Elliot Klein CFRE, San Francisco CA
Rob Lavery CFRE, Toronto ON
Barbara Lea-Kruger CFRE, Center for Greater Philadelphia, Philadelphia PA
Cynthia Loveman CFRE, Vancouver BC
LuAnn Lovlin CFRE, The Winnipeg Foundation, Winnipeg MB
Melanie McKenzie CFRE, Greater Victoria Hospitals Foundation, Victoria BC
Audrey Levin McLaughlin CFRE, Marlborough College, Marlborough VT
Susan Ulrich McLaughlin CFRE, Huntingdon PA
Honey Meir-Levi CFRE, Ronald McDonald House at Stanford, Palo Alto CA
Patricia Moline CFRE, Iowa State University Foundation, Ames IA
J. Tony Myers CFRE, University of Calgary, Calgary AB
John Phin CFRE, Providence Children's Centre, Calgary AB
Lisa Pottie CFRE, RBR Development Associates, Halifax NS
Amanda Preston CFRE, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge MA
Belinda Pyle CFRE, Pyle Group, Inc, St. Lazare QC
Diane Reid CFRE, Habitat for Humanity- Calgary, Calgary AB
Susan F. Rice, ACFRE, SFR Consulting - Los Angeles, CA
K. Craig Rogers CFRE, Bon Secours Richmond Health Care Foundation, Richmond VA
Patricia Schwartz CFRE, Patricia B. Schwartz & Associates, Fairfield PA
Brenda Scott CFRE, Adept Diva Consulting, Portland OR
Angela Seaworth CFRE, Houston TX
Barbara Spaulding CFRE, St. Augustine FL
Jennifer Svihus CFRE, University of California, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz CA
Sonya Swiridjuk CFRE, Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, Toronto ON
Linda Syrota-Sullivan CFRE, Canadian Red Cross, Toronto ON
Dree Thomson-Diamond CFRE, Edmonton AB
Teresa Vasilopoulos CFRE, Toronto East General Hospital Foundation, Toronto ON
Raymond Watts CFRE, University of Redlands, Redlands CA
Ann Weddleton CFRE, New Hampshire Community Technical College System, Concord NH Glenn Welch CFRE, Winchester Hospital Foundation, Winchester MA
Scott Wolterink CFRE, Hope College, Holland MI
