Profiles

Seneca Garber is an arts enthusiast whose background in education influences his approach to marketing. Currently Director of Marketing at Seattle Chamber Music Society (a role he’s held for the past two years), Seneca previously worked at the Seattle Opera in the education department. “I always loved the arts but knew I wasn’t going to… Read More »

Before Sarah Anderson even started her nonprofit career, she knew that her work had to leave a positive impact on the community. “As part of a post-graduate certificate in corporate communications and public relations, I interned at a nonprofit and it was an incredibly rewarding, challenging and valuable experience,” says Sarah. “It was that experience… Read More »

In 2002, Sherry Calder had moved to a new province and was looking for ways to build her personal and professional networks. She started volunteering at the Canadian Diabetes Association to support a cause with which she is personally connected. Fast forward to today; Sherry has been supporting the Association’s marketing communications as an employee… Read More »

With an academic background in philosophy and the history of thought, Heather Cosentino says her career in marketing communications was the result of a happy accident. Today she uses the critical thinking and research skills she honed at university in her position of communication specialist at ABC Life Literacy Canada (ABC) in Toronto, where she… Read More »

You might recognize Allie Axel as a contributor to the Nonprofit MarCommunity blog. She has been supporting our community of learning regularly since 2013 by sharing the knowledge and experience that comes from her work as the Media Director at The Caregiver Space. The Caregiver Space provides an online community for family caregivers to connect… Read More »

Many of us are familiar with the (sometimes teeth-pulling) process of digitizing our “IRL” nonprofit. Some organizations (if we’re fortunate) embrace the change while others resist it. As the digital media pioneer for his organization, Noah Kravitz’s work with Furniture Bank sets an excellent example for any still social-media-resisting nonprofits. In just eight months as… Read More »

With more than 20 years of experience in the nonprofit sector, RoiAnn Phillips has a firm grasp on what motivates a team. From program staff to administrative staff, Board members to donors, and everyone else in between, RoiAnn has a strong sense of what each role involved in a nonprofit organization needs communicated at the… Read More »

Megan Storey has been working in communications since 2005, but her work as a communications volunteer started two years ago. By day, Megan is currently the Senior Communications Manager for Health Education England. And outside of work hours, Megan is the Communications Specialist for Raise the Roof Kenya: an organization that builds sustainable futures for… Read More »

Working in nonprofit is a labor of love, and nonprofit communicators must believe in their organization’s mission to have a maximum impact. Such is the case for Erin Brown-John. She has worked in various capacities of the cultural sector for several years and, most recently, is the marketing coordinator for the Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows… Read More »

As a journalist turned nonprofit marketer, Kelly Rembold finds herself in the exciting role of Marketing Specialist at Lark Enterprises, Inc, an organization that provides job training and employment opportunities to individuals with disabilities, in New Castle, Pennsylvania. During her career as a journalist, Kelly covered stories about charities and learned a lot about the… Read More »