Featured Placements Interviews

We spoke with Esther DeVito about her first year as Regional Director of Development at the Appalachian Mountain Club, her passion for the mission of AMC, and what she hopes to accomplish.

We spoke with Susan Bronson about her 13 years as the Executive Director of the Yiddish Book Center, and what’s on the horizon for the Center.

We spoke with Darci Schofield about her first few months as Islands Portfolio Director at The Trustees, her passion for the mission of The Trustees, and what she hopes to accomplish.

We spoke with Lisa Tessler about her challenges and accomplishments as Associate Vice President of Alumnae/i Engagement and Executive Director of Alumnae/i Association at Vassar College (AAVC).

We spoke with Krista Coletti about her career path at the American Red Cross since we placed her there over 7 years ago.

We caught up with Brandi Felser, whom we placed at the Sarcoma Foundation of America as Chief Executive Officer over 2 years ago.

We caught up with Ann Scheflen, whom we placed at Farnsworth Art Museum as Chief Advancement Officer over 2 years ago.

We caught up with John Urschel, whom we placed at Partners In Health as Director of Partnership Development, University of Global Health Equity over 5 years ago.

We sat down with Lisa Slater, whom we placed at Boston Children’s Hospital Trust as Assistant Vice President 6 years ago, to discuss how her role and the institution have grown.

We sat down with Lil Breul O’Rourke, whom we placed at University of Rhode Island Foundation as President 5 years ago, to discuss how her role and the institution have grown.

We sat down with Joe Bondi, whom we placed at George Washington’s Mount Vernon as their Senior Vice President for Development 5 years ago, to discuss how his role and the organization have grown.

We sat down with Lauren Shoor, whom we placed at the National Audubon Society as their Managing Director of Development Communications, to discuss how her role and the organization have evolved.

We sat down with Robin van Puyenbroeck, who we placed at the World Trade Centers Association as their Executive Director – Business Development, to discuss his new role, and how COVID is impacting it.

We spoke with Mack Davidson, Chief Financial Officer at Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, to discover how his position and the organization has evolved since he joined in 2015.

We spoke with Mark O’Donnell, Chief Development Officer at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts, to discover how his position and the organization has evolved since he joined in 2011.

We spoke with Susan Murray, National Director of Development at Year Up, about how her role and the organization has changed since she joined in 2011 – and what’s on the horizon.

For the latest edition of our Featured Placements series, we spoke with Reva Feinstein, who we placed at the Columbia University School of Nursing over 10 years ago.

Introducing a new feature where we catch up with Development Guild DDI placements to find out what they’ve accomplished in their roles! First up, Winthrop Carty, who has been the Executive Director at the Melton Foundation for 10+ years!