Alicia Alexion, Founder & Principal Consultant

Christine K. Owens is a fundraising consultant with over 30 years of experience providing strategic advice to healthcare institutions, universities, museums, environmental, and advocacy organizations, focusing on campaigns and major gift program development. She complements her fundraising expertise with experience in program development and teaching, having served on the staff of Columbia University’s Master’s Program in Nonprofit Management and Fundraising for 15 years.

C. Marie (she/her) is a race equity consultant who works with companies interested in changing their work environment to become a safe, inclusive, and people-focused space.  C. Marie believes we can re-imagine a workplace that sees the full value of Black, Indigenous, Latino, Asian, other people of color.  She knows when this intentional work is done, innovation ignites, authentic personal relationships are formed, and productivity and morale rise.

Jennifer Letowt has spent over 20 years as a professional in the development research field. These roles have provided her deep experience with individual, corporate, and foundation donors and prospects, and an understanding of how to align an organization’s fundraising efforts to achieve success.

Whitney has more than 20 years of experience in fundraising, business development, and social enterprise at the local, state, and national level. During her career she has worked in public health, education, health policy, youth development, the environment, and the arts, raising millions of dollars for a variety of causes.

Joshua Mintz is President of CHP Mintz, LLC. Josh brings 30 years’ experience consulting to nonprofit organizations with a focus on strategy development, nonprofit governance, and facilitation of board and staff planning retreats. Josh draws upon his background in government, theology, and business as a foundation for understanding the complex social and political systems that govern organizations today.

Fritz is President and Founder of EFC Consulting, Inc., a grant writing and program development firm. Fritz works with clients to plan, manage, and write compelling and successful grant applications to governmental, philanthropic, private, and corporate funders. In addition to grant writing, EFC Consulting, Inc. provides expertise around prospecting, grants management, and creating efficiencies and procedures that can grow with grant portfolios.

George Rakis has an extensive record in accelerating momentum for public, political, and issue advocacy initiatives. He is known for his strengths in strategic leadership, public, political, government and legislative affairs, fundraising, coalition building, campaign design, media relations/events, and communications.

Jennifer Maged advises clients in business transactions, liability risk management, licensing/regulatory compliance and insurance matters. She practices civil legislation in Maryland and the District of Columbia.

Allen Mattison helps nonprofit organizations to mitigate legal risks while maximizing their ability to advocate effectively for their public-policy missions. From establishing corporations and securing I.R.S. tax exemptions, to managing employment matters and understanding options for political activism, he helps nonprofit leaders succeed in all phases of their organizations’ lives. For nonprofit leaders who want to influence elections or pass new laws, he explains the available options and works with them to tailor their tactics to the relevant federal or state lobbying and campaign-finance regime.