Mike Johnson specializes in the area of charitable gift planning. Mr. Johnson began his fundraising career in 1986 following sixteen years of successful experience in the commercial credit field. He is the former Annual Fund Director and Director of Planned Giving at Earlham College and Earlham School of Religion.

Elizabeth is an award-winning journalist and a successful fundraiser with
more than 20 years of full-time fundraising experience. She has
conducted million-dollar annual funds and has worked on capital
campaigns ranging from $500,000 to $16 million. Her fundraising
experience with volunteers includes CEOs of some of the largest
companies in the nation. She has written more than 20 cases for
support, as well as numerous brochures, annual reports and other
publications for clients.

Larry Spears has more than thirty years of experience in organizational
leadership, entrepreneurial development, and non-profit management.
Widely known both nationally and internationally for his work in the area
of servant-leadership, Larry is the creator and editor of eleven books and
dozens of articles on servant-leadership. Recent titles include: The Spirit
of Servant Leadership (with Shann Ferch, 2009); Practicing Servant-
Leadership: Succeeding Through Trust, Bravery and Forgiveness
(with Michele Lawrence, 2004, Jossey-Bass); and The Servant-Leader
Within (with Hamilton Beazley & Julie Beggs, 2003, Paulist Press).

Joan Brown has served a variety of industries in thirty years of nonprofit
management, including the arts, healthcare, social service, and now media.
She has been particularly dedicated to the fundraising functions of small to
medium size organizations, working with annual funds, major giving, capital
and endowment campaigns, and strategic events and is considered one of
northeast Indiana’s most experienced fundraisers, with a reputation for
connecting individuals at the “heart” level.

After serving 24 years as a teacher, counselor, and senior level administrator
in Virginia public schools, Mr. Barnes served from 1997 to 2001 as director of
development at Pendle Hill, a Quaker Center for Study and Contemplation, in
Wallingford, Pennsylvania. His primary responsibilities at Pendle Hill focused on
the successful planning and implementation of a $7.0 million capital
campaign.