BREWER DIRECT (BDI) - Key Persons
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- Digital Media Buyer, Social
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- Associate
- Creative Director
- BDI 's Associate Creative Director, Regional and National Accounts
Allison Myrick has been writing for both nonprofit organizations and commercial clients for more than 20 years, though her heart is for nonprofits and partnering with them to help those in need. She has extensive experience crafting direct mail, email, websites, commercials and other integrated fundraising campaigns. Some past clients include: AARP Foundation, American Cancer Society, American Diabetes Association, AT&T, Citigroup, Humane Society International, Six Flags, Save the Children and U. S. Fund for UNICEF, as well as humane societies, rescue missions and food banks around the country.
As BDI's Associate Creative Director, Regional and National Accounts, Allison enjoys being involved in the entire creative process. She works hands-on from the initial discussion of creative strategy and development of a creative platform to reviewing the final components to ensure a strategic, successful campaign. Her vision is to never stop learning and always use her gifts to improve the lives of those who are struggling by giving them real, lasting help and hope for the future.
Job Titles:
- Strategist / Account Director
Amanda Kirby has more than 12 years of marketing and fundraising experience, bringing the same detailed eye, strategic insight and heartfelt support to everything she does with the BDI team and the incredible clients we serve. Amanda started her agency career serving large national brands like Honda and Acura before moving on to manage key marketing efforts for a community developer in Los Angeles. Since then, she found her calling working with nonprofits and faith-based organizations, including Rescue Missions, The Salvation Army, Food For The Poor and World Vision.
At BDI, Amanda is responsible for partnering with clients on their annual fundraising goals - providing both strategic insight and tactical support. She's a trusted advisor when it comes to direct response strategy, creative development, multi-channel marketing and effective messaging. Amanda has a heart for helping and believes it's a true honor to partner with our clients in their life-changing work.
Before entering the world of nonprofit fundraising, Amanda had more than 15 years of experience working in customer relations in a variety of industries. She was led to join the team at BDI by her desire to serve others and help make our communities stronger.
In her role as an Account Specialist at BDI, she partners with clients closely in their direct marketing ventures, provides strategy and planning support to internal teams, and more. Her priority is to cultivate exceptional relationships with every client, and she's excited about helping BDI expand into new territories.
Job Titles:
- Senior Creative Content Specialist
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- Vice President of Data Services at BDI
- Vice President, Data Services
With 30 years of overall agency fundraising experience, Angella leads our Data Services Team with her knowledge of data intelligence and donor-centric insights. She's had the pleasure of working with charitable organizations such as Rescue Missions, Food Banks, World Vision, Operation Smile, Salvation Army and Best Friends Animal Society. Angella also served on the Board of Governors for the International ECHO Awards.
As Vice President of Data Services at BDI, Angella takes the lead on providing dynamic and results-driven data and analytics. With a proven track record of leading high-performing teams to drive innovation and excellence in data management, analytics and reporting, Angella works with industry leaders on how to best gather and distribute results. Her team handles donor selection and analysis in support of all our marketing campaigns. Her vision for BDI's data team is to build access to real time data across all clients for stronger research and analysis for the agency.
Anna Koons has been with BDI since graduating from Biola University with an English degree in 2013. She's always had a strong grasp of grammar and a love of the English language, so it was a natural fit for her to join the proofreading team, where she could use those skills to help change lives and further the ministries of the clients we serve.
Having worked her way up to the position of Creative Content Manager here at BDI, she currently leads a team of proofreaders who touch every project that comes out of our agency. She uses her eye for detail to ensure that every piece we create and deploy - whether it's printed or part of a digital campaign - is error-free and, most importantly, accurately represents our clients' ministries and their unique vision.
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- Senior Vice President, Finance
Anna has been a trusted member of our team for over 15 years and currently serves as BDI's Senior Vice President of Finance. She has an executive CFO Certificate from Columbia Business School and more than 35 years of experience in accounting and administration. Anna has served in industries such as hospitality/tourism, aerospace/aircraft and marketing/communications. She offers a wealth of financial expertise, enthusiasm and dedication. Witnessing God's outpouring of blessings on others is what continually motivates her to devote her time and best efforts in her daily work.
In her role overseeing the Finance Team, she is the leader of BDI's capital resources and is responsible for compliance and reporting. She also oversees financial planning, management, forecasting and analysis, and financial relations and policies for the agency. Her goal is to think and lead strategically, all while keeping the best interests of our company, client partners, associates and vendors top of mind. In her personal life, Anna enjoys painting with acrylics, volunteering for Kids Hope and caring for her elderly parents. She was inspired by Leonardo DaVinci (another left-handed artist) to learn how to write backwards in cursive.
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- Senior Creative Content Specialist
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- Digital Marketing Manager
Prior to joining BDI, Ashley gained extensive digital marketing experience working at both for-profit and nonprofit organizations. With a Bachelor of Arts degree in marketing and entrepreneurship, she has served at charities nationwide, including the Alzheimer's Association and several educational organizations. Her work has spanned everything from social media management to email marketing, event planning and public relations.
In her role as a Digital Implementation Manager, Ashley oversees email marketing campaigns for over 35 of BDI's Rescue Mission clients. Also leading BDI's social media team, she helps manage both client and corporate social media campaigns, including content creation, campaign implementation, and data reporting and analytics. Her vision is to see every BDI client harness the power of digital and social media marketing to grow their support base and benefit their organization.
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- Digital Marketing Coordinator
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Vice President for Finance & Business and CFO for Life Pacific University
Bob Johansen brings a pastor's heart and over 40 years of experience in finances and operations to the BDI Board. Throughout his career, Bob has had the pleasure of serving many nonprofit organizations, as Senior Vice President and CFO at Azusa Pacific University, and as CFO for Russ Reid Company. With his B.S. in Accounting from Cal Poly Pomona, his M.A. in Organizational Leadership from Azusa Pacific University, and as a CPA, Bob is a highly skilled trusted advisor in the financial services space.
Today, Bob serves as Vice President for Finance & Business and CFO for Life Pacific University, in San Dimas, CA. He loves Jesus Christ, lives to serve, and is a family man through and through. When he's not serving nonprofits, he enjoys serving his family through the gift of hospitality, spending time with his four children and nine grandchildren who keep him busy on weekends.
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- Senior Director of Client Strategy and Planning at BDI
- VICE PRESIDENT, CLIENT STRATEGY
Brian brings to BDI over 21 years of experience in nonprofit fundraising and marketing. For much of his career, Brian built his expertise in agencies specializing in nonprofit development and fundraising strategy - but he also has experience on the client side, having spent five years at World Vision, an experience that solidified his passion for serving the poor and vulnerable. He's been a past speaker at AMA Nonprofit Conferences and was a contributing author to Andrew Olsen's book, 101 Mistakes Nonprofits Make, and How You Can Avoid Them.
In his role as Senior Director of Client Strategy and Planning at BDI, Brian utilizes his skills in organizational consulting, direct response fundraising, video, and social media marketing to provide industry-leading service for our clients. He also works with our internal BDI Team, taking the lead on the triannual results, strategy and direction for our Rescue Mission Network Program campaigns.
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- Senior Director of Production
Carmen Campbell brings more than 28+ years of experience to the table in the field of production and purchasing. She spent 5 years working on the vendor side before transitioning to the agency side of things, where the majority of her work was with for-profit clients before she joined Brewer Direct.
In her position at BDI as the Director of Production and Purchasing, Carmen oversees the Print Production team to ensure that every appeal goes out correctly and on time, and manages all the agency's purchasing to ensure that BDI is in compliance with our purchasing policy. She also serves as a liaison between all the other departments to check and confirm that everything uploaded to print is accurate and on-point for each client.
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- BDI in 2017 As a Senior Project Manager
- Senior Director of Project Management
Carol brings 20 years of experience in the field of project management. She started her career in cable advertising and her organizational talents soon led her to the traffic department… where everything clicked into place. Her first agency job was as a project manager for the United Mileage Plus account. She's also worked on nonprofit accounts including Salvation Army, Red Cross, Habitat and Lutheran Ministries.
Carol joined BDI in 2017 as a Senior Project Manager. She oversees project schedules along every step of the creative process to monitor workflow and keep everything on track. She's thrilled to be part of the BDI family, and her stellar skills make her a valued member of the team.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Creative Director
- Associate Creative Director at BDI
With more than 10 years of experience in professional writing and editing, Courtney Hamilton channels her passion for serving others into her work at BDI. Prior to BDI, Courtney spent more than 5 years editing and proofreading content for a variety of authors and genres, including curriculum for a faith resource publisher. A graduate of the Columbia Publishing Course, she has professional training in all aspects of print and digital media publishing.
As an Associate Creative Director at BDI, Courtney uses her extensive knowledge of our nonprofit client partners and writing expertise to lead the development of strategic and creative fundraising campaigns. Her experience includes the creation, implementation and optimization of direct mail, digital and social media content. She also provides invaluable leadership for the agency's corporate marketing campaigns - including our monthly and weekly corporate digital communications, BDI Inspire and BDI Quick Shot.
Job Titles:
- Strategist / Senior Account Director
With 10 years of experience partnering with Rescue Missions and nonprofit organizations, David Stolberg brings his own unique perspective and passion to his role as Account Director and Strategist. Prior to joining the team at BDI, he worked for Nike corporate in sports marketing and worked in sales with a commercial real estate marketing company, and that competitive drive and spirit of innovation still fuels him today.
David oversees each of his client accounts, managing portfolios and ensuring that campaigns go out successfully. But more than that, he is deeply committed to his client relationships and keeps them informed about the latest strategic and creative insights to make their fundraising efforts shine. His vision is to expand BDI's offerings to other verticals, serving as a trusted advisor to help more nonprofits pursue their passion and purpose to make the world a better place.
Throughout her 30+ year career in direct marketing and fundraising, Debbie has held positions in client service, creative management and copywriting. She's worked for a number of organizations, including Hallmark Cards, Unity School of Christianity, Resource & Development Group and Summit Marketing, and has served nonprofit clients such as The Salvation Army and American Red Cross.
In 2009, she turned her attention solely to nonprofit fundraising as a senior copywriter for ENEX Group, creating appeals, newsletters and marketing materials for Rescue Missions across the country. She continued in that capacity when the company merged with Brewer Direct in 2016, and today, partners with BDI as a contributing writer to pitch in whenever her talents are needed.
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- Digital Marketing Coordinator
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- Member of the Board of Directors
Dr. Reynolds has offered consulting, coaching and counsel to non-governmental organizations in over 40 countries. He previously served as World Vision International's global chief information officer (1991-2000), and as executive VP at Azusa Pacific University for 12 years. With a PhD in Higher Education Leadership, and a formidable history of serving and leading others, John regularly speaks both nationally and internationally as a specialist in applied organizational effectiveness.
Today, John oversees providing flexible and affordable higher education, as president of Los Angeles Pacific University, and he serves on several other nonprofit and educational boards, including Christian Leadership Alliance (current chair), LCC International University (Lithuania), African Enterprise (USA), Azusa Pacific International (South Africa) and LCC International Fund (USA). In all things, he seeks to follow his personal life mission statement: "to positively transform lives through learning and knowledge, in a way that develops others to maximize their God-given potential."
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- Member of the Board of Directors
Dr. Lorna DeShay has over 30 years of marketing experience. Having worked in publishing, construction, non-profit, and education institutions, Lorna brings marketing knowledge from these various entities. She received a B.F.A. from Virginia Commonwealth University, an MSA in Leadership from Central Michigan University, and a Ph.D. in Marketing from Northcentral University.
Currently, Lorna teaches Marketing for several universities in their online programs for undergraduates, MBA students, and doctoral students. She has a passion for teaching and assisting students in helping them reach their education goals. Lorna believes that Jesus went to the cross for all to be saved and for Christians to rely on the word of God over things we can see, feel, or experience. Her favorite scripture is Matthew 6: 33, "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you." Lorna believes that God wants us and expects us to seek him first in our decisions. We should not come to God after we made our own decisions and then want him to bless them, but instead seek him about what decisions he has outlined for our lives and then follow his path. She honors her relationship with Christ and seeks him daily.
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- Strategist / Senior Account Director
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- BDI 's Senior Vice President of Client Partnership
- Senior Vice President of Client Partnership
- Strategic Marketing Leader
Heidi Caster is an accomplished strategic marketing leader with over 27 years of experience in both for-profit and nonprofit sectors. Her colleagues in the field commend her for her "high level of energy and professionalism," for being "highly relational" and "a true client advocate." She is widely respected for her commitment to excellence, integrity and getting results in her service to nonprofits over the years, including food banks, rescue missions, health and animal welfare organizations and faith-based ministries.
As BDI's Senior Vice President of Client Partnership, Heidi leads her team in developing creative solutions that accelerate growth and impact for every client partner. She is also passionate about investing in the nonprofit world's next generation of leaders. Outside her professional endeavors, Heidi enjoys spending time with family and friends, watching every sunset possible and pursuing an active lifestyle through hiking, running, stand up paddling and skiing. Above all else, Heidi is dedicated to empowering others - especially nonprofit teams - to achieve their goals. She is always eager to roll up her sleeves and jump in to help!
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- Chief Creative Officer
- Member of the Leadership Team
- Member of Our Executive Team
For 30 years, James has helped nonprofits and cause-driven organizations communicate their world-changing ideas in ways that inspire and motivate people. He has served more than 50 organizations in the United States, Canada and Great Britain, and he helped raise more than a billion dollars. James's experience includes work for American Red Cross, Muscular Dystrophy Association, World Vision, The Salvation Army and the University of Chicago, along with numerous food banks, rescue missions, cancer centers, humane societies and Christian ministries.
In his role as Chief Creative Officer, James is an invaluable member of our executive team and champions creative marketing solutions to break through the noise in a fast-paced world. As the leader of our Creative Team, he is devoted to empowering staff to flourish in their individual creativity - which collectively strengthens our agency in reaching its goals. He guides BDI's development of creative solutions that help our client partners tell their story, strengthen their brand and raise more money to make a lasting impact on lives in their communities.
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- Account Executive
- Account Executive With BDI
As an experienced and creative marketing and communications leader, Jane has significant experience developing, managing and executing projects to increase income and customer retention. She is also a talented writer and journalist. Jane's passion is to help people help "…the least of these" (Matthew 25:40) - which she has done in the nonprofit sector for over 20 years through her work in youth marketing, child sponsorship and corporate engagement.
In her role as Account Executive with BDI, Jane works cross-functionally and builds collaborative relationships with her clients. She thrives on details and deadlines - always with her clients' end goals in mind. She combines past, data-driven insights with new ideas to develop exciting opportunities for her accounts that increase engagement, support and revenue.
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- Senior Consultant Analytical Ones
As the Senior Consultant at Analytical Ones, Jennifer has the privilege of helping a variety of clients achieve their objectives on several fronts including research, strategy, and both high-level and deep-dive data analytics.
Jennifer has served in the database marketing, data analytics and research industry for most of her career. Before joining Analytical Ones, Jennifer worked with Summit Marketing for the better part of 20 years - starting straight out of school with an MBA in Direct Marketing. She has also worked with a handful of other amazing nonprofit and commercial organizations. Plus, she's a certified Integrated Nutrition Health Coach and Kiss the Ground trained Soil Advocate!
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- Producer, Video & Storytelling
Since joining BDI in 2015, Jhovany has proven his many talents - starting from his time as Account Specialist, then as manager of our Storytellers Program and resource library. Now, he leads BDI's production of custom video, photo shoots and AI technologies. It's a role well-suited to his photography and video experience, and to his success outside of BDI as a published visual artist.
As BDI's Producer of Video and Storytelling, Jhovany shows a passion for helping people's unique stories and experiences come to life in authentic, relatable ways. As Director of our Storytellers Program, he works alongside each BDI client to schedule and plan onsite and virtual visits with professional photographers and interviewers to collect testimonies, photos and video resources. Additionally, as our Video Producer, Jhovany leads each step of our custom video projects - from planning and logistics, to lighting, audio and onsite directing.
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- President / CEO Citygate Network
John came to his CEO post at Citygate Network in 2007 from Christian Camp and Conference Association, where he served for 15 years in the COO role. The combination of the two positions has given him a career of almost 30 years in association management. John holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Bible, with a social work emphasis, and a Master of Organizational Management. He is the author of Invisible Neighbors, considered by many to be the "how-to manual" for followers of Jesus who are serious about meaningful engagement with the poor. He also serves on the board of the National Association of Evangelicals. He and his wife, Judi, enjoy tennis and overnight hikes in remote, mountainous regions. Thanks to their three married children, they now have a growing collection of amazing grandchildren.
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- Digital Marketing Specialist
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- Digital Technology Specialist
With rare combination of both creative and technical skills, Justine Morales initially considered pursuing a career in writing. After working with an online startup publication, she discovered a passion for digital communication and decided to expand her expertise to include new technologies and online tools. It was a decision that ideally positioned her for her current role at BDI.
As our first Digital Technology Specialist, Justine threw herself into learning all she could about email marketing and website and donation page platforms. Now an expert in those areas, her focus is on troubleshooting and training. She works closely with our client partners during the onboarding process and when they adopt new digital systems, answering their questions and ensuring they are trained in how to use their digital platforms effectively and efficiently. Her daily motivation is found in identifying and researching new tools to create efficiencies for BDI staff and our client partners.
After receiving her Bachelor of Arts degree at Azusa Pacific University in 2018, Katrina set out to find an agency that would not only grow her skills in writing and marketing but would serve a greater purpose to help others. It wasn't long until she found BDI and started her professional career at the agency.
Katrina currently works as BDI's Marketing Manager, where she oversees the coordination and timeline on corporate projects, manages the processes of BDI's external communication, and works with the Corporate Marketing team to develop and brainstorm development strategies. She hopes to continue learning and growing at BDI so that she can develop an even stronger marketing department and further her passion for helping hurting people.
The author of 14 books, including Jesus CEO, Laurie has received global recognition for her leadership principles that empower people to discover the divine excellence in themselves and in those they serve. Having owned a successful marketing company, Laurie brings her business and leadership expertise as a speaker and trainer to all pillars of society, including business and government, faith and service organizations and the disenfranchised.
She was recently named one of the top 30 leaders in the United States by Barna Group. As a business-development coach and consultant to CEOs and organizations, Laurie has shared her wealth of experience with major companies including Tyson Foods, Purina-Nestle, Neiman Marcus, Pfizer, CitiFinancial and American Express. In all she does, Laurie states her guiding personal life mission statement as follows: "to recognize, promote and inspire divine connection in myself and others."
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- People & Culture Office Manager
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- Account Strategist at BDI
- Strategist / Senior Account Director
For 20 years, Matthew's work on both the agency and nonprofit side to bring faith-based solutions to issues of homelessness, poverty and addiction. Prior to joining BDI, he was an Account Manager at an agency serving nonprofits and provided leadership at Christian nonprofits, including as Executive Director of Family Promise of San Gabriel Valley, Director of People Assisting the Homeless and Development Director at The Jonah Project. In these roles, Matthew spearheaded fundraising efforts to increase housing, as well as coordinated a highly-successful shelter network of faith communities in the greater Los Angeles area.
As an Account Strategist at BDI, Matthew oversees his clients' accounts with an unparalleled level of empathy and expertise and a passion for his clients' Kingdom work, while also drawing on his many years working in nonprofit leadership. With his years of experience on the client side, a Master's degree in Nonprofit Management and as a Certified Fundraising Professional (CFP), Matthew has a holistic view of his clients' ministries and can work alongside them as a trusted expert and advisor.
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- BDI 's HR Director
- Senior Director of People & Culture
As BDI's HR Director, McKennah is responsible for benefits administration, recruiting, new hire onboarding, training & development, and fostering a healthy culture of development. She's a Society of Human Resources Certified Professional (SHRM-CP) who uses her mix of expertise, energy and enthusiasm to make BDI an agency that promotes positivity and provides tremendous HR support.
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- Creative Content Specialist
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- Senior Account Director
- Strategist / Senior Account Director
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- CEO
- Member of the Board of Directors
- Member of the Leadership Team
- President
Michael J. Tomlinson, better known as "MT," is an accomplished marketing and media executive who has developed highly successful fundraising programs for faith-first charities and organizations across the U.S. and abroad. He brings more than 25 years of executive leadership in business and holds a master's degree in Organizational Management and Marketing. His entrepreneurial spirit made him a natural fit at faith-forward organizations including: Focus on the Family, David C. Cook International, Dunham+Company and Dr. James Dobson's Family Talk ministry, where he led all marketing and communications and served as Chief Operating Officer. In all his work, he strives to: "Champion, drive and risk creativity in myself and others for a hurting world."
MT is inspired by the abundance found in our loving Heavenly Father and the faithful people carrying out His word to make the world a better place. In his current role, he leads BDI's strategic direction, ensuring that the agency is equipped with the talent, tools and technologies to effectively serve others by cultivating heart-connected donors. When not working, MT can be found playing the guitar, watching motorsports, and creating art.
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- Strategist / Account Director
Michelle first witnessed the life-changing work of nonprofit organizations as a teenager, during a mission trip where she served at a rescue ministry. This formative experience propelled her into a career in nonprofit fundraising to help more people experiencing homelessness, hunger and addiction. For nearly a decade, she has specialized in direct response marketing for nonprofits, serving organizations like The Salvation Army, Denver Rescue Mission, Houston Food Bank, Humane Society of Silicon Valley and numerous others.
At BDI, she is grateful for the opportunity to advise and provide strategic support for our nonprofit client partners. As a Strategist/Account Director, she is passionate about bringing together a mix of art, science and the latest digital best practices to tailor a mission-minded fundraising program for each account she serves.
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- Account Executive
- Associate
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- Member of the Board of Directors
- Executive Director of Camping for Transformation Ministries
Mike Pate is the Executive Director of Camping for Transformation Ministries (TM), a regional association of more than 170 churches. TM camps minister to tens of thousands of people of all ages every year, and under Mike's leadership, the camps have tripled in impact, size and revenue in the past 10 years.
Mike has sat on numerous boards for nonprofits and local governing bodies over the years, and he currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Christian Community Credit Union (with over $600 million under management). Mike has seen fundraising from all sides - as a Project Director for an international relief agency, as the owner of an advertising business and as Director of Development for Multnomah University. In all things, he seeks to follow his personal life mission statement: "to help people and organizations be all that God has designed them to be."
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- Chief Intelligence Officer
- Expert
An expert in fundraising strategies and the study of donor behaviors, Mike Rogers has over 30 years of experience in the nonprofit sector. He has held senior-level positions with organizations and direct marketing agencies in addition to starting a data management and analytics company that specialized in serving large national nonprofits. In these roles, Mike championed the use of business intelligence and AI technologies to increase donor engagement - resulting in improved financial results and the overall success of his clients.
In his role as Chief Intelligence Officer at BDI, Mike leads our adoption of AI technologies and best practices. He oversees our business intelligence, data management and engineering, machine learning and process automation. As a member of our leadership team, Mike offers invaluable insight into corporate strategy, culture and leadership development. His guidance will be key as BDI develops new innovations and technologies.
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- Design Manager
- Senior Designer
Mindy Bortz offers more than 10 years of professional experience as a graphic designer. Prior to joining the team at Brewer Direct, she was employed at Skytone Studio as a Graphic Designer, crafting print and digital campaigns, and worked for the Wyoming Tribune Eagle Newspaper as their Digital Media/Web Designer.
In her position at BDI as the Head Designer, Mindy is responsible for designing print and digital campaigns, as well as supervising the Production Artists and other designers. Her goal is to provide creatively designed campaigns that exceed clients' fundraising goals while showcasing their innovation and strategic vision for their organization.
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- Vice President of Client Strategy
Mindy Sherfy brings to the table more than 30 years of experience in direct marketing and strategic nonprofit fundraising. She has had the opportunity to work with many Rescue Missions, the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Eternal Word Television Network and The Salvation Army. Prior to joining BDI, she served as a Senior Account Director at The Lukens Company.
As Vice President of Client Strategy, Mindy is dedicated to the success of our regional and national accounts. Her extensive experience in the industry drives BDI's ability to offer direct response marketing and fundraising best practices to our client partners. Mindy leads a team of Account Directors, Executives and Specialists in building trusted-advisor partnerships and overseeing the development and execution of multi-channel, integrated marketing plans that meet client needs and goals. She also serves on the agency's Executive Team, providing leadership in growth goals, process improvement, reporting and agency offerings.
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- Director of Digital Analytics and Operations
Mindy offers more than 20 years of experience in nonprofit fundraising with experience on both the agency and the nonprofit side, having previously worked at Union Rescue Mission in Los Angeles. Mindy draws on her knowledge of direct response, analytics and digital marketing to guide clients in their digital fundraising programs and utilize smart, strategic efforts.
In her role at BDI, Mindy is committed to growing the effectiveness of digital fundraising programs through better online strategies in website optimization, email marketing, digital media, analytics and leading industry trends. Her vision for the digital team is to implement new ways to use improved tracking and analytics to gain better insights and help our clients in the ever-changing digital field.
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- Director of Digital Strategy at BDI
Nicole brings to BDI a passion for using marketing to tell powerful stories of unique organizations and the people they serve. Her heart beats for the hurting, oppressed and forgotten. She has spent over 10 years working with nonprofits around the world - from national organizations, to small nonprofits in rural India, to local nonprofits in Southern California. Some of these include Operation Smile, Make A Wish, The Salvation Army US & Canada, and animal welfare clients.
As Director of Digital Strategy at BDI, Nicole provides leadership and critical insights into digital strategies. She is driven to grow integrated full-funnel programs for the benefit of our custom and national client partners. Her favorite thing about marketing is that it opens doors to engage with real people, shift perceptions and deliver unforgettable experiences.
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- Digital Production Designer
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- Account Manager
- Senior Account Specialist
With over 15+ years of experience in agency fundraising for non-profits, Peter brings deep knowledge of client account service to his team. Through his previous agency, Peter had the pleasure of partnering with the Salvation Army as an Account Executive.
Peter currently partners with Senior Account Director Micah Mann to input client projects and information, approve future marketing content, help with client projections, and assist clients in content approval. His vision for BDI is to become the best agency in the Non-Profit fundraising world, providing services that go above and beyond client needs and expectations.
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- Chief Operating Officer
- Member of the Leadership Team
- BDI 's Chief Operating Officer
Phil Stolberg, BDI's Chief Operating Officer, has more than 40 years of experience in marketing and communications including consulting, managing major donor and capital campaigns, and developing special event and foundation fundraising. He has dedicated his career to working with nonprofits because he enjoys starting and finishing every day knowing that his energy and efforts help worthy organizations fulfill their missions.
At BDI, Phil manages internal and external business relationships, contracts and policies. His responsibilities include defining agency strategies and goals, and implementing systems and processes throughout every team in the agency. Phil continues to serve on a number of boards addressing the business needs of nonprofit organizations. He's an avid cyclist whose biggest adventure was over two incredible days: the first, climbing up Mt. Whitney (the highest elevation in the continental U.S.) and the next, riding down into Death Valley (the lowest elevation).
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- BDI Academy Support Executive
Randy Brewer spent his professional life in marketing, PR and fundraising for nonprofit organizations. At Brewer Direct, Randy's leadership led to multiple millions of dollars generated and hundreds of thousands of new donors acquired to help nonprofit ministries throughout the United States.
An ordained minister with degrees in Education and Ministry, and graduate studies in both Theology and Business Management, he has worked for Focus on the Family, World Vision and at a local newspaper group. Randy also served on the board as Vice Chairman of African Enterprise USA, a 50-year-old evangelistic and relief ministry in Africa and was an active member of International Full Gospel Fellowship, which both provide help to the world's hurting. In the last several years of his life, he launched his own philanthropic venture, Randy W. Brewer Foundation, to further Christ's love through supporting wellness and education for young people around the world.
Randy authored three inspirational books. In his last book, In the Valley of the Shadow of Death Randy wrote about his final journey. His words will give you a vibrant hope as you discover that God is still good, even in the darkness, even as we wait restlessly for God's voice: "Enter into my presence." In Finding My Voice: A Story of Grace, Hope and Healing, Randy told the gripping true story of his battle with a rare throat cancer that threatened his speaking voice entirely, but led him to discover a new Voice calling. In his book, Releasing Generosity, Randy explored a key question that Voice challenged him to answer: "What will you do with the love you've been given?" His response, expressed in this powerful book, is a compelling "manifesto" on the heart behind giving. Learn more about the books and ways to get your own copies by clicking the link below.
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- Account Executive
- Associate
Rob brings over 40 years of business and accounting experience to a wide array of clients, including nonprofits. Working with senior nonprofit executives, he has developed and implemented strategic plans and critical performance measures, as well as overseen process improvements across departments. He has also advised business corporations and partnerships, and he frequently leads seminars on accounting and other key issues nonprofits face.
Highly skilled in tailoring experiences that benefit others, Rob does this both professionally and personally - through his management services for nonprofits, and in his vacation time spent leading adventure trips to Costa Rica and China that encourage people to stretch their limits.
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- Senior Production Manager
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- Junior Production Manager / Purchasing Agent
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- Creative Director
- Vice President
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- Senior Vice President, BDI Academy
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- Senior Vice President, Digital Strategy
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- Strategist / Account Director
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- Vice President of Media Operations & Strategy