CHARITABLE GIVING RESOURCE CENTER - Key Persons


Alexandra Sedor

Job Titles:
  • Director of Gift Annuity Administration for the National Gift Annuity Foundation
Through our direct affiliation with Charitable Solutions, LLC and its affiliate, the National Gift Annuity Foundation we are blessed to have the CGA administrative services of Alexandra Sedor available to those charities who select our CGA Solutions Program for outsourcing their Gift Annuities. Alexandra serves as Director of Gift Annuity Administration for the National Gift Annuity Foundation. Previously, she was with Charitable Trust Administration Company where she spent over 10 years assisting non-profits with the management and administration of their charitable programs and specializing in state compliance and charitable gift annuity administration. Prior to this she worked in charitable accounting for American Cancer Society. Alexandra holds a Master of Public Administration degree with an emphasis in financial analysis, budgeting, and ethics from the University of Akron. Alexandra serves as Director of Gift Annuity Administration for the National Gift Annuity Foundation. Previously, she was with Charitable Trust Administration Company where she spent over 10 years assisting nonprofits with the management and administration of their charitable programs and specialized in state compliance and charitable gift annuity administration.

Bryan Clontz

Job Titles:
  • Specialist in Noncash Asset Liquidation
Bryan is the nationally-renowned Founder and President of Charitable Solutions, LLC, specializing in noncash asset receipt and liquidation, gift annuity risk management audits, and life insurance gift appraisals/audits. He also serves as a Senior Partner to Ekstrom Alley Clontz & Associates, a community foundation consulting firm. In addition, Bryan has founded the Dechomai Foundation, Inc. and the Dechomai Asset Trust, two national donor advised funds focusing on noncash assets. In the decade prior to founding Charitable Solutions, LLC in 2003, Bryan Clontz served as the Director of Planned Giving for the United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta, National Director of Planned Giving for Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and then as Vice-President of the advancement at The Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta. He has also served as Adjunct Professor at Georgia State University, given thousands of presentations on charitable gift planning and written dozens of articles for financial services and planned giving journals. Bryan holds a Ph.D in financial and retirement planning from The American College of Financial Services, Bryn Mawr, PA.

Johnne Syverson

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director
With over 40 years' experience in helping individuals integrate philanthropy into their traditional financial and estate planning process, Johnne Syverson now serves as a valuable resourse to nonprofits and professional advisors to help donors do more for themselves, their families, and their communities with the use of various gift planning instruments available through his affiliation with Charitable Solutions, LLC and its affiliate, the National Gift Annuity Foundation.

Ryan Raffin

Job Titles:
  • Specialist in Noncash Asset & Compliance
  • Specialist in Noncash Assets & Compliance
  • Vice - President, Noncash Assets & Compliance
Ryan serves as Vice-President, Noncash Assets & Compliance for Charitable Solutions, LLC. His position focuses on compliance, tax, and due diligence issues relating to charitable giving. His work involves assessment of proposed donations and liquidation of donated assets. Ryan graduated from the University of Iowa College of Law. He earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Notre Dame. He is licensed to practice in Colorado and South Carolina.