Knowledge Specialists
Meet the highly skilled and experienced Knowledge Specialists who teach our professional/organizational development courses and programs and help advance our Center’s capacity building portfolio. Interested in becoming a specialist? Get in touch.
Rekha Athreya
Knowledge Specialist, Nonprofit Management Institute
Rekha Athreya is the Vice President of Marketing Operations at Desert Financial Credit Union.
Col. John Boggs
Executive Coach, American Express Leadership Academy
Colonel John Boggs U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.) is an authority on Executive Leadership Development and Gender Integration. He is a Strategist, Author, Accomplished Speaker and Executive Transformational Leadership Coach.
Julie Coleman
Knowledge Specialist, ASU Lodestar Center
Julie Coleman is Principal of Julie Coleman Consulting, a strategic community engagement consulting firm providing advisory counsel and program execution in partnership with nonprofit organizations, businesses (of all sizes) and individuals/families.
Lenay Dunn
Knowledge Specialist, Nonprofit Management Institute
Dr. Lenay Dunn serves as a Knowledge Specialist for the ASU Lodestar Center's Nonprofit Management Institute where she teaches the Measuring for Impact course and courses for the Measuring Social Impact Measurement Certificate. She is an experienced educational leader, researcher, and evaluator.
Rev. Tully M. Fletcher IV
Knowledge Specialist, Nonprofit Management Institute
Rev. Tully M. Fletcher IV, grew up in Durham, North Carolina, and attended UNC‑Greensboro and Columbia Theological Seminary. He has served Presbyterian Churches in Phoenix, AZ and Atlanta, GA over the past 15 years.
Rev. Rock Fremont
Knowledge Specialist, Nonprofit Management Institute
Rev. Rock Fremont is the Senior Pastor of Shepherd of the Hills United Church of Christ.
Cindie Hubiak
Knowledge Specialist, Nonprofit Management Institute
Cindie Hubiak brings a vast amount of experience and passion to share with others. She serves on three industry boards: a mutual fund, a national community news organization and an international organization that offers assessment tools to reveal human potential.
Sarah Krahenbuhl
Knowledge Specialist, Nonprofit Management Institute
Sarah Krahenbuhl - As Executive Director of Phoenix Suns Charities, Sarah Krahenbuhl works to raise and grant more than $1.5 million annually to Arizona organizations that support children in need.
Jayson Matthews
Knowledge Specialist, Nonprofit Management Institute
Jayson Matthews is an outcome-driven public sector leader and engaging facilitator with approximately 20 years of experience in the nonprofit and local government sectors.
The Rev. Canon Richard N. Morrison
Knowledge Specialist, Nonprofit Management Institute
Richard Morrison is a lawyer and a priest, with an undergraduate degree in Business Management. Richard is now retired, but as a deacon or priest served four congregations in Arizona from 1997 through 2018.
Paul Perrault
Knowledge Specialist, Nonprofit Management Institute
Dr. Paul G. Perrault is Senior Vice President, Community Impact and Learning for Helios Education Foundation. Dr. Perrault is charged with leading the development of the Foundation’s research and evaluation agenda and in managing Helios’ grants and project management team.
Upcoming courses:
John Phelps
Knowledge Specialist, Nonprofit Management Institute
John Phelps is the owner and founder of Pathfinder Executive Consulting, LLC, a small veteran-owned business focused on helping organizations achieve success. Before establishing his own consulting firm, John served as Chief Executive Officer and Director of the State Bar of Arizona for 10 years.
Jeri Royce
Knowledge Specialist, Nonprofit Management Institute
Jeri Royce currently serves as President & CEO for Advance Community (formerly Esperança), a global health organization advancing health equity by connecting needs and resources internationally and in Arizona.
Rev. Hunter Ruffin
Knowledge Specialist, Nonprofit Management Institute
The Rev. Hunter Ruffin is an Episcopal priest who has served in some of the largest congregations and some of the smallest congregations in The Episcopal Church.
Jonathan A. Ruybalid
Knowledge Specialist, Nonprofit Management Institute
Jon Ruybalid is a Director and shareholder of the firm Schmitt Schneck Even & Williams, P.C. He has been representing and advising nonprofit tax-exempt organizations, social enterprises, and businesses for 27+ years.
John Scola
Knowledge Specialist, Nonprofit Management Institute
John Scola has nearly 40 years of nonprofit leadership experience and is highly respected for his exceptional abilities and integrity.
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Sylvia Smythe
Knowledge Specialist, Nonprofit Management Institute
Sylvia Smythe has over 30 years experience as a church lay leader; in the wider community she has served as president for several non-profit boards.
Rev. Erin Tamayo
Knowledge Specialist, Nonprofit Management Institute
Rev. Erin Tamayo is a Nonprofit Professional, Faith-Rooted Community Organizer, Bilingual Educator, Interfaith Community Leader, and an Ordained Pastor of the Presbyterian Church (USA).
Jennifer Tersigni
Knowledge Specialist, Nonprofit Management Institute
Jennifer Tersigni’s professional career began at The White House, where she worked on a team that supported fundraising, leadership and change management in action after the Oklahoma City bombing, a federal government furlough, and Clinton Administration headlines.
Upcoming courses:
Kate Thoene
Knowledge Specialist, Nonprofit Management Institute
Kate Thoene has dedicated her career to the nonprofit sector here in The Valley. Over the past 25 years, she has held various leadership roles where her work has increased capacity and community impact for several nonprofit organizations.
Upcoming courses:
Deborah Thompson
Knowledge Specialist, Nonprofit Management Institute
Deborah Thompson is a nonprofit professional with 30 years of experience leading and governing mission-based organizations.
Todd Vigil
Knowledge Specialist, Nonprofit Management Institute
Todd Vigil is the founder of EleeHub, a nonprofit marketing consultant, and Google Grant guru. Previously he was the director of marketing and stewardship for Barrow Neurological Foundation.
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Stephanie Viviano
Knowledge Specialist, Nonprofit Management Institute
Stephanie Viviano has held numerous leadership positions for a variety of charitable non-profits, both large and small, over the last 20 years.
Rev. Rick Wilson
Knowledge Specialist, Nonprofit Management Institute
Rev. Rick Wilson is the Rector of the Episcopal Church of St. Matthew. Serving as Rector at St. Matthew’s for 13 years, he began as Priest-in-Charge under Special Circumstances five months before his call.