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Nelson Checkoway, Principal, Rising Tide Direct LLC

Nelson Checkoway co-founder and co-principal of Rising Tide Direct, a Boston-based direct response agency, has three decades of experience as an annual fund director, fundraising consultant, and Maxi-award-winning copywriter and creative director.

Christel Hair, Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships & Community Engagement, Capital Area Food Bank

Christel Hair, Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships & Community Engagement at the Capital Area Food Bank is responsible for cultivating and engaging the Washington region community and creating, implementing and evaluating all facets of the food bank's fundraising program

Larry Raff, President, Copley Raff, Inc.

Larry Raff, President of Copley Raff, Inc., a full service philanthropy consulting firm, has decades of hands-on experience in development leadership and mentoring, capital campaign design and management, master gift officer training and deployment, direct response fundraising and more.