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Bonnie brings to her role more than 25 years of fundraising experience, with a special emphasis in multi-media approaches to new donor acquisition and development. Her expertise encompasses several facets of direct response fundraising, including copy writing and creative direction, market research, strategic planning, and comprehensive results analysis.
 
Prior to her association with Meyer Partners, Bonnie served as an account supervisor with the Russ Reid Company, one of the largest direct response fundraising agencies in the United States. During her tenure there, she managed fundraising campaigns incorporating television, radio, direct mail, telemarketing and print advertising. Formerly, she organized in-house training programs for Atlantic Richfield Company in Los Angeles. She also obtained a license from the Federal Communications Commission and held positions as a radio news editor, broadcaster and producer in Lancaster, California.
 
Bonnie is actively involved in the Association of Fundraising Professionals, the Association of Direct Response Fundraising Counsel, the Association of Lutheran Development Executives and the National Catholic Development Conference.  She is a frequent speaker on the topic of direct response fundraising and the impact of great storytelling. Bonnie is a graduate of Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, holding a bachelor's degree in sociology.
 
While her favorite moments are time spent with family and friends, including colleagues in business, Bonnie also enjoys travel, gardening and reading.

Kristen shares almost 20 years of experience with her clients, 12 of them from her work at Meyer Partners.  “I have the opportunity to work with some amazing people that feel strongly about the important missions of their organizations.”
 
While Kristen excels at many things, she really enjoys taking the big picture and breaking it down among the many channels of fundraising and communications to help achieve the overall goals for the organization. One of her most accomplished moments was helping two clients create their websites from scratch and establish marketing plans for their e-communications.
 
She graduated from William Jewell College with a BA in Business Administration.  Kristen is active in ALDE (10 years), AFP (3 years), CADM (6 years) and NCDC (8 years). Kristen is currently serving on the board for Holy Family Ministries, as President of the Chicago Chapter of the Association of Lutheran Development Executives and a mentor through AFP.
 
When Kristen isn’t helping her clients build relationships and understand their results, she enjoys art, art history and photography. Kristen also loves traveling to the mountains with her husband and spending time with family.

John has been with Meyer Partners for two years, helping to respond quickly and thoroughly to clients needs. “It’s nice knowing at the end of the day that the work you’ve done really is going to make a difference in the lives of others, even if you won’t see the results first hand.”
 
After studying Business Marketing and Advertising at the Greenspun School of Communications at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, John spent two years working on branding, campaign and direct marketing appeals in the entertainment and lifestyle arena in Las Vegas. He has been a member of the Association of Lutheran Development Executives for two years.
 
When John isn’t working, he loves traveling; including a six week of solo trip backpacking through over 10 countries in Europe. Next on his list are Hong Kong and Australia. John also enjoys music, concerts and spending time with his friends in his free time.

Jeanette has been at Meyer Partners for three years and enjoys working with her clients. “I take pride in making sure work is aesthetically pleasing yet capable of delivering the intended message.”
 
Jeanette graduated with a BA in Arts with Studio Art concentration from Colby College, Waterville, Maine, and has a Certificate in Graphic and Desktop Design from Art Institute of Ft. Lauderdale. She’s been designing for more than five years.
 
Jeanette has lived in four different countries and speaks multiple languages. When she’s not at work she enjoys being with her husband and two kids.

A recent addition to the Meyer Partners team, Linda brings 15 years of experience to our production department. “The thing that I like best is that I am helping to generate funds to further causes that make the world a better place.”
 
Her super-hero strength? PROOFREADING! “I am a compulsive proofreader!  My obsession with copy means that every word will be triple checked!”
 
Linda holds an MS in Marketing Communication from Roosevelt University, an MAT in Elementary Education from National Louis University and a B.A. from Northern Illinois University.
 
When Linda isn’t at work she celebrates the fact that so far, she has survived raising two teenage daughters! She is also an avid reader and enjoys traveling to the western part of the United States.