San Antonio Area Foundation

After decades of for-profit and nonprofit experience, Leslie decided to strike out on her own, intending to share her expertise with the community, partner with other strong practitioners, and help grow the capacity and success of the nonprofit community in San Antonio and beyond. Professionally, Leslie has had significant experiences in Annual & Major Gift Fundraising, Board Development, Capacity Building, Change Management, Communications, Community Collaboration, Marketing & Public Relations, and Strategic Planning. She has served on numerous boards. Originally from Newport, RI, Leslie is a graduate of Villanova University. She has 3 wonderful adult children, a fabulous daughter-in-law, two delightful grandsons and a rescued dog.

As a specialized writer of grants, policies, procedures and well-told stories, Denise’s career spans more than 35 years of for-profit and nonprofit experience in the medical, banking and social services professions. Her financial acuity and love of writing led her to a successful career in grant writing and nonprofit fundraising. Denise has significant experience in fund development, grant writing and management, as well as operations oversight for a variety of nonprofit organizations. An achievement-focused innovator, she is a strong collaborator and strategic thinker, able to resolve workplace challenges. Denise is a graduate of Belmont University and has an MBA from Keller School of Management.