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 Bill Hautt, President and Executive Consultant of FOCUS Consultants, is known nationally both in the US and Canada. His undergraduate degree is from Houghton College, his masters from Northwestern University, and his doctorate from Columbia University. His expertise includes major donor strategies, CEO interfacing, creative technological applications, and fund raising training seminars. He has developed two video tape series entitled, Hautt to Fundraise and Taking Donors Seriously® to train national field staff and volunteers.
He has lectured at the Oxford Center for Mission Studies in Oxford, England and conducted training seminars across the US, Canada, and Latin America. For three years he taught in the Graduate Studies Program at Eastern College in St. Davids, Pennsylvania, in the MBA non-profit management degree program.
Email Bill: bhautt@tfgrp.net
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 Ted Rodgers, Senior Consultant, is a respected consultant in fund development and philanthropy. His areas of expertise include major donor development, financial management, strategic planning, board development, and estate planning. He is presently the Executive Director of Russian Leadership Ministries based in Wheaton, IL. Most recently he served as Executive Director of the CT Foundation, an arm of Christianity Today International (CTI). Rodgers was Contributing Editor and Interview Host of the on-line newsletter, Money & Faith (www.christianitytoday.com/money) that grew to over 12,000 subscribers in its first year.
With over twenty seven years in private higher education, Rodgers has a breadth of experience in both undergraduate and graduate institutions. Rodgers earned a BA in Economics from Wheaton College (IL) and an MA in Educational Administration from Ball State University (IN). His advanced certifications include the CFRE and the ASCE. He is widely respected as a presenter at professional meetings and has also been a member of several higher education accreditation teams. He is currently a Trustee of two seminaries including the Moscow Theological Seminary in Russia.
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Daniel Tymann, Director of Business Development and Associate Consultant, began his career in non-profit management and fundraising at Cisco Systems in their Office of Philanthropy in 2003 and then in his current position, since 2005, as Executive Vice President for Advancement, Communications and Technology at Gordon College in Wenham, MA. His expertise includes major donor strategies, capital campaigns, corporate giving, foundation grants, and development operations.
He has held engineering and executive positions in AT&T, Lucent Technologies and Cisco Systems from 1981 to 2005. A graduate of Tufts University he earned a BS degree in electrical engineering. He has served as a consultant, president, treasurer and board member of non-profits like The Boys and Girl Club of Lower Merrimack Valley, The Triton Regional School Committee, Touched Twice United and Operation Bootstrap Inc.
Email Dan: dtymann@tfgrp.net
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Brad Layland, Associate Consultant, had a distinguished career at Young Life from 1992-2009 serving in various roles within the organization including Field Development Director, Gift Planning Associate, and ultimately the Director of Development. His expertise includes providing fund raising counsel to non-profit organizations including workshops, marketing and major donor strategies, planned gift marketing, and capital campaign counsel. Brad is highly experienced in our firm's training program Taking Donors Seriously® and FOCUS on Research.
He has also successfully started and manages Endless Summer Realty, a "boutique" real estate agency which he owns in St. Johns County, Florida. A 1994 graduate of the University of Florida in Gainesville, he earned a B.A. degree in Communications Studies. He also completed his M.A. in Theology from Fuller Seminary in Pasadena, CA in 2004.
He currently serves as an elder at the Good News Presbyterian Church and as Finance Chairperson of Young Life of St. Augustine, FL. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family and training for marathons. Email Brad: blayland@tfgrp.net
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Angela Vaughan, Senior Research Associate, has worked in prospect research for over fifteen years, including almost ten years as a full-time research consultant. She began her career as Research Coordinator at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, CO. Then she spent three years in Charlottesville, VA as a Senior Researcher for the University of Virginia during that school's billion dollar campaign. She has presented at both the national and Virginia chapter conferences of APRA (Association for Professional Researchers in Advancement) and has published articles in APRA publications on using the internet for research and on estimating net worth and capacity.
Kate Permuy joins The FOCUS Group, LLC as a researcher and writer. As a media writer and producer, her work has been seen on PBS and in conferences and training sessions in all 50 states. She co-created Caregiving HELP!, a video blog and guide on eldercare. Her writing has been published in newspapers in Arizona and Florida. Her clients have ranged from non-profits including PBS to Fortune 50 companies including Bank of America and AT&T.
Jill Horner, Consultant Associate, supports feasibility studies and Windshield2000®. She also maintains our website and works on marketing projects.Email Jill: jhorner@tfgrp.net
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