Ann Lucas, Vice President of Lester Consulting Group, brings more than 20 years of experience in the nonprofit sector.  She currently consults on fundraising feasibility studies and campaigns,  board and leadership development, mergers and strategic alliances, and organizational analyses.

 

Prior to joining Lester Consulting Group in 2011, Ann served as Executive Director of the Nonprofit Resource Center overseeing the Center’s work in strengthening the management, fundraising, and board development of nonprofit organizations throughout the Sacramento Valley and Sierra Nevada regions.

 

Prior to joining the Nonprofit Resource Center in July 2006, Ann worked at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. There she oversaw the development of education programs for nonprofit leaders in Ohio and nationally.  While at the Mandel Center, Ann also worked as an organizational consultant for nonprofit organizations in developing strategic plans and conducting nonprofit merger feasibility studies and implementation plans.

 

Ann holds a Master’s of Nonprofit Organizations Degree (MNO), a degree conferred by the Weatherhead School of Management and the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences through the Mandel Center for Nonprofit Organizations at Case Western Reserve University.  She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from Ohio State University.