Jodi Bender Sweeney, President

Jodi Bender Sweeney's commitment to not-for-profit organizations spans more than 20 years, including executive and leadership positions with the Foundation for Madison’s Public Schools, The Capital Fund Raising Committee, Madison Community Foundation and Alford, VerSchave & Associates. Please see affiliations.

Jodi was recently named to the National Advisory Board for the National Trust for Historic Preservation and was on the Founding Advisory Board for the National School Foundation Association. This published industry leader's expertise encompasses all aspects of resource development: capital campaign planning and implementation, feasibility studies, retreats for Boards of Directors and staff, development of annual campaign plans, and resource development department audits. Jodi has worked with all types of not-for-profit organizations; her current emphasis is on assisting foundations develop and grow to meet the extra budgetary needs of school districts, libraries, and historic preservation projects. 

Nancy Finegood, Consulting Associate

Nancy Finegood has over 20 years experience in non-profit administration, Board development and fundraising.  Nancy was named executive director of the Michigan Historic Preservation Network in 2002. Nancy is a Board Member of Preservation Action and the MotorCities Auto Heritage. She is a member of the Oakland County and Michigan Main Street Advisory Boards. A Michigan native, Finegood was most recently the executive director of the St. Croix Landmarks Society in the U.S. Virgin Islands. She graduated from Wayne State University with a BA in secondary education, where she also earned an MBA with an accounting concentration.

Genell Scheurell, Consulting Associate

Genell Scheurell has spent over 13 years at the National Trust for Historic Preservation focusing on historic preservation education and advocacy, non-profit organizational development and fundraising. She has developed fundraising training, including “The Buck Starts Here.”  Genell helped form the non-profits Citizens for Glen Ellyn Preservation (IL), and Chicago Suburban Alliance.  Genell is a Wisconsin native with a BA from Mount Mary College (Milwaukee), a MS in Consumer Affairs (UW–Madison), and a MA in Historic Preservation (School of the Art Institute of Chicago). Previously she spent 20 years at Ford Motor Company in sales and marketing.