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Michael Tang

Senior Vice President, Resource Development & Communications

development@lisc.org

Michael leads LISC’s Resource Development and Communications teams. He works closely with leadership to mobilize and promote philanthropic support for LISC's ongoing work and helps develop creative initiatives to attract new investors to community development. Michael has a BA from Yale and a MPP from Harvard. Michael enjoys remaking furniture or boxing in his spare time, whichever the weekend mood calls for.

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Alice Burton

Development Officer

Alice Burton has more than six years of experience supporting non-profit fundraising and communications, most recently in the development department at the American Library Association, where she managed their individual giving campaigns and fundraising-centered communications with the ALA’s 55,000 members, and worked on the launch of a three-year, $6 million campaign. Prior to the ALA, Alice focused on marketing and communications for both non-profit and for-profit entities. Alice has a BA in Comparative Literature from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

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Ellen Har

Senior Director, Strategy

Ellen focuses on strategy and business development supporting the growth of resources across LISC to drive expansion and new opportunities. She has worked for more than 15 years in both the international and domestic nonprofit sectors, with a background in fundraising, communications, grants management, program management, and capacity building. Ellen has a BA from the University of California, Berkeley and an MPP from the University of Chicago. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and daughter.

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Tina Homstad

Senior Development Officer

Tina has 15 years of experience in the nonprofit sector. Most recently, she managed LISC Twin Cities’ resource development and communications activities, as well as playing a key role in strategic planning and program management support. She has also worked at the Northside Home Fund and Habitat for Humanity. Tina has a BA in International Relations and Spanish from Concordia College and a MURP from the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey Institute. She lives in the Twin Cities with her husband and two children and enjoys reading and exploring the area’s regional parks and trails.   

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Chelsy Fields

Senior Development Officer

Chelsy has nearly 10 years of experience in the nonprofit sector, focusing on database administration, development operations, and grantmaking. In her role, Chelsy helps ensure the integrity of LISC's fundraising data and improve the use of our data system so that it remains a key tool for the entire organization. Prior to joining LISC, she worked in the nonprofit sector in her local community. Chelsy is a graduate of DePauw University and lives in Indianapolis with her two dogs. She enjoys watching football, reading, and spending time outdoors. 

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Cece Johnson

Development & Communications Assistant

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Meghan Kyle-Miller

Director of Development Operations & Stewardship

Meghan has over 18 years of experience in fundraising for New York City-based nonprofits. Prior to joining LISC, she worked at nonprofits promoting literature and freedom of expression and taught English in Japan for two years. A graduate of Barnard College, Meghan lives in Brooklyn with her daughter, husband, cat, and dog.

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Deborah Morant

Senior Director of Corporate Partnerships

A strategic corporate philanthropy leader, Deborah uses skills honed in traditional media and community development to bring creativity and investment together to deliver social impact. She identifies and cultivates private foundations and corporate funders leading to new and creative resources and partnerships, catalyzing healthy and resilient communities of choice and opportunity throughout the country. Deborah’s leveraged a trend forecasting and journalism background to drive social action and to launch marquee properties like Martha Stewart Living, British ELLE Decoration, and Stylus.com. She moved to Bedford, NY from London with her family, and remains addicted to the BPL, Arsenal FC and her sons’ soccer sidelines at Columbia and Bowdoin. Deborah studied at the London School of Economics and the State University at Albany.

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Talia Nevitt

Development Officer

Talia has served Pittsburgh-based non-profits, CDFIs, and governmental organizations since 2015, most recently in the Development department at the Western Pennsylvania focused CDFI, Bridgeway Capital. She specializes in grant and proposal writing, campaign and appeal strategy, gift management, and strategic collaboration within community and economic development. Talia earned two degrees from the University of Pittsburgh, a Master of Social Work (MSW) and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. She is also a Licensed Social Worker (LSW) in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Talia currently lives in a small rust-belt city, New Kensington, PA, right outside Pittsburgh with her husband, son, and her two tuxedo cats. 

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Mark Rakowsky

Development Officer, Data Management

Mark works to increase efficiency in funder data management, grants processing, and more. Before joining the National Development team, he worked as a PPP Specialist with LISC, helping borrowers achieve loan forgiveness. Prior to LISC, he worked as a data analyst with Plative, a Salesforce/NetSuite consulting firm, as well as an analyst for the US Department of Veterans Affairs. Mark has a bachelor’s degree in finance and management from the University of Albany. He lives in the East Village in New York City.

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Simone Richmond

Development Officer

Simone has spent their working life connecting projects with funders in service of a more just world. Before coming to LISC, they worked at nonprofits on the East and West coasts and in the rust belt, in resource development and program management. Their experience includes citizen advocacy, community development, and climate justice. Simone holds an M.F.A in creative writing / fiction from Syracuse University. They live near Saugerties, NY, and enjoy reading, writing, hiking, and art.

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Dominique Williams

Director, Resource Development

Dominique Williams has been with LISC for more than a decade. She began her LISC career in a local office, supporting health and economic inclusion efforts in historically disinvested neighborhoods across Chicago. Dominique brings this lens to the national fundraising team, cultivating resources to maximize LISC’s impact from coast to coast. Prior to LISC, Dominique held various staff positions in nonprofits, city, and state government. She holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California-Berkeley and a J.D. and M.P.A. from the University of Wisconsin. Dominique lives in the Twin Cities with her husband and two daughters.