Building non-profit capacity through executive search and development services.
Jennifer Dunlap is DRi’s co-founder and President & Chief Executive Officer. After spending decades as a senior executive in premier non-profit organizations, Jennifer was convinced tha...
Nancy Racette is the co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of DRi. Driven by the belief that every person can have a fundamental impact on the world, Nancy spent decades designing innovative...
Sherry Ettleson is a lawyer by training who came to Washington, D.C. 30 years ago to work in the public interest. She served as an advocate for non-profit organizations, including People for the......
For Chuck Crowe, raising funds is about raising impact. He brings this philosophy to DRi as the Managing Director of our Denver, Colorado office. As a former fundraising consulting client of DRi,......
Jennifer Jones combines a 25-year career in public affairs and corporate communications with non-profit leadership in strategic communications, messaging, branding and marketing, and fundraising.......
Jenny Archer brings three decades of experience to DRi’s development clients and provides them with experienced counsel and support for all aspects of their fundraising programs. Jenny's consulting......
A native of Washington, DC, Jennifer Broderick brings to DRi more than 25 years of experience in the non-profit, association, and corporate communities. Her expertise lies in building fundraising,......
Jeff Johnson has more than 25 years of experience in executive search, fundraising, and governance in higher education, the arts, and non-profit associations. At DRi, Jeff specializes in executive......
Cindy O'Kane is a leadership coach and business consultant specializing in the non-profit arena and the Director of Evolver executive leadership coaching. DRi partners with Cindy and Evolver to......
A native of New York City, Chris Paladino spent the first 12 years of his career with the American Red Cross. His work took him across the country and around the world as a fundraiser and......
Taylor Rhodes plays a unique and important role at DRi as our Candidate Stewardship Manager. In that role, Taylor serves as a single point of contact managing all client-candidate interactions,......
Jess Shatzel became Manager of DRi's Executive Search team after spending two years as an Executive Search Associate. Jess is a natural fit for the country’s leading executive search firm for......
Charisse Talbi became Director of Administration at DRi after joining the firm as Executive Assistant to the firm's co-founder and Chief Operating Officer Nancy Racette. As Director of......
Samantha Fleischer provides support for DRi's strategic and development consulting services as the firm's Development Associate. Since joining DRi in 2018, Sam has worked closely with DRi's senior......
Benny Goldman is the Manager of DRi's New England region. Based in his home town of Boston, Benny works closely with our many clients who are headquartered in New England or who are building......
Patrice Martin serves on DRi’s expanding executive search team. As an Executive Search Associate, Patrice works with Search Manager Jess Shatzel and two Executive Search Associate colleagues to......
Gerald McLeod is the newest member of DRi's communications team. Before joining us, he spent several years managing communications and marketing within the non-profit sector that DRi serves. He......
Pat Ouellette brings a unique and valuable skill set to DRi's Communications team. Pat first joined DRi as an interim Executive Assistant to CEO Jennifer Dunlap, quickly became an integral member......
Mary-Kate Thomas plays an important role in DRi's management as Executive Assistant to our Principal & Chief Operating Officer Nancy Racette. Mary-Kate works closely with Nancy and the members......
