Executive Board:
Marianne Pelletier, President
Sherri Koski, Treasurer
Rachel Grant, Secretary
Board of Directors:
Steph Bailey
Foundation Manager
Cayuga Medical Center Foundation
101 Dates Drive, Ithaca, NY 14850
Email: Sbailey@cayugamed.org
Web: www.cayugamed.org
Heather Barber
Email: heathermarion@gmail.com
Rachel Grant
Development Coordinator
State Theatre of Ithaca, Inc.
105 West State Street, Ithaca, NY 14850
E-mail: Rachel@stateofithaca.org
Web: www.stateofithaca.org
Sherri Koski
Executive Director
Ithaca Community Childcare Center, Inc.
579 Warren Road, Ithaca, NY 14850
Business Phone: (607) 257-0200
Email: Director@icthree.org
Web: www.icthree.org
Georgia Lesh
Philanthropy and Engagement Director
Boyce Thompson Institute
533 Tower Road, Ithaca, NY 14853
Business Phone: (607) 252-6670
Email: Gel56@cornell.edu
Web: btiscience.org
Amanda Schmitt-Piha
Associate Director for Philanthropy
Paleontological Research Institution
1259 Trumansburg Rd, Ithaca, NY 14850
Email: schmittpiha@priweb.org
Web: www. priweb.org
Allison (Alli) Sribarra
Senior Consultant
CIMA Consulting
(607)882-0496
asribarra@cima.consulting
Web: https://www.cima.consulting/
OUR PURPOSE
AFP believes that to guarantee human freedom and social creativity, people must have the right to freely and voluntarily form organizations to meet perceived needs, advocate causes, and seek funds to support these activities.
To guarantee these rights, AFP’s purposes are to:
- Foster development and growth of fundraising professionals committed to the preserving and enhancing philanthropy.
- Establish a code of ethics and professional practices.
- Require member adherence to a professional code of ethical standards and practices.
- Provide training opportunities for fundraising professionals.
- Implement programs that ensure cultural and social diversity in our membership and leadership.
- Collect, research, publish, and disseminate historical, managerial, and technical information on philanthropy and philanthropic fundraising.
- Promote public understanding of philanthropy and philanthropic fundraising.
- Conduct activities that maintain and develop legislation favorable to philanthropy.
- Enlist, organize, and support members to achieve our purposes.
- Foster international cooperation, knowledge exchange, and education among fundraising professionals worldwide.
- Use all necessary and proper means to accomplish our purposes.
- Provide a valid and reliable certification program for fundraising professionals
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