Kenda Lovecchio

With more than 25 years of experience in the nonprofit industry, Kenda has diverse experience including executive management, major gifts, membership programs, board leadership and all aspects of institutional giving. Her career has included leadership roles in Chicago and Austin, including Bat Conservation International, Chicago Children’s Choir, The Field Museum, The Center for Community Arts Partnerships at Columbia College Chicago and Northwestern University.

Kenda graduated from Northwestern College of Iowa with a degree in Theater and performed live stage theater for many years. She has served on the Chicago Chapter of the Board of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and was an adjunct faculty member for the Arts Entertainment and Media Management program at Columbia College Chicago, where she taught fundraising and management at the graduate and undergraduate levels.

Kenda is a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) and is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), Nashville Chapter.