Leadership Team

Trent Ricker

Chief Executive Officer

Trent brings to Pursuant over 20 years of senior management and consulting experience, with a heavy emphasis in the nonprofit sector and emerging fundraising technology....

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Tom McCabe

President, KMA

A 30-year veteran in direct response marketing and communications consulting, Tom McCabe is truly a pioneer in nonprofit fundraising. And as KMA’s President, he provides...

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Ross Miller

Executive Vice President

As one of the founders of Pursuant, Ross Miller has a strong desire and passion to build the most effective and strategic organization helping nonprofits...

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Ramona Gaglione

Executive Vice President, Finance

Mona Gaglione has spent the majority of her career with growth-oriented companies in the commercial real estate, communications technology and professional fundraising sectors. She has...

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Curt Swindoll

Executive Vice President, Strategy

Curt Swindoll is the Executive Vice President for Strategy at The Pursuant Group. His career has spanned six industry sectors (Manufacturing, Technology, Banking, Nonprofit, Professional...

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Gary Cole, Ed. D, CFRE

Executive Vice President, Consulting

As Executive Vice President, Pursuant Consulting, Dr. Gary Cole is responsible for leading the Pursuant Ketchum consulting team and providing senior-level development, management, and philanthropic...

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Tony Smercina

Executive Vice President

Tony is the executive vice president of Pursuant Fundraising Services (formerly Charitable Partners).  Established in 2002 and acquired by The Pursuant Group in 2008, Charitable...

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Robin Blakeley

President, Pursuant Sports

For over 30 years, Robin Blakeley has been a tremendous force in the sports industry. In 1984, Robin founded Talent Sports International, one of the...

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Karen Burman

Senior Vice President, Client Services

One of the secrets every effective agency knows is how to serve their clients. After 14 years of experience in client service, Karen Burman has...

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Philip Capps

Senior Vice President, Business Development

Philip Capps is an accomplished executive with over two decades of experience in sales, marketing, business development and consulting at both start-up companies and large...

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Scott Dauer

Vice President, Client Operations

Scott is a 20-year veteran of direct mail marketing, having worked in virtually every dimension of the industry. Vice President, Client Operations, Scott is responsible...

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Rebecca Gregory

Senior Vice President, Marketing & Strategy

With leadership experience spanning over two decades, Rebecca Gregory has a strong vision and passion to help nonprofits reach donors and raise dollars to further...

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Tim Kachuriak

Senior Vice President, Innovation and Optimization

Before joining Pursuant, Tim was VP of Digital at KMA Direct Communications where he grew the digital team from one person to the largest, most...

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Matt McCabe

Senior Vice President, Consulting Services

Matt is one of today’s leading nonprofit consultants, with experience spanning two decades helping charitable organizations around the world optimize their online marketing and fundraising,...

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David McDaniel

Senior Vice President, Technology

David has 20 years of experience working in nonprofit and technology management. He is responsible for technology initiatives at Pursuant including infrastructure, production, support, and...

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Kevin Peters

Vice President, Client Operations

As Vice President of Client Operations, Kevin serves in a leadership position over the web development and data analytics teams at Pursuant. His role involves...

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Chris Taft

Senior Vice President, Client Operations

Chris Taft has been a part of the Pursuant team, working to serve nonprofits for the past seven years. In his current capacity, he fulfills...

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John Williams, SPHR

Senior Vice President, Human Resources

John Williams, a results-driven business executive leads Pursuant’s People strategy.  John’s focus is to achieve the highest level of organizational performance by aligning human resource...

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Susan Wilson

Senior Vice President, Client Services

Never comfortable thinking with just one side of her brain, Susan Wilson saw her love of advertising and numbers combine and ignite into a crazy...

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