Amy Begg is Executive Director of Pipeline Optimization at Emory University. Amy is responsible for developing robust pipelines, optimizing fundraiser portfolios and oversees the Research and Prospect Management teams. For the last 18 years, Amy has held leadership positions on the research and prospect management team at Harvard University. In 2016, Amy created the first prospect management team for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. She has also provided guidance on prospect management for the University development office, the Radcliffe Institute, the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, the Harvard Graduate School of Education and the Harvard Divinity School. Amy is also co-founder and partner of Cypriped LLC., a cryptocurrency mining company.

Amy serves as a trustee for the University System of New Hampshire (USNH), which includes all of the public colleges and universities in the State of New Hampshire. She is a past president and board member of the New England Development Research Association (NEDRA). Previously, she served as a board member for the Plymouth State Alumni Association, including a term as chair of the association.

Asher is a commercial leader that has grown and scaled mission driven publicly-traded and venture-backed businesses for over 15 years. He is expert in using data, technology, and behavioral science to drive consumer and donor behavior and has spent the majority of my career disrupting established industries with SaaS and subscription business models. He is deeply passionate about his work driving path bending change on issues of climate, education, and healthcare. Asher holds a BA in Environmental Science and Economics from Middlebury and an MBA from UC Berkeley. He lives with his wife and their two kids in DC.

Chandra Montgomery is an executive search consultant at Lindauer Global and a certified diversity, equity, and inclusion educator and speaker. Her background in philanthropy spans academic medicine, higher education, public media, and social services. She is an alumna of CASE’s Minority Advancement Institute and an Apra volunteer leader currently serving as chair of the Advocacy Committee. She is a founding member of the organization’s inaugural DEI Committee and founding co-chair of the Advancement DEI Task Force at the University of Southern California where she was the director of pipeline and prospect development for Health Sciences. Prior to USC, she led prospect development teams at National Public Radio and Virginia Commonwealth University.

Chandra holds a BA from Hampton University and is pursuing a master’s degree at USC’s Gould School of Law.

Prisca is Senior Director of Prospect Development at the University of Georgia. She is a strategic, innovative, and collaborative fundraising research professional with more than 20 years of experience. As a key member of the Research and Prospect Management operation at UGA, she leads her team in supporting fundraising efforts for priority institutional initiatives, the office of the University President and Vice President, the central office fundraising teams,  and more than 18 schools, colleges, and units. She successfully led the Advancement Research and Prospect Management operations in closing out two comprehensive campaigns for the University of Georgia.

Throughout her career, Prisca has contributed to her field by presenting and participating in a range of professional organizations. She is a frequent speaker at APRA International, APRA-GA, APRA Chapters Share The Knowledge, Apra Plug In to Leadership, CASE, GEAC, and AACSB.

Prisca is a member of Apra and serves as Award Chair. She's Program Director for Apra-GA, on the board of GEAC, AFP Leadership mentor, and part of CASE Faculty for Prospect Development.

As a leader, Prisca is dynamic and creative. She combines comprehensive management experiences to motivate, train, coach, and advance her team.

Prior to joining the development community, Prisca worked as an interior designer in Europe and the US. She holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Georgia.