2009 CPRA Officers
President
Alicia Gould
Prospect Researcher, Regis University
agould@regis.edu
Alicia Gould has been in the University Relations department at Regis University in Denver, Colorado since January 2003. For the past three years she has held the position of Prospect Researcher, conducting comprehensive research on individual, corporate and foundation prospects in support of the successful “Campaign for Regis University, Writing the Next Chapter” which raised $82.6 Million. Alicia’s background prior to Regis includes 15+ years of IT and Administrative experience in the corporate world, along with numerous hours of volunteer service with various non-profits. She is currently pursuing her undergraduate degree in Communication from Regis University.
Vice President
Patty Smith
Development Research Manager, Colorado School of Mines
patricia.smith@is.mines.edu
Patty Smith joined the Colorado School of Mines (CSM) Office of Institutional Advancement as a Development Research Manager in April 2007. Prior to CSM, Patty worked for TLC/CARL Corporation for 13 years starting in 1994. During her tenure at TLC/CARL she worked as a Sales Executive and as a Client Representative to many of the CARL Libraries. Her work at TLC/CARL included a year abroad in New Zealand acting as Project Manager for a system installation for the Wellington City Libraries. Patty has worked with libraries for a total of 19 years, and originally came from the International Office for the Exposition Industry (IEII). At the IEII she acted as a Service Representative for over 900 industry members and created the first library for the Exposition Industry. She has also created libraries for the oil and gas industry and a major law firm. Patty has a Master of Arts degree in Library Science and Information Management, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Literature and Art.
Communications Director
Milagro Lobato
CU Foundation
Milagro.Lobato@cufund.org
Milagro “Misa” Lobato is a development research analyst at the University of Colorado Foundation, where she has worked since 2005. Within the organization, Misa has helped to facilitate wealth screenings and internal communications, worked to develop a customized affinity rating, and acted as the chairperson and secretary of the Data Standards Committee. Prior to starting her role in prospect research, Misa was the lead records specialist in the Gifts and Records Processing department. Misa holds a B.A. in English Literature and Ethnic Studies from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Membership Director
Ed Bostick
Grant Writer, Denver Hospice
ebostick@denverhospice.org
Having served in healthcare fundraising and organizational development capacities for the past 15 years and currently as grant writer for The Denver Hospice, Ed Bostick works with the fundraising and resource development team that includes annual giving, major gifts, donor relations, grant writing, and special events. Bostick is currently working on a capital campaign for The Denver Hospice that includes financing and building a new care center, and creating an endowment and planned giving program.
Prior to joining The Denver Hospice, Bostick served as Executive Director and raised federal support for two federal telemedicine operations, the first in the eastern plains and Front Range of Colorado and most recently in Virginia. Bostick has also served as the Executive Director for the Institute of Telemedicine at the Center for the New West in Denver, Colorado.
Program Director
James Knowles
Prospect Research/Development Assistant, Denver Musuem of Nature and Science
james.knowles@dmns.org
Secretary
Eugene Ko
Advancement Services Manager, Denver Seminary
Eugene.Ko@denverseminary.edu
Eugene has worked in development for 16 years, including nearly 12 years of experience in the prospect research field. Since 2003 he has served at Denver Seminary as Advancement Services Manager, during which time the seminary conducted a successful campaign to fund and build a brand new campus in Littleton. Over the years he has also been through three database conversions, and somehow lived to tell the tale.
Treasurer
Timothy Cranston
Executive Consultant, Roecker Consulting Group
timcranston@aol.com
Born and raised near a wilderness area in Montana, the “opposites attract” rule drew Tim to Harvard, where he graduated cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in economics, and to Northwestern’s Graduate School of Management (Kellogg) with a Masters of Management. Tim brings a unique blend of experience in marketing strategy, process innovation, strategic management, corporate finance, and corporate restructuring. He has worked with the leading consulting firms of Ernst & Young and Booz Allen Hamilton; and leading investment banking firms, including EFHutton and Dain Rauscher.
As a consultant Tim performed work for companies as diverse as the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, COMPAQ, AT&T, Sivensa (Venezuela steel company) and CSX.As an investment banker, he has raised hundreds of millions of dollars for established and emerging companies, not-for-profit entities, and municipalities.
At RCG, he designs and executes the firm’s strategic planning services, performs institutional and individual prospect research, conducts strategic retreats, and helps conduct various strategic and fundraising studies, among other valued services.
Webmaster
Jim Baillie
Development Officer - Annual Fund, Naropa University
jbaillie@naropa.edu
Jim recently joined the dark side of front line fundraising. But, deep down inside he’ll always be a researcher. It is in his blood. Literally. He inherited a love of books from his mother (a librarian); by completing his MSLIS at Syracuse University, he extended the family’s tradition of librarianship to three generations (his great-uncle was dean at a top tier library school). Specializing in science librarianship (animal ethology and astronomy are still favorite subjects), Jim eventually landed at the Boston Public Library and reveled in its world class collections. After a decade of working in libraries, Jim moved to Colorado in 2006. He took the opportunity to try something new and made the jump to prospect research at Naropa University.
President Emeritus
Erin Osborn
Prospect Research Manager, The Children's Hospital Foundation
eosborn@tchfden.org
Erin Osborn is the Prospect Research Manager at The Children's Hospital Foundation. She started at the Foundation in 1997 working as a coordinator in a variety of departments including planned giving, major gifts and special events. She has worked in prospect research since 2001 and helped develop the prospect pool for The Children's Hospital Foundation's $250 million Imagine the Miracles Campaign. The Campaign reached successful completion in 2007. Erin holds a BA in Biology from Colorado College.
