Welcome to the Canadian Association of Gift Planners Windsor-Essex County Chapter
The Windsor-Essex County Chapter unites gift planning professionals, fundraisers, and charitable organizations in Windsor-Essex County to help local donors achieve their highest philanthropic goals and wishes.
The Chapter Executive and member volunteers provide their time and enthusiasm to keep the Chapter active and bring additional value to local members. This includes educational events throughout the year for professionals in the field. As a CAGP member you are valued and welcomed as a strong member of the charitable giving community.
We meet as a Chapter five times a year from September to June. Our meetings for 2020-2021 will be delivered Online hosted by the WindsorEssex Community Foundation http://wecf.ca/.
The Windsor-Essex County Chapter has partnered with Windsor Life Magazine to promote LEAVE A LEGACY month in May. The insert is an opportunity for the Chapter to present the public with information on ways to leave a legacy and talk about some of the ways local donors have helped local organizations through gifts in their estates with the intent of encouraging others to do the same. Local charities and professional advisors are given an opportunity to promote their planned giving programs in the insert.
For more information on the Chapter, or if you have any questions, please feel free to contact Patricia Valleau, Chair at 519-971-1265 or valleauconsulting@gmail.com.
Thank you.
Chapter Executive:
Chair – Patricia Valleau, Principal Valleau Fundraising Consulting
Vice-Chair – Lisa Kolody, Executive Director WindsorEssex Community Foundation
Treasurer – Kelly Gosselin, Major Gift Officer, University of Windsor
Secretary – Katie Mazzuca, Major Gifts Officer, University of Windsor
Past-Chair - Kim Willis, Director Communications & Mental Health, CMHA Windsor-Essex County
Marketing & Communications - Sandra Presland, Marketing & Fundraising Manager, Transition to Betterness (T2B)
Education Co-Chair - Kelly Gosselin, Major Gift Officer, University of Windsor
Education Co-Chair - Peggy Winch, Manager of Fund Development, Alzheimer Society Windsor & Essex County
Members:
Member - Melissa East Aspila, Major Gifts Officer, University of Windsor
Member - David Faerber, (formerly) Lutheran Foundation Gift Planning Officer
Member - Gemma Grey-Hall, Acting Director of Advancement, University of Windsor
Member - Shae Harasym, Major Gifts Officer, University of Windsor
Member - Tim Jones, Financial Advisor, Rock Harbour Wealth Management Inc.
Member - Mike Flannagan Major Gifts Officer United Way Centraide Windsor-Essex County
Member - Gisele Seguin, Director of Philanthropy, Windsor Regional Hospital Foundation
Member - Martin Sobocan, Financial Advisor, Sobocan Insurance and Financial
"CAGP has made more major contributions to the development of charitable tax incentives and charitable policy in Canada than any other professional organization. The Government and public servants view CAGP as a knowledgeable, balanced, and credible voice on philanthropy and charities, especially charitable giving issues.
"Becoming a member of CAGP has been one of the best business and personal decisions I've made in my twenty-year career working in financial services. It has resulted in my having much more meaningful conversations with both my clients and prospective clients about their philanthropic goals and the impact they'd like to have on the world. This in turn has enhanced my relationship with them and resulted in magnifying their charitable gifts.