Meet The Presenters:
Jennifer Clifford, Auctioneer, Beyond the Call Auction Services
Since singing into her hairbrush as a young girl, Jennifer has loved delighting audiences from behind a microphone. After earning a BS in Business Administration, her dynamic personality plus her ability to connect with people led her to successful careers in Sales, Entertainment, Voice Acting and Non-Profit Management. Still she felt something was missing… until she realized she could combine her business and non-profit experience with her motivating stage presence for a larger purpose; working for great causes like yours. Today she’s doing what she was born to do. She uses her microphone to turn audiences into donors and passion to profits. Jennifer is the first female recipient of the Colorado Auctioneer Association’s Troil Welton award for bid calling (fast talking) and a graduate of World Wide College of Auctioneering. She has earned her Benefit Auctioneer Specialist (BAS) designation from the National Auctioneers Association and is a member of the Colorado Auctioneers Association. Jennifer will show you how to combine best practices of the auction method with cutting edge fundraising techniques.
Dovie Lopez, Hospitality Sales and Marketing Manager for South Suburban Park and Recreation District
Dovie holds a bachelor’s degree in Hospitality Tourism & Event Planning from Metropolitan State University of Denver and is a Certified Wedding Planner. In her role she often works with numerous nonprofits on their fundraising gala’s and golf tournaments. With 9 years’ experience in the special events and sales industry, she has worked with groups from initial contact, through full service planning and execution at the districts four venues, including Lone Tree Golf Club & Hotel. She has a unique ability to utilize various resources throughout the district, which is also a nonprofit government entity, to produce high revenue generating event for her clients. Unique to her clients is that all revenue generated through her events, goes back to the community to build new parks, trails, open space, maintain infrastructure and more! Dovie is also active with the International Live Events Association (ILEA) as their President Elect, as well as a member of the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International (HSMAI) and enjoys volunteering her time to these non-profit organizations.
Debby Roth-Bush, Relationship Marketing Manager, Greater Giving
Debby is responsible for recruiting the top U.S.-based auctioneers, event planners and consultants who have a passion for working with non-profits. Debby works with partners and key clients in coordinating on-going training to non-profit fundraising through the Greater Giving Working Smarter Webinars and seminar events. Prior to joining the company, she was the Channel Marketing Manager at Tektronix, coordinating partner activities and planning many of the large corporate training events around the country. She is an active volunteer with several local non-profits. Debby is a graduate of Mendenhall Auction School and has earned her Benefit Auction Specialist (BAS), Auction Marketing Manager (AMM) and Auction Technology Specialist (ATS) designations through the National Auctioneers Association. Debby’s professional memberships include the Association of Fundraising Professionals, International Live Events Association, and the National Auctioneers Association.
Grant Yeadon, Area Marketing Manager, Greater Giving
Grant has been with Greater Giving since 2007 helping clients achieve the next level of fundraising success through a customer-focused approach. He has a strong acumen of all Greater Giving products and enjoys exploring creative ways in which people and the causes they support will benefit from a partnership with Greater Giving.
