our people

• 10 Certified Association Executives
• 6 experienced fundraisers with more than 75 years experience between them
• 5 languages spoken fluently by Coulter colleagues
• 4 conference and meeting planners who plan events for 20 to 2,000 attendees
• 3 staff members with management experience in educational certification programs
• 2 senior database managers
• 1 Emmy®-winning creative director

Below you'll find bios and backstories on some of our senior staff. For a complete staff listing, please click here.

	Thomas Coulter Gibson Chairman/CEO	Erin M. Fuller, FASAE, MPA, CAE Group President
	Trish Smith Senior Vice President, Fundraising & Partnerships	Blake Kotenbrink Senior Vice President, Coulter Managing Director, Agency Coulter
	Cherilyn Cepriano, JD, CAE Vice President	Barbara L. Collura Vice President
	Colleen Delaney Eubanks, CAE Vice President	Robert A. Gilbert, CHME, CHA Vice President
	Michele Jerome, MPA, CAE Vice President, Enterprise Operations	Sara Meier, M.S.Ed, CAE Vice President
	Elisa Perodin, CMP, CEM Vice President, Coulter Managing Director, Coulter Events	Sylvia Strobel, JD, MBA Vice President
	Fran Brasseux Associate Vice President	Lee Bryan Claassen, CAE Associate Vice President
	Amy E. Lestition, MA, CAE Associate Vice President	Amy B. Lotz, CAE Associate Vice President
	Lee K. Lowery, MPA, CAE Associate Vice President	Kate O'Donnell Associate Vice President,  Creative & Social Media
	Andy Schwarz, MBA Associate Vice President, Public Relations	Shawn Taylor Zelman, MPA Associate Vice President
	Margaret Berardelli Senior Associate	Kathy Bradley Director, Fundraising & Partnerships
	Rebecca Flick Senior Associate	Kartraice D. Hooper, CMP Director, Events
	Khunteang Pa Senior Associate	Shane Robinson, MA, CAE Senior Associate
	Alison Teitelbaum, MS MPH Senior Associate	Lisa DiBenedetto, CMP Senior Manager, Events
	Hector Jimenez Senior Manager,  Enterprise Operations	Penny Pierce Controller