Good Works Team

Good Works Grant Writing’s team of grant writing professionals has a combined 300+ years of experience in the nonprofit sector.

The Good Works Team includes:

BETHANY TAYLOR, MNpS

President

Early in her career, Bethany Taylor realized that volunteering on the weekends alone did not give her the personal satisfaction she was seeking, so she left her job in the entertainment industry and made the switch to the nonprofit sector – and she has never looked back. For more than 20 years now, Bethany has worked as a fundraiser, starting as a major gifts officer for Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, later heading up development for the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communications at Arizona State University, and then serving as the Chief Development Officer for Make-A-Wish® Arizona. In 2011, Bethany launched Good Works Grant Writing as a way to support a variety of nonprofits in their fundraising endeavors. She feels blessed to have had the opportunity to work with dozens of nonprofits since launching the company, helping them fuel their GOOD WORKS in the community. Over the course of her career, Bethany has secured more than $40 million in philanthropic giving, including more than $25 million in corporate and foundation grants.

Education:

Masters in Nonprofit Studies, Arizona State University
Certificate in Fundraising, University of California Los Angeles
Bachelor of Science, Communications, University of Tennessee
Bachelor of Arts, History, University of Tennessee

COLLIN CUNNINGHAM, MPP

Vice President of Grant Services

Collin Cunningham joined Good Works Grant Writing in 2018. Prior to joining the team, Collin was Executive Director of The Welcome to America Project. She also worked for Girl Scouts—Arizona Cactus-Pine Council, SARRC, and served as an AmeriCorps VISTA. Collin earned her Master of Public Policy from the University of Minnesota, where she studied social policy and nonprofit management.

Education:

Master of Public Policy, University of Minnesota
Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, St. Olaf College

VICKI STOUFFER, M.A.

Senior Grants Advisor

With more than 28 years in the nonprofit and public sectors, Vicki Stouffer has extensive experience helping nonprofits build their capacities through her work as a director of development, consultant, and grants manager for animal welfare, human services, and arts/culture organizations. In addition, Vicki has previously served as a Philanthropic Advisor at the Arizona Community Foundation. She specializes in building relationships that led to her twice being awarded the Arizona Community Foundation’s Serve and Amaze award for donor stewardship. While Vicki’s passion for the arts initially led her to the nonprofit sector, she has been compelled to continue her work in the sector because of her strong sense of purpose and compassion for people and pets. Vicki graduated from ASU with an MA in Art History, which continues to inform her appreciation and respect for the differences and similarities among people from various backgrounds. In addition to being “owned” by Maxx (a cat she adopted from Safe Haven for Animals), Vicki serves on the board of Safe Haven and volunteers for the Art Resource Center in Tempe. Vicki joined Good Works Grant Writing in April 2024 as a Senior Grants Advisor.

Education:

Master of Arts, Art History, Arizona State University
Bachelor of Arts, Art History, Arizona State University

ANGIE HADDAD

Grants Manager

With more than seven years of experience in the nonprofit sector, Angie Haddad is equipped with a diverse range of knowledge and skills related to grant writing, fundraising, financial management, and marketing operations. She recently served as the Assistant Executive Director of Sharing Down Syndrome Arizona, and before her 2017 arrival in Arizona, Angie worked with an Atlanta nonproft as a Public Relations/Marketing Consultant. In this role, Angie procured major gifts from Atlanta-based Wellstar Hospital, Allstate Insurance, TEGNA – 11Alive News, and Montlick & Associates, Attorneys at Law, to host awareness programs on human trafficking, veterans’ support, emergency preparedness, teen driver safety, and mental health. Joining the Good Works Team in April 2023, Angie finds working in the nonprofit sector to be a way to “pay it forward.” As a parent of an adult son with special needs, she understands the important work nonprofits do for our community members by bringing various people together in compassionate, empowering, and supportive ways.

Education:

Bachelor of Arts: Journalism & Mass Communications, The University of South Carolina
Master’s Level classes in Education and Psychology (non-degree seeking), The College of Charleston, SC
Certified in First Aid, CPR, Article 9 Training

LINDSAY HINTZE, MSW

Grants Manager

From a young age, Lindsay Hintze’s professional ambitions centered around one goal –engaging in work that could make a difference for communities in need. This desire drove her to pursue a Masters in Social Work, with a focus on non-profit administration, policy, and community-based work. After internships at Child and Family Resources, the Diane Halle Center for Family Justice, and the O’Connor House, as well as a job at the Girls Scouts, Lindsay became drawn to fundraising as she saw firsthand how it can strengthen nonprofits and the communities they serve. Lindsay was thrilled to join Good Works Grant Writing in 2013, where she has found profound personal and professional fulfillment in working on behalf of many extraordinary non-profits. She remains inspired by their impact.

Education:

Master of Social Work, Arizona State University
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Arizona State University

LISA HONEBRINK

Grants Manager

For more than 30 years, Lisa Honebrink has been a professional writer, editor, and communications consultant in Arizona, published in The Arizona Republic, PHOENIX magazine, and Arizona Highways. Previously Lisa served as speechwriter for the Phoenix Mayor and as communications manager for several City of Phoenix departments, including Housing, Human Services, Equal Opportunity, and Historic Preservation, and has 10 years of experience in communications for health care companies and a health care foundation. Lisa co-authored a book, Phoenix Television, published in 2019 with the first year’s royalties benefiting a local nonprofit. Out of all the hats she has worn in her career, writing grants that help fund nonprofits is her favorite, and she joined Good Works in 2021.

Education:

Bachelor of Arts, English and Communications, Bemidji State University

ATLAS PILLAR

Grants Manager / Social Media Manager

After joining the Good Works Team in 2017 as an intern, Atlas Pillar became a full-time staff member in June 2019. At his university graduation, Atlas was recognized as the “Outstanding Graduate” of the School of Community Resources & Development in the ASU’s Watts College of Public Service & Community Solutions. He had also been named as one of the Dean’s Research Scholars for four consecutive years and Co-Chair of the Watts College’s Committee on Diversity & Inclusion for three years. Atlas entered the nonprofit sector to help communities that are unfairly disadvantaged and marginalized. His lifelong love of curiosity-quenching research and thought-inducing writing ultimately inspired him to pursue his nonprofit career in grant writing. In January 2020, Atlas was promoted to Grant Specialist and in September of the same year, Atlas gained a secondary position as Good Works Grant Writing’s Social Media Manager. Recognizing his successful work with numerous Good Works clients, Atlas was promoted to Senior Grant Specialist in January 2022 and Grants Manager in October 2023.

Education:

Bachelor of Science, Nonprofit Leadership & Management, Arizona State University
Certificate in Women & Gender Studies, Arizona State University
Certificate in Advanced Grant Writing, Nonprofit Management Institute, ASU Lodestar Center for Philanthropy & Nonprofit Innovation

MICHAEL MAYHEW, MNpS

Grants Manager

Michael Mayhew arrives at Good Works with nearly 20 years of experience in the nonprofit sector and nearly that many years in the commercial world of marketing and communications. As a team leader in nonprofit work environments, including serving as the Executive Director of The Arc of Tempe and the Development Director of Phoenix Day, Michael has helped guide strategic development and marketing plans that have enhanced brand image while improving economic and social bottom lines. His years of storytelling experience provide him with a special perspective on the communication needs of nonprofits. Michael is attuned to nonprofits’ emotional, social, and spiritual subtexts, which directly impacts the storytelling that provides the foundation of any successful development effort. Having worked extensively with a variety of human services organizations, Michael is focused on making life equitable for underserved populations and helping those in need.

Education:

Master of Nonprofit Studies, Arizona State University (ASU)
Bachelor of Science in Film and Television Production, Montana State University
Associate in Science in Communications Media, Genesee Community College
Generation Next Nonprofit Leadership Academy, ASU Lodestar Center for Philanthropy & Nonprofit Innovation
Greater Arizona Professional Mentoring Program, Association of Fundraising Professionals
Small Business Leadership Academy, ASU W.P. Carey School of Business

CHRISTIE MUNSON MULLER

Grants Manager

When a career aptitude test she had taken in college suggested work in the nonprofit sector, Christie immediately began pursuing internships in the field, landing one at Phoenix Day Early Childhood Education (now a part of A New Leaf). More than 20 years since that first foray into nonprofit work, Christie joined the Good Works Grant Writing team in 2023. For the last 15 years, she worked in communications and grants, first at Beatitudes Campus for five years and then at Valley of the Sun United Way as a grant writer and grants manager for nearly 10 years. Christie has expertise in grant prospect research, proposal writing, and fundraising communications. She is skilled in the art of storytelling for positive change and has worked in multiple nonprofit sectors including health and human services and elder care. She is currently enrolled in a writing and editing certificate program at the University of Chicago to further solidify her writing expertise.

Education:

Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies, Arizona State University
Course Completion for The Course for Human-Centered Design, +Acumen
Course Completion for Storytelling for Change, +Acumen

MADELINE REID

Grants Manager

Like many midwest natives, Madeline Reid migrated to Arizona in 2019 to escape the winter. Madeline graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelors of Individualized studies in Biology, History, and Russian. The crowning gem of her undergraduate career was a three-month stay in Russia spent conducting interview research on the experiences of nonprofit workers in the 90s, all culminating in a 70-page thesis. Her first grant writing work was for Tubman, a Minneapolis nonprofit serving victims of domestic violence. In grant writing, Madeline finds a way to marry her curiosity, love of writing, and passion to build a more equitable society. Madeline joined the Good Works Team in November 2021 as a Grant Specialist, and following an incredible year of performing excellent grant management services for Good Works clients, Madeline was promoted to Senior Grant Specialist in January 2023, then Grants Manager in December 2023.

Education:

Bachelors of Individualized Studies in Biology, History, and Russian, University of Minnesota

MICHELLE THOMAS, MBA

Grants Manager

With more than 20 years of work experience in the nonprofit sector, Michelle Thomas has an extensive knowledge of grant writing, reporting, database management, and program quality assurance. Michelle has worked in multiple sectors of the nonprofit world including homelessness, behavioral health, and disability services. Michelle joined the Good Works Grant Writing team in 2021 with an aim to support multiple nonprofits in achieving their goals.

Education:

Master of Business Administration, University of Phoenix
Bachelor of Science, Family Resources and Human Development, Arizona State University
ASU Lodestar Center’s Generation Next Nonprofit Leadership Academy

ELLIOT WINTER, MFA

Grants Manager

Elliot Winter is a dedicated writing professional who is passionate about affecting systemic change through the power of language. While earning their Master’s of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, Elliot taught students in First-Year Composition courses and Poetry Workshops. They have been recognized for excellence in social justice informed innovation in teaching and writing by the Marshall Chair Award for Radical Pedagogy in Poetics and are a recipient of a Global Fellowship from the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing. Elliot joined the Good Works Team in May 2021 with the goal to contribute their writing skills to nonprofit efforts that achieve measurable change for marginalized and underrepresented communities. After performing excellent grant management services for Good Works clients, Elliot was promoted to Senior Grant Specialist in January 2023 and to Grants Manager in July 2024.

Education:

Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing, Arizona State University
Bachelor of Arts, English, Arizona State University

ANNALEEZ FISHKIND

Senior Grant Specialist

An Arizona native and musician with a decade of experience in the local folk scene, Annaleez Fishkind joined the Good Works Team in 2022 as a Grant Specialist. As an undergraduate, Annaleez completed an Interdisciplinary degree marrying Business and Ethics and graduated with a Master of Technical Communication in May 2022. While attending ASU, she joined the Next Generation Service Corps to serve communities experiencing hardship, focusing her efforts on combating rates of sexual and domestic violence on college campuses. With four years of experience working in the education sector, Annaleez has collaborated with nonprofits such as Stand for Children and Assistance League of Phoenix to provide resources to underserved youth across the West Valley. As a member of the Good Works Team, Annaleez invokes her firm belief in the ability to heal and strengthen communities through the arts and sees grant management as a method to bolster these efforts. In October 2024, Annaleez was promoted to Senior Grant Specialist. 

Education:

Master of Science in Technical Communication, Arizona State University
Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies, Arizona State University
Certificate in Cross-Sector Collaboration, Arizona State University

CORTNEY RALBOVSKY

Senior Grant Specialist

Cortney Ralbovsky is a native of Phoenix who is deeply committed to helping create equity in her community. Cortney completed her Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies at the University of Arizona, Tucson. With more than 11 years of experience in Maricopa County’s nonprofit sector, Cortney has had a diverse range of roles, including direct service, program supervision, grant writing, and administration. Joining the Good Works Team in April 2024 as a Senior Grant Specialist, Cortney is happy to have found her professional “home” in the grants profession and loves collaborating with nonprofits to secure funding to bring their missions to life.

Education:

Bachelor of Arts, Religion/Religious Studies, University of Arizona

KIM DAVIS

Grant Specialist

Kim Davis began her nonprofit career with The Phoenix Symphony in 2005, working as an artistic administrator and managing various music education and community engagement programs for over five years. Her time with the symphony gave Kim a front-row seat to witness the power and importance of grant-funded programming. Most recently, Kim worked extensively as a freelance copywriter for a digital media company, focusing on publishing uplifting, positive news stories. Kim serves her local community through volunteer youth work and is delighted to be part of the Good Works Team, as of June 2024.

Education:

Bachelor of Science, Secondary Education, Grand Canyon University
K-12 Music Education Endorsement Certification 

HANNAH MAZYCK

Grant Specialist

Hannah Mazyck was first inspired to pursue work in the nonprofit sector during an international humanitarian trip, which ignited a desire to find ways to serve those in her local community, as well. Over the last seven years, Hannah has collaborated with a variety of local and international nonprofits, including Care for Life Africa, Cache Valley English Language Center, Arizona Refugee Center, and Hope Arising. Her roles in these organizations have included: ESL Teacher, Project Research & Development, and Social Media Specialist. After joining the Good Works Team as an Intern in June 2024, Hannah was promoted to Grant Specialist in August 2024. Hannah brings her passion for serving others and expertise in interpersonal and organizational communication to support our clients’ various initiatives. Having lived a fortunate and blessed life, she is dedicated to making a positive impact on communities worldwide.

Education:

Bachelor of Arts in Global Communication, Utah State University

SYDNEY ROMAGNOLO

Grant Specialist

Sydney Romagnolo, a young nonprofit professional, has grown up immersed in Phoenix’s nonprofit world since childhood. In fact, she considers serving nonprofits to be a family legacy. Sydney is a Bentley University alum with a Bachelor’s in Management and a concentration in Supply Chain and Operations. Having joined the Good Works team in 2021, she is excited to be supporting and staying connected to Arizona’s nonprofits.

Education:

Bachelor of Science, Management, Bentley University

GINA JAHR

Copy Editor and Grant Writing Coach

Gina Jahr joined the Good Works team in 2020. Gina has worked in the nonprofit sector for more than 35 years. As the former Executive Director of Black Hills Area Community Foundation, Gina Jahr launched the organization’s process for distribution of grants, reviewing countless proposals in the process. This experience coupled with her decades of work in the fundraising field (including heading up the development programs at the Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation, the Black Hills Work Foundation, the St. Rose Dominican Health Foundation, and Rapid City Regional Hospital) make her the perfect person to mentor Good Works’ grant writers and edit each proposal prior to client review. Gina, who earned her CFRE credential in 1988, relocated to Arizona in 2019 and quickly came out of early retirement to lend her critical eye – and big heart – to Good Works and our clients.

Education:

Bachelor of Science, Public Affairs/Political Science, Loyola University of Chicago

CHRISSY PATE

Employee and Client Relations Manager / Prospect Researcher

With a passion for furthering the work of Arizona’s nonprofits, Chrissy Pate joined the Good Works Team in February 2023 with more than 18 years of experience in project management, fund development, marketing, and human resources/relations. Most recently, Chrissy worked at the Catholic Community Foundation for eight years, helping to secure and distribute funds to a variety of local organizations. Additionally, she has served on the board of directors for Restore Dignity. Prior to her involvement in the nonprofit sector, Chrissy worked in marketing for a decade. Chrissy wears two hats at Good Works Grant Writing. In her role as Good Works Employee and Client Relations Manager, Chrissy oversees human resources and client relations. As Prospect Researcher, she conducts comprehensive prospect research for Good Works Clients.

Education:

Bachelor of Arts in Print Journalism, Arizona State University

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