Liz Jellema promoted to President
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January 24, 2025
Creative Fundraising Advisors (CFA) is pleased to announce the promotion of Liz Jellema to President. Since joining CFA in 2021, Liz has served as Chief Operating Officer where she effectively led the organization through a period of critical growth and development, building on past organizational achievement and positioning CFA for long term success.
CFA Founder and President Paul Johnson will transition to the role of Chief Executive Officer.
“CFA has flourished under Liz’s guidance as Chief Operating Officer. Now, as President, she will leverage her considerable leadership skills — offering vision, expertise, and experience — to implement creative business strategies to continue to expand our business. As I transition to the role of Chief Executive Officer, I look forward to our continued collaboration in service to our nonprofit client partners,” Johnson said.
In her new role, Liz will focus on scaling CFA’s capacity and deepening its impact across the social sector, positioning the firm to better serve its growing portfolio of mission-driven clients. Looking ahead, Jellema shared, “CFA exists to strengthen nonprofits that change lives. As we embark on our second decade, I’m honored to lead our firm’s next chapter while staying true to ‘The CFA Way’ — listening first and empowering our clients to achieve their vision.”
Prior to CFA, Liz was director of operations and strategic initiatives for the Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Prior to joining the Booth School, Liz served as vice president of engagement for govtech firm CityBase, director of research for the city of Chicago’s economic development arm World Business Chicago, and as a senior consultant for AECOM Economics. She earned her bachelor’s degree in business administration with a concentration in real estate and economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, a master’s degree in urban planning at the University of Michigan, and a certificate of civic leadership at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy. Liz and her husband live in Chicago with their two kids and rescue dog, Maizey.
About Creative Fundraising Advisors
Creative Fundraising Advisors (CFA) is a full-service fundraising consulting firm with more than 200 years of collective experience in philanthropy. Since its founding in 2014, CFA has raised more than $3 billion in partnership with nonprofit clients throughout the country. While CFA supports a diversity of nonprofit clients, it maintains a focus on work in the arts and culture, education, environment, and human services sectors. For a full list of clients and to learn more, visit creativefundraisingadvisors.com.