Nicole Suydam, CFRE, is Vice President, Development for Goodwill Industries of Orange County. She has more than 11 years of fundraising experience working for national and local nonprofit organizations.
Prior to her appointment to Goodwill in 2003, Ms. Suydam served as the development manager for Women in Community Service, a national organization based in Alexandria, Virginia. From 1997 to 2001, she was the development and public relations manager for the Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County.
Ms. Suydam received her B.A. degree in History and Political Science from Vanguard University in 1995.
She has been recognized by OC Metro Magazine as one of "The Hottest 25 People in Orange County" and she has been featured by the Nonprofit Times as one of the nation's "Top 10 Nonprofit Fundraisers Under the Age of 40." Vanguard University awarded her the Outstanding Young Professional Award in 2006.
Ms. Suydam currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Orange County Chapter. She earned her Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) designation in 2004.
MS. SUYDAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL FUNDRAISING PROGRAMS FOR THE ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING MAJOR GIFTS, ANNUAL GIVING, SPECIAL EVENTS AND PLANNED GIVING.