Jacob A. James

Principal
Dudley & Finch, LLC

Jacob James has spent his career building the power and influence of organizations seeking to create global change. As a professional advocate and external relations expert, Jacob regularly engages legislators, regulators, heads of state and government, The United Nations, corporations and executives, political campaigns and myriad NGOs. As a public affairs and management strategy consultant, Jacob’s speciality is swiftly understanding a clients’ full-picture agenda and developing intuitive solutions to expedite advocacy outcomes.

Prior to founding Dudley & Finch, Jacob served as the Managing Director of the Waitt Foundation and as primary advisor to Gateway, Inc. co-founder Ted Waitt, and as a board member of the Waitt Institute.  There he was responsible for strategy, operations, public relations, network development, grantee relationships, and advocacy around nature conservation and disaster management.  Having designed and executed local, national and multilateral government relations programs to advance international agreements and domestic policies, Jacob was instrumental in building the foundation’s reputation and impact in a complex, visible, and high-stakes setting. In his early career Jacob worked in US politics, first in local campaign consulting and later on the legislative staff of Congresswoman Susan A. Davis (CA-53).

A native of San Diego, CA, Jacob is an active civic volunteer and lives in the Ocean Beach neighborhood where he can be found playing tennis, practicing yoga, or more likely at the beach with his Barbudan rescue dog  “Hurricane José.”

Danielle Stilz

SENIOR ADVISOR, PHILANTHROPY & NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT
OWNER - STILZ STRATEGIES, LLC

Danielle Stilz founded Stilz Strategies, LLC in 2017. With over twenty years of experience in the politics, government, and philanthropic sectors, she helps individuals and entities drive meaningful, systemic change through strategic philanthropy. Danielle is passionate about helping clients develop social impact and business strategies that empower them to become a more powerful force for good.

She works nationally and internationally providing best-in-class expertise on increasing operational effectiveness and building organizational sustainability.

Danielle has experience on all sides of the philanthropic landscape– from increasing revenue, to allocating program funds, to helping top philanthropists refine their impact. Danielle currently supports a wide array of clients from international NGOs to global philanthropists.

Danielle previously served as the Chief Development Officer for the Clinton Foundation where she worked as a member of the executive team, making strategic development decisions for a global organization focused on poverty alleviation in 70 countries worldwide. Danielle oversaw and directed the Clinton Foundation’s development department’s vision and goals. Her focus was on fostering relationships and partnerships with ultra-high net worth individuals, foundations, and corporations in order to advance the mission of the Foundation.

In addition to overseeing an annual budget of $30M, Danielle was key in mapping and executing strategy for the Clinton Foundation’s Endowment campaign, which raised $250M in less than two years. She played a pivotal role in managing high-level donor relationships with Foundation principals, including President Clinton, Secretary Clinton and Chelsea Clinton while navigating several periods of dynamic change.

Danielle resides in Chicago, Illinois and serves on the board of the Cook County Health Foundation.

Rozanne Edwards

Advisor, communications
owner - RE:media

Rozy Edwards founded RE: Media in 2014, a Media and Communications firm focused on creating written and visual content that exemplifies brand identity and drives growth. Rozy is a Visual Journalist specializing in Science Communications for ocean-based non-profits. She has extensive experience in the fields of visual communications, photography, web and graphic design as well as social media curation and management for non-profit organizations and for-profit brands and businesses. She has volunteered and worked with entities at Scripps Institution of Oceanography for over 10 years, providing consultation and communications products.

Born in San Diego, CA and raised on Bainbridge Island, WA, Rozy enjoys analog photography, gardening at her home in La Jolla with her husband and two cats. She is happiest spending time around the ocean and with her 3 godsons on Maui.

Danae Wilson

researchER & administrator

Danae Wilson has a master’s degree in psychology with an emphasis in supporting mental health the queer community. She has an extensive background in rural non-profit community health, her work ranging from medical, to dental, and behavioral health. She is presently the hospital manager for VCA Bering Sea Animal Hospital and serves on the Board of Directors of Identity, Alaska.

Danae hails from Prescott, AZ and now resides in Anchorage, AK with her children and wife Maya Lani Wilson of Alaska from Scratch.