NEWS
STRATMARK NAMES TIMOTHY KERSTEN AS PRESIDENT
Renowned Fundraising Expert to Lead STRATMARK
November 2, 2011 – Dallas – STRATMARK has named Timothy Kersten as President. With over 34 years of nonprofit fundraising experience, Kersten, who is widely regarded as one of the nation's top direct response fundraising strategic and creative talents, will lead STRATMARK's creative and client services efforts.
"It is an honor to join the superb STRATMARK team," said Kersten. "I look forward to leading the company's highly talented professionals in providing outstanding strategic fundraising solutions for our nonprofit clients".
Prior to joining STRATMARK, Kersten served as Chief Creative Officer and Executive Creative Director at two national advertising agencies and ran his own successful direct response fundraising consultancy for nearly 25 years. His work on behalf of nonprofit organizations has been recognized for excellence with numerous awards including four Direct Marketing Association ECHO Awards and an International Caples Award.
"I have known Tim for many years," said John Walvoord, Founder and CEO of STRATMARK. "His deep experience and incredible talent are essential to our future and the future of fundraising. As the fundraising world continues to rapidly change, we are committed to bringing the best industry talent together to pioneer new methods and approaches to increase income and resources for the critical causes of our clients."
STRATMARK is a direct response nonprofit fundraising company with a proven track record of excellence and results across multiple channels: online, direct mail, broadcast, phone and print media and has helped numerous charities raise over a billion dollars since its founding in 1978.
