Alex brings more than 34 years of experience in the non profit sector and has been at Blackbaud for 18 years and is a current member of the Competency Solutions Engineering team and directs all Fundraising and Analytics solutions for the Higher Education vertical nationwide with a focus on prospect research, wealth and affluence screening, custom predictive modeling, benchmarking, and prospect acquisition. Prior to Blackbaud Alex worked exclusively in education in a variety of roles and responsibilities that included: college admissions and coaching, boarding school admissions, alumni affairs and development, law school development, parent program development, educational marketing, board development, feasibility studies, and capital campaign and fundraising consulting. Alex was born and raised in Miami Shores, FL and currently resides in Mount Pleasant, SC and is active in several local non-profits including East Cooper Meals On Wheels, American Red Cross, and the Coastal Carolina Aquatic Association.