Nonprofit Center of Northeast Florida

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Staff

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Rena Coughlin
rcoughlin@nonprofitctr.org
Phone: 904.390.3230

Rena Coughlin is the President & CEO of the Nonprofit Center of Northeast Florida. Previously, Rena served as President & CEO of Girls Incorporated of Jacksonville. In 2001, she and her family moved to Jacksonville after living in Tallahassee for six years. While there, she worked for Leadership Florida, developing and sustaining programs and special projects. Rena also spent 8 years in Washington D.C. working as a legislative aide to Senator Bob Graham. Prior to working in the Senate, Rena lived and worked in Liberia, West Africa as a Peace Corps fisheries volunteer. She joined the Peace Corps after graduating from the University of Florida in 1981.

DIRECTOR OF MEMBERSHIP
Leah Donelan
ldonelan@nonprofitctr.org
Phone: 904.390.4007

Leah Donelan is the Director of Membership for the Nonprofit Center of Northeast Florida. Leah's nonprofit work began while attending the University of Florida where she chaired the UF Dance Marathon, an event that included 700 volunteers who raised over $175,000 for Children's Miracle Network. After graduating, she worked for the American Cancer Society, providing cancer education to the community and coordinating ACS' largest local fundraiser, the Cowford Ball. As an independent consultant, she worked with a variety of nonprofits including the Alliance for World Class Education, a group of business leaders whose focus is improving public education; Better Baymeadows, a transportation management organization; and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Florida.

For the past 16 years, Leah has spent many hours volunteering with Children's International Summer Villages (CISV), an international peace education organization, in various capacities, including President of the Board of Directors. Leah is a Jacksonville native and graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor’s degree in political science.

OPERATIONS MANAGER
Tuesday Cetin
tcetin@nonprofitctr.org
Phone: 904.390.4017

Tuesday Çetin is the Operations Manager for the Nonprofit Center of Northeast Florida, Inc. Tuesday joined the Center after serving as the Office Manager and Executive Assistant to the Director for the Jacksonville Museum of Modern Art, since January 2005.

Prior to her relocation to Jacksonville in 2004, Tuesday was Executive Assistant to the senior partner of McDonald & Conolly law firm for nearly four years, managing a private caseload as well as that of the Office of Public Administrator and Guardian.

PROGRAM LOGISTICS COORDINATOR
Kimberly Govan
kgovan@nonprofitctr.org
Phone: 904.390.3222

Kimberly is the Program Logistics Coordinator for the Nonprofit Center of Northeast Florida. After relocating to Jacksonville in 2004, she went to work for Episcopal Children's Services, a nonprofit agency, where she provided preschool children with an environment conducive to learning. Soon after, she decided to take her career a step further and became an administrator at Tutor Time Learning Center, overseeing a staff of 40 teachers and 200 students.

Kimberly is originally from Orangeburg, South Carolina. She obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Family Consumer Sciences Business/Child Development from South Carolina State University. While there, Kimberly volunteered at several organizations including health ministries, summer reading programs, voter registration, and community theaters.

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY COACHES PROGRAM
Laura Wilson Steigelman
lsteigelman@nonprofitctr.org
Phone: 904.390.3290

Laura’s background is in corporate training and consulting. She was an integral part of the operational teams at AT&T American Transtech and Vistakon. Her responsibilities included the development and training of managers and nonmanagement employees and client relationships. In 1994, she started her own training and consulting company, Steigelman & Associates, Inc. A partial list of clients she works with include Tropicana Products, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, AT&T, Honeywell, Southern Title, Bacardi, Manatee Community College, City of Jacksonville, FCCJ, Jacksonville and the Beaches Convention and Visitors Bureau, and Immigration Services.

As the Director of the Community Coaches Program, Laura spends several days a week at the Nonprofit Center managing the process of matching consultants and coaches to nonprofit organizations in the Jacksonville area. Laura has a Business Management Degree and a Masters in Business Administration. She and her family live in Jacksonville.