Our Team

With exceptional academic credentials and more than 150 years of combined practical experience in philanthropy, the Winkler Group's team of consultants is second to none.

Our diverse backgrounds allow us to employ a team approach, offering our clients access to seasoned professionals with law degrees, M.B.A.s and specialties ranging from board development to capital campaigns.

And of course, managing an effective nonprofit involves more than fundraising campaigns. Winkler Group consultants serve our clients strategically, helping them address such challenges as board recruitment and strategic planning, development assessments, as well as grant writing and case statements. It’s the essence of our commitment to servant leadership.

Meet our team; click on any team member for a full biography.

Timothy M. Winkler, Sr. CFRE, CEO

• Twenty years of fundraising experience
• Former Chief Development Officer, College of Health Professions, Medical University of South Carolina
• Former Major Gifts Officer, Furman University
• Named "Top Forty Under 40" by Charleston Regional Business Journal
• B.A., Wheaton College

Jennifer Richard, Esq., Vice President of Client Partnerships

• J.D., Harvard Law School
• B.A., Summa Cum Laude, University of Pennsylvania
• Vice President, Lowcountry Association of Fundraising Professionals
• Highly sought-after speaker at national fundraising conferences

Courtney Brady, Senior Consultant

• Former Major Gifts Officer, Duke Law School
• B.A., Dartmouth College
• Extensive annual fund experience

Jessica Browning, M.B.A., Senior Consultant

• Fifteen years of museum marketing and development experience
• Serves as federal grant reviewer
• B.A., Duke University; M.B.A. and M.A., College of William & Mary

Jim Bush, SENIOR CONSULTANT

• Former nonprofit CEO and Development Director
• Former Blackbaud executive
• B.A. Elon University; Nonprofit Management Certificate, Duke University

David M. Levite, Senior Consultant

• Twenty years of experience in fundraising and nonprofit management
• Former Executive Director of Development for Columbus School of Law
• B.A., University of South Carolina

Anthony J Meyer jr., cfre, Senior consultant

• Former Senior Director of Development, Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina
• Former Co-Director, Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine's $200 million campaign
• M.Ed., Institutional Advancement, Vanderbilt University; B.A., College of Charleston

Anna Smith, Senior Consultant

• Twenty years of experience in academic fundraising
• Graduate, Dartmouth College's Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) Summer Institute in Educational Fundraising
• B.A., Wheaton College

Cindy van den Beemt, Senior Consultant

• Twenty years of experience in nonprofit leadership and fundraising consulting
• Led Georgetown Visitation School's $7.5 million campaign
• B.A., Bucknell University, M.Ed., College of William & Mary

James Robert Shirley, Ph.D., Of Counsel

• Former Headmaster, Heathwood Hall Episcopal School and Charleston Collegiate School
• Director, National Center for Independent School Renewal
• Fellow, Brown University; Visiting Fellow, Columbia University Teachers College
• Ph.D., University of South Carolina; M.A., Wake Forest University; B.A., Furman University

Laura Bauersfeld, Executive Assistant

• Extensive client service experience
• Coordinator, social media and marketing initiatives
• B.A., Clemson University

Supporting these Winkler Group consultants is a full-service team of professionals who provide graphic design, communications and grant writing expertise to any project.