Leadership Bios

Leadership Bios

President/CEO: Clint Mabie

	Clint Mabie is the President and CEO of the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona. He is responsible for expanding the impact and work of CFSA to meet the expanding needs of the southern Arizona community, managing the operations and staff, and serving as the representative of CFSA to community organizations and donors. Prior to joining CFSA, Mabie was executive vice president of Tempus Pax, LLC, Director of Donor Services of The Chicago Community Trust and Executive Director of its initiative to combat poverty, Return on Chicago. He also served as Director of Donor Services and Program Development of Philanthropic Services at The Chicago Community Trust where he was the Relationship Manager for a large portfolio of individuals, families, organizations and businesses that utilized the Trust to manage their charitable giving. He was responsible for the strategic planning of the Philanthropic Service Department and led the development team. He was also responsible for Trust initiatives in diverse communities and created affiliates in Will and Lake counties. Prior to joining the Trust, Mabie was the Director of Development of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Northern Illinois. His extensive fundraising experience also includes the Center for Teaching and Learning and the Golden Apple Foundation. He received his Masters in Management from Northwestern University and also has a Masters in Teaching from National Louis University. He is a board member of National Louis University and the Sunshine Through Golf Foundation. Clint is married to Debi and has three children, Chess, Clark and Martha Jane.

Clint Mabie is the President and CEO of the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona. He is responsible for expanding the impact and work of CFSA to meet the expanding needs of the southern Arizona community, managing the operations and staff, and serving as the representative of CFSA to community organizations and donors.

Prior to joining CFSA, Mabie was executive vice president of Tempus Pax, LLC, Director of Donor Services of The Chicago Community Trust and Executive Director of its initiative to combat poverty, Return on Chicago. He also served as Director of Donor Services and Program Development of Philanthropic Services at The Chicago Community Trust where he was the Relationship Manager for a large portfolio of individuals, families, organizations and businesses that utilized the Trust to manage their charitable giving. He was responsible for the strategic planning of the Philanthropic Service Department and led the development team. He was also responsible for Trust initiatives in diverse communities and created affiliates in Will and Lake counties.

Prior to joining the Trust, Mabie was the Director of Development of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Northern Illinois. His extensive fundraising experience also includes the Center for Teaching and Learning and the Golden Apple Foundation. He received his Masters in Management from Northwestern University and also has a Masters in Teaching from National Louis University. He is a board member of National Louis University and the Sunshine Through Golf Foundation. Clint is married to Debi and has three children, Chess, Clark and Martha Jane.

Board of Trustees Chair: Paul Lindsey

Paul Lindsey is a native Arizonan and a product of the Buckeye, Phoenix school systems, and The University of Arizona. Since selling the Coldwell Banker real estate operation and Catalina Title in 2005, he has been semi-retired although continues to be active with ownership of several small businesses in Tucson.

His public service goes back to his founding of COPE Behavioral Health Services in 1974. Since then he has served many non-profits including the presidency of the Tucson Housing Foundation, the Tucson Association of Realtors, the Pima Community College Foundation, Tucson 30, the Southern Arizona CCIM, Greater Tucson Leadership and SACASA.

He currently serves on the boards of the Southern Arizona Chapter of the American Red Cross and the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona. Mr. Lindsey and his wife Kathy Alexander also maintain an active donor advised fund at CFSA.

	Paul Lindsey is a native Arizonan and a product of the Buckeye, Phoenix school systems, and The University of Arizona. Since selling the Coldwell Banker real estate operation and Catalina Title in 2005, he has been semi-retired although continues to be active with ownership of several small businesses in Tucson. His public service goes back to his founding of COPE Behavioral Health Services in 1974. Since then he has served many non-profits including the presidency of the Tucson Housing Foundation, the Tucson Association of Realtors, the Pima Community College Foundation, Tucson 30, the Southern Arizona CCIM, Greater Tucson Leadership and SACASA. He currently serves on the boards of the Southern Arizona Chapter of the American Red Cross and the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona. Mr. Lindsey and his wife Kathy Alexander also maintain an active donor advised fund at CFSA.

Executive Director: The Center for Planned Giving

Lori Hoby joined CFSA in 2006 as the Executive Director of the Center for Planned Giving, an impartial philanthropic resource for donors, nonprofits and professional advisors. The Center is dedicated to increasing planned and major gifts made to local organizations.

Ms. Hoby is a Certified Public Accountant and Tax Professional, licensed in Oregon and Arizona. In 2000 she and her husband decided to exchange 300 days of gray skies for 300 days of sunshine and moved to Tucson. After 25 years in public accounting she joined the world of philanthropy and gift planning when she accepted a position with The University of Arizona Foundation in 2001 and quickly discovered that planned giving is her professional passion.

Ms. Hoby has served on several local and national boards including the American Woman’s Society of Certified Public Accountants, the Planned Giving Roundtable of Southern Arizona, and as President of the American Woman’s Society of CPA’s Tucson Affiliate. She is the past President of the Women in Tax and Finance and will serve as President for the Planned Giving Roundtable of Southern Arizona in 2010-11. She is also a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Partnership for Philanthropic Planning, Arizona Society of CPA’s, and the Southern Arizona Estate Planning Council.

Ms. Hoby enjoys speaking to groups on planned giving and is an annual guest of Arizona Public Media (KUAT) television's Arizona Illustrated, highlighting charitable giving opportunities and charitable tax issues.

	Lori Hoby joined CFSA in 2006 as the Executive Director of the Center for Planned Giving, an impartial philanthropic resource for donors, nonprofits and professional advisors. The Center is dedicated to increasing planned and major gifts made to local organizations. Ms. Hoby is a Certified Public Accountant and Tax Professional, licensed in Oregon and Arizona. In 2000 she and her husband decided to exchange 300 days of gray skies for 300 days of sunshine and moved to Tucson. After 25 years in public accounting she joined the world of philanthropy and gift planning when she accepted a position with The University of Arizona Foundation in 2001 and quickly discovered that planned giving is her professional passion. Ms. Hoby has served on several local and national boards including the American Woman’s Society of Certified Public Accountants, the Planned Giving Roundtable of Southern Arizona, and as President of the American Woman’s Society of CPA’s Tucson Affiliate. She is the past President of the Women in Tax and Finance and will serve as President for the Planned Giving Roundtable of Southern Arizona in 2010-11. She is also a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, Partnership for Philanthropic Planning, Arizona Society of CPA’s, and the Southern Arizona Estate Planning Council. Ms. Hoby enjoys speaking to groups on planned giving and is an annual guest of Arizona Public Media (KUAT) television's Arizona Illustrated, highlighting charitable giving opportunities and charitable tax issues.

Vice President, Donor Relations and Program Services

	Evan Mendelson is Vice President, Donor Relations and Program Services. She is responsible for ensuring that donors receive excellent, quality service and for implementing community investment strategies that create positive impact in southern Arizona. Throughout her career in the not-for-profit sector, she has consulted, spoken and written in the areas of philanthropy, nonprofit management and public affairs. Ms. Mendelson has extensive experience in philanthropy through her work as former Executive Director of the Jewish Funders Network, a national membership organization of individual Jewish philanthropists and family foundations, dedicated to advancing the growth and quality of Jewish philanthropy through more effective grantmaking to both Jewish and secular causes. In addition, she was Associate Executive Director of the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties – responsible for community planning and allocations, and she was a founder and officer of the Jewish Fund for Justice, a national grantmaking organization focusing on combating poverty in America. Her community leadership experience includes member of the United Way boards in Tucson and San Luis Obispo California, President of A Traveling Jewish Theatre in San Francisco, Advisory Committee of the Fisher-Bernstein Institute for Leadership Development in Jewish Philanthropy at Brandeis University, Steering Committee of the Affinity Groups Network of the Council on Foundations, Advisory Board of the Center for Philanthropy and Fundraising at New York University, and the Board of the World Council on Jewish Communal Service. Ms. Mendelson moved to Tucson in 2007 to work with Diamond Family Philanthropies as Senior Program Officer.

Evan Mendelson is Vice President, Donor Relations and Program Services. She is responsible for ensuring that donors receive excellent, quality service and for implementing community investment strategies that create positive impact in southern Arizona. Throughout her career in the not-for-profit sector, she has consulted, spoken and written in the areas of philanthropy, nonprofit management and public affairs.

Ms. Mendelson has extensive experience in philanthropy through her work as former Executive Director of the Jewish Funders Network, a national membership organization of individual Jewish philanthropists and family foundations, dedicated to advancing the growth and quality of Jewish philanthropy through more effective grantmaking to both Jewish and secular causes. In addition, she was Associate Executive Director of the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties – responsible for community planning and allocations, and she was a founder and officer of the Jewish Fund for Justice, a national grantmaking organization focusing on combating poverty in America.

Her community leadership experience includes member of the United Way boards in Tucson and San Luis Obispo California, President of A Traveling Jewish Theatre in San Francisco, Advisory Committee of the Fisher-Bernstein Institute for Leadership Development in Jewish Philanthropy at Brandeis University, Steering Committee of the Affinity Groups Network of the Council on Foundations, Advisory Board of the Center for Philanthropy and Fundraising at New York University, and the Board of the World Council on Jewish Communal Service.

Ms. Mendelson moved to Tucson in 2007 to work with Diamond Family Philanthropies as Senior Program Officer.

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