Mindy's knowledge of the donor communities, her enthusiastic work style and her endless energy are the reason that clients partner with Evergreen year after year. She has created fundraising traditions for colleges, social service agencies, arts organizations and healthcare based non-profits. With her team, Mindy brings energy to events that are getting tired, reinvents annual celebrations and creatively reduces the overhead while expanding the gross receipts.

Mindy grew up in the Philadelphia area and earned her BA at George Washington University. After a successful career on Capitol Hill, she began her own fundraising consulting service with clients nationwide. Her next career stop was to serve as the exclusive fundraising counsel for Senator Frank Lautenberg for over a decade.

Joining with partner Karen Kessler, they formed Evergreen Partners in 1993. As the firm grew and prospered, Mindy devoted her non-work time to pursue her love of jazz and blues music. She was elected to the Board of WBGO in 2002, and was elected Chair of the Board in 2009, the first woman to ever serve in this role.

Want to find out more? Email her at mcohen@evergreenpr.com

Her work has attracted the attention of the national media including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Star-Ledger, regional publications, women's magazines, professional journals and websites. Karen often says she has highly-developed fingertips that allow her to "feel out" a situation. This ability, combined with her endless adrenaline, is a powerful arsenal for her clients.

A New Jersey native, Karen's formal education includes an economics degree from Vassar College and studies at Princeton University and the London School of Economics. Career highlights include her work at the Stewart R. Mott Foundation, serving as Vice President of Corporate Communications for the American Stock Exchange, and tenure as Director of Transition for Governor Jim Florio.

Karen is proud to continue her 20 years of service on the Board of Trustees of Atlantic Health, NJ's premiere health care system. In May 2009, Karen was elected Chairman of the system, becoming the first woman to hold this role. Karen has served on boards of both public and private companies, including Blue Cross/Blue Shield, and was appointed the first woman Commissioner of the NJ Sports and Exposition Authority. She is also a trustee for scholarship funds at both Princeton and Monmouth Universities. Karen's latest side venture is serving as a consultant to the hit CBS television series, The Good Wife, with several of the show's characters based on her professional experience.

Reach out and contact her at kkessler@evergreenpr.com

Elizabeth began her career working for non-profit organizations in development and membership with the Girl Scouts of the USA. She continued this work in Newark working on a HUD Grant to extend Girl Scouting programs to residents in public housing. She then moved on to planning fundraisers for the Boy Scouts of America. Elizabeth holds her Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies from Douglass College of Rutgers University. She is an animal lover and recently rescued a puppy.

Contact Elizabeth at ebennett@evergreenpr.com

Daniel Johnson
A "goal getter" if there ever was one, Dan Johnson provides Evergreen's Public Relations clients with expert counsel, specializing in targeted media outreach and development of community relations campaigns.

Dan is also Evergreen's social media and web expert, working with clients in meeting their goals in cyberspace. In this role he also edits and writes for Evergreen's blog, Reputation Roulette. In the blog, Dan tackles the latest news in the reputation management world with an expert eye and keen attention to detail.

Dan Johnson is a graduate of King's College, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and certification in Secondary Education. He has worked with a variety of political campaigns, where he was known as the "go-to guy" for bringing in every project on deadline. Dan volunteers most of his free time coaching youth ice hockey. Dan's teaching experience gives him patience, his political experience allows him to see the big picture and his hockey life encourages him to pivot quickly- and Evergreen appreciates all of this!

Contact Daniel at djohnson@evergreenpr.com

A testament to her stellar customer service, over the last several years Andria's catering business grew to more than 400 clients due to referrals and viral marketing efforts.

As a strong advocate of the arts, Andria serves as Recital Chairperson for the Young Pianist Competition of NJ. In this capacity, she has organized many fundraisers, booked recital venues, prepared grant applications, compiled artist bios and newsletters, and supported the young artists during competition registration and recitals held at Weill Recital at Carnegie and Steinway Hall.

It is with this broad background, along with a penchant for details and organization, that Andria is thrilled to join Evergreen Partners as Office Manager.

Contact Andria at alykogiannis@evergreenpr.com

Sarah has an extensive background in both business-to-business and consumer public relations working with companies, individuals and non-profit organizations. She has had great success showcasing both national and regional clients in the New Jersey media spectrum, including prominent placements within the lifestyle and medical markets, and helping them achieve a strong presence in the Social Media realm. Her focus at Evergreen also extends to the firm's wide-range of reputation management clients, offering comprehensive counsel and media relations support.

Sarah's experience includes over 6 years in the industry, previously working in the healthcare PR arena, working with not-for-profits, and coordinating experiential marketing campaigns. Creating dynamic opportunities for her clients is her number one goal, and she looks forward to constantly finding new ways of accomplishing this goal for Evergreen's diverse clientele. Sarah earned both her undergrad and graduate degrees at Seton Hall University, completing her Master of Arts degree in Corporate and Public Communication.

Contact Sarah at stremallo@evergreenpr.com