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Corryn Carter

Corryn strengthens Avalon’s digital team with her keen insights on email production, donor engagement, strategy, and digital best practices. After working on three election cycles, she knows more than a thing or two about keeping your email list engaged and healthy. From QA-ing final sends with an eagle eye to strategizing effective messaging, Corryn’s wealth […]

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November 15, 2023

Alexis Castaños

Alexis has more than seven years of digital marketing experience, managing digital ecosystems in the nonprofit world and beyond. From optimizing an American art museum’s communication strategy to developing, producing, and reporting successful email campaigns for Farm Sanctuary (one of Avalon’s beloved clients!), she combines analytics with compelling storytelling to foster genuine brand connections. Her […]

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December 14, 2023

Mya Eggert

Based in Madison, Wisconsin, Mya comes to Avalon with a background in both the nonprofit and political worlds, with recent experience as a finance assistant of a statewide political campaign. She’s well-versed in effectively identifying and evaluating potential donor groups, but her real love is the challenge of finding ways to make others care about […]

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May 12, 2023

Marra-Marie Emata

Marra brings a unique set of skills to Avalon, including experience in both corporate sales and software engineering. Today, she applies that knowledge to implementing and coding digital fundraising campaigns for a wide range of Avalon clients, including the Drug Policy Alliance, Fountain House, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo, and the San Francisco Symphony.  Marra ensures […]

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April 28, 2023

Caroline Goble

Caroline strengthens Avalon’s digital team each day with her years of project management and graphic design experience. After working in for-profit marketing Caroline had a bit of an awakening during the pandemic. She realized she wanted to dedicate her expertise toward creating a better future for her community, and she transitioned into the world of […]

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December 12, 2023

Alyson Griese

  Alyson joined Avalon in 2021 after working with both Mothership Strategies and The Pew Charitable Trusts for multiple years. In her previous positions, Alyson honed her skills to track digital engagement and develop her client’s voice across multiple channels including targeted fundraising emails. An eagle-eyed content developer, data strategist, and social media curator, Alyson […]

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May 19, 2021

Kate Cecchini Beaver

Kate came to Avalon in 2004 from the voter education organization Project Vote Smart, where she helped develop and expand its voter information database system. As Avalon’s Director of Client Reporting and Data Management, Kate spearheads new report development and new client set up, ensuring that client fundraising decisions and strategies are grounded in accurate […]

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January 22, 2020

Joyce Choy

Joyce joined Avalon in 2021 bringing more than a decade of experience in data analysis and process improvement. Most recently, she used her SQL and PL/SQL proficiencies at Blackbaud where she improved and streamlined production processes for national and international benchmarking projects. Joyce has a keen eye for detail and a talent for identifying opportunities […]

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June 28, 2021

Amy Escobar-Babb

An invaluable member of our Analytics Team, Amy helps ensure that Avalon’s multi-channel direct marketing fundraising campaigns are always strategically underpinned by state-of-the-art data analyses. Prior to joining Avalon in 2017, Amy spent more than four years on the Data Science team at an online education company. There, she gained deep experience with a variety […]

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January 22, 2020

Allison Forsberg

Allison joined Avalon in the fall of 2019, after nearly two decades at Target Analytics. She brings to the position an exceptional ability to transform transactional data into actionable insights—invaluable skills for Avalon’s data-driven marketing campaigns. As director of Data Operations and Analytics, Ali is responsible for directing and overseeing key areas of development for […]

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January 22, 2020