Unreserved, determined, and passionate are a few words that describe Norisha Kirts Glover. A native of Tioga, LA, Norisha first joined the Baton Rouge community after graduating with a Bachelors in Mass Communication and a Masters in Public Relations. Her care for education and the nonprofit space led her to Washington, DC and then to California to work for education reform startups. She returned to Baton Rouge, to work for her alma mater raising funds for the LSU Foundation. In a desire to use her skills in budgeting, managing human capital and projects, Norisha shifted careers and founded NRK Construction, LLC. A woman and minority owned firmed, NRK Construction specializes in commercial construction performing work in renovations, tenant buildouts, new construction and multifamily housing. Under her leadership, the firm has quickly grown to become a trusted and respected general contractor in Louisiana.
Norisha uses her passion for education and health care to support the strategic activities of several organizations. Because of her knowledge of K-12, higher education and construction industries, Norisha is a gubernatorial appointee to the Louisiana Economic Development Corporation (LEDC). She is a board member of Currency Bank, Our Lady of the Lake Foundation, Baton Rouge Community College Foundation, the Rotary Club of Baton Rouge Foundation, and the Montessori School of Baton Rouge. She is past board chair of the Baton Rouge Zoo Foundation, past President of the Junior League of Baton Rouge and past member of the Louisiana and the Workforce Investment Commission (WIC). Norisha has been recognized for her success by participation in CABL’s Leadership Louisiana, the BRAC’s Leadership Baton Rouge, Goldman’s Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses, the Baton Rouge Business Report Top Forty Under 40 and Influential Women in Business. In her spare time, Norisha enjoys spending time with her two girls, reading and traveling.
Beverly Brooks Thompson, Ph.D., CFRE, is a published academic and practitioner in the field of philanthropic leadership. She holds a Doctorate in Human Resource Development, specializing in Organizational Leadership, with more than 25 years of fundraising campaign experience. Her fundraising counsel focuses on major and mega gift strategies, leadership coaching, campaign counsel and readiness, capacity building, and organizational assessment.
Beverly combines proven advancement principles and fundraising best practices with innovative, custom-tailored strategies to assist clients in realizing their philanthropic goals. In addition, Beverly works with philanthropists, family offices, family foundations and corporations as a guide to reinvest in society in ways that are productive and meaningful. Her clients are guided by individual visions for a better world; Beverly works to stimulate that vision for maximum impact both personally and/or to meet Corporate Social Responsibility goals.
Beverly is a licensed as a Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE), a Certified Advisor in 21/64 Next Generation Family Wealth and a Master Trainer for the Association of Fundraising Professionals. In addition, Beverly holds faculty appointments at the School of Leadership and Human Resource Development at Louisiana State University, the Mandella School for Public Policy at Southern University in Baton Rouge, LA and St. Mary’s University of Minnesota in Winona, MN.
Beverly gained national attention as the Director for Forever LSU: The Campaign for Louisiana State University, supporting the three contiguous Baton Rouge campuses of LSU. Raising more than $798 million (exceeding the $750 million goal), the Forever LSU campaign has stood out as a paradigm for success in higher education campaigns nationwide. She has also held executive leadership roles at Brooks Thompson Consulting, Pursuant and the Foundation for Woman’s at Woman’s Hospital. Programs under Thompson’s direction have received national awards and recognition at CASE, APAP and NASPA, as well as awards from the American Advertising Federation.
Ned Fasullo is a seasoned executive with 30 years of experience in Director, VP, and C-level management roles, specializing in sales, marketing, business development, technology, and government relations. Throughout his distinguished career, Ned has been a trusted advisor to business owners and leaders in various sectors, including food manufacturing, MSP & SaaS technology, construction, and industrial fields. His expertise lies in leveraging professional networking and business best practices to help companies achieve their desired outcomes.
A published author of "The Small Book of Big Marketing" in 2017, Ned is also recognized for his contributions as a Silicon Bayou Top 100 List maker from 2012 to 2017. In his spare time, he spends time with his wife & five children, is the leader of Ned Fasullo & The Fabulous Big Band Orchestra & plays semi-competitive tennis at Bocage Racquet Club in Baton Rouge.
Dr. Carpenter is a highly networked nonprofit professor, researcher, consultant, and trainer passionate about nonprofit capacity building and talent development. She has served as a nonprofit professor and academic program director for over ten years and a nonprofit leader for over 20 years. She serves as Executive Director of the Institute for Nonprofit Administration and Research at LSU Shreveport. INAR’s mission is to conduct research and disseminate knowledge about nonprofit organizations. It has three programmatic areas: academics, professional development, and research.
She has published numerous academic journal articles and books. She previously served as co-editor and chief of the Journal of Nonprofit Education and Leadership was on the board of the Nonprofit Academic Centers Council the national accrediting body for nonprofit academic degree programs from 2017-2023. In 2022, the Nonprofit Times selected Dr. Carpenter as a Top 50 Power and Influence Nonprofit Leader.
Dr. Carpenter is a lifetime member of Girl Scouts, active in the Downtown Shreveport Rotary Club, and serves on the advisory committee for the Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce Leadership Program. She was recently named to the Volunteer Louisiana Commission by the Governor, the state service commission that has a mission to "Strength Louisiana communities through volunteerism and national service." Her husband is a Navy Veteran and Captain at Spirit Airlines, and they have a 13-year-old daughter.
She earned her Ph.D. in Leadership Studies with an emphasis on Nonprofit and Philanthropic Leadership from the University of San Diego and a Master of Management in Nonprofit Administration from North Park University in Chicago, Illinois.
Helene Wall, Chief Executive Officer and Founder or Wall Consulting, and her team help create unity between leadership’s vision and the people, processes and technology needed to achieve success. Helene is a SHRM-Senior Certified Professional with 30+ years of experience in human resources administration and organizational effectiveness.
Having served in prior roles with regional and director-level HR oversight, and as Associate Director/HR Consultant for a Top 100 CPA firm, Helene’s focus has always centered on successful workforce strategies and positive change management.
Through collaboration with business leaders and mid-level management, Helene helps clients navigate leadership, performance, compliance and culture into strategies for successful business outcomes.
When a crisis strikes, the first thing at risk isn’t just your programs, it’s your reputation and the donor confidence that sustains your mission.
Crisis Clarity, by SignalPoint Strategies, gives nonprofit leaders the skills and tools to protect both. In this training, you’ll learn how to respond quickly with clear, unified messaging that reassures donors, steadies stakeholders, and prevents small issues from spiraling into public meltdowns. The result is confidence: your team will be ready to preserve hard-earned trust, keep critical funding secure, and show resilience in the face of any challenge.
Your trainer, John Edwards, has spent years helping organizations find calm in chaos. He knows the pressure of speaking when trust is on the line, and his focus is making sure nonprofit leaders feel prepared, steady, and ready to protect what matters most.
