Apra Fundamentals: Prospect Research Winter 2025 Virtual Event

Priya Balachandran serves as the Prospect Research & Management Specialist at Northern Illinois Food Bank, where she manages all aspects of Prospect Development. In this role, she has helped establish structured approaches to prospect research and is currently implementing a new Prospect Management process for her team. Beyond her primary responsibilities, Priya is a committed contributor to organization-wide initiatives, including the Changemakers Taskforce, the Organizational DEI Strategies Subcommittee, the Data and Ethics Subcommittee, and the Strategic Plan UNITE - Pathway Advisory Committee.

Priya actively volunteers and has presented for APRA International and its local chapters. She is serving a second term on APRA International’s Fundamentals Committee, has volunteered on the Awards Committee, and currently serves on the APRA Illinois board.

In the broader nonprofit community, Priya is on the Executive Committee of the Association of Certified Nonprofit Professionals and co-chairs the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Chicago's Continuous Learning Council. She has contributed to launching and co-leading Feeding America’s PhilOps and Prospect Research Community of Practice, and to planning nonprofit sector conferences, including the 5th International Thirukkural Conference and the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance’s Elevate Conference.

For over 15 years, Selene Hur has been the first and only Manager of Prospect Development and Research at the YMCA of Greater Toronto. She established the Y’s research function and prospect management system, and continues to refine it as the team has grown. Selene enjoys welcoming new talent to our profession and taught for several years at Humber College and Georgian College. She has also presented at several conferences, with a focus on prospect development for small to mid-sized fundraising teams. As an avid volunteer, Selene is the current Chair of Apra Fundamentals, board member of Toronto Wildlife Centre, former board member of Apra International, and past president of Apra Canada. She is the 2024 recipient of Apra’s Margaret Fuhry Award in recognition of her commitment to prospect development through leadership, mentorship and volunteerism.

Selene has a Bachelor of Arts (Fine Arts and Cultural Management) from the University of Waterloo, Graduate Diploma in Nonprofit Administration from the John Molson School of Business, and Masters of Information Studies from the University of Toronto.

Pete Kotowski is the Director of Prospect Development for the University of Denver. In this role, he is responsible for implementing a prospect management system, overseeing prospect identification processes and research efforts, and division-wide pipeline management as DU enters the public phase of its capital campaign. Prior to this, Pete held several roles on the Prospect Management & Research team at Loyola University Chicago, where he also serves as an adjunct professor in the Department of History. Pete has served in a number of volunteer roles with Apra. This is his second year as a faculty member for Apra Fundamentals, he is a past member of the Conference Planning Committee, and he will be joining the Apra Board of Directors beginning in September! He has also been an active member of his local Apra chapter, spending eight years serving in various roles on the Apra-IL board, most recently as chapter president. Pete has a BA in History and Political Science from the University of Pittsburgh and a PhD in American History from Loyola University Chicago, where his research focused on the relationship between Quakerism, conceptions of manhood, and unfree labor in early Pennsylvania. When he’s outside of work, you can find him depressed over the state of his local sports teams, spending too much time thinking about Andor, reading, and getting into shenanigans with his five-year-old. 

Lindsay Rogillio is the Director of Prospect Development and Analytics at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, leading the prospect management, prospect research, and prospect data analytics efforts. Prior to her current position, Lindsay spent nearly 10 years in higher education prospect development offices at the University of South Carolina and Virginia Commonwealth University. She has volunteered with aasp's Membership Engagement Committee and Best Practices in Prospect Development Committee. She holds a master's in library and information science from the University of South Carolina, and is completing a master's in decision analytics from Virginia Commonwealth University. Lindsay loves traveling, salsa dancing, and enjoying every food festival she can make it to.

Rachael Dietrich Walker is entering her fifteenth year in prospect development. In June 2024, she joined St. Luke's Health Foundation as its first Donor Strategy Manager, where she is building a brand-new prospect development program. She comes to healthcare after a career spent in higher education. Rachael is a longtime member of the Apra Carolinas board and currently serves as its President; she has also served in several volunteer roles for Apra International, most recently on the Winter 2025 Apra Fundamentals Prospect Research faculty.  She holds an MLIS from UNC-Greensboro and a BA from the University of Richmond

Catherine Flaatten, MPH, CFRE, is the associate vice president of prospect development at BWF, where she advises nonprofit clients on building and strengthening programs in prospect research, management, and analytics. Her consulting is grounded in past practitioner experience at The George Washington University, Share Our Strength/No Kid Hungry, the National Psoriasis Foundation, and the BrightFocus Foundation.

Catherine serves on Apra International’s Board of Directors, Education and Professional Development Committee, and Fundamentals Committee and has held numerous volunteer leadership roles with Apra International, Apra Metro DC, and aasp. She is a frequent presenter and author in the field, and her expertise has been featured in the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Her contributions aim to position prospect development as a strategic driver of fundraising success and strengthen the profession through knowledge-sharing and leadership.

She earned both her BA in International Affairs and her MPH in Maternal and Child Health from The George Washington University.