Krista Sassaman leads FCNL’s marketing and development operations, responsible for raising funds from individual donors through mail and digital channels, and for supporting FCNL’s gift processing and administration team. Before joining FCNL, Krista spent three decades as a fundraising consultant, guiding fundraising for a range of nonprofit missions including conservation, arts, human rights, and health care.
Krista serves on the Board of Directors of the Direct Marketing Association of Washington (DMAW) Educational Fund. She manages their mentorship program, connecting marketing students with direct response firms and other fundraising and marketing business concerns.
A native Virginian, Krista received a B.A. in Russian Language & Literature from the University of Virginia and an M.A. in American Studies from Bowling Green State University. In her free time, she and her family love to travel, but equally love to spend time with each other and their three dogs.