Meet Your Hosts.

Adriana Lawton


VP – Commercial Community Bank | Truist

Adriana Lawton is a Vice President and Relationship Manager for the Not-for-Profit & Government banking team at Truist. In her role, she is responsible for coordinating Truist products and services for a diverse set of not-for-profit clients, with a specialty in social service 501c3 organizations.

Prior to becoming a Relationship Manager, Adriana was a Portfolio Manager on the Not-for-Profit credit team at Truist where she was responsible for underwriting a variety of organizations throughout the footprint. Adriana has been with the organization for over 30 years in various roles within the for-profit and non-profit banking divisions.

 

Crystal Stephens

Managing Director | BoardWalk Consulting

Crystal Stephens is the CEO and Managing Director of BoardWalk Consulting and a seasoned recruiter and business executive known for helping mission-driven organizations identify exceptional leaders. With a strong track record serving clients such as Year Up, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Communities in Schools, and the Anti-Defamation League, she specializes in bringing civic-minded business talent into nonprofit roles.

Before joining BoardWalk in 2012, Crystal held senior sales, marketing, and leadership roles at IBM and Monster.com and later led executive searches in the technology sector at Russell Reynolds Associates. Deeply committed to community service, she has held numerous nonprofit board leadership roles and remains active as a volunteer, while also contributing as a media expert on technology and leadership.

 
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Dave Mathews


Partner | Sterling Seacrest Pritchard

Dave Mathews is a Partner with Sterling Seacrest Pritchard where he leads the nonprofit practice group. Dave specializes in and has developed a broad concentration of Nonprofit clients in his 30 + years in the industry. In addition, he lends his expertise to several organizations in advisory and board roles, including the YMCA of Metro Atlanta, Camp Twin Lakes, Early Learning Property Management and others. Dave co-founded the Nonprofit Leadership Conference in 2011 with SunTrust (now Truist) and created the Camp Leadership Roundtable in 2017. When not providing his expertise to nonprofits, Dave is designing Risk Management and Insurance programs for corporations in several industries, including Manufacturing, Distribution, Retail, Hospitality and Professional Services.

He holds several industry professional designations and is a Leadership Atlanta Class Alumni (2017). Dave earned his Bachelor of Science from Miami University in 1990. Sterling Seacrest Pritchard is Georgia’s largest insurance brokerage, providing Property & Casualty, Employee Benefits, and personal insurance solutions.

“THANK YOU so much for including me in the leadership summit! It was such a great event and the attendees were truly transfixed on the program and dialog of the panels!.”

— Nonprofit CEO Attendee

Our Advisory Council.

  • Kim Anderson

    Principal | Chrysalis Lab

  • Mary Pat Matheson

    CEO | Atlanta Botanical Gardens

  • Lita Pardi

    Executive Director | Moving in the Spirit

  • Ann Cramer

    Community Leader

The Experience

Hear from our hosts, advisory council, and attendees as they share what the conference means to them and why they attend.

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