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 Laura Lewis MandelesLaura Lewis Mandeles joined Wolf, Keens & Company in 1992, bringing broad knowledge of the nonprofit sector and an array of skills honed in working for nonprofits and funders, including the Indiana Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts. She spent nine years at National Public Radio, becoming Senior Development Associate for Cultural Programming, and raising millions of dollars from private and public-sector funders. At Wolf, Keens & Company, Laura has worked with a range of organizations on planning and resource, program, board, and proposal development. Clients have come to rely on her understanding of the funding community, ability to analyze and synthesize information, and skill in developing written materials that articulate organizational goals and strategies and make a superb case for support. She has focused on public/private funding partnerships, working with states developing Cultural Trust funding mechanisms for the arts, and with a variety of nonprofits associated with public agencies. She has also served as chair of the Fairfax County Public Library Foundation, a nonprofit group that develops support for a public library system. Laura graduated cum laude from Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, earned a master's in urban studies from Occidental College in conjunction with a Coro Foundation public affairs leadership fellowship, and received a Management Fellowship from the NEA. She was principal writer of Americanizing the American Orchestra, and authored "Business Topics for Artists," an award-winning independent study course for Indiana University. When not working with nonprofits, Laura is a cantorial soloist and professional singer performing in the Washington, D.C. area. |
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