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Awards & Recognition:

• 40 Under 40 Honoree
  Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP)
  September, 2022
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  The Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) 40 Under 40 Program is designed to recognize the industry's brightest young leaders who have demonstrated impressive career achievements, deep community involvement, and exceptional leadership in healthcare philanthropy.
  
  The 40 winners were recognized at the 2022 AHP International Conference in Chicago, IL.
  Click here to read more.

• 2022 Blackbaud Diversity Scholar
  The AFP Foundation for Philanthropy
  May, 2022
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  The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), the largest community of fundraising professionals of the world, and Blackbaud, the world's leading cloud software company powering social good, announced a new strategic partnership to support and train charitable fundraisers around the world and increase diversity and inclusion throughout the profession. The AFP Foundation for Philanthropy established the Blackbaud Development Fund to support professional and leadership development for people of diverse backgrounds within the fundraising community. 
  
  The fund offers scholarships to support diversity attendance at AFP ICON, the largest conference in the world for the fundraising profession.

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Interview:

Professional Memberships:

• Josué E. Hernández, MA, CFRE, on the Value of the CFRE for Health Care Fundraising Professionals
  CFRE International
  January, 2023
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  CFRE International interviewed me and asked me about my journey of becoming certified in 2021.
  
  Becoming a CFRE (Certified Fund Raising Executive) is a great way to advance your career in philanthropy and to learn all the fundamentals when it comes to fundraising.
  
  Interview was conducted by Ashley Gatewood, MA, PCM
  Access article.

• Association for Healthcare Philanthropy
  Member
  August, 2021 to Present 
  
  
• Association of Fundraising Professionals

              Member
               August, 2016 to Present ​

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Books currently reading:

​Books currently in my wishlist:

• ​The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is The Key To High Performance And Personal Renewal
  Authors: James E. Leohr, Tony Schwartz
  2003
  Category: Leadership
  
  
• Data Driven Nonprofits
  Author: Steve MacLaughlin
  ​2016
  Category: Fundraising

​​Books I recently read and recommend:

• Your Path to Nonprofit Leadership: Seven Keys to Advancing Your Career in the Philanthropic Sector
  Author: Patton McDowell
  2022
  Category: Professional Development

• The Smart Nonprofit: Staying Human-Centered in An Automated World
  Authors: Beth Kanter, Allison H. Fine
  2022
  Category: Fundraising
  
  
• Future Philanthropy: The Tech, Trends & Talent Defining New Civic Leadership
  Author: Ryan Ginard
  2021
  Category: Philanthropy
  
  
• The Future of Fundraising: Adapting to Changing Philanthropic Realities (Fundraising Guides for University Leaders)
  Author: James Langley
  2020
  Category: Fundraising
  
  
• Deep Work
  Author: Cal Newport
  2016
  Category: Professional Development