Meet the Team

PGgrowth was founded in August 2010 as a partnership between James Hilborn and Ed Sluga, CFRE.

Together we have over 400 years of combined planned giving experience.

To learn more about members of our team, click on their name below.

Leadership

Ed Sluga

Ed Sluga

President and Co-founder

Julia Magnuson-Ford

Julia Magnuson-Ford

VP of Business Development

Consultants

Caroline Banadar

Caroline Banadar

Senior Consultant

Katherine Blake

Katherine Blake

Director, Client Engagement & Senior Consultant

Suzanne Bone

Suzanne Bone

Senior Counsel

Theresa Butler-Porter

Theresa Butler-Porter

Senior Consultant

Tracey Church

Tracey Church

Senior Research Consultant

Nancy Collett

Nancy Collett

Director, Donor Engagement Services
& Senior Consultant

Colleen DeJager

Colleen DeJager

Senior Consultant

Jane Jamieson

Jane Jamieson

Senior Consultant

Peggy Killeen

Peggy Killeen

Senior Consultant

Grant Monck

Grant Monck

Senior Counsel

Ken Ramsay

Ken Ramsay

Senior Counsel

ConsuLtant Associates

Erika Ewacha

Associate Consultant,
Business Development

Eric Patterson

Eric Patterson

Consultant

Karen Viersen

Karen Viersen

Senior Consultant

ConsuLtants Emeritus

Jim Hilborn

Jim Hilborn

Senior Counsel and Co-founder

Doug Flanders

Doug Flanders

Editor & Senior Consultant

Colleen Bradley

Colleen Bradley

Support Consultant

Neil Williams

Neil Williams

Senior Consultant

Doug Puffer

Doug Puffer

Senior Counsel

Rob Henderson

Rob Henderson

Senior Consultant

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