Kris Kewitsch
Executive Director
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Kris Kewitsch is the Executive Director of Charities Review Council. In her eight years in this role, she has focused the Council on building authentic and engaged relationships between donors and nonprofits to create strong, more vibrant and just communities while expanding the online, cloud-based tools through which the Council delivers on that promise. Annually, $3.4 billion of nonprofit operating expense has been touched by the Accountability Wizard® nonprofit review process. In 2017, the Council launched the Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Toolkit, whereby nonprofits can collect strong, internal and external demographic data while helping them uncover the gaps between intention and perception of how policy and power move through their organizations.
Prior to joining the Council, Kris worked in corporate philanthropy with Target Corporation, U.S. Bank, and Piper Jaffray, directing resources—both human and financial—to nonprofits across the country. Kris attended Gustavus Adolphus College, receiving a BA in Sociology and Anthropology. She has served on numerous boards, including the Corporate Volunteerism Council, National Council on Workplace Volunteerism, and the Volunteer Resource Center (now HandsOn Twin Cities). Kris was named to Twin Cities Business List of 100 to Know in 2017. She lives in St. Louis Park with her husband and dog.
(651) 328–6970
Email: kris@smartgivers.org
Twitter: @kkewitsch
Abby Wellan
Operations Manager
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Abby Wellan joined the Charities Review Council team in 2012 and is currently serving as the Council’s Operations Manager. In this role, Abby manages the day-to-day operations for the Council, while also providing strategic input for the future. She manages and develops our people, including paid interns, staff, independent contractors, vendors, and consultants, serves as a board and committee liaison, and supports organizational effectiveness and sustainability. Prior to serving as the Council’s Operations Manager, Abby managed the Council’s communications, event planning, and served as an integral member of the Nonprofit Services Team—a team dedicated to supporting our nonprofit partners through the Accountability Wizard® nonprofit review process.
Abby is an enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe. She graduated with honors from St. Cloud State University, with a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, and three minors including Intercultural Communications, Human Relations, and Political Science.
(651) 328–6972
Email: abby@smartgivers.org
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Twitter: @abbyw675
Dimitri Kaasan-Stull
Program Manager
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Dimitri Kaasan-Stull joined the Charities Review Council in 2021. As Program Manager, he reviews nonprofit practices andpolicies to support alignment with the Council’s 25 Accountability Standards®, and its Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Toolkit. In this role, he provides technical assistance and support to our nonprofit partners in fulfilling their missions. He also evaluates the Council’s progress toward its own program goals, implementing changes to the review process to ensure that the resources we provide to nonprofit clients reflect the ever-evolving needs of the sector.
Dimitri practiced as an evaluation and communications consultant to foundations and nonprofits prior to joining the Council. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, with a B.A. in Comparative Literature, and from the University of Minnesota Humphrey School of Public Affairs with a Masters of Public Policy.
(651) 328-6974
Email: dimitri@smartgivers.org
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Madeline Folstein
Communications & Administrative Associate
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Madeline Folstein (she/her/hers) joined Charities Review Council in 2020 as the Communications & Administrative Associate. In this role, Madeline coordinates the Council’s communications plan, including our social media channels, Smart Giver Newsletter production, website management, and constituent correspondence. She also administers core Council services by conducting nonprofit reviews and providing technical assistance through the Accountability Wizard® process, and ensuring effective execution of Council events and workshops.
Madeline graduated summa cum laude from the University of Minnesota in 2020 with a Bachelor of Arts in English, and minors in Creative Writing and Studies in Cinema and Media Culture. She most recently interned with the communications team at Hennepin Theatre Trust, where she supported public relations, email and web content creation, and other functions.
(651) 328-6976
E-mail: madeline@smartgivers.org
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