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Mattingly Messina
Founder, Throughline
Mattingly is the founder of Throughline and a leading independent school advancement and fundraising strategist. After serving as a legal negotiator for Google, he served as the Director of Advancement for Bentley School. Through his firm, he currently serves in a number of fractional advancement leadership positions at independent schools and nonprofits, including San Domenico School, Canterbury School of Florida, and The Berkeley School.
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David Hanson
Founder, Winthrop & Associates
David is the founder of Winthrop & Associates and one of the most experienced financial strategists in independent education. He brings decades of senior financial leadership across independent schools and higher education, most recently as CFOO at The Branson School and previously as CFO at Phillips Exeter Academy.
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