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Greg Elfers, Chief Field Development Officer
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Greg Elfers is Chief Field Development Officer of the American Diabetes Association, the nation’s largest voluntary health organization leading the fight to Stop DiabetesSM.
As Chief Field Development Officer, Elfers provides senior leadership and strategic direction for the Association's field operations, fund-raising campaigns, and volunteer development. He joined the Association in January 2008.
During his 30-year nonprofit career he has held senior-level positions at all levels of operations, including chapter, field, and national.
Prior to joining the American Diabetes Association, he served at The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society as Senior Vice President, Revenue Development, with responsibility for all society revenue sources, including campaigns, corporate partnerships and sponsorships, direct giving and direct mail. He joined The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in 1994 as Vice President of Campaign Development. During his tenure in that position, annual campaign revenue grew from $32 million to $290 million. The major contributors to the growth were the Light The Night walk and Team In Training. Team In Training revenue grew from $3.2 million to more than $110 million under his leadership.
Elfers also held a number of positions of increased responsibility with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society over a 12-year period, where he rose to the position of National VP of Fundraising. In this position, he was responsible for strategy development and execution of all fund-raising initiatives, including Special Events, Individual, Corporate, Foundation Giving and Direct Mail. Under his leadership, the Society experienced aggressive fund-raising growth, including a national roll-out of the MS 150 Bike Tour and development and launch of The MS walk.
Elfers earned a Bachelor of Science degree in education from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio and studied business and finance at Xavier University in Cincinnati.
