Meet the NCDS Team

Since joining NCDS in 1995, Tom DiFiore has directed, supervised, and developed hundreds of fundraising campaigns for diverse client organizations in communities across the U.S.

As one of the first Chamber professionals to start his own consulting firm, Howard Benson is largely responsible for creating the specialized field of fundraising for chambers of commerce and economic development organizations.

A true lifetime learner, Al has effectively integrated a variety of skills and experiences with NCDS’ proven methodology to achieve consistent success for over a dozen client organizations and communities.

Rick offers NCDS clients deep, relevant experience in economic development along with strong management and communications skills to deliver campaigns that produce both financial resources and strategies for program implementation and community impact.

Craig Glogowski is a seasoned campaign director and has worked with dozens of community and economic development organizations across the U.S. His has also served non-profit organizations as both a senior executive, and as a volunteer.

Deb Hoyt has been directing NCDS’s financial and administrative departments and serving its clients since 1993. With over 30 years of business management, human resource, accounting, and finance experience in various industries, she is a key communicator with our clients' finance officers.

Two words best summarize Tom Micelotta’s value to NCDS clients: experience and success. He has managed dozens of campaigns and feasibility studies in a variety of communities for a broad spectrum of community and economic development organizations, raising over $125 million in the process.

As Director of the Economic Strategy Center, Trygve uses local and national data sources and economic modeling to develop persuasive, compelling rational for public and private sector investment in nonprofit programs and organizations. The Economic Strategy Center partners with community agencies to develop market and cost/benefit analyses, and economic development strategy.