Christopher Crease, MA, was selected as the new Fund Development manager for The Campbell Center.

“We feel fortunate to have located a person with Christopher’s experience, knowledge, and integrity and believe he will be a great asset in advancing the Center’s mission in our local community and spreading the vision of this sustainable organization,” said Sandy Moreno, CEO.

Crease will oversee all facets of the Center’s development efforts including fundraising, corporate sponsorship administration, major gifts program, resource development, special events, strategic partnerships, public relations, planned giving and social media campaigns.

He was born in Monroe, Louisiana, and later moved to Houston, Texas. He earned his bachelor’s degree from University of Louisiana at Monroe and master’s from University of Phoenix. As a college basketball student athlete, he was privileged to play in the NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament in the 1990-91, 1992-93 season.

Crease has over 23 years of experience in nonprofit administration, program design/evaluation, organizational development, revenue generation, digital marketing and change management. He is the founder of CC3, LLC., of Los Angeles, a nonprofit consulting firm that provide consulting services to local, state, national nonprofits in organizational development, fundraising, marketing, branding, board development, special event planning and public relations.

He moved to Los Angeles in May 2014. In September, the YWCA Greater Los Angeles engaged him as its Development manager to build the Development Department’s infrastructure and extend the agency’s reach.

In August 2015, he joined Family Service Association in Moreno Valley as Development director. FSA has been a leader among nonprofits serving families in need since 1953. FSA hired him to grow the organization’s bottom line, reignite development operations, and increase corporate partnerships in the Inland Empire/Orange County area.

Before moving to Los Angeles, Crease served in several positions including the regional director of Health and Safety Units of the Texas Gulf Coast Greater Houston Red Cross, managing over 12 branch offices and all its fundraising efforts.

Crease is an enthusiastic advocate on issues related to building the nonprofit community, strengthening families, substance abuse, youth/adult employment and ending homelessness.