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Guidance In Giving, Inc. is a Catholic organization serving as stewardship, development and campaign counsel to dioceses, parishes and Catholic schools. Our firm has extensive experience in conducting capital campaigns and implementing stewardship in Catholic dioceses, parishes and schools throughout the United States. In all our development efforts, we utilize techniques that are continuously tested and refined. Services include: diocesan capital campaigns; diocesan annual appeals; diocesan development audits and feasibility studies; parish capital campaigns; implementing stewardship; parish feasibility studies school development audits, feasibility studies, major gifts solicitations and capital campaigns; To discuss your individual situation or to get a cost free analysis of your potential, please call Michael R. Cusack, President and CEO at 888-757-5444, contact one of our executives listed below, or visit us on the web at www.guidanceingiving.com.
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Michael R. Cusack
CEO and President
Michael R. Cusack is a resident of Bayport, NY and Palm City, FL and has served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Guidance In Giving, Inc. since the firm was founded in 1997. Mr. Cusack began his career in 1980 conducting parish, diocesan and school campaigns in Georgia, Louisiana, Virginia, Tennessee, Washington, DC, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Florida, Illinois, Texas, California and Washington to name a few states. During the last 27 years, he has been involved in capital campaigns that have raised over $5,000,000,000 for Catholic causes.
In 1997, at the urging of family, friends and associates, Mr. Cusack founded Guidance In Giving, Inc. to serve the Catholic Church. Since beginning the firm, he has never veered from his mission of providing exceptional counsel and dedicated service and advice to clients under the auspices of Catholic stewardship. A frequent speaker on stewardship, development and campaigns at local, regional and national conferences, Mr. Cusack brings an extensive resume to each client and is actively involved on a daily basis with the operations of every account.
Mr. Cusack has been married since 1983 to his wife Marla. They have three daughters, Hayley who is a 2008 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and Melissa and Jennifer who are 2010 graduates from Providence College.
Michael R. Cusack :: Chief Executive Officer and President
225 Snedecor Avenue :: Bayport, NY 11705 :: Phone: 888-757-5444 :: Fax: 631-472-6109 :: Email Me
Michael V. Goodwin
Executive Vice President
Michael V. Goodwin is a native of Annapolis, MD. He attended Valley Forge Military Junior College where he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army (Infantry). After his commissioning he went on to receive his BA in Business Management from Loyola College in Baltimore. He has a wife, Christine, and a eleven year old daughter, Rachel and a nine year old son, Colin. They reside in Freehold, NJ where Michael established the Mid-Atlantic Office of the firm in the late 90's.
He has been involved with fundraising for Catholic parishes, schools and diocese since 1992. Michael oversees the diocesan division of the firm and is involved with sales and supervision of parish and diocesan accounts.
Michael enjoys sports and is an avid fisherman. The majority of his free time is spent coaching his children in Soccer, T-Ball and Lacrosse.
Michael V. Goodwin :: Executive Vice President
222 Harvard Oval :: Freehold, NJ 07728 :: Phone: 888-869-5522 :: Fax: 732-683-0603 :: Email Me
Joseph. W. Zamorano
Executive Vice President
Joseph W. Zamorano is a native of Baltimore, MD and has been living in San Diego since 1992, when he established the West Coast Office of the firm. Joe attended Washington and Lee University in Lexington, VA where he graduated with a BS in Natural Science and Mathematics. He has been involved with stewardship, development and fundraising for Catholic parishes, schools and diocese since 1988 throughout the United States. As executive vice president, Joe oversees the parish division of the firm as well having extensive involvement with sales, operations and supervision of parish and diocesan accounts.
Joseph is on the board of directors of several San Diego Charities and is actively involved with his parish, St. Thérese of Carmel, where he is a member of the Finance Council, Building Committee and Knights of Columbus. Joseph is also involved with the DADS Club of his daughter’s school, Notre Dame Academy, and is on the finance committee of the school as well.
Joe and his wife, MaryLou have a daughter, Danielle. He is fluent in Spanish, is an avid sports fan and enjoys golf.
Joseph. W. Zamorano :: Executive Vice President
7504 Collins Ranch Terrace :: San Diego, CA 92130 :: Phone: 800-993-3335 :: Fax: 858-484-0132 :: Email Me
Stephen A. Babcock
Vice President
Stephen A. Babcock, originally from Central New York (Oswego), resides on Long Island (Sayville) and joined Guidance In Giving, Inc. in 1997. Over the last twelve years, he has been involved in conducting a wide array of development efforts throughout the United States (including capital campaigns, feasibility/planning studies, annual appeals, development audits, etc.). He spent his first seven years with the company working primarily in the diocesan division spending time in Charleston (SC), Fargo (ND), Houston (TX), Norwich (CT), San Diego (CA), Savannah (GA), St. Augustine (FL), St. Petersburg (FL), Wheeling-Charleston (WV) and Youngstown (OH). For the past five years, Steve has served in the parish division, in sales, supervision and operations of development efforts in Catholic churches throughout the Northeast, Midwest and Southern United States.
Steve is a 1996 graduate of Siena College in Loudonville, NY. He and his wife Tara were married in 2001 and have four children, Callaghan, Quinn, Leah and Daniel.
Stephen A. Babcock :: Vice President
7 Harp Lane :: Sayville, NY 11782 :: Phone: 800-509-6054 :: Fax: 631-563-0871 :: Email Me
Carlos H. Proaño
Vice President, Spanish Division
Carlos H. Proaño has extensive experience in conducting stewardship and capital campaigns in multi-cultural parishes. One of the founders of Guidance In Giving, Carlos specializes in integrating and conducting diocesan and parish programs with ethnic communities, especially with Hispanics living in the United States. The author of “El Don de Dar”, his book explains the benefits of sharing our gifts with one another.
Practicing good Stewardship and with a Christian spirit, Carlos has served as a guest speaker along the Spanish track for the following ICSC Stewardship Conference: Arlington 2000, Toronto 2002, Chicago 2003, New Orleans 2004, and San Francisco 2005. He has also been a frequent speaker at both local and regional conferences on stewardship and development.
Carlos married his wife Margarita in 1996. They are the happy parents of Carlos and Megan and reside in Orange County, California.
Carlos H. Proaño :: Vice President
5331 Princeton Avenue :: Westminster, CA 92683 :: Phone: 866-874-4700 :: Fax: 714-891-1581 :: Email Me
Michael J. Coates
Vice President
New Jersey native Mike Coates has worked with Guidance In Giving, Inc. for 12 years, serving dioceses and parishes in every part of the United States- from the Northeast to Alaska. The projects for which Mike has executed feasibility studies, conducted or supervised capital campaigns or otherwise participated in have raised in excess of $200,000,000.
Michael, his wife Jessica and son Matthew live in Newnan, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta, where he has run the Metro Atlanta Office for the firm since 2002. He also continues to travel frequently in order to assist Campaign Directors under his supervision. Mike is an avid backpacker and a published poet (National Library of Poetry.)
Michael J. Coates :: Vice President
58 Brookview Drive :: Newnan, GA 30265 :: Phone/Fax: 770-573-2092 :: Email Me
Joseph E. Neville
Vice President
Joe Neville, a Maryland native, currently resides in Windermere, FL and joined Guidance In Giving, Inc. in 2000. Over the last nine years, he has been involved in conducting a wide array of development efforts throughout the United States in arch/dioceses, parishes and Catholic high schools (including capital campaigns, planning studies, annual appeals, development audits, etc.). He has been involved with Catholic projects in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, and West Virginia. For the past two years, Joe has focused his efforts in sales, supervision and operations of development efforts in Catholic parishes and dioceses throughout the Mid Atlantic and Southeastern United States.
He and his wife Kristy were married in 2004 and have two children, Evan and Claire.
Joseph E. Neville :: Vice President
13506 Summerport Village Parkway, Box 116 :: Windermere, FL 34786 :: Phone: 888-854-4480 :: Email Me
Jennifer Frazer
Vice President
Jennifer Frazer, a New Jersey native, joined Guidance in Giving in 2000 after receiving her Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication from Salisbury University in Maryland. She has been a part of Diocesan campaigns in Greensburg, PA, Toledo, OH, Peoria, IL, Charleston, SC, Victoria, TX, and Helena, MT raising in excess of $180,000,000.
Jennifer has lived in Mt. Pleasant, SC for the past four years. She stays very active in the community with her membership at Christ Our King Parish and volunteering with The Preservation Society of Charleston where she gives historical home tours. In her spare time, Jennifer plays on Co-Ed softball leagues and enjoys walks on the beach with her black lab mix, Charlie.
Jennifer Frazer :: Vice President
1600 Long Grove Dr, Unit 1523 :: Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 :: Phone: 843-631-4374 :: Email Me
Meegan Wright, a native Floridian and graduate of Florida State University, joined Guidance In Giving in 2004. She has been a part of parish campaign throughout the Florida, stewardship efforts in the Archdiocese of Anchorage, Alaska and Wheeling-Charleston, West Virginia, as well as diocesan campaigns in Peoria, Illinois, and Youngstown, Ohio, and is currently serving as the Executive Director for the All Things Possible Campaign in the Diocese of Fort Worth.
In her free time, Meegan participates in various charities, such as the American Cancer Society, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and Pinellas County Humane Society. She enjoys landscaping and gardening, and hikes extensively in the National Park System.
Meegan Wright :: Vice President
Leslie Post, a Northern California native, joined Guidance In Giving in 2003. Leslie has raised over $30,000,000 in parish campaigns throughout California and Arizona, and primarily in the Diocese of San Diego. Leslie graduated from Elon University in North Carolina and currently resides in San Marcos, CA with her husband Matt. In her spare time she enjoys spending time with her nephews, cooking, camping and is an avid sports fan.
Leslie Post :: Vice President