Our mission is to promote stewardship, growth and service through communication.
Communication Mark Team
Mark Goldstein, President and CEO, has consistently served nonprofits as a staff member, board member or consultant since 1991. Mark’s primary role at Communication Mark is to formulate creative project strategies, direct project and grant research, and edit grant proposals. He has raised millions for nonprofit organizations by obtaining grants for organizations of all types, sizes and locales. His volunteerism has included cycling from Boston to New York to help combat HIV/AIDS and playing a lead role in founding a public access television station. Mark is a Duke University Nonprofit Management course instructor and has published over 225 articles in community newspapers and other publications. He currently serves as a board member for the Association of Fundraising Professionals Western North Carolina Chapter, a member of the Rotary Club of Asheville Metro and actively volunteers with Animal Compassion Network.
Chris Amsbary,Fundraising Consultant, spent 27 years crafting proposals and sales pitches that sold information technology solutions to large business customers. After a successful career in the corporate world, she decided to focus on working with nonprofits to help make an impact on people while gaining more personal fulfillment. Originally from Chicago, Chris earned her BS degree in Finance from the University of Illinois. She left Illinois to escape the cold winters and has enjoyed living in the Southeast for most of her life. In 2009, Chris moved to western NC with her husband and two rescue dogs and lives in a log home near the top of a mountain. Prior to moving to the Asheville area, she and her husband owned a successful fine craft gallery in Charlotte for several years. She enjoys collecting fine craft and art, playing piano and listening to music, gardening, reading, cooking, hiking, traveling and exploring the mountains.
Jaime Roscoe, Fundraising Consultant, graduated from the University of NH with a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Environmental Conservation. She worked at the University’s Writing Center for four years as a writing fellow and academic writing tutor. After graduation she committed a year of service to AmeriCorps, managing and mentoring high school students at a Vermont State Park and working with women and children at a transitional shelter in Manchester, NH. Since moving to Asheville in 2007, she has earned her Nonprofit Management Certificate from Duke University and become a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals Western North Carolina Chapter. She volunteers at Evergreen Community Charter School where she serves on the Board’s Development Committee. Jaime is grateful to have a job where she helps all different kinds of organizations serve their communities.
Alice Sabo, Administrator, grew up in suburban New Jersey, where she developed a bad case of wanderlust. After attending college in New Jersey and Massachusetts, she finished her Bachelors in Fine Arts at the University of New Mexico. Since that time, she has worked in a variety of jobs, from managing a quick print store to freelancing as a scenic artist. During her travels she has honed her administrative skills, and has now alighted in Asheville. She still pursues painting and writing in her spare time.
