Carrie Seida

Carrie Seida, MA, CFRE has extensive experience in the nonprofit sector. Carrie currently serves as the Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations at Marklund since 2022. Previously, they worked at St. Coletta's of Illinois Foundation as the Director of Development from 2019 to 2022, and as the Assistant Director of Development from 2018 to 2019. Before that, they were the Grants Manager at Little City Foundation from 2014 to 2018 and the Grant Coordinator at YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago from 2013 to 2014. Carrie began their career as a Fund Development Specialist/Grant Writer at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Will and Grundy Counties in 2012.

Carrie Seida, MA, CFRE received a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Political Science and Government, Pre-Law from Eastern Illinois University in 2010. Carrie later pursued a Master of Arts (M.A.) in Public Administration from Western Illinois University, completing in 2011. Seida also obtained the Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) certification from CFRE International in 2023.