Kerri Severns

Kerri Severns has extensive work experience in the nonprofit sector, with a focus on fundraising and development operations. Kerri currently serves as the Philanthropy Director of Operations at North Kansas City Hospital, where they built and maintains Salesforce's Nonprofit Success Pack for the hospital. Prior to this, Kerri worked as the Development & Operations Planning Manager at Water.org, where they established a new Development Operations team to support fundraising efforts. Kerri also held various roles at The University of Kansas Health System, including Associate Development Director of Data and Financial Systems, Gift Processing and Reporting Manager, and Marketing Database Administrator. In these positions, they supervised teams, managed donor and gift records, implemented fundraising infrastructure, and provided technology support. Kerri's earlier experience includes working as a Project Administrator at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, where they managed donor databases and coordinated acknowledgments, and as a Donor & Information Services Representative, where they supported membership engagement and data management.

Kerri Severns holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Business Data Analytics from Ottawa University. Kerri also has a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree in Management Information Systems from Ottawa University. Additionally, they have an Associate of Arts and Sciences (AAS) degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies, and Humanities from Johnson County Community College.