Tim Smeal Promoted to Senior Consultant

Tim Smeal, Senior Consultant
Tim Smeal, Senior Consultant

Charleston—The Winkler Group, a national nonprofit consulting firm headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, announces the promotion of Tim Smeal to the role of Senior Consultant.  Mr. Smeal is based in the Winkler Group’s New York office. 

Mr. Smeal is the former Director of Development at the Jamestown Community College Foundation, where he oversaw the campaign study for the foundation’s capital campaign.  He also led the fundraising program for Reg Lenna, a prominent New York theater, resulting in a 62 percent increase in first-time individual donors and a 30 percent increase in corporate sponsorships.

Mr. Smeal has a B.S. from Grove City College and is pursuing an M.A. from SUNY Buffalo.  He is an active volunteer and currently serves the Audubon Community Nature Center, Child Advocacy Program of Chautauqua County, Chautauqua Institution NOW Generation, and Jamestown Public Market Advisory Committee.  


The Winkler Group, a national nonprofit consulting firm specializing in capital campaigns and strategic planning, is headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, with offices in Florida, Georgia, New York, and North Carolina.  

Celebrating its 16th year, the Winkler Group has recently been hired as counsel to Charleston Southern University in Charleston, South Carolina; Seward House Museum in Auburn, New York; Grace Marketplace in Gainesville, Florida; East Cooper Community Outreach in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina; The Brook Hill School in Tyler, Texas; and the Charleston Symphony Orchestra.

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