Team Catalyst
Troy Finn, CEO
Troy is a management consultant and fundraising architect with over 24 years of experience in leadership and advisory roles across the nonprofit sector. He has extensive experience in campaign planning and board development, major and planned giving, annual giving, and institutional funding.
Troy's front-line skills complement his expertise in analytics, systems, philanthropy tech, operations, and fundraising business intelligence. With a keen eye for talent, Troy has built teams of successful gift officers who have achieved unprecedented levels of success.
He has worked with highly regarded institutions including Harvard, Columbia, Bennington, St. Lawrence, the University of New Hampshire, UMass, Dana-Farber & The Jimmy Fund, Boys & Girls Clubs, YMCA, ALS Association, Pine Street Inn, CancerCare, among others.
Troy excels at growth strategy and leveraging the intersection of passion and talent to drive engagement and fuel missions. His alma mater is the College of the Holy Cross and he obtained a master’s degree from Harvard University with a concentration in finance and management through the Harvard Extension School.
As founder and CEO of Catalyst Campaign Partners, Troy combines rigorous discipline with innovative thinking in all client engagements, providing solutions that are strategically sound and backed by both extensive experience and thorough analysis. He is a Senior Advisor to clients through Starrs Aligned LLC and splits his time between New England and the Adirondacks.
Bob Doser, Senior Vice President
Bob is a fundraising data expert who has spent the majority of his career working in analytics, information systems, and database implementation and management. His dual major degree in Computer Science and Business from St. Lawrence University and a previous degree in accounting have served him well as he excels at business intelligence, data mining, and advanced reporting.
An invaluable asset to the Catalyst team and our clients, Bob’s focus on enterprise-wide data and informed strategies help achieve measurable and sustainable results. When not coding, crunching numbers, or extracting meaning from massive data sets, Bob can be found refereeing one of several local sports teams in the North Country of New York State.
Ian Grant, Senior Vice President
Ian is a valued thought partner to non-profit leaders, a serial entrepreneur, and an incurable optimist. He brings four decades of experience to client engagements and has a track record of turning ideas into revenue generating donor-funded ventures. As a visionary strategist and an in-the-trenches, hands-on builder with successful and measurable outcomes, Ian is a strong relationship builder. Having co-founded/founded three bootstrapped and venture backed companies, he has also led innovation projects within large Fortune 500 corporate environments. Ian studied political science and economics at St. Lawrence University, obtaining his bachelor’s degree there after completing a life-changing semester abroad in Kenya.
Keith Doucet, Partner, Executive Vice President
Keith has helped drive the operational success of campaigns and teams for small and large organizations over the past two decades. He has acted as chief of staff to organizational leadership in academic medicine and higher education, including Harvard, Columbia, and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and has volunteered his services in support of non-profit organizations including the Anthony Quinn Foundation and the Pine Street Inn. Keith obtained a degree in culinary arts from Newbury College early in his career, and later studied humanities, obtaining his bachelor’s degree at Harvard Extension while also working at the Harvard Chan School of Public Health. His eclectic professional and personal background includes years as a trained chef and as a licensed real estate broker in New Hampshire and Maine.
Paula Hennon, PhD, Senior Vice President
Paula brings an eclectic genius to her work, having studied economics at Fordham and, later, at Kent State for her MBA, then on to The Ohio State University where she earned a doctorate in atmospheric sciences. She helps fundraisers, faculty, and others craft their business endeavors and crystalize the uniqueness of their offerings by effectively conveying their story and needs. Paula provides laser-focused strategies to break into funding niches, along with support and accountability to avoid diluting their messaging. Designing and implementing a funding journey from top-of-funnel through goal achievement - and accurately measuring metrics and growth along the way - is her specialty. She lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina and serves on the boards of non-profits such as Asheville Youth Sailing.
Susan Entz, of Counsel, Senior Vice President
Susan is a highly regarded, innovative leader in the higher ed advancement field where she has led teams for more than 25 years. As head of alumni relations at a large research university, Susan has led alumni engagement efforts for more than a decade, exponentially increasing participation and working in close collaboration with the development team. She has also served as a major gifts officer during a successful capital campaign, and as director of a large events team that enhanced the institution’s reputation and engagement efforts. After graduating from Stoneleigh-Burnham, Susan obtained her bachelor’s degree in communications from Boston College and later obtained her MBA from the Whittemore School of Business and Economics at UNH.
Brian Fair, Vice President
Brian is a seasoned fundraising executive and analyst with over 18 years of experience in the nonprofit sector, and spent seven years in direct sales and partnerships for one of the industry’s leading prospect research software companies. He empowers nonprofits of all sizes and missions to harness the power of artificial intelligence and data, optimizing their fundraising strategies to achieve impactful results. With a deep passion for cultivating lasting relationships, Brian excels at providing customized solutions tailored to the unique needs and challenges of clients and partners. He has overseen major projects with universities, health systems, museums, and community-based organizations. Brian’s background in fundraising consulting, strategic planning, and marketing further enhances his ability to guide nonprofits in refining donor research, solicitation, and stewardship practices, ensuring long-term success and sustainability.
Catalysts of Counsel
Each client has specific needs, unique strengths, and specific challenges that require an artisanal approach to problem solving and solution development.
Our extensive network of accomplished consulting partners are called upon for their expertise in areas ranging from major gift program development to planned and complex gifts, annual giving and direct response marketing, alumni relations, foundation grants and corporate partnerships, operations and more. These Catalysts of Counsel amplify our ability to support our clients in achieving their goals.
