Kelly Rolf

Kelly Rolf, CFRE, serves as the Chief Philanthropy Officer and VP of Development & Marketing at PENCIL, where responsibilities include creating and implementing a comprehensive donor development strategy and overseeing marketing and branding efforts to link community resources to Nashville public schools. Prior experience includes a decade at Mikva Challenge, first as Director of Major Gifts, overseeing the establishment and management of a major gifts program, and later as Chief Development Officer, where planning and execution of fundraising initiatives led to significant financial contributions. Kelly's career also includes various roles in development and communications at organizations such as Public Communications Inc., Lapham's Quarterly, People For the American Way, and W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. Kelly holds a B.A. in English Literature from Columbia University and has also studied at Trinity College Dublin.