Ezra Krieg
A senior consultant with Krisenberg, LLC, Ezra Krieg has been helping nonprofits maximize their fundraising efforts for more than two decades. He has worked in development for such well-known organizations as the Daily Bread Food Bank (now Feeding South Florida), Kids in Distress, the Broward Partnership for the Homeless, and the Arthritis Foundation.

A graduate of Leadership Broward and Leadership Palm Beach, Krieg is past president of the Oakland Park-Coral Ridge Kiwanis Club and is an active member in the Delray Beach Sunrise chapter. He also served as president of the Foxe Chase Homeowner’s Association.

Krieg received his bachelor’s degree in rhetoric and communications from the University of Pittsburgh. Among his numerous honors are the South Florida Magazine’s Hurricane Hero, National Development Staff Award from the Arthritis Foundation, Jaycee of the Year, Phi Lambda Phi Fraternity Council Key and a Floridian on the Move by the Bradenton Herald.


Ellen Crane Schulman, APR

Ellen Schulman is a nearly 30-year veteran of marketing and strategic public relations. She founded Proseplus, Inc., a public relations consulting firm in December 2000. The firm offers support in all aspects of marketing and public relations, with a special emphasis on helping businesses develop strategic corporate giving programs.

One of her most recent programs is the Oce' Future Authors Writing Project, which gives Palm Beach County students the chance to become published authors. She also formed the "Community Champions" effort for the statewide law firm Broad and Cassel.  The partnership between the Observer newspaper in Deerfield and the Sun-Sentinel recognizes local community leaders who give back unselfishly.

Accredited in public relations (APR), Schulman also counsels numerous nonprofits in marketing and public relations. She has an extensive corporate and agency background, having worked for such companies as Hill and Knowlton, one of the world's largest and most prestigious public relations firms; Offerdahl's Bagel Gourmet; American Airlines in Dallas; and the Aluminum Company of America (ALCOA) in Pittsburgh.

She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Georgia and graduated from Leadership Broward, Leadership Boca Raton and Leadership Palm Beach.   She serves as secretary of the board of directors for the Broward Community College Foundation and is a Salvation Army board member. She was named a 2007 Women of the Year by the Association of Women in Communications and a 2006 Woman of Distinction by the March of Dimes.  In addition, she received the Miami Dolphin's Community Quarterback Award in 2006 and the Salvation Army Advisory Board Member of the Year in 2005.