Immediate Past President
Jennifer Filla
President
Aspire Research Group LLC
pastpresident@aprafl.org
Bio:
A long time ago in a far-away career, Jennifer Filla got hooked on research as a legal secretary. Now she operates Aspire Research Group out of Florida providing prospect research services to organizations across the country. Prior to founding Aspire Research she served as Grants and Research Manager to the Devereux Foundation, Assistant Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations at Thomas Jefferson University and Hospital, and Associate Director of Development at the Jefferson Kimmel Cancer Center, all in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
A strong advocate for volunteering, Jennifer is a former trustee of The Center Foundation and its sister organization, The Mentor Center, as well as Habitat for Humanity of Delaware County. She received a B.S. in business administration from Neumann College and a Certificate in Fundraising from the University of Pennsylvania. Jennifer is a member of the Association of Professional Researchers for Advancement (APRA) International, the APRA Florida chapter, and the Association of Fundraising Professionals.