your project partners
Our team of professionals provides you with proven methodology, a pleasant and positive demeanor, and a sincere gratitude for the privilege of being Your Partner for Good. Add decades of experience and deep relationships across a vast network, and you'll see why your Project Partners experience will be an exceptional one.
Meet: Lerii F. Smith, CFRE
Corinne Fiagome, M.P.P. • Haily Summerford, MBA • Alyssa Studer
Amber Zuckerman • Leighanne Christon, M.A. • Wendy A. Williamson
Lerii F. Smith, CFRE
FOUNDER AND President
Lerii has dedicated her 40-year career to helping nonprofit leaders advance community causes. She served the Texas Cooperative Extension Service, the American Heart Association, and the Fort Worth Chamber before launching Project Partners in 1995. Now through more than three decades of consulting for North Texas nonprofits, Lerii and her team deliver insights and expertise seldom found elsewhere.
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Corinne Fiagome, M.P.P., Vice President of Client Services, leads client development and helps drive the company’s strategic vision and service goals, while assisting clients through direct consultation and project management. She brings more than 20 years of experience in nonprofit management, specializing in fundraising, program design and evaluation, policy research and analysis, and communications. Before joining Project Partners, Corinne held increasing positions of leadership and responsibility in education and human services organizations in California, Oklahoma, and her home state of Texas.
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Alyssa Studer specializes in project management, program design, evaluation, and cross-sector collaboration. With a diverse range of experience in the nonprofit, philanthropic, and education sectors, she has a strong track record of designing and scaling impactful programs, building strategic partnerships, and enhancing organizational capacity through data-driven strategies.
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Haily Summerford, MBA comes to Project Partners with more than 25 years of nonprofit executive leadership at the local, state, and national level for organizations such as Fossil Rim Wildlife Center, City of Fort Worth, Fort Worth ISD, Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center, Audubon Texas, National Audubon Society, and most recently, Friends of the Fort Worth Nature Center.
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Amber Zuckerman, a proud North Texan with over twenty years of experience in nonprofit leadership, public relations, event planning, project management, and fund development, is ready to be of service.
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Leighanne Christon, M.A., is a nonprofit management pro delivering 25 years of experience as a CEO, COO, Executive Director, Managing Director, Director of Finance and Administration, Development Director, and consultant for a variety of nonprofits and community initiatives in North Texas and beyond.
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Wendy A. Williamson delivers invaluable expertise to her role as Vice President of Operations. With more than 28 years of experience in marketing, community relations, event management, volunteer engagement, fund development, administration, and project management, she now oversees Project Partners’ organizational infrastructure, including finance, technology, personnel, and information management. Known for her strong work ethic, self-discipline, and professional drive, she is an essential leader within our team.