About Elisa

Elisa Joseph Anders is a marketing and strategy professional with over 30 years of experience in the nonprofit and for-profit sectors. Throughout her career, she has specialized in creating and increasing the value of member, customer, and donor bases through strategic marketing planning and implementation. Previously, as senior account director at Marketing General (MGI), she led account teams to develop and deliver integrated marketing strategies that drove membership and revenue growth for associations.

She has held volunteer leadership roles with various nonprofits and community organizations, contributing to program development, marketing and communications, volunteer management, and fundraising efforts. A dedicated advocate for vulnerable children, she served on the UNICEF USA Mid-Atlantic Regional Board for 11 years.

Elisa holds a bachelor’s degree from Wellesley College, an Master of Business Administration from The Wharton School, and a Nonprofit Management Executive Certificate from Georgetown University. She has three grown children and lives with her husband in Arlington, Va. She is an avid hiker and clarinetist.