Jon Kent, President, Kent Creative, Inc.

Jon Kent is the founding principal of Kent Creative. He has more than twenty years of fundraising and communications experience in the nonprofit sector. Prior to establishing Kent Creative in 2002, Jon was Vice President of Development for the Tennessee Division of the American Cancer Society {1996-1998}, Director of Marketing and Communication for the Mid-South Region of the American Cancer Society {1998-1999}, and Director of Advancement Communication for Vanderbilt University Medical Center {1999-2002}. Jon’s unique experiences as both a nonprofit fundraiser and communicator, especially in the health care arena, have attracted clients from all over the country to seek the services of Kent Creative. The firm’s client roster includes the Dan Marino Foundation in Weston, Fl, The University of Tennessee Health Sciences in Memphis, TN, Lake Forest College in Lake Forest, IL, and Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN. The work of Kent Creative has garnered more than 80 “Addy” Awards at the local, regional and national levels, multiple “Telly” Awards and numerous other professional honors.