Creative, effective fundraising professionals

Graham-Pelton Consulting's professional staff has helped to set the standard throughout the industry for creative and effective ways to respond to the evolving challenges our clients face. We strive with each client to elevate our work to an art form, and our clients clearly benefit.

Graham-Pelton is successful because our staff is committed to your success. We believe in our professional abilities; we enjoy the challenge each new client presents; and we celebrate with our clients when our combined efforts achieve your goals.

We know this business. Our staff offers decades of experience in every aspect of development, for every type of organization. We are seasoned professionals with excellent track records as on-site campaign directors and veteran consultants who have traveled nationally to serve diverse clients and causes.

Meet the Graham-Pelton Catholic Fundraising Consulting Team

Select Catholic archdioceses, dioceses, parishes, congregations and schools serviced by our consultants include:

Craig J. Leach

President and Chief Executive Officer

Craig C. Hall

Executive Vice President and Managing Director

William M. McLean, Jr.

Senior Vice President and Managing Director
  • Diocese of Allentown, PA
  • Diocese of Bridgeport, CT
  • Diocese of Brooklyn, NY
  • Diocese of Erie, PA
  • Diocese of Paterson, NJ
  • Diocese of Scranton, PA

Mark Faraci

Vice President
  • Archdiocese of Boston, MA
  • Diocese of Greensburg, PA
  • Diocese of Paterson, NJ
  • Diocese of Rochester, NY
  • Diocese of Trenton, NJ

Patrick O'Connell

Vice President
  • Archdiocese of Saint Paul & Minneapolis, MN
  • Diocese of Greensburg, PA
  • Archdiocese of New Orleans, LA
  • Diocese of Lincoln, NE
  • Archdiocese of Detroit, MI

Bradley K. Patterson

Senior Manager
  • Archdiocese of Dubuque, IA
  • Diocese of Greensburg, PA
  • Archdiocese of Saint Paul & Minneapolis, MN
  • Archdiocese of Winnipeg, MB
  • Diocese of Austin, TX
  • Diocese of Fort Wayne-
    South Bend, IN
  • Diocese of Fort Worth, TX
  • Diocese of Lafayette, IN
  • Diocese of Lincoln, NE
  • Diocese of Springfield, IL

Bridget Murphy, CFRE

Senior Vice President and Managing Director
  • Archdiocese of Philadelphia, PA

Shawn Trahan

Senior Manager
  • Archdiocese of St. Louis, MO
  • Diocese of Belleville, IL
  • Diocese of Biloxi, MS
  • Diocese of Greensburg, PA
  • Diocese of Nashville, TN
  • Diocese of Springfield, IL
  • Diocese of Tallahassee-
    Pensacola, FL

Elizabeth S. Zeigler

Senior Vice President and Managing Director
  • Georgian Court University 
  • Link Community School
  • Manhattan College
  • Marymount University
  • Sacred Heart High School
  • Saint Peter's College
  • Seton Hall University
  • St. Francis College
  • St. Vincent Catholic Medical Centers