Your Team

Team and Advisors

VIKEN MIKAELIAN

CEO, FOUNDER

Viken’s passion is to motivate to excel. He thrives on personal development, marketing, branding and getting your message out. He is also the founder of PlannedGiving.Com and Planned Giving Wiki

JOE GARECHT

ADVISOR

Joe has over 20 years’ experience as an executive director, development director, and non-profit fundraising consultant. He’s a world recognized fundraising expert, author, and speaker.

SPENCER CASSIDY

TECHNOLOGY

Spencer Cassidy is Co-founder & CEO of LifeLegacy. He started his career at Google on the Knowledge, Infrastructure & Tools team (gKIT) before co-founding his previous startup, Balto, backed by YCombinator and acquired by a publicly-traded company, fuboTV in 2020.

MEGAN CLEMENS

CONTENT EDITOR

Megan joined PlannedGiving.Com in 2007 and has served in a multitude of roles. She also gained development communications experience at the University of Valley Forge.

GRETEL DERUITER

CONTENT EDITOR

Gretel has been an educator, staff writer, and editor for 25 years. She worked at The University of Pennsylvania Office of Development and helps us with content development including Major Gifts Today.

MEREDITH SOSSMAN

LEGAL OVERSIGHT

Meredith has raised over a billion. She is an attorney and consults on best practices, board training, capacity building, capital campaigns, major gifts, and development infrastructure.

Our team is backed by technology experts at PlannedGiving.Com and supported by experienced board members in business and philanthropy.