Our Team
We are a team of fundraising and planning professionals.
Each of us at Fox Consulting share a commitment to the success of the many organizations that are the heart of our Twin Cities and Minnesota communities. We bring experience, expertise, and passion to our work.
Kevin Fox / President Kevin has more than 22 years of experience in nonprofit leadership, strategic and business planning, and fundraising implementation. In 1998, Kevin started Fox Consulting in his belief that a more thoughtful approach to fundraising can provide nonprofits innovative and cost-effective ways to achieve long-term sustainability.
Kevin was introduced to philanthropy while working at The Minnesota Daily Newspaper at the University of Minnesota. In 1988, he launched The Daily Alumni Association, created their first annual fund, and developed and implemented the capital campaign for a new building.
After graduating from the University of Minnesota, Kevin’s started his career in philanthropy with the Jay & Rose Phillips Family Foundation. He worked closely with Jay Phillips and learned first hand from one of Minnesota’s greatest philanthropist what it means to give back to the community. The experience helped to shape Kevin’s fundraising philosophy and to this day continues to guide him in his work and his commitment to educating donors.
His most recent professional position was Director of Corporate and Annual Giving at the HealthEast Foundation. Previously, he managed the fundraising programs at the Hill Reference Library in St. Paul. His experience includes major gifts, event management, corporate fundraising, annual fundraising, direct mail/tele-fundraising, foundation grant writing and volunteer management.
Kevin enjoys spending time with his two children and with their encouragement has managed to master Rock Band, YouTube, and Facebook. In his free time enjoys the outdoors, and can be found year-round on lakes, open and frozen, fishing for walleyes.
Kevin believes there is no greater joy in life than giving—it’s when we’re at our best.
Sara Barrow / Director and Lead Consultant Sara brings more than two decades of experience in philanthropy, public affairs and nonprofit organizations to Fox Consulting. She worked previously as a Program Officer for the Northwest Area Foundation in St. Paul, MN where she specialized in grants management and oversaw the Foundation’s public policy portfolio. Prior to that she was the Director of Development and Communications for NorthPoint Health and Wellness Center in North Minneapolis. Sara has also worked for both the City of Minneapolis and the State of Minnesota as a communications and policy consultant. It was when she worked for Governor Jesse Ventura that Sara fine-tuned her wrestling skills.
Sara also has many years experience as a nonprofit board member and trustee, having served on the boards of: The Minneapolis Community and Technical College Foundation; The Minnesota State Arts Board; Admission Possible; the Minnesota Museum of American Art; Growth and Justice and many more.
Sara earned her B.A. from Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY in 1992 and was a Public Policy Fellow at the University of Minnesota’s Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs in 1999-2000.
Sara lives in Minneapolis with her husband, two sons and three cats.
Alison Aukes / Alison is a Grant Writer at Fox Consulting. Alison helps Fox Consulting clients to voice a compelling case for support and clearly express their vision and passion for serving their community. She brings experience in direct mail, tele-fundraising and corporate and foundation grant writing and research to the Fox team. She also brings her copy of Strunk & White’s Elements of Style. Alison has a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Carleton College, and academic experience in empirical research, scientific writing, data collection and analysis.
Alison’s vision is that all people take a conscious and deeply personal responsibility for the well-being of others in their communities and around the world. She believes that the best way she can embody this vision is to participate in the nonprofit community on multiple levels: in her career as well as through volunteering, philanthropy and advocacy. She volunteers weekly as a crisis counselor and annually for Special Olympics Minnesota, and is an enthusiastic member of Minnesota Public Radio. Alison’s interests include yoga, reading fiction, and enjoying new and different foods.
Whitney Frahm / Whitney is a Grant Writer at Fox Consulting. She recently graduated with a master’s degree in Mass Communication from North Dakota State University (Fargo, ND), and holds bachelor’s degrees in English Writing and Public Relations from Concordia College (Moorhead, MN). Whitney’s most recent professional experience includes her position as a graduate teaching assistant at NDSU, where she taught sections of Public Speaking, Media Writing, and Advanced Media Writing. She has also served as the Box Office Manager at an arts non-profit and a public relations intern at MeritCare Health System in Fargo, ND (now Sanford Health).
She believes strong oral and written communication skills can help build more fulfilling relationships, create compelling arguments, and institute positive change. This passion drives her everyday interactions with people and infuses her writing. In her free time, Whitney enjoys frequenting coffee shops, reading, and keeping up with the happenings of fellow Concordia “Cobbers” (she’s an enthusiastic, loyal alum!).
James Hamilton / James manages planning, research, and communications projects. James believes focused and relevant research is at the forefront of any successful fundraising strategy—as a critical tool to build consensus, inspire creativity, and encourage collaboration. He credits his previous role serving the Minnesota State Fair Foundation for instilling an interest and passion for fundraising.
James has a master’s degree in non-profit leadership and management at the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute for Public Affairs and finished his certificate in fundraising at the Center for Philanthropy at Indiana University. An alum of Macalester College, he is an active volunteer always seeking new ways to ask classmates for gifts. He enjoys biking, building projects around the house, yoga, cooking, and the occasional zydeco dance.