Rising Stars

She's an energetic Jill of all trades, but underlying everything she does, according to Covenant House Florida Executive Director James Gress, is her forward-thinking belief that fundraising and public relations not only can but must work hand in hand if an organization is going to thrive.

"Many nonprofits divide this work in such a way that fails to recognize the critical overlap between fundraising and public relations," he says. "Paige continually develops new ideas and materials with a keen recognition of the need to maximize the relationship between these areas. She thinks like a marketer, works like a laborer, acts like an executive, and speaks to everyone she encounters with absolute respect and a conviction for the mission."