Christina Pajak is a Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships at State Policy Network. In this capacity, she helps lead the fundraising team’s strategy and operations, and also serves as a liaison between SPN and its strategic partners.
She has over 15 years of experience in fundraising for the state-based liberty movement, and prior to joining SPN in 2016, she served as Director of Development for the Freedom Foundation of Minnesota, one of SPN’s affiliate think tanks, and also served as Senior Manager of Donor Relations at the Franklin Center for Government and Pubic Integrity, an SPN partner.
She received her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Wheaton College in Illinois, and also earned the Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy (CAP®) professional designation from the Richard D. Irwin Graduate School of The American College of Financial Services. This designation has given her in-depth knowledge of strategic philanthropic planning, including advanced philanthropic vehicles and giving techniques. The CAP designation has allowed her to not only work with our strategic partners as it relates to their support of SPN, but to also help them think through their overall charitable giving objectives, while keeping in mind their overall estate planning and wealth management goals.
Christina resides in Minneapolis, Minnesota with her husband.