About me
Maple Walker Lloyd is senior director of development at Block Club Chicago. She works extensively on their fundraising strategies through philanthropic support, individual donations, events and corporate sponsorships. She also serves as an audit analyst for LION Sustainability Audit program and a coach for The Fund for Equity in Local News Transformation Tech lab – programs that help advance revenue strategies for independent media outlets and legacy print publications. Previously, she was team coordinator for the Journalism and Media program at the MacArthur Foundation and weekend news anchor for WGN Radio. Maple holds a B.A. in Telecommunications from Bowling Green State University, and a Masters degree in journalism from Full Sail University.