Our desire to see your organization succeed is exemplified in the time and energy we devote to collaborating and teaching.

Pierre-Etienne Kaluzny

Founder

In 2007, Pierre founded Sputnik Moment, a new type of consulting practice with the goal of accelerating the mission of nonprofits and foundations with Salesforce technologies. Pierre oversees all project implementations and brings his extensive experience in complex requirements gathering, Salesforce apex coding, data conversion and staff training.

Aimee Heintz

Co-Founder & Director of Connected Families

Aimee's extensive experience with social service organizations and passion for working with F2F's (Family-to-Family organizations) and PTIs (Parent Training and Information centers) inspired her to develop Connected Families, a managed package offered exclusively by Sputnik Moment.

Rachel Hands

Director of Professional Services

Rachel Hands joins Sputnik Moment as our first ever Director of Professional Services, meaning she will support our crew of experts in Salesforce grantmaking, fundraising, and CRM solutions. She brings over a decade of experience leading client services teams in the Salesforce ecosystem, serving hundreds of nonprofit and philanthropic organizations. Rachel is joining us at...

Larissa Neale

Project Manager

Larissa's specialty is implementing Connected Families, a managed package offered exclusively by Sputnik Moment. Her background includes extensive experience in both CRM and digital marketing and communications.

Kymberli Feng

Grant-making Practice Director

Kymberli's specialty is implementing all flavors of Grants Management Systems on the Salesforce platform. She has over a decade of experiencing working in the nonprofit sector, the latter half-a-decade at a local community foundation as the director of data analytics. Her background includes extensive experience with using and configuring constituent management databases, in addition to other various system implementations and revamping internal processes.

Michael Potavin

Project Manager

Mike's expertise includes Grants Management Systems such as foundationConnect and Nonprofit Success Pack (NPSP). Mike's background includes over 20 years in the nonprofit and IT sector ranging from union organizer to IT Director.

Sam Krause

Project Manager

Sam's specialty is assisting in Connected Families implementations as well as Salesforce projects to help improve efficiency within organizations. His background includes extensive experience in both CRM and finance. He is a certified Salesforce Administrator.

Kathleen Jones

Project Manager

Kathleen "Kat" is a Salesforce Certified Nonprofit Cloud Consultant and Salesforce Administrator. Her focus is in support and her expertise is in NPSP and various 3rd party tools. Prior to Sputnik Moment, she worked with an international nonprofit supporting orphaned children as System Administrator.

Karen Browning

Project Manager

Karen has spent her entire career at the intersection of nonprofit organizations and technology. Since joining Sputnik Moment, Karen focuses on assisting foundations and other grant making organizations with Salesforce.

Shawn Durbin

Project Manager

Shawn joins the team after working within the grants management space for foundations and nonprofits for many years. He focuses on working to support organizations and their grants management efforts by coordinating system solutions with strong internal business processes.

Crystal Mathews

Project Manager

Crystal has been at Sputnik Moment since 2011. Crystal is part of the GMS implementations team. She has over 20 years of experience in the IT sector, and prides herself on making sure that all of our clients’ GMS implementations are successful. She has presented at both Dreamforce and PEAK, and is passionate about helping foundations become more efficient with the right technology solutions for them.