Christine Durand, communications and marketing director, joined the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits in 2000. She leads the organization’s external communications efforts, including marketing, media relations, online communications and social media, and advertising. She develops marketing efforts around educational events and resource material, as well as serves as editor of MCN’s member newsletter, Nonprofit News. In addition to her duties working on MCN’s communications goals, she is an instructor for MCN’s How to Start a Nonprofit in Minnesota workshop and other communications-related sessions. Christine has served on the board of the Girls Coalition of Minnesota and Citizens for a Safer Minnesota, and on the advisory committee of the Partnership Internship Program at HECUA. She has a B.A. in public relations from Drake University.