Meet the ACG Revenue Enhancement Team

Todd M. Ahrens, Vice President

Chicago, Illinois 

Todd M. Ahrens (he/him/his) has 30 years of nonprofit experience in the arts, museums, and education sectors, including 15 years in senior-level management positions. In addition to his extensive experience organizing and leading capital and endowment campaigns, his areas of expertise include major and planned gifts, corporate sponsorship, memberships, and grants. He is experienced in revitalizing earned revenue streams, including subscriptions, retail sales, and facility rentals, as well as with marketing, communication, and branding strategies. Since joining the firm, he has provided invaluable support to clients and the field in identifying gifted leaders and strategically advancing capital campaigns and revenue enhancement strategies. Prior to joining ACG, Ahrens spent two tenures with the Toledo Museum of Art. He was involved in a $75 million capital campaign to build a new building and sculpture garden, and later led a $40 million endowment campaign. Additionally, Ahrens developed new strategies to engage art collectors and nearly doubled the number of members in the museum’s acquisition society, providing more than $500,000 annually for art acquisitions. Ahrens has worked in the education sector as Director of Leadership Gifts at the University of Findlay, Director of Advancement at St. John’s Jesuit High School & Academy, and Director of Development for the University of Michigan Museum of Art where he led a $40 million campaign for art. He began his career in the arts at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in finance and marketing. Ahrens has served on the boards of numerous arts organizations, including Arts Commission of Greater Toledo, Black Swamp Arts Festival, and Ohio Museums Association. He earned a bachelor of arts degree in international business and German from Simpson College and a master of arts degree from Bowling Green State University in Ohio.

Luisa Adrianzen Guyer, Vice President

Portland, Oregon 

Traditional village sites of the Multnomah, Wasco, Cowlitz, Kathlamet, Clackamas, Bands of Chinook, Tualatin Kalapuya, and Molalla, and many other tribes who made their homes along the Columbia River

Luisa Adrianzen Guyer brings to ACG over 30 years of experience in optimizing organizational performance, allocating resources, and cultivating donor and client relationships grounded in shared goals and values. Adrianzen Guyer has held numerous senior positions at organizations across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors. Her expertise lies in enhancing operational efficiency, implementing data-driven strategies, and designing robust contingency plans. Before her current role as Vice President at ACG, Adrianzen Guyer made significant contributions to the firm as a Senior Advisor, playing an instrumental role in the successful completion of numerous projects. Her recent roles as a nonprofit executive and fundraiser include Director of Development at Portland Center Stage, Executive Director for North America at French American Museum Exchange, Executive Director at Converge 45, Director of Development and Communications at SPOON, Associate Director of Development at the Portland Art Museum, and Director of Development at Portland Institute for Contemporary Art. Prior to joining the nonprofit field, Adrianzen Guyer served as Head of Chancery at the Luxembourg Trade and Investment Office & Consulate General in San Francisco and promoted business development at independent film and commercial production companies in Los Angeles. As a community leader, she serves as board director of Grantmakers of Oregon and Southwest Washington and committee member of the Art Task Force of Central City Concern. Adrianzen Guyer is a dual Peruvian and first-generation United States citizen, having been born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and raised in Lima, New Orleans, and Miami. Adrianzen Guyer holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, and is fluent in Spanish, English, and French.