Meet Jeff

Jeff Gulde is a native Texan, born in Fort Worth and has lived most of his life in Amarillo.  A graduate of Amarillo High School, he left Amarillo to attend the University of Notre Dame, where he received a B.B.A. in Accounting. Upon graduation, he returned to Texas to begin his career. 

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After many years in the for-profit world, he began his not-for-profit career in 2007 at the United Way of Amarillo & Canyon.

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Jeff became the Executive Director for Catholic Charities of the Texas Panhandle in February of 2017. In addition to his work for Catholic Charities, he served as the President and National Philanthropy Day Chairperson for the local Association of Fundraising Professionals, Texas Plains Chapter, currently serves on the Diocesan Director’s Convening Committee for Catholic Charities USA, Secretary for the Amarillo West Rotary Club, as well as a variety of other local and regional committees. He enjoys spending free time, much of it traveling, with his wife, Denise. They share a son, daughter, son-in-law, granddaughter, grandson, and two black pugs.