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Mark

Mark Samolczyk

Mark serves as President. The President is the Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation, the primary representative of the Foundation in the community, and the leader in achieving the Foundation’s Vision and Mission. Mark has served with the Foundation since October of 2009.

Patricia

Patricia Quick

Patricia serves as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. She is responsible for planning, directing, evaluating, and controlling the Foundation’s financial functions. Pat has served with the Foundation since February of 1992.

Bridgette

Bridgette Neisel

Bridgette serves as Vice President of Advancement. She is responsible for increasing the Foundation’s endowed and non-endowed funds through a long-term perspective on prospect identification and development, and the provision of services to potential donors, current donors, and professional advisors. Bridgette has served with the Foundation since July of 2012.

Stephanie

Stephanie Boka

Stephanie serves as Accounting Assistant. She is responsible for reconciling the Foundation’s bank statements, maintaining the quarterly allocations and reports, and preparing the necessary reports for the annual audit, tax returns, and annual report. She also assists the Chief Financial Officer with payroll, life insurance, and stock receipt issues. Stephanie has served with the Foundation since April of 2005.

Chris

Chris Decker

Chris serves as Financial Assistant and Systems Administrator. She is responsible for maintaining and administering the Foundation’s computer systems, including generating a variety of management and donor reports. She is also responsible for Human Resource activities. Chris has served with the Foundation since July of 1997.

Jackie

Jackie Gilin

Jackie serves as Donor Services and Program Officer. She is responsible for the management of the Foundation’s scholarship activities and serves as the primary contact for all donor services. Jackie also serves on the Grants Review Committee. Jackie has served with the Foundation since September of 2003.

Carol

Carol Hawk

Carol serves as Director of Marketing and Communications. She is the primary resource for marketing and communicating our message. In this role she is responsible for the leadership of the Foundation’s awareness building, storytelling, advertising, and marketing programs for donor prospecting and cultivation; publicity and publications; estate planning cultivation; mailing list segmentation; product development, updating and marketing for planned and current giving. Carol has been on staff with the Foundation since January of 2004.

Dana

Dana Johnson

Dana serves as Grants Administrator. She is the central administrator of the grant process from the intake/entry point throughout the life cycle of the grant and provides clerical support for grantmaking activities. Dana has served with the Foundation since January of 2007.

Marilyn

Marilyn Thomas Jones

Marilyn serves as Director of Community Engagement. She is responsible for the day-to-day management and oversight of the Foundation’s community engagement activities, including all community outreach associated with the facilitation and training of leadership and management skills for the Foundation’s sponsored “grass roots” associations and other initiatives to develop social capital. Marilyn has been on staff with the Foundation since 2002.

Amy

Amy Krebs

Amy serves as Director of Grants and Community Initiatives of the Foundation. She is responsible for planning, directing and controlling the Foundation’s community-focused activities including discretionary grants, strategic partnerships and initiatives, the convening of organizations to address strategic topics, and research on the needs of the community. Amy has been on staff with the Foundation since 2008.

Jami

Jami Swain

Jami serves as Corporate Secretary and Administrative Assistant. She manages daily office operations, provides administrative support for the Foundation’s executive staff, and prepares all documentation and meeting materials for the working committees of the Foundation. Jami has served with the Foundation since October of 2012.

Karen

Karen Weimer

Karen serves as Receptionist. She performs reception duties, including welcoming visitors, answering and directing telephone calls to appropriate staff, responding to informational questions, and ensuring that the public areas of the office are properly maintained. Karen has served with the Foundation since September of 2012.

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