Our Staff

Responsible for leading and managing all aspects of the Foundation under the direction of the Board of Directors.

Responsible for supporting the President and CEO and communications to the Board of Directors.

Responsible for providing legal guidance to CFSC staff and maintaining relationships with Professional Advisors.

Responsible for administrative support.

Responsible for talent acquisition, onboarding, total rewards and employee development, as well as oversight of IT and facilities.

Responsible for supporting the recruitment process, providing day-to-day human resources guidance to the team, and supporting compensation and benefits.

Serves as the first point of contact (telephone and in-person) for external stakeholders and as an integral resource for internal staff.

Leads the team responsible for Community Impact strategy, including grants, scholarships, and nonprofit services.

Responsible for overseeing the foundation's education grantmaking, working closely with nonprofits, school districts, and postsecondary institutions.

Responsible for overseeing the foundation's grantmaking and scholarship areas, working closely with grantees and nonprofits.

Leads and directs day-to-day operations and administration of the Community Foundation's grant and scholarship programs.

Responsible for supporting operations of the Foundation’s scholarship programs, including 2Gen scholarships and initiatives

Responsible for providing support throughout the Community Impact Department, including functional areas of grants, scholarships, nonprofit training and research, and special initiatives.

Responsible for leading the Foundation’s financial reporting, risk management, budget, technology roadmap, and investment oversight.

Responsible for leading and overseeing day-to-day accounting functions.

Leads analysis, reporting, operations, and communications for the finance department.

Responsible for providing accounting services for the Community Foundation of Sarasota County and its supporting organization, Manatee Community Foundation.

Responsible for ensuring optimal use and efficiency of Foundant. Acts as a liaison for staff and managed service providers.

Responsible for providing accounting services for the Community Foundation of Sarasota County.

Responsible for accounting services, including accounts payable processing, detailed general ledger work, reconciliations and reporting.

Responsible for processing grants, including performing due diligence.

Responsible for supporting the CFO and Finance staff.

Leads the team responsible for cultivating relationships with donors and prospects, as well as providing donor services.

Serves as the internal resource for donors and donor prospects.

Responsible for engaging donors and financial advisors to advance philanthropy across communities and causes in our region.

Responsible for working with individual donors to help them achieve their philanthropic goals through social impact investments in the community.

Responsible for working with individual donors to help them achieve their philanthropic goals through social impact investments in the community.

Responsible for providing administrative support to the Vice President of Philanthropy and members of the Philanthropy Team.

Responsible for developing the Foundation’s strategic position and leading the teams providing data-supported understanding and executing marketing and communications.

Responsible for producting the Foundation’s events, and key in communicating the Foundation’s impact among diverse audiences.

Responsible for curating nonprofit programs and initiatives such as The Giving Partner, the Giving Challenge, and educational opportunities to help nonprofits build capacity.

Responsible for contributing to event coordination, optimizing email campaigns, and managing social media to share the foundation's stories.

Responsible for developing systems and processes to enhance data collection and perform data analysis.