Our Staff

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

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

Responsible for developing the Foundation’s strategic position and leading the team responsible for executing marketing and communications.

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

Responsible for administrative support.

Responsible for planning and delivering external communications, including public relations and marketing.

Develops Foundation events and meetings, and also provides marketing services.

Responsible for being the welcoming face and voice for the Foundation, including administrative support.

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

Responsible for leading the Foundation’s education initiatives, focusing on our two-generation approach to Sarasota County efforts for Campaign for Grade-Level Reading.

Responsible for the Foundation’s online directory of local nonprofits (The Giving Partner) to promote nonprofit impact and transparency.

Responsible for nonprofit education programming and capacity building opportunities, as well as supporting major foundation initiatives.

Responsible for managing the operations and delivery of the Foundation’s scholarships program and also supports other Foundation grants, initiatives and programs.

Supports the Community Impact team in their work with grants, scholarships, and nonprofit services.

Responsible for communicating with scholarship applicants and coordinating scholarship applications, volunteer scholarship review committees, and award notifications.

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

Oversees the day-to-day accounting functions, leads internal process improvements and is responsible for the annual audit and tax returns.

Responsible for preparing multiple investment account reconciliations, quarterly and annual investment performance reporting, and preparing/analyzing monthly financial statements.

Responsible for accounts payable, general ledger reconciliations and grant/accounts payable check preparation. Assists with the annual audit and tax return preparation.

Oversees the day-to-day operations of grants administration. Trains new staff on Foundation software and leads new software implementation.

Responsible for processing grants, including performing due diligence.

Responsible for providing human resources support to the Foundation and overseeing office related areas.

Responsible for overseeing the meetings rooms schedule and setup, and coordinating the cleaning, maintenance of upkeep of the facilities and grounds.

Responsible for processing daily donations and drafting gift acknowledgement letters and monthly investment account reconciliations.

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

Serves as a resource for donors and donor prospects and their advisors.

Serves as the internal resource for donors and donor prospects.

Responsible for providing administrative functions supporting the Philanthropy team.

Responsible for administrative and analysis functions to support Philanthropy Administration.

Responsible for developing the strategic plan for The Ira and Patricia Strauss Fund for Children’s Literacy.

Works as an initiative consultant focused on parent support systems as part of the Community Foundation’s two-generation approach to educational success.