Officer

Lisa Dancsok

stacey-admin — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 03:14:08 +0000

Lisa Dancsok stacey-admin Mon, 12/18/2023 - 03:14

Lisa Dancsok was named Chief Brand & Impact Officer for the Arizona Community Foundation in May 2017. Lisa came to ACF from the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan, where she was Vice President, Marketing and Communications. In her role as a member of the executive management team, Lisa leads ACF’s strategic initiatives, overseeing all aspects of marketing and communications, branding, strategy and analysis, market research, resource development, governance and Board relations, and assessing and conveying social and financial impact.

As Vice President, Corporate Philanthropy, Marketing and Communications for Rock Ventures, Lisa created and implemented the “Opportunity Detroit” marketing campaign, oversaw Rock Venture’s philanthropy program and helped launch the Detroit Homecoming program with Crain’s Communications, among other accomplishments. Lisa’s background includes creation and implementation of the award-winning “Pure Michigan” campaign for the State of Michigan as Senior Vice President, Marketing and Legislative Affairs at the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. Prior to that, she served as Managing Partner of D&D Advisors and held senior level positions at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan.

Lisa’s civic leadership has included service on the boards of Delta Dental of Michigan, Renaissance Health Services, Inforum, and Michigan State University’s Eli Broad Alumni Board and on the Knight Foundation’s Detroit Advisory Committee and the customer advisory board of the Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau. She holds an executive master’s of business administration and a bachelor’s degree in advertising, both from Michigan State University.

Lisa

Dancsok

CFNSB Secretary

Officer

Chief Brand and Impact Officer
Arizona Community Foundation

Nick Williams

stacey-admin — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 03:11:52 +0000

Nick Williams stacey-admin Mon, 12/18/2023 - 03:11

Nick joined the Albuquerque Community Foundation as CFO after work as an audit manager for KPMG for five years. His time at KPMG gave him a strong accounting and internal control background. While at KPMG he specialized in the higher education and state and local government industries.

Nick is interested in education and Nick remains passionate about sustainable agriculture and environmental issues. Nick serves as the Treasurer for the Governing Council of the Cottonwood Classical Preparatory School and heads the Finance and Audit committees there.

Nick

Williams

CFNSB Treasurer

Officer

Chief Financial Officer
Albuquerque Community Foundation

Michelle Foster

stacey-admin — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 03:16:00 +0000

Michelle Foster stacey-admin Tue, 09/12/2023 - 03:16

Dr. Michelle Foster is the President and CEO of The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation (TGKVF), a philanthropic leader that helps donors, nonprofits, and other collaborative partners strengthen the community so that all of the people and places served have the opportunity to thrive. With approximately $300 million in assets under management, TGKVF is the largest community foundation in Central Appalachia and ranks 82nd among community foundations nationwide. TGKVF distributes over $13 million annually to health, education, community economic development, basic needs, and arts and culture initiatives targeting Boone, Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Lincoln, and Putnam counties, as well as statewide scholarships. Before joining TGKVF in 2016, Michelle was the CEO of the Kanawha Institute for Social Research & Action, Inc., a nonprofit organization that strengthens families through health, employment, asset development, and learning initiatives. Michelle’s original career in chemical engineering brought her to West Virginia in 1993 to work for Union Carbide (now Dow).

Michelle’s chemical engineering undergraduate degree was conferred at City College of New York. Additionally, she has two master’s degrees – one in community economic development (CED) from Southern New Hampshire University and another in engineering management from Marshall University and a doctorate in CED. As part of her professional development, Michelle studied impact investing at the University of Oxford, Saïd Business School, and nonprofit management and leadership at Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Michelle lives a life of community service and is actively engaged with several organizations in West Virginia, the Appalachian region, and nationally. She is a board member of Women for Economic and Leadership Development (WELD), WV Women’s Business Center, Charleston Rotary, and Charleston Regatta Commission. In the philanthropy sector, Michelle serves as a co-chair of the Steering Committee of the Appalachia Funders Network, board member of Philanthropy West Virginia and Invest Appalachia, and founding member of African American Philanthropy in Action (a giving circle). She is the President of the Charleston-Institute (WV) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated and a member of the Charleston-Institute Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated. Additionally, she has served as the Minister of Administration of Ferguson Memorial Baptist Church since 1997. In 2020 Michelle launched Fostering Solutions, a podcast and blog, to encourage, enlighten, and empower. Her book, Maximizing Impact: Success Strategies for Dynamic Nonprofits, is scheduled to be released in February 2023.

Michelle

Foster

CFNSB Vice President

Officer

President and CEO
The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation

Austin Dickson

stacey-admin — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 03:14:42 +0000

Austin Dickson stacey-admin Tue, 09/12/2023 - 03:14

Austin Dickson is Executive Director of the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country. He leads the Community Foundation’s asset management and development, grantmaking, and partnerships. The Foundation supports nonprofits and civic efforts in 10 Central Texas counties.

Prior to joining the Foundation in 2017, Austin lived in Atlanta, Georgia. He led several nonprofits there, worked for the Atlanta community foundation, and served on many nonprofit boards.

A Waco, Texas, native and TCU graduate, Austin earned master's degrees in religion from the University of Edinburgh and Emory University. He also holds a master's in public policy from Georgia Tech. He has been a professor alongside his civic career; from 2008 to 2016, he taught at Clayton State University, and since 2017, he has taught nonprofit leadership at Emory.

Austin

Dickson

CFNSB President

Officer

Executive Director
Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country