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Community Transformation Powered By People Like You
Kalamazoo Community Foundation is mobilizing a deep network of people from every corner of Kalamazoo County to help us advance racial, social and economic justice.
We welcome community members from all backgrounds and walks of life to volunteer on our committees, teams or board. As a committee member, your unique talents and perspective can become driving forces behind our equity-focused movement.
KZCF Board of Trustees
Our board holds several responsibilities, including approving and supporting our vision, mission, values and strategic priorities; honoring the roles of governance; and supporting and overseeing the CEO’s management of the organization.
Trustees serve in a volunteer role for a three-year term, with the opportunity to be re-appointed up to five terms. Our board of trustees meets six times throughout the year on a bi-monthly basis, with special meetings as necessary.
Financial Investment Committee
The FIC works with the board of trustees to establish investment policies and objectives, and regularly monitor and review investment performance of its investment managers. The members of the FIC are volunteers handpicked for their community and professional knowledge and leadership.
Meet Our Financial Investment Committee Volunteers
Bob Salisbury, Chair
Randy Eberts, Vice-Chair
Dean Bergy
Dan DeMent
Sandi Doctor
Dr. Jorge Gonzalez
Nicolas Griffith
Interested in volunteering? Let us know!
Send us a message to check in or learn more about current volunteering options with our Financial Investment Committee. If or when there is room, we’d love to welcome you on board.
Impact Investment Committee
This committee helps to advance our impact investment strategy and provides oversight to more critically invest assets in alignment with our WHEN priorities — wealth, housing, education and neighborhoods. The Impact Investment Committee reviews loan applications four times a year using a Racial Equity Impact Assessment Guide to ensure alignment with investment priorities.
Meet Our Impact Investment Committee Volunteers
Kathleen Bolter
Nick Boyd
Carl Brown
Alex Minor
Ida Salas
Interested in volunteering? Let us know!
Send us a message to check in or learn more about current volunteering options with the Impact Investing Committee. If or when there is room, we’d love to welcome you on board.
Scholarship Committees
More than 150 community members give their time to our Scholarship program. These committees review scholarship applications and make decisions on scholarship awards.
Interested in serving on this committee? We’re currently seeking volunteers for our scholarship application review subcommittee, and you can contact our senior scholarship officer, Meredith Bradford to get started.
Interested in volunteering? Let us know!
Send us a message to check in or learn more about current volunteering options with our Scholarship Committee. If or when there is room, we’d love to welcome you on board.
KZCF Emeritus Council
The KZCF Emeritus Council consists of former members of our Board of Trustees.
Meet Our Emeritus Council Members
Barbara James, Chair
Jeff DeNooyer
Louis Felton
David Hatfield
Jack Hopkins
Si Johnson
Beverly Moore
Juan Olivarez
Carrie Pickett-Erway
Frank Sardone
Ronda Stryker
Betty Upjohn-Mason
Don Vander Kooy
Eileen Wilson-Oyerlaran
Carolyn Williams
Professional Advisor Council
Kalamazoo Community Foundation recognizes the importance of professional advisors in the charitable gift process. Our professional advisor council [encourages their clients to explore the variety of philanthropic opportunities available by working with KZCF for the benefit of Kalamazoo County.] What are responsibilities of this council versus your list of professional advisor partners in general?
Meet Our Professional Advisor Council Members
Nicole Asher Greenleaf Trust
Nick Boyd Primerica
Mark Denenfeld Rose Street Advisors
Erin Gallagher Seber Tans, PLC
Philip E. Hamilton Hamilton Law
Aimee Jachym Miller Johnson
Joe Kiser Old National Bank
William Millard DeMent & Marquardt PLC
Sabrina Pritchett-Evans State Farm Insurance
Nancy Springgate James & Springgate PLC
Andrew J. Vorbrich Lennon Miller O’Connor & Bartosiewicz PLC
Advisors interested in partnership? Connect with Ken.
If you are a financial advisor, estate planner, or otherwise assist clients with planned giving in your work, our estate and planned gift advisor, Ken Greshak, has everything you need to know about becoming a member of our advisor network or joining this council.Â
Community Investment Committee
Our Community Investment Committee (CIC) brings a local voice and adds perspective to our grantmaking process. The committee meets four times a year. Two meetings focus on gathering information to help inform future grantmaking. The other two are used to review requests between $25,000-$50,000 and recommend approvals to the trustees.
Meet Our Community Investment Committee Volunteers
Artrella Cohn, Chair
Jim Escamilla
Byron Foster
Xiaoan Li
Lissette Mira-Amaya
Sydney Parfet
Angelita Aguilar
Interested in volunteering? Let us know!
Send us a message to check in or learn more about current volunteering options with our Community Investment Committee. If or when there is room, we’d love to welcome you on board.
Make a Gift That Keeps on Giving!
Contributions to KZCF ensure your gifts will continue to benefit our community forever. Help us make an impact that lasts for generations to come by giving a gift today.