About
Our Team
Our staff cares deeply about our community and is dedicated to making a difference through experience, passion, and dedication. With extensive knowledge of local changing needs, we can assist in matching donors’ passions with the organizations that can best realize their goals.
We are here to serve you: our donors and our community.
Our Staff
Emerald Cassidy
Marketing & Communications Director
ecassidy@cfabilene.org
Stephanie DeLaGarza
Donor Relations Director
sdelagarza@cfabilene.org
Meagan Harris
Rural Grants Manager
mharris@cfabilene.org
Patrick Lewis
Chief Financial Officer
plewis@cfabilene.org
Kassidy Nygaard
Community Grants Manager
knygaard@cfabilene.org
Michelle Parrish
Grants Director
mparrish@cfabilene.org
Barbara Richert
Office Administrator
brichert@cfabilene.org
Jennifer Weber
Scholarships Director
jweber@cfabilene.org
Abby Kallas
Intern
intern@cfabilene.org
Our Board
Ian Nickerson
Minister, Minda Street Church of Christ
BOARD CHAIR
Carolyn Beckham
Community Volunteer
Kelly Cannon
President/CEO, Carrier Management Systems
Jason Hall
Shareholder, McMahon, Surovik, Suttle P.C.
Lee Hampton
Community Volunteer
Geoff Haney
Private Investments
Melody Hunt
President, Hunt Direct Marketing, Inc.
David McQueen
Lead Pastor, Beltway Park Church
Chris Montoya
Executive Vice President & Chief Equities Manager, First Financial Trust – Abilene
Brandon Osborne
Executive Director, Abilene Youth Sports Authority
Mindy Patterson
Deputy City Manager, City of Abilene
Sue Schackmuth
Community Volunteer
Dr. Gustavo Villanueva
Associate Superintendent for Leadership & Student Services, Abilene ISD
Sam Vinson
President, Pine Street Capital
