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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
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Emerald Cassidy
Marketing & Communications Director
ecassidy@cfabilene.org
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Stephanie DeLaGarza
Donor Relations Director
sdelagarza@cfabilene.org
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Meagan Harris
Rural Grants Manager
mharris@cfabilene.org
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Patrick Lewis
Chief Financial Officer
plewis@cfabilene.org
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Kassidy Nygaard
Community Grants Manager
knygaard@cfabilene.org
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Michelle Parrish
Grants Director
mparrish@cfabilene.org
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Dru Pruitt
Finance Administrator
dpruitt@cfabilene.org
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Barbara Richert
Office Administrator
brichert@cfabilene.org
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Jennifer Weber
Scholarships Director
jweber@cfabilene.org
Our Board
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Ian Nickerson
Minister, Minda Street Church of Christ
BOARD CHAIR
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Carolyn Beckham
Community Volunteer
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Kelly Cannon
President/CEO, Carrier Management Systems
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Jason Hall
Shareholder, McMahon, Surovik, Suttle P.C.
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Lee Hampton
Community Volunteer
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Geoff Haney
Private Investments
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Melody Hunt
President, Hunt Direct Marketing, Inc.
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David McQueen
Lead Pastor, Beltway Park Church
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Chris Montoya
Executive Vice President & Chief Equities Manager, First Financial Trust – Abilene
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Brandon Osborne
Executive Director, Abilene Youth Sports Authority
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Mindy Patterson
Deputy City Manager, City of Abilene
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Sue Schackmuth
Community Volunteer
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Dr. Gustavo Villanueva
Associate Superintendent for Leadership & Student Services, Abilene ISD
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Sam Vinson
President, Pine Street Capital
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