Category: Staff Matters

Fox Cities Chamber program recognizes employers who demonstrate a significant commitment to promoting work/life integration for their employees   FOX CITIES, Wis. – (April 22, 2026) – The Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region has been certified as a Gold Employee Friendly Workplace by the Fox Cities Chamber. The Employee Friendly Workplace certification level is determined by the Fox Cities Chamber based on an organization’s ratings in four […]

Today many of us re-stocked our desks, plugged in our computers, and rolled up our sleeves to start our workday with old and new friends and colleagues. Some of us have never even met – at least not in person. For a few Community Foundation staffers hired since our office closed 455 days ago due […]

A basket of colorful face masks is just one of the safety measures in place for Community Foundation staffers who choose to come in to work starting next week.  By Curt Detjen, President and CEO, Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region After working “safer at home” since mid-March, our Community Foundation team is gradually […]

Catherine Stern, husband Mike and daughter Gabi before social distancing! We welcomed Catherine as our newest member of our staff in March, just as we were all starting to work from home. Hello, I’m Catherine Stern and I’m elated to be the newest member at the Community Foundation. My position as administrative associate mainly supports […]

Hello! My name is Choua Schommer, and I recently joined the Community Foundation as the Donor Services and Finance Coordinator. I support the grant cycles by serving as a liaison for the donor services and finance teams and working with people through different processes and project planning. I am excited to work at the Community […]

Hi! My name is Jen Osborn. As the administrative associate supporting Community Engagement, I feel very blessed to be a part of The Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region. I’m especially passionate about helping others and love watching growth happen. I have oodles of administrative experience at local companies like Bassett Mechanical, Builders FirstSource […]

Hello — my name is Kelly Hicks, and I recently joined the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region as a Donor Services Manager. I am excited to have the opportunity to work with donors to help them reach their charitable giving goals by connecting them with needs and nonprofits in our community and beyond. […]

Kelly Tanck is the Community Foundation’s new controller in our finance department. Hello! My name is Kelly Tanck and I’m honored to introduce myself as the newest member of the finance team here at the Community Foundation. I am thrilled to be able to support the good work being done here in the Fox Valley […]

Hi! My name is Michelle Weber, and I recently joined the Community Foundation as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO). In my role, I oversee the finance, database operations, Human Resources and Information Technology functions of the Community Foundation. I’ve spent the past 18 years working in a public accounting firm’s national not-for-profit practice, including the […]

Hello! My name is Crystal Harrison, and I am eager to join the team as the new Donor Services Manager. I work closely with the David L. and Rita E. Nelson Family Fund within the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region—our largest donor advised fund—as well as a diverse portfolio of other funds within the […]

The new free publication Appleton Monthly features Community Foundation President and CEO Curt Detjen in its December edition, giving him an opportunity to discuss what the Foundation does and why it works so well in this community. From the $5,000 check from Walter L. Rugland that acted as seed money 30 years ago, to the […]

Meet Debra McIntire, our new executive assistant, who is supporting our President and CEO Curt Detjen and supervising our team of administrative professionals. Debra previously worked for more than five years as an executive assistant to Becky Tuchscherer-Group President of Commercial Welding at Miller Electric. Prior to that she spent 10 years in the financial […]