Alexandria, Minn. – The Board of Directors of the Alexandria Area Community Foundation (AACF) and CommunityGiving are pleased to announce the hiring of Kathy Pfeffer as the first Executive Director of the Alexandria Foundation.
Pfeffer comes to the AACF with 20 years of experience as the previous Executive Director of the Alexandria Technical & Community College (ATCC) Foundation. She began her career as an educator where she taught K-12 and some college courses and then transitioned into sales. Pfeffer joined the team at ATCC and under her leadership increased the Foundation’s net worth from $900,000 to over $20 million.
Jason Pohlen, Chair of the Search Committee and Vice Chair of the Foundation Board noted, “We believe Kathy’s years of fundraising experience combined with her deep knowledge of the local community will enable the Alexandria Area Community Foundation to grow and become an even stronger asset to the region.”
Steve Joul, President & CEO of CommunityGiving noted, “Kathy will be a wonderful addition to the entire CommunityGiving team. We are excited to have her as the AACF Executive Director.”
The Alexandria Area Community Foundation (AACF), in affiliation with CommunityGiving, is a public charity that attracts and administers charitable funds for the benefit of the local community. Since 1992, AACF has grown to over $2.4 million in assets and awarded over $657,000 in grants to local nonprofits. CommunityGiving is a collaboration of community foundations united under a single framework to create efficiencies that maximize the impact of our donors. The core foundations working with CommunityGiving include the Alexandria Area Community Foundation, the Brainerd Lakes Area Community Foundation, the Central Minnesota Community Foundation and the Willmar Area Community Foundation. Collectively, CommunityGiving administers more than 650 funds totaling more than $127 million. Learn more at CommunityGiving.org/Alexandria.