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For the first time in its history, the Foundation’s directors appointed a part-time executive director in August 2006. This appointment was made to support the goal of expanding the reach and impact of the Foundation’s efforts in the St. Vrain Valley. In addition, beginning in October 2007, the school district agreed to provide a part-time employee on loan to provide additional support for the efforts of the Foundation.
Kathy Hall is the Foundation’s Executive Director. Kathy received a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing from the University of Denver in 1974. She was a member of the management team of Eastman Kodak in Windsor, Colorado from 1974 through 1995. She was a St. Vrain Valley school board member from 1993 through 2005, president for eight of those years. Kathy has been married for 35 years and has two sons, both of whom are graduates from the district’s Skyline High School. Her oldest son is a graduate of Villanova University in finance and her youngest is a recent graduate of the University of Miami in Florida.
Lisa Hoxie, Education Foundation Business Development Director, joined the Foundation in November. Most recently from Atlanta, Georgia, Lisa comes to the Foundation with over 25 years of banking and finance experience, as well as an extensive background working with non-profit and service organizations. Her accolades include carrying the Olympic Torch in the 2006 Summer Olympics, serving as former Chairman of a metro Atlanta YMCA and Volunteer of the Year in 2008, former President of her Rotary Club, and a top ten finalist in the Mrs. Georgia pageant. Lisa holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Professional Management from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She has been married to Cameron Hoxie for the past 27 years, a Special Education teacher with Erie High School. They have one son, Collin, who attends Erie Middle School, and is active in football, track and Boy Scouts. In her leisure time Lisa enjoys camping, hiking and fly fishing with her husband, son, and two Vizslas, Tippet and Tessa. She dabbles in photography, plays tennis, and is a former marathon runner. Lisa and her family reside in Erie and attend St. John's Episcopal Church in Boulder.
Jeanne Sampsell, Administrative Assistant, joined the Foundation in September 2011 and has eight years of experience in the non-profit sector including Life Choices in Loveland and Longmont and WAY-FM Media Group, Inc. She grew up in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, but has lived in Longmont for 21 years and now calls it home. Her two children attended schools in the St. Vrain Valley School District. Her daughter is a recent graduate of UNC and her son recently was graduated from Lincoln Technological College. In her spare time Jeanne enjoys reading, quilting, scrapbooking and other types of crafts.
Interns ~ each summer the Education Foundation is glad to be able to provide to one or two high school seniors or college students the opportunity to work as a paid intern. This position provides the intern an in-depth view of the inner workings of a nonprofit organization. |
