Cory Karpin

Cory Karpin

Karpin leads efforts to establish partnerships with philanthropists, corporations, and grant-making organizations to improve outcomes and expand opportunities for more than two million students across California’s community colleges.  FoundationCCC Highlights: Karpin brings more than two decades of experience in higher education advancement and nonprofit leadership to FoundationCCC. He began his nonprofit career at SJFAZZ, where…

Nathalie Keller

Nathalie Keller

Nathalie Keller is a dedicated leader who is passionate about leveraging data and strategic planning to drive meaningful outcomes in nonprofit advancement. She is thrilled to bring her experience in systems optimization and collaborative leadership to support FoundationCCC’s mission of strengthening pathways to education for California’s community college students. FoundationCCC Highlights Keller is the Former…

Michele Beyer

Michele Beyer

Beyer leads the grants development team that specializes in securing grant funding to advance education access and equity in California. She also supports grant management and stewardship of grant funder relationships. FoundationCCC Highlights: Beyer has over 14 years of nonprofit experience, including grants development, individual giving, and communications. Prior to working at FoundationCCC, she supported…

Julie Nichols

Julie Nichols

She leads a team of giving professionals specializing in connecting donors, philanthropists, and their advisors to giving opportunities that lift up the lives of all Californians through the power of the California Community Colleges. Nichols is a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE), an internationally recognized certification for philanthropic advisors. FoundationCCC Highlights Nichols has more than…

Jodi Samuels

Jodi Samuels

In this role, she concentrates on maximizing student success through grantmaking and scholarship programs, including the California Community Colleges Scholarship Endowment, the Finish Line Scholars Program, the Real Estate Education Endowment, the Nursing Education Investment Grants, and the K-16 Regional Education Collaboratives Grant Program.  FoundationCCC Highlights Samuels started her career at the University of Wisconsin-Madison,…

Barbara Webster-Hawkins

Barbara Webster-Hawkins

In her role, Webster-Hawkins propels mission success through innovation, strategic oversight, and partnerships with philanthropic organizations. A grants expert, she stimulates FoundationCCC’s growth and leads its fiscal sponsorship services, enabling collaboration with organizations and programs sharing FoundationCCC’s values. FoundationCCC Highlights With over 30 years in grantmaking and community services, Webster-Hawkins oversees FoundationCCC teams to guide…

Melissa Conner

Melissa Conner

Her passion for stakeholder engagement and communication, combined with her expertise in aligning philanthropic resources with the organization’s mission, has helped raise over $150 million annually for FoundationCCC. This financial support directly benefits California community college students, faculty, staff, and the entire system. Since joining FoundationCCC in 2006, Conner’s entrepreneurial mindset, strategic leadership, and communication…