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Program Officer for Arts and Education
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Karin Demarest as the Community Foundation’s new Program Officer for Arts and Education. Chosen from a field of more than 40 applicants, Karin has been working as an independent consultant, mentoring and supervising teams from 12 counties throughout California to build a Local Advocacy Network to promote equitable access to arts education. She has coordinated education programs for the Arts Council of Sonoma County, convened the local arts education alliance and has worked with most of our local arts organizations around arts education issues. Karin can be reached at kdemarest@sonomacf.org and at 707.303.9621.
“There’s never enough money to solve all the current pressing community needs,” says Jeannie Schulz, founding board member who helped design the blueprint of the Community Foundation. “In the early days, the board focused on creating an unrestricted endowment; we did everything we could to encourage a wide donor base.” More…
In 1995 when former Santa Rosa Mayor, Charles "Chop" DeMeo chose to leave his $16 million estate for the benefit of Sonoma County teens and homeless mothers, he knew he would be creating a bridge to the future. His legacy, the DeMeo Teen Club, a supporting organization of the Community Foundation, is a perfect example of creating something lasting value that spans generations