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      Board of Directors

      The Bishop of the Diocese of Kalamazoo serves as the President and sole member of the Foundation. The Board of Directors, consisting of the Diocese’s Bishop, Vicar General and CFO, govern all operations and actions of the Catholic Foundation of Southwestern Michigan, and is accountable to both donors and recipients.The four-member board is responsible for compliance with federal, state and canon laws. 

      Member - Bishop Edward M. Lohse
      President - Father Fabio Garzon
      Treasurer - Tim Meeker
      Board Secretary - Ian Kennedy

       


      Advisory Board

      Composed of Catholic lay leaders across the diocese in the fields of financial and investment planning, attorneys, as well as from the presbyterate, the Advisory Board provides guidance, support, and feedback to the Board and officers to assist them in identifying development opportunities, Diocesan needs and in implementing programs efficiently and effectively. The Advisory Board may also advise the Board on the management, investment and reinvestment of funds.

      The Advisory Board is comprised of up to eleven members and meets 6-8 times each year. Members serve three-year terms and can be reappointed to an additional three-year term. Members are appointed by the Board of Directors after being recommended through a review and interview process. The Advisory Board is led by a layperson, appointed by the Board of Directors and who presides over all meetings.

      Board Chair and liason to the Board of Directors - Ian Kennedy
      Members - 

      • Theresa Cypher
      • Sherry Gesmundo
      • Robert Wilson
      • Matt Kavanaugh
      • Tim Harding
      • Michael Willis
      • Msgr. Thomas Martin
       

      Staff

      The day to day activities of the Foundation are carried out by the staff of the Foundation who manages all aspects of operating the Foundation.

      Keith Tharp, Director of the Catholic Foundation of Southwestern Michigan
      Tim Meeker, Chief Finance Officer


       

CATHOLIC FOUNDATION
OF SOUTHWESTERN MICHIGAN
215 N. Westnedge Avenue. Kalamazoo, MI 49007
(269) 349-8714 | foundation@diokzoo.org
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