Where did you grow up? Go to school? I was born in Seoul, Korea and immigrated to the United States with my family when I was five years old. We came to Columbia where I learned to speak English, eat pizza at Barry’s in the Mall and graduated from Atholton HS. I received my undergraduate…
Board of Trustees Profile: Hima Jain
Where did you grow up? Go to school? I grew up in Delhi, India, and that’s also where I finished my formal schooling. What did/do you do in your “day job?” I started my career as a graphic designer and moved to the hot new field (then) of internet and web designing soon after. Later…
Board of Trustees Profile: Jen McManus
Where did you grow up? Where did you go to school? I grew up in Howard County. My parents moved to Ellicott City when I was two years old and still live in the same house. My mom worked for the Rouse Company as a property controller for 10 years starting in the late 90’s.…
Jessica Zuniga Earns 2022 Leadership Council Award
Jessica Zuniga, the board chair of Bridges to Housing Stability, has been named the winner of the 2022 Community Foundation of Howard County Leadership Council Award. Zuniga received the award and a $1,000 grant in her name at the foundation’s Annual Dinner & Celebration of Philanthropy on December 1. This $1,000 unrestricted award recognizes a…
Foundation Year-End Giving/Holiday Schedule
The Community Foundation will be staffed during normal business hours Monday to Friday through December 30 EXCEPT for the following dates to observe the seasonal holidays: Closed Friday, December 24 Closed Monday, December 26 Closed Monday, January 2 *UPDATE- PLEASE NOTE*: Due to a heating issue at Athol Manor and the extreme cold temperatures, the…
Community Foundation of Howard County names board president
The Community Foundation of Howard County, which raises, manages and distributes funds to support nonprofit organizations in Howard County, named Steven D. Sass chair of the board of trustees. Sass works as a bankruptcy attorney and trustee in commercial bankruptcy cases, having previously spent more than 20 years at Dun & Bradstreet subsidiaries and successor…
Foundation Board Reunion
The foundation welcomed back former volunteers from the Board of Trustees and working committees for a virtual Board Reunion. It was a good opportunity to reconnect and give a status report on the current state of the foundation. Attendees heard from Board Chair, Steven Sass, and were shown a presentation from the foundation staff led…
Regina Clay, Carlos Rodriguez Added to CFHoCo Board of Trustees
The Community Foundation of Howard County, which raises, manages and distributes funds to support Howard County nonprofits, named Regina M. Clay and Carlos U. Rodriguez to the foundation’s board of trustees. Clay and Rodriquez join 18 other local community volunteers on the foundation board. Regina M. Clay manages external affairs for CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, where…
Prescott Named Chair of CFHoCo Board of Trustees
Four new members added to board as Prescott replaces outgoing chair, Peter Panepento The Community Foundation of Howard County named Kimberly Prescott chair of the board of trustees. Prescott is the founder and president of Prescott HR, a full-service human resources firm in Columbia that helps organizations hire and manage employees. “As the foundation enters…
Brown Advisory Briefs CFHoCo Donors
Our investment partners from Brown Advisory co-hosted a donor briefing to provide an update on the CFHoCo portfolio and its sustainable investment strategy via zoom webinar. Joining Beverly White-Seals and Dan Flynn from the foundation were Brown Advisory’s Amy Seto, Endowments & Foundations Senior Advisor; Matt Gray, Portfolio Manager; and Elizabeth Hiss, Investment Analyst, Sustainable…