Lisa Gibert, CPA, MBA, CFRE, is the chief executive officer of Clark College Foundation.

Clark College Foundation is an independent, self-funded and self-governed nonprofit that assists Clark College through philanthropy and asset investment.

Under Gibert’s leadership for the last 16 years, Clark College Foundation’s total assets have increased by 85%—from $66 million in 2005 to $122 million as of June 2022. The scholarship dollars provided to Clark students have quadrupled during her tenure, with more than $1.2 million being awarded annually. Furthermore, $55 million in additional support has been distributed to the college since she has headed the nonprofit organization.

The market value of the foundation’s endowment is in the top 5 in the nation for public community colleges. Under her leadership, the foundation has raised nearly $60 million during fundraising campaigns.

In 2018, Gibert was selected as the one of the top fundraising leaders in the country by the Council for Advancement as Support of Education (CASE). She received the CASE Commonfund Institutionally Related Foundation Award, one of the fundraising industry’s most prestigious national honors for her 23-year career supporting advancement work at community colleges and higher education institutions across the country.

Gibert joined the Clark College Foundation in 1998, serving as the director of finance and administration, chief financial officer, and then interim president. In January 2005, she was appointed president/CEO.  In 2017, the foundation’s board of directors adjusted her title to CEO, while retaining her original duties.

As CEO she is responsible for strategic planning, goals setting and policy development, and works closely with the foundation’s philanthropic partners. She also oversees all foundation activities and staff, regularly interacts with the foundation’s board of directors and partners with Clark College’s administration to meet their fundraising needs.

Gibert earned a bachelor’s in business and finance from the University of Oregon and a master’s in business administration at the University of California at Irvine. She is a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE).

Her professional affiliations include the Association of Fundraising Professional, the Southwest Washington Estate Planning Council and Willamette Valley Development Officers Association.

She serves on the Vancouver Rotary Club Foundation Board of Directors. She is a member of the Council for the Advancement in Support of Education (CASE)  National Reporting Standards and Management Guidelines Committee and serves on the CASE North American Advisory Council.

Gibert is an accomplished equestrian who has earned several world and reserve-world titles in the paint and pinto breeds with her late horse, Silent Premonition.