Kristen Bennett, vice president of institutional advancement and foundation executive director of  Trinity Valley Community College will serve as vice-chair of the 2018 Conference for Community College Advancement. Bennett has served on the Federal Funding Task Force as a volunteer and team captain in 2016 and 2017, and has presented at the District IV Conference and the Annual Conference for Institutionally Related Foundations.

"It has been a career highlight to lead this committee, and Kristen's excitement and enthusiasm about this committee's important work has rivaled my own. I look forward to working with Kristen and the team over the next few months as we create something truly memorable for our peers across the nation in community college advancement," says Doug Ferguson, chair, 2018 Conference for Community College Advancement. 

"The planning team had a great meeting in beautiful Palm Springs last month. The group is now hard at work to coordinate a robust professional development opportunity for both advancement newcomers and veterans alike. Please keep an eye out for future announcements on all the timely content offered later this year," says Ferguson.

This article is from the March/April 2018 issue of the Community College Advancement News.