Sophie Grady Knott recently joined Pensacola State College Foundation from a career in accounting and finance with expertise in process improvement, internal controls standards and financial statement presentation. Her prior roles include leading accounting and treasury functions for banking, logistics, healthcare, retail, and philanthropic organizations both nationally and internationally. Sophie combined her professional experience with…
Alan Nickelsen is Executive VP and the Commercial Banking Manager for Synovus Financial Corporation. Alan is a rarity: a seventh-generation Pensacolian. A graduate of Birmingham-Southern College, he started his career over 20 years ago as a Middle Market banker at SouthTrust Bank in Birmingham. He returned to Pensacola as a commercial banker at Wells Fargo Bank…
Laura Hill, Director of Donor Relations at Pensacola State College Foundation,past experiences as the Vice President of United Way of Escambia County and the Executive Director of the Fiesta of Five Flags Association and Foundation have enabled her to build strong relationships with local leaders and philanthropists. In her role as Donor Relations Director, she…
Kristin Fairchild, Founder & Executive Director of Chain reaction, graduated from Auburn University with a B.S. in Family and Child Development and has worked with children and teenagers in varying capacities over the past 30 years. In 1998 she moved to Pensacola with her husband and is now a mother of three boys Will, Thomas…
Jennifer McFarren joined Navy Federal in October 2019 as their Manager of Corporate Social Responsibility. In this new role, Jennifer leads the national strategy for how to advance the financial health and well-being for Active Duty, veterans, their families and improve outcomes in local communities through philanthropic giving, volunteerism and community partnerships. Prior to joining…
Sandy Sims is the Director of External Relations for Gulf Power. She has worked for Gulf Power for more than 35 years and has held various positions of leadership in customer service, operations, and corporate support. In her current position, Sandy provides strategic direction for the company’s economic development, community relations, external affairs areas and…
Brent Lane, radio personality at Cat Country 98.7, was named this year’s Community Leader of the Year. Since moving to Pensacola in 2005, Lane has made a positive impact on the Pensacola community by dedicating his time, energy, and talents to this community and its citizens. He supports over twelve non-profit organizations throughout the community…
Program Manager, Chain Reaction General Statement Highschool the ideal time to start transforming teenage potential into great talent. Chain Reaction(CR), a Teen Leadership Institute, is a non-profit organization that empowers teens to learn through service from Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. CR teens ages 14-18 and alumni 18-24 participate in service projects and leadership development…
Name: PayPal Charitable Giving Fund Address: 1250 I ST NW STE 1202, Washing ton, DC United States 20005 Phone: 2025519099 URL: https://www.paypalgivingfund.org/ Email: N/A EIN:450931286 Asset Amount: $30,736,931 Total Giving: $174,392,615 Gifts Received: $178,822,528 Expenditures: $180,246,020 Qualifying Distributions: N/A Giving Activities Include: $174,392,615 for grants ABOUT The funds collect contributions for charitable purposes es online in the eBay…
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