Development Services Manager
Christi provides support within the development team at the Community Foundation by assisting with administrative operations including gift processing, donor acknowledgement, and donor database management; she also serves as the primary contact for the Endow Iowa Tax Credit Program. She graduated from Kansas State University with her Bachelors and Masters in Accounting. After completing her education, Christi worked in Public and Corporate Accounting. In 2001, Christi and her husband moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Before starting at the Community Foundation in 2014 Christi spent time actively volunteering in the community. She served as Girl Scout leader; volunteered at school, including serving as PTA president; and is actively involved as a volunteer at church.
Christi and her family are interested in music and enjoy attending the Orchestra Iowa concerts. They also like to visit different museums around the country and travel Kansas City to cheer on the Royals baseball team. She enjoys living in Cedar Rapids because it is a community that encourages family life and her children have had the opportunities to be involved in many different sports and activities. Christi enjoys the open, welcoming environment that the Cedar Rapids community offers.