The Kellogg Community College Foundation is under the new leadership of a KCC alumna and former KCC Foundation scholarship recipient.
Michelle Williamson, a Battle Creek native with deep ties to Battle Creek and area nonprofit communities, was hired this summer to serve as the KCC Foundation’s new executive director.
A Certified Public Accountant with a strong background in nonprofit management and community engagement, Williamson will oversee the operations of the Foundation, including fund management, program development, donor relations and more.
Williamson is a graduate of Harper Creek High School and KCC, where she was a recipient of the KCC Foundation’s prestigious Gold Key Scholarship and a member of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society. She graduated magna cum laude from Western Michigan University with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a concentration in Accounting.
KCCF donors and members of the public are invited to meet Williamson and learn more about the KCC Foundation at a public open house from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24, in the Kellogg Room on KCC’s campus at 450 North Ave., Battle Creek.
“KCC is thrilled to welcome Michelle Williamson, whose expertise and experience will help the Foundation and the College strengthen and forge relationships with alumni and donors for the benefit of our students,” said Dr. Paul Watson, President of KCC and President of the KCC Foundation Board of Directors.
Williamson’s career includes nearly 20 years working in various roles at the nonprofit Community Action, headquartered in Battle Creek – where she was chief executive officer for nine years – as well as accounting and finance work at Plante Moran and Battle Creek Health System.
Williamson has also served in leadership roles on numerous community boards and committees, including the Inspire Credit Union Supervisory Committee, the Lakeview Band and Orchestra Boosters, the Michigan Community Action Association Board, the Michigan Community Action Finance Committee, the St. Joseph County Human Services Commission, the Workforce Development Board and others. She’s also been a Wattles Park Men’s Club Little League Coach and has been a volunteer for the Lakeview School District for 13 years.
She and her husband, Matt, have two children, Kyle and Derek, and continue to reside in Battle Creek.
Williamson takes over from longtime KCC employee Teresa Durham, who retired this summer after serving as executive director of the KCC Foundation since 2014 and in various capacities at the College for nearly three decades.
The KCC Foundation was established in 1998 by the College to seek private funding to assist students with various financial needs. The Foundation awarded nearly 730 scholarships totaling more than $696,000 in 2023 alone. A nongovernmental, nonprofit 501(c)(3) with its own funds, the KCC Foundation is managed by a volunteer board of directors.
For more information about the KCC Foundation, call 269-965-4161 or visit kellogg.edu/foundation. Williamson can be reached directly at 269-660-2309 or williamsonm@kellogg.edu.
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