JACKSON COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION TRUSTEES & STAFF
2008 JCF Board of Trustees
Roles and Responsibilities
The fundamental role of The Jackson Community Foundation’s Board of Trustees is to represent the interests of the Jackson community. The ultimate decision-making authority of the Foundation rests in the hands of these individuals. The Board of Trustees functions as both a policy-making body and a working board. Together with the professional staff, they form a strong JCF team. All trustees serve on one or more of the following committees: Fund Development, Finance, Board Development, Scholarship and Grant Distribution. The Chair of the Board is ex officio for all committees. Officers of the board serve on the Executive Committee along with the committee chairs.
OFFICERS

Board Chairmen: Kevin Lavery, M.D.; TLC Eye Care and Laser Center
Incoming Board Chair: Carlen Walz Lefere
Immediate Past Chair:James S. Grace, Vice President, A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.
Karen A. Chaprnka, Senior Vice President & C.O.O, Foote Health System
Anne E. Campau, Community Representative
Deborah Ann Craft, Community Representative
Edwina Divins, Community Representative
Carrie Glick, Community Representative
H. Ronald Griffith,
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Katherine Patrick, Community Representative
Dr. Daniel J. Phelan, President, Jackson Community College
John G. Russell, President & C.O.O, Gas and Electric Divisions, Consumers Energy
Ric Walton, President, The Walton Agency, Inc.

