Congratulations!

Kendra Zickafoose - Communications Officer for the Whitley County Community Foundation 

Kendra Zickafoose, an employee of the Whitley County Community Foundation, recently received a promotion – becoming the organization’s new communications officer.

In her new role, Zickafoose now handles all aspects of the foundation’s scholarship funds, including processing applications and coordinating the candidate interview process. In all, the foundation holds nearly 50 different scholarships, the largest of which is the Lilly Scholarship.

After seven years with the organization as the administrative assistant, Zickafoose is looking forward to the challenges of the new position. She has been with the foundation since first beginning there as an Interdisciplinary Cooperative Education (ICE) student during her senior year at Columbia City High School. She is a 2001 CCHS graduate and is now attending IPFW.

“I love my job,” Zickafoose said. “I work with the most awesome people and I get to work with the community a lot.”

“Family is important to me,” Zickafoose said. In her free time, Zickafoose enjoys spending time with her nephews, her dog, Gypsy, and likes music and animals.