Our Mission
The Johnson County Community College Foundation supports the overall mission of JCCC, its strategic goals and its initiatives.
We work to provide access to the College for all students; advance excellence through the development of community leadership, business partnerships and financial support; and promote cultural activities to enrich the College and the community.
Established in 1971, the JCCC Foundation is the fundraising arm of the College. We are a separate 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. We seek partnerships and sponsors for College initiatives and provide funding for student and College needs not otherwise covered by tuition and tax revenues.
Our primary areas of focus include:
- Establishing and funding student scholarships
- Developing partnerships that support College programs and initiatives, including the Carlsen Center Presents series and the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art
- Developing community leaders and providing service through our executive committee and board of directors
JCCC Foundation Executive Committee
Suze Parker
President
Marshaun Butler
Vice President
Dr. Andy Bowne
Secretary
Jeff Alpert
Treasurer
Mary Birch
Past President
Bryan Biggs
Member-at-Large
Mike Boehm
Member-at-Large
Tim McKee
Member-at-Large
Pam Popp
Member-at-Large
Nancy Ingram
Board of Trustees Liaison
Board of Directors
- Jeff Alpert
- Mary Baldwin
- Bradley A. Bergman
- Bryan Biggs
- Mary Birch
- Michael A. Boehm
- Andy W. Bowne
- Marshaun Butler
- Katie Dunn Fitzgerald
- Carl Gerlach
- Mark Gilman
- Nancy Ingram, JCCC Trustee
- Sean Khurana
- Michael Lally*
- Beth McCown
- Tim McKee
- Candy Merrill
- Tom Mitchell
- Rich Muller
- Leo Nunnink
- Suze Parker
- Pam Popp
- Clint Robinson
- Kurt Saylor*
- Stewart M. Stein
- Jon Stewart
- Lori Tinkler
- David Zamierowski
Our Members
- Karina Addari
- Mike Armstrong*
- Rita Ashley
- Doug Barnard
- Jeff Bell
- Joe Beveridge
- Harvey S. Bodker
- Richard L. Bond
- Marienne Brown
- Karin Brownlee
- Shirley Brown-VanArsdale
- Jason E. Camis*
- Mary Martha Carrico
- Tom P. Carrico
- Ashley Cherafat
- Jacqueline Clark
- Jeff Cloud
- Jerry Cook, JCCC Trustee
- Michael Copeland
- Gerald Lee Cross Jr., JCCC Trustee
- Mary E. Davidson
- Kirby V. Deeter
- Frank Devocelle
- Bob Drummond
- Peggy J. Dunn
- Cathy Ellis
- Chris Ellis
- Jamie Fain*
- Mark A. Ferguson
- Adam Fichman
- Ricardo E. Fontg
- Don Forsythe
- Robert W. Fry
- Todd Gafney
- Brian E. Gardner
- Tracy Garry
- Chris Gerlach
- Jill R. Gerlach
- Celina Goez
- Carlos Gomez
- Carol Gonzalez
- Cindy Green
- Lewis Gregory
- Alice Hawk
- Mel Hawk
- Joyce Hayhow
- Dalton Hermes
- James R. Hubbard
- Sam Huenergardt*
- Nick Jordan
- Frank H. Kirk
- J. David Kriet, M.D.
- Charles Laird
- Audrey H. Langworthy
- Todd LaSala
- Angeliina Lawson, JCCC Trustee
- Esther H. Levens
- Joshua Lewis
- Hugh Libby
- Andy Logan
- Carol Logan
- Janet Long*
- Tim Lopatofsky
- Pat McCown
- Larry G. Meeker
- Ken Mellard
- Nancy Mellard
- Laurie Minard
- Alicia Mitchelson
- Lynn Mitchelson
- Dennis Moore
- Vince Morris*
- Greg Musil, JCCC Trustee
- Lewis Nerman
- Bobby Olm-Shipman
- Tracey Osborne Oltjen
- Jan Pishny
- Lyle Pishny
- Julie Quirin
- Melody Rayl
- Robert D. Regnier
- Dan Robeson
- Shirley Rose
- Stephen F. Rose
- John H. Ross
- Carol H. Sader
- Henry Sandate
- Kenneth Schifman
- Susan (Sue) Seidler Nerman*
- Jere Sellers
- Veronica Sellers
- George Semb
- Patricia Semb
- Stephanie Sharp
- Brenda Sharpe
- Susan Shen
- Ashley Sherard*
- Donald D. Shook
- Richard G. Shull
- Cris Smith
- Laura Smith-Everett, JCCC Trustee
- Paul Snider, JCCC Trustee
- Judith Stanton
- Susan L. Stewart
- Mandy Stuke
- H. Stephen Talge
- Mary Tearney
- Heidi Thummel
- Terry Van Der Tuuk
- Thomas W. Van Dyke
- Dave Vander Veen*
- John Vratil
- David H. Westbrook
- Bernie Wieger
- Steven D. Wilkinson
- Wanda Wilkinson
- Dennis M. Wilson
- Kent D. Wittrock*
- Connie Zack
- Bernard A. Zarda
*New to JCCC Foundation Board in 2019-2020
An important component of the Foundation's mission is to identify and develop partnerships that provide financial support to JCCC programs and initiatives
Healthcare Simulation Center — The Foundation supports JCCC's Healthcare Simulation Center with funds for maintaining the facility. The lab is a unique learning area that prepares nursing, respiratory care and emergency medical science students by teaching them to provide safe care using state-of-the-art simulated patients.
JC3 InnovationsTM is a healthcare products developer/retailer based at the College. The business is a division of the JCCC Foundation. The Foundation uses all proceeds from the sale of JC3 InnovationsTM products for student scholarships.
International Service-Learning Projects — The Foundation helps fund JCCC's Partnership for Service Learning, which offers students and faculty semester-length service-learning programs abroad.
The Children's Garden at JCCC's Hiersteiner Child Development Center — Gifts through the Foundation funded the construction of a hoop-house garden at the HCDC. Children at the center watch as seeds are planted and produce is harvested and made into fresh, healthy meals.
Johnson County Adult Education — The Foundation receives grants to help support Johnson County Adult Education, a program that helps adults improve their reading, writing and math skills and prepare for the GED® test.
JCCC Athletics — Foundation contributions help maintain JCCC's first-class athletic programs by providing support for team travel and other program needs. Currently the Foundation supports fundraising efforts for women's basketball (FastBreak Club), volleyball (Ace Club) and baseball (Hit-a-thon), as well as athletic sponsor recognition in the facilities, fields and gymnasium.
Wylie Hospitality and Culinary Academy — The Foundation led a $3 million capital campaign to fund the construction of the Wylie Hospitality and Culinary Academy. This beautiful facility includes culinary labs, an innovation kitchen and a demonstration kitchen in a culinary theater. It houses classes that prepare JCCC students for jobs as chefs, dietary managers and other foodservice professionals.