March 20, 2025
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HCCF 2025 Board of Directors Announced

Hamilton County Community Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of new board members and transitions in board leadership. All changes are effective immediately.

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Hamilton County Community Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of new board members and transitions in board leadership. All changes are effective immediately.

Hamilton County Community Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of new board members and transitions in board leadership. All changes are effective immediately.

Hamilton County Community Foundation welcomes new board members Kashif Khan, President of Infrastructure Engineering, Inc.; Jay Merrell, Vice President of IDI Composites International, Inc.; Danette Howard, Global Education Director- Corporate Responsibility at Cummins; and Barney Quinn, retired Executive Vice President of Simon Property Group.

This year’s executive committee members are Chair Eddie Rivers, Founder of Esource Resources; Vice Chair Kristy Murphy, Community Volunteer; Treasurer Gina M. Giacone, Partner at Ice Miller; and Secretary Corby Thompson, President of Boomerang Development, LLC.

Hamilton County Community Foundation thanks Dana Pittard, Vice President, Defense Programs at Allison Transmission, who’s service to the board has concluded.

Meet HCCF’s full board of directors here. 

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