Meet Our Team

Our Experienced Staff is Here to Help

We are passionate about the communities we serve and wake up excited to be a part of positive change. We are eager to work with you, to help this area grow and thrive, and we know that our Community Foundation work wouldn’t be possible without the generous support and forward-thinking of our communities. We’re standing alongside you, our donors, leaders, organizations, and visionaries … because we know we are better together.

Diane Mahoney
dmahoney@bayfoundation.org
President and CEO

I serve alongside our board of trustees as a steward of the funds donors have entrusted to us. I enjoy being able to connect people to the causes they care about most.

Maggie Dwan
maggied@bayfoundation.org
Donor Relations and Communications Officer

Taking on the role of donor relations and communications officer allows me to touch on many different levels of the work we do here at BACF.

Maggie Dwan
Aaron Faist
Aaron Faist
aaronf@bayfoundation.org
Program Officer

I am the program officer that oversees the Youth Advisory Committee, Men’s Philanthropy Group, and our scholarship program.

Sue Jensen
suej@bayfoundation.org
Director of Finance

As director of finance, I manage the Foundation’s financial accounting and work closely with the president and CEO, and BACF’s Stewardship Committee on investments, operations, and forecasting.

Sue Jensen
Joni King
Joni King
 jonik@bayfoundation.org
Program Officer

As a program officer, I am responsible for administering the Foundation’s grant processes and facilitating allocating committees’ activities.

Erin Kreutzberg
erink@bayfoundation.org
Program Officer

As a program officer, I provide support for our various programs. Most of my work is currently centered around our DEI initiative and our grants program.

Erin Kreutzberg
Rachael Rosas
Rachael Rosas
rachaelrm@bayfoundation.org
Administrative Officer

As the administrative officer, I provide support to the Community Foundation by processing gifts, preparing mailings, assembling meeting materials, and maintaining the historic integrity of the Pere Marquette Depot building where the Foundation office is housed.

Madi Syring
madis@bayfoundation.org 
Program Officer

As a program associate, I support our scholarship programs and childcare initiative to serve Bay and Arenac counties. I am primarily focused on providing support to local students so that they can continue their education and obtain a post-secondary degree or skilled trades certification. 

Madi Syring