The Board of Whidbey Community Foundation has announced its first staff member, Jessie Gunn, who will be taking the position of part-time program manager.

Gunn joined the foundation in April 2019 after more than 10 years of experience working in corporate philanthropy and with national foundations, government programs and nonprofits.

Most recently, Gunn was grants manager with Ballmer Group, which supports efforts to improve economic mobility for children and families in the United States who are disproportionately likely to remain in poverty.

Prior to this she earned her master’s degree in public administration from the Evans School of Public Policy at the University of Washington, specializing in nonprofit management.

Gunn also serves as a board member for Friends of Friends Medical Support Fund supporting South Whidbey Island. She and her husband own and operate Whidbey Pies and reside with their family in Central Whidbey.

Gunn can be reached through her email JessieG@whidbeyfoundation.org or by phone at 360-660-5041.