Wasilla, Alaska –The Mat-Su Health Foundation (MSHF) recently welcomed Kathleen McConnell to its team as a program officer leading the Healthy Foundations for Families focus area.
Kathleen is responsible for working with the program team to design and implement strategic initiatives to advance the foundation’s goals and vision. This includes reviewing and approving funding recommendations; providing project and grantee technical assistance; and interacting with other grant-makers, not-for-profit leaders and public and private stake holders whose work intersects with that of the foundation.
Kathleen was previously employed by the Northwest Arctic Borough in Kotzebue as assistant to the mayor, economic development director, and personnel officer. She also previously worked for NANA Development Corporation and Southcentral Foundation. Kathleen earned a bachelor of science degree in business administration from the University of Phoenix.
