Gulf Coast Community Foundation Elects Board Officers

The Board of Directors of Gulf Coast Community Foundation has elected Judy Cahn as Chair and Scott Collins as Vice Chair for one-year terms as officers. The Board also reelected member Janis Fawn to a three-year term on the Board. All Board terms begin July 1.

Judy Cahn

Cahn, a community volunteer and philanthropist who previously worked for 35 years in investment banking, has been a Gulf Coast Community Foundation Board member since 2011. She served as Vice Chair of the Board for the past two years.

Scott Collins

Collins, president and founder of Sarasota-based wealth management firm Fiduciary Wealth Advisors, has served on the Gulf Coast Board since 2010. He currently chairs its Governance Committee and has previously chaired the Board’s Audit and Community Investment committees. 

The other members of the Gulf Coast Community Foundation Board for the 2018-19 term are Anne Essner, David Green, Rod Hershberger, Pauline Joerger, Tracy Knight, Anand Pallegar, Mark Pritchett, Michael Saunders, Susan Sofia, Joe Stephan, Bayne Stevenson, and Tommy Taylor.  
 


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