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AN AMAZING PLACE WE CALL
You feel the magic of Coronado when you drive over the bridge. The San Diego skyline glitters nearby, the beach beckons ahead and the Grand Dame, the Hotel Del Coronado, anchors its history.
We’re a mix of residents, military staff and visitors joined together in this special place that is just 3.5 square miles, bounded by the Pacific Ocean and the San Diego Bay.
It would be hard not to love Coronado. And we do love it. City government works here. Residents are engaged. Volunteers are active. Nonprofit organizations are changing lives. The military watches over our country, while we keep an eye on ways to support military families.
We’re an engaged community, invested in making our area even better. For that reason, we created the Coronado Community Foundation.
MICHELLE GILMORE, CFRE
619-389-5280 | mgilmore@ccfcoronado.org
Michelle Gilmore is an accomplished fundraising professional and nonprofit leader. Following ten years as a K-12 educator, Michelle merged her education-focused background with fundraising savvy to make a difference. She has worked as a senior development director at the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and CEO of the Coronado Schools Foundation. She co-authored the book Eventology, The Science Behind Non Profit Fundraising, hosted workshops and trainings throughout Southern California, and held positions on multiple boards. Through her work, Michelle has raised millions of dollars for nonprofit organizations. San Diego locals, Michelle and her husband, Ted, raised their three boys in Coronado and are proud to call Coronado their home.
MEET OUR CEO
MEET OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
HELEN KUPKA
BOARD PRESIDENT
CEO Gelzer Systems Company, Co-Founder TLA Technology (ret)
BILL LOWMAN
BOARD SECRETARY
President Emeritus, Idyllwilld Arts Foundation, Founder; Idyllwild Arts Academy
MISSY COOK
BOARD TREASURER
Attorney, Owner; Coast Benefits
WHITNEY BENZIAN
DIRECTOR
Former Coronado City Councilmember; Realtor, Douglas Elliman
SUSIE KEENEY
DIRECTOR
College Admissions Coach; Community Leader
MEET OUR ADVISORS
BILL LOWMAN
CHAIR
President Emeritus, Idyllwilld Arts Foundation, Founder; Idyllwild Arts Academy
DICK ARNOLD
ADVISOR
USN (ret), Commanding Officer, Science Application Intl' Corp Fleet Training Advisor
SHEILA BRAUN
ADVISOR, FINANCIAL COMMITTEE
Financial Advisor, CPA
JAMES O'CONNOR
ADVISOR
President and Managing Member of Capital Advisory
CINDY SWAIN
ADVISOR
Family Therapist (ret), VP Donor Relations SD Foundation, ED American Cancer Society (SD)
LAURA DEITRICK
ADVISOR
Associate Director of The Non-Profit Institute, USD