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Carrie Walker
Vice President of Learning

Carrie leads the learning activities of the Community Foundation, which includes internal programs to enhance staff capacity for excellence, and nonprofit, donor, and community learning that connects people to our mission of strong nonprofits and a vibrant community. She manages the activities of the Nonprofit Network to provide capacity-building resources for local nonprofit organizations. Carrie is proud to be part of an organization that values learning and relationship-building. She enjoys working with nonprofit professionals and sharing in their successes and challenges.

Carrie grew up in La Porte City, Iowa and then attended the University of Northern Iowa where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Communications/Public Relations. Before joining the Community Foundation in 2014, Carrie spent ten years raising her kids while maintaining substantial volunteer work and running a home-based crafting business. Previously, Carrie was the Development Director at Big Brothers Big Sisters and worked at a local advertising agency.

Carrie’s family includes her husband Chad and their three sons Cameron, Casey and Coleman. Carrie enjoys capturing memories through photos, creative arts and scrapbooking, volunteering, and being a fan of her sons’ various activities.

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