About Us

Our Mission & Purpose

The Center for Community Stewardship (C4CS) offers fiscal sponsorship and facilitation support.

Our mission is to energize and facilitate individuals and groups to be active in matters that affect their lives, cultivating collaborative conversations about visions and activities that can make their community a more wonderful place.

 

Staff

Lisa Dugdale, Executive Director. Lisa has been with C4CS since early 2016. Her background is in nonprofit management, evaluation, and consulting in the areas of leadership, facilitation, program evaluation, and needs assessments. Before working with C4CS, she started and ran a nonprofit in Ann Arbor, MI, which gave her first-hand experience with the challenges faced by people running a start-up nonprofit. She holds an MSW and an MPP from the University of Michigan in Nonprofit Management, and completed coach training with Martha Beck Institute.

Stuart Hee, Operations Director. Stuart has spent the last 23 years working in various operations and finance roles in the nonprofit and private sector. He currently sits on the boards of the Community Kitchen Co-op, Synergy Ventures Foundation, and CEOs of Tomorrow. He holds a B.S. in Policy Analysis and Management from Cornell University.

Erik Larson, Program Manager. Erik arrives from Supporting Families Together Association where he was the Finance and Operations Manager for nine years. Prior to SFTA, Erik worked in the for-profit field for 16 years. Erik is active in the local Madison community with organizations such as Kennedy Heights Community Center and the Sierra Club. He holds an MBA from Edgewood College.

April Kumapayi, Accounting Manager. April comes to C4CS with nine years of experience working in accounting in higher education, state government, nonprofits, and the private sector. She has worked in the nonprofit sector both professionally and as a board member. She holds an M.B.A. in Accounting from American InterContinental University.

Board of Directors

  • Steve Hingle, CPA
  • Scott Haumersen, CPA
  • Amanda Jabs
  • Jasmine Banks
  • Patrick Marsden
  • Michelle Roach
  • Carolyn Jahnke
  • Noah Salata
  • Gregory Banks
  • Bert Stitt, Emeritus

If you are interested in Board membership, please email Lisa Dugdale to set up a meeting. We welcome new Board members who would like to support our work.

Current and Outgoing C4CS Board Members and Staff

A C4CS Board Meeting in July 2017

Read our 2019 Recap here!