Blue Mountain Community College and the BMCC Foundation are pleased to announce the hiring of Ken Daniel as the next BMCC Foundation Executive Director.
Daniel will replace Margaret Gianotti, who will retire Dec. 2 after 12 years in the role. The BMCC Foundation invests and fundraises to support BMCC student scholarships and programs.
Daniel’s employment history is nearly all in foundation, major gifts and fundraising work. He comes to BMCC from the Family Health & Wellness Foundation in Kennewick, Wash., where he served as executive director. The foundation, which formerly was a part of Trios Health, since 2015. There, he planned and implemented private and community fundraising, special events, planned and annual giving, and major gifts, as well as directed all donor management. In less than three years, Daniel grew the foundation’s investment funds by 40 percent. Prior to that role, Daniel served as the development director of the Spokane Guild School Foundation, where he grew investment funds by 42 percent, and also worked for 11 years for the Boy Scouts of America as a finance director, director of support services, and program director.
“I am extremely excited about this new opportunity to build upon the strong Foundation that has been laid before me,” Daniel said of his new role at BMCC. “There is so much great potential to grow the philanthropic work for the College and community. I feel very fortunate and humble to be able to work with such a great team of community volunteers and professionals.”
Daniel will begin his new role at BMCC on Friday (Nov. 1) to allow for several weeks of transition time with Gianotti.
