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The BC Interior Community Foundation has a new executive director.
Robert (Elyas) Miller has accepted the top job at the organization, taking over for Nicole Trudell, the previous executive director who resigned earlier this spring.
“The BCICF board is very pleased that Robert has accepted this position,” BCICF Board Chair Hugh Fallis said in a recent statement.
Fallis called Miller a “strategic thinker with a record of partnership-based successes,” and said his 20 years working in the not-for-profit sector will help him continue to grow BCICF’s brand.
Miller recently moved to Kamloops, and has previously worked in the Nicola region with the federally sponsored Community Futures program.
He holds a Master’s degree from the University of Calgary, and has received several awards for his work, including the Travel Alberta Innovative Marketing Award for The Cowboy Trail Tourism Association, and the Best Global Tourism Partnership Award from the International Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus.
Miller says he’s a strong believer in community foundations, because pooling donor funds ultimately allows more money to go back into the community.
“I am thrilled to have the opportunity to contribute in this region and support community development through the activities of the BC Interior Community Foundation,” he said.
The BC Interior Community Foundation (originally known as the Kamloops Foundation), was created in 1984 with the mission to contribute to the quality of life in the Thompson Nicola and South Cariboo regions through endowments and community grants.
It has since distributed more than $1.5 million in grant throughout the region.
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