Hutchinson Community Foundation
Hutchinson Community Foundation announces Jan Steen as its senior program officer.
Among his responsibilities will be administration of the foundation’s grantmaking, scholarship and Youth Philanthropy Council programs; implementation of foundation strategic initiatives; and collaboration with community stakeholders.
Steen comes to the foundation with extensive community development, grant and facilitation experience. Most recently he has been the state community vitality specialist at Kansas State University Extension, where he has conducted community assessments; facilitated discussions with adult and youth audiences; designed curriculums and provided educational programming; sourced, written and administered grants; and provided technical assistance.
Previously, he was county extension director and community development agent at K-State Extension-Reno County. Before his career at K-State, he was a network engineer and managed services supervisor at Heartland Technology Solutions.
"We are thrilled to welcome Jan to our team and our collective effort to strengthen Reno County communities,” said Kari Mailloux, director of strategy. “Jan’s experience working with rural communities and nonprofits from an asset-based approach fits perfectly with our interest in building on the strengths of our local people, places, and organizations.”
He has been honored with the State Meritorious Service Award-Epsilon Sigma Phi and the Outstanding State Specialist Award, both from Kansas State University, and received the Excellence in Community Development Award for Grant Support Programming from the Kansas Association of Community Development Extension Professionals. He is also an alumnus of Leadership Reno County.
Steen served Big Brothers Big Sisters as a Big Family and is currently an Ulster Project of Hutchinson volunteer, an Arlington Community PRIDE board member and volunteer, and is a vestry member at Grace Episcopal Church.
He holds a Master of Science in community development from Kansas State University and a Bachelor of Science in business administration from Southwestern College.
Originally from Sedgwick County, he has been a Reno County resident for 19 years. He and his wife have three children, and they reside on a farm outside Arlington.
Steen will start his position in mid-November.
Hutchinson Community Foundation’s mission is to inspire philanthropy, leadership, and collaboration to strengthen Reno County. Since 1989, the foundation has granted more than $104 million to organizations.