DIANN FARNSLEY
PORT ST. JOE, FL
2017 Encore Fellow
Host Organization: Franklin’s Promise Coalition, Conservation Corps of the Forgotten Coast. Franklin’s Promise is a partnership of people, organization, and agencies who want to improve the quality of life for Franklin County residents. The Conservation Corps is a comprehensive youth development program which provides participants with job training, academic programming, leadership skills, and additional support through a strategy of service that conserves, protects and improves the environment, as well as community resilience.
Fellowship: Diann provided capacity-building work for Franklin’s Promise Coalition in fundraising and development for the Conservation Corps program, building new relationships with donors, generating over $35,000 in grants and creating standard templates and messaging.
Background: Diann spent over 15 years as a business operations professional for IBM.