Last week Lindsey Vande Hoef introduced us to new member Svetlana Huftles. Svetlana Hutfles is a recent Omaha transplant. She served as the Executive Director years at the Kansas Association of Community Foundations (KACF) for 13 years and has dedicated 24 years of her career to community philanthropy nationally and internationally. 
She holds Bachelor's Degree from the International Academy of Business and Banking in Russia, post-graduate studies at Miami University, USA, and Master's Degree from the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom.
Svetlana, a native of Togliatti, Russia, was actively involved in developing community foundations worldwide. She helped establish the very first community foundation in Russia.
Svetlana was a Chevening Award scholar, a participant of the Community Foundation Fellowship of US German Marshall Fund, Charles Steward Mott and the King Baudouin Foundations, and an alumna of the Young Leadership Fellows for Public Service Program of USAID. S
Nationally, Svetlana’s recent work is mostly known for the Online Express Training for community foundations, and the Annual National Conference for Growing Community Foundations. Her work was featured in the 2018 September publication of The Chronicle of Philanthropy. Welcome, Svetlana!
