GRAND ISLAND, NE — The Central Community College Foundation is staying local for its next executive director.

The CCC Foundation announced the appointment of Traci Skalberg to the position at a news conference on Monday. Skalberg has served as executive director of the Grand Island Public Schools Foundation since 2003.

“I am thrilled to be joining this exceptional team at the Central Community College Foundation,” Skalberg said in a news release. “It has been my passion and mission to inspire investment in education and opportunities for students. I am so excited to expand my work to the counties and communities Central Community College serves. It feels a bit like a homecoming for me with the wonderful caveat that I get to stay in the Grand Island community which has been so nurturing for my family.”

According to a news release, Skalberg has increased the annual average revenue for the GIPS Foundation from $200,000 to $3.5 million, and raised, managed and granted $25 million in the last five years. She currently serves as the president of the National Association of Educational Foundations.

“The Central Community College Foundation Board of Directors is pleased to have Traci join us as our new executive director,” said Homer Pierce, board president. “We have so much to offer students in our 25-county area and we believe Traci will help us as we continue to serve and grow.”

Skalberg is a CCC aluma, graduating with an academic transfer degree from the Columbus campus in 1994.

She replaces Dean Moors, who will retire on Nov. 1, following 14 years of leading the CCC Foundation. Skalberg will start on August 15.