ELLSWORTH and PORTLAND, Maine — The Maine Community Foundation has announced the appointment of Kassandra Strout as Grants Administrator. Strout will be point person for agency and designated fund grants, assist with donor-advised and competitive grantmaking, and maintain the foundation’s scholarship database and applications.
A Bar Harbor resident, Strout holds a BA in English from Bates College. Prior to joining the MaineCF staff, she was content specialist at Breaking Even Communications where she focused on web design and social media marketing. She was a legal assistant at Hale & Hamlin in Ellsworth and legal assistant intern at Pine Tree Legal Associates in Machias. Before that she was counselor and mentor for the Ed Greaves Education Program (EdGE) of the Maine Seacoast Mission in Cherryfield.
Strout works in the Ellsworth office.
Headquartered in Ellsworth, with additional personnel in Portland, Dover-Foxcroft, and Mars Hill, the Maine Community Foundation works with donors and other partners to improve the quality of life for all Maine people. To learn more about the foundation, visit www.mainecf.org.