Volunteer Spotlight–Joe Marsiglia

Volunteer Spotlight–Joe Marsiglia

In November, we honor our Veterans on the 11th day of this 11th month. In this month’s OCF Volunteer Spotlight, we want to highlight one of our OCF Volunteers who also serves in the military—Joe Marsiglia. Joe is a Michigan native who moved to Gaylord in 1987 and...
Volunteer Spotlight: Bob Courtois

Volunteer Spotlight: Bob Courtois

In September, we are proud to feature Bob Courtois in our OCF Volunteer Spotlight. Bob and his wife, Gay, moved to the Gaylord area from Troy in 2010. A decade later, Bob retired as CFO for the East Region of Munson Healthcare. He currently serves on the Munson...
August Volunteer Spotlight—Justine Hees

August Volunteer Spotlight—Justine Hees

We are excited to feature Justine Hees this month in our Volunteer Spotlight. She has been a valuable OCF board member since 2021; this year, she is acting as board secretary. Eight years ago, Justine moved from Rhode Island to Northern Michigan, settling in her...
June Volunteer Spotlight—Haley Dawe

June Volunteer Spotlight—Haley Dawe

We are proud to feature Haley Dawe this month in our Volunteer Spotlight. Haley has served on the OCF Scholarship Committee for two years. She draws on her fifteen years of experience as a teacher to help make important decisions about which scholarships are awarded....
Volunteer Spotlight—Tabitha Pardo

Volunteer Spotlight—Tabitha Pardo

We shine our Volunteer Spotlight on 100+ Women Who Care (WWC) Ambassador Tabitha Pardo this month. Since 2017, Tabitha has helped plan and promote this impactful one-hour event. She and the other seven 100+ WWC Ambassadors work hard to expand this giving circle,...
Charitable Funds 101

Charitable Funds 101

On June 20, the OCF hosted Charitable Funds 101, an informative event for board members and professional advisers featuring a panel of current fund holders representing the different types of charitable funds managed by the OCF.  Fund types include unrestricted, field...