STAFF
Meet Our Staff
Get to know the team behind our success by viewing our staff.
Learn about the individuals who work hard daily to provide the best service and support to our community.
Julie Moorman
President & CEO
Julie Moorman
President & CEO
Julie Moorman has served as the President and CEO of the Foundation since May 2019. With over two decades of experience in nonprofit management, Julie Moorman is a seasoned professional in the field. In her role, she leads the organization with oversight from the HCCF Board of Directors, ensuring execution of the strategic plan and alignment with the organization's mission and values. Julie also manages the Foundation's staff and fosters relationships with partner organizations.
Prior to her role at the Foundation, Julie worked as the Executive Director for Communities in Schools of Clark County, now known as YouthLink Southern Indiana. The nonprofit offers after school programming and provides school day services to at-risk students through academic support and mental health resources. Additionally, Julie spent 13 years working for the Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana, where she held various leadership positions, including Regional Director, overseeing operations in an 18-county region across Kentucky and Indiana, managing a team of 10 staff and volunteers. Furthermore, she held leadership positions in Student Affairs at major universities in both Kentucky and Illinois. Julie has also chaired the Nonprofit Roundtable with One Southern Indiana, where she provided resources and support to fellow nonprofit leaders.
Julie is a graduate of Heidelberg University, where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration and Public Relations. She furthered her education by obtaining a Master of Science degree in Higher Education from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois.
Born and raised in Dayton, Ohio, Julie hails from a large family. In 2014, she and her husband Jim relocated to Crandall to be closer to their family and settle in Harrison County. Julie and Jim attend First Capital Church in Corydon. Their two children are on the journey to adulthood and still enjoy time together as a family traveling, playing games, sports & doing hobbies, and just spending time together.
Derrick Grigsby
Chief Financial Officer
Derrick Grigsby
Chief Financial Officer
Derrick Grigsby is an accomplished professional who joined the Harrison County Community Foundation in 2011. In his role as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Derrick manages the Foundation's finances and investments of approximately $280 million in assets, ensures compliance with National Standards and Indiana Gaming Commission Local Development Agreement reporting, and oversees many operational components of the Foundation, including the management of three hundred endowment funds and annual audit. As a senior executive, he also advises the HCCF President & CEO and Board of Directors closely on matters related to strategic planning, business development, and finance.
Derrick attended the University of Indianapolis, where he received the Senator Richard Lugar Scholarship and the UIndy Business Scholarships. He achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.8 on a 4.0 scale, made the Dean's List for seven semesters, and graduated magna cum laude in 2010 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting-CPA and a minor in Computer Information Systems. He later completed a Master of Business Administration (MBA) and a Master of Science in Strategic Finance from Indiana University Southeast in 2017 and 2018, respectively.
Derrick is also an active member of the community. He graduated from Leadership Harrison County in 2013. Derrick previously served as treasurer for Leadership Harrison County and board member for Harrison County Lifelong Learning. He currently serves as treasurer for Harrison County Public Library.
Heather Stafford
Director of Programs
Heather Stafford
Director of Programs
Heather graduated from Murray State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Graphic Design and a Master’s Certification in Nonprofit Leadership and Management. After working in the design field in Indiana, Florida, and New York for approximately five years, Heather and her family decided it was time to move closer to home. This move, along with a major shift in focus, led Heather to begin a career working with communities and their youth. Heather has dedicated over 15 years to teaching youth, engaging communities, and mobilizing change.
In 2004 she became a Licensed Certified Prevention Specialist by the Kentucky Certification Board for Prevention Professionals. This certification, allowed her to expand her work with eight counties in Kentucky, assisting them with policy development and the creation of Environmental Strategies. While in this position, she conducted community needs assessments, worked on specialized social host ordinances, and wrote extensive grant proposals. She served as the Vice Chairman of the Kentucky Youth Empowerment System Grant Committee, the Treasurer for the Hardin County Tobacco Free Coalitions, and the Treasurer of the Meade County Drug-Free Champions Coalition.
Heather continued her grant writing experience at Blue River Services, Inc. as their Program Development Coordinator. Heather was responsible for reviewing and evaluating each of the agency’s programs and submitting Program Evaluation reports to the President/CEO and the Board of Directors. Her primary function, however, was to write the agency’s grants, including local, community, foundation, and federal applications. She was able to partner with the Harrison County Community Foundation to become the grant writer of the W. K. Kellogg Access to Recreation Grant, which brought over $411,000 in grant funds to Harrison County. This grant provided numerous accessible improvements to many parks in the county.
In 2008, Heather chose to expand her prevention and education skills further by becoming an Academic Instructor for the Bluegrass ChalleNGe Academy located on the Fort Knox Army Base. For years, Heather instructed in a quasi-military setting; teaching math, social studies, and science.
While at BCA, Heather became one of four certified Combat Lifesavers. This course, recognized by the Army Institute for Professional Development, is defined as a bridge between self-aid (first aid) training which is given to all soldiers during basic training, and the medical training given to combat medics.
In 2013, Heather was offered the Director of Programs position at the Harrison County Community Foundation. Within this position, Heather maintains a myriad of duties. On a daily basis, she is responsible for the scholarship program. This includes preparing the annual high school scholarship application for activation, monitoring all the students’ files during the application process, and preparing the files and data for the scholarship selection process. Heather coordinates the Universal Scholarship committee, which makes the high school scholarship selections, as well as collects all of the necessary data needed for the selection process. Over a hundred and thirty scholarships are awarded annually through this process.
Once the scholarships are awarded, Heather maintains close contact with the recipients ensuring that agreements are signed and turned in on time, bills and receipts are submitted, payments are set up in a timely manner, and all files are complete. To date, Heather maintains over 3,000 students’ bills and files dating from 2011 to the present.
In addition to the high school students' scholarships, Heather is also responsible for the Adult Scholarship Program. This program, which has grown tremendously in the last few years, has three rounds of scholarships. Although the numbers of applicants are lower, the adult recipients can be more time-consuming. Adult learners tend to have more questions and hesitance with college therefore, more maintenance is required.
Heather is also the Chairperson of the Youth Philanthropy Council. This council is made up of youth 13-19 who are interested in learning more about philanthropy and how to give back to their communities. The group has an annual grant cycle in which they are responsible for reviewing applications from and making recommendations to HCCF’s Board of Directors. This group meets monthly from September thru May.
Heather is responsible for organizing the annual College and Career Fair. Since Heather’s involvement, the event has grown from 80 participants to over 1,000. She also partners with O’Bannon Publishing each year to create the College & Career Prep Guide, which is distributed annually through the Corydon Democrat and Clarion newspapers. This booklet is a complete guide for students in 8th-12th grade preparing for college.
Heather has completed the three-part Ship Shape Board Development Certification program hosted by Eric Schmall from the Center for Nonprofit Excellence in Louisville and became a graduate of the 2015-16 Leadership Harrison County Class.
Michelle Dayvault
Director of Development
Michelle Dayvault
Director of Development
Michelle Dayvault has worked in the nonprofit profession for twenty-five years. Born and raised in Harrison County, she graduated from Corydon Central High School and Indiana University Southeast with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech Communication.
Michelle has worked in leadership roles with Metro United Way, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kentuckiana, Goodwill of Southern Indiana, Komen Kentucky, and Dress for Success Louisville. Michelle spent twelve years with Metro United Way serving as Associate Director in Floyd, Clark, and Harrison counties and as Young Leaders Director where she was responsible for a $2.5 million corporate portfolio as part of the annual campaign. As Branch Manager of Big Brothers Big Sisters in Harrison County, Michelle was responsible for case management, volunteer recruitment, marketing, and fundraising. She increased revenue through the annual Bowl for Kids' Sake special event and wrote her first grant for program support to the HCCF which got approved. As a result, in-school mentoring programs expanded to into North & South Harrison Community School Corporations.
Serving as Vice President of Marketing & Development with Goodwill of Southern Indiana, Michelle managed the agency's largest annual fundraiser and grant writing efforts. In addition to development and design of brochures, annual reports, newsletters, and signage, she oversaw marketing efforts for eleven southern Indiana Goodwill stores implementing a comprehensive year-round advertisement campaign
As Operations Director for Komen Kentucky, Michelle managed the day-to-day operations and staff of the Louisville and Lexington offices. She helped plan and execute the annual gala and Race for a Cure for local breast cancer research and program support.
Michelle spent the last five years as Executive Director of Dress for Success Louisville (DFSL) which provides career resources and professional attire to women in Clark, Floyd, Harrison, and Washington counties in Indiana and nine counties in Kentucky. Michelle led the overall strategic, operational, and fundraising activities for the entire organization. During her tenure, DFSL received the Dress for Success Worldwide Lublin Award in 2018 for program and financial growth globally; launched a Mobile Career Center to provide additional services in outlying counties; one of only three in existence at the time within DFS affiliates and moved their boutique and office operations to the Nulu area.
She is a graduate of Leadership Southern Indiana and Focus Louisville and currently serves on the IUAA Kentuckiana Region Board and events committee. Michelle's passion is helping those in need in the communities where we work and live, and making the world a better place one day at a time. She is excited to be working in her hometown of Corydon again.
Anna Curts
Grants Manager
Anna Curts
Grants Manager
Anna is a Harrison County native and lives with her husband in Corydon. She graduated from Corydon Central High School and spent twelve years at Keller Manufacturing in the Human Resources department.
She furthered her business administration career for nine years by working for a staffing company, placing people to work with multiple Harrison County businesses. Because of her attention to detail, she received numerous awards, including Learning & Development, and a Management Award.
Anna’s community activities and nonprofit experience before the Foundation included attending events sponsored by different nonprofits, such as the Harrison County Chamber of Commerce and Metro United Way. She spearheaded the Human Resource Roundtable meetings so local businesses could gather monthly to discuss human resource issues.
Anna was hired at the Foundation as an Administrative Assistant in May 2009. Along with her main duty of front gatekeeper tasks, she maintained the Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library database and provided general program and office support.
In 2010, Anna eagerly added the marketing role to her job description. She communicated with donors and continued creating the Foundation’s one-of-a-kind detailed Fund Information Sheet. During this time, she also assisted with the grant process by aiding in the review of applications and gathering information for the Program Manager to present. Anna graduated from Leadership Harrison County in 2010.
In June 2012, she took on a new role as Grants Manager. She was very hands-on with the creation, implementation, and continuation of the Foundation’s first online grant application.
Anna received her Certificate in Nonprofit Executive Leadership from IUPUI The Fund-Raising School, in 2018.
Kim Harmon
Gift Planning Officer
Kim Harmon
Gift Planning Officer
Born and raised in Harrison County, Kim has strong ties to the community. She graduated from North Harrison High School and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Indiana University Southeast. She also holds a Certificate in Fund Raising Management from The Fund Raising School, Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. Kim is a graduate of Leadership Southern Indiana and Leadership Harrison County. She is a long-time National Association of Charitable Gift Planners member and the local Kentuckiana Chapter.
As a professional fundraiser for over thirty years, Kim has executed development programs that included annual fund drives, major gifts, capital campaigns, corporate giving, special events, and planned giving. Other duties have included marketing and public relations, strategic planning, and management.
With previous work experience at Blue River Services, Bridgepoint Goodwill, Easter Seals, and The de Paul School, Kim began working as the Foundation’s first Director of Development in 2012 and transitioned into her current role as Gift Planning Officer in 2023.
Kim has drafted multiple new fund agreements based on conversations with donors and works to expand the menu of donor services HCCF offers. Her primary duty is working with donors to help determine what tools and giving vehicles will best accomplish their charitable goals.
Kimberly Carter
Endowment Manager
Kimberly Carter
Endowment Manager
Kimberly started in her role as Endowment Manager with the Foundation in January 2023. She is a native of Harrison County, a graduate of Corydon Central High School, and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Indiana University Bloomington.
Kimberly is no stranger to the nonprofit world, having been in the profession for fourteen years. Her experience includes the YMCA of Harrison County, where she has served as the CEO and previously as the Senior Program Director of Membership and Marketing. Her earlier work also involved being a Project Coordinator with the Harrison County Convention and Visitors Bureau. Throughout her nonprofit career, Kimberly has utilized her organization and donor stewardship skills with knowledge of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) tracking software.
As the Endowment Manager with HCCF, she will draw from her strong interpersonal communication and relationship-building talents to provide support and resources to nonprofits and agencies who hold endowment funds with the Foundation. She is looking forward to assisting with nonprofit sustainability initiatives and is passionate about Harrison County. Kimberly previously served as an HCCF Community Volunteer and is a former member of the Corydon Rotary Club, a graduate of Leadership Harrison County, is involved with both CIS and CES PTO, and volunteers as a Corydon youth cross country coach.
Dakota Benavidez
Office Manager
Dakota Benavidez
Office Manager