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Tamara Morris

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Tammy Morris was born in Omaha and has over 20 years of experience in leadership and management, both in the private and public sectors. Her primary areas of experience are project management, fundraising, strategic planning, personnel management and community leadership.

Currently, Tammy is Chief Executive Officer of the Grand Island Community Foundation and has been in this position since September 2012. Formerly, Tammy served as Executive Director of Hall County Leadership Unlimited which identifies and educates proven and potential leaders who are committed to developing and utilizing positive leadership skills to improve the Hall County community.

Prior to coming to Grand Island, Tammy worked in Omaha for 12 years where she began her career in child welfare and juvenile justice organizations and more recently worked with the homeless population to include mental health and substance abuse services. Tammy served as the Executive Director of Care Corps, Inc. in Fremont for five years and was a Governor appointed Commissioner on the Nebraska Commission for Housing and Homeless.

Tammy is a past chair of the Northeast Nebraska Regional Continuum of Care which represents 13 counties in northeast Nebraska and received federal funding for the first time under her leadership. Tammy chaired the Dodge County Behavioral Health Task Force for over three years and helped this group receive state funding for the first time. Tammy has extensive experience in fundraising to include grant writing, major event planning, and fundraising campaigns. She has also been a community grant reviewer for the State of Nebraska.
With a strong commitment to community, Tammy has been a member of Rotary for almost twelve years and served on the Board of Directors for the Fremont Area Chamber of Commerce. While serving on the Chamber Board, Tammy sat on the Administration and Finance Council as well as the Leadership Fremont Council. She was the government relations liaison which included two years of strategic planning facilitation between the Chamber of Commerce, City of Fremont, Dodge County Supervisors, and Greater Fremont Development Council. Tammy has additional strategic planning experience with non-profit service providers, churches and philanthropy groups.

Academically, Tammy has a Master of Science degree in Criminal Justice with an emphasis in Public Administration. She is also a graduate of Class IV of the Nonprofit Executive Institute Leadership Program in Omaha and Class 25 of Leadership Tomorrow in Grand Island. Tammy's husband, Jim, is a pharmacist and they have three daughters.