Staff

Louise "Wegi" Ferry Stewart, President, has been involved in the Decatur community working in the non-profit and government arenas for more than 20 years. Prior to becoming the Foundation president, she served for three years as executive director of the Richland Community College Foundation, where she led the first major gifts campaign in that Foundation's history. She served as Senior Development Officer for the Decatur Memorial Hospital Foundation from 1999 to 2007, and prior to that was President of the Community Investment Corporation of Decatur, Inc, and Director of the Dove, Inc. Homeward Bound Supportive Housing Program. She currently serves on the Decatur Public Building Commission. She holds a Bachelors Degree in Government from Georgetown University. She lives in Decatur with her husband David Stewart and has three grown children.

Missy Batman, Vice President of Operations and Finance, has a BS in Business Administration. Prior to joining The Community Foundation, she was Investor Relations Coordinator for Nims Associates, Inc., a locally owned IT consulting firm. When Nims was purchased in 2004, she decided to pursue her passion by working in the non-profit sector. At The Foundation she is responsible for the finances of the organization and grant administration. Missy is the chair person of The Decatur Jobs Council and a past Board member of the Decatur Sister Cities and Macon County CASA. She has also served as a volunteer for The Tax Project in Macon County.

Carroll Moma, Business Manager, joined the Community Foundation on August 1, 2011. She has worked at Millikin University as an Administrative Event Coordinator in the office of the Center for Entrepreneurship. Before Carroll joined The Community Foundation, she was the One Stop Coordinator at Workforce Investment Solutions. She has also been involved with Decatur SCORE for the past two years.