Elaine V. Mintz

Elaine joined Fairfield County’s Community Foundation in 2011 as the Center for Nonprofit Excellence Director and currently serves as Vice President of Strategy and External Relations. Elaine is responsible for the Foundation’s external relations, communications, community engagement, advocacy, and strategic learning and evaluation.

Before joining the Community Foundation, Elaine served as Director of the Greater Danbury Nonprofit Resource Center, leading the organization from its inception in 2005 to its merger with Fairfield County’s Community Foundation’s Center for Nonprofit Excellence in 2011. At the state level, Elaine was a research consultant with the Justice Planning Division of the Office of Policy & Management and a Connecticut General Assembly Appropriations Committee staff member. She was an adjunct faculty member at Norwalk Community College, teaching political science courses.

Elaine is an active member of the board for the Norwalk River Valley Trail. She dedicated six years to the Connecticut Council for Philanthropy (CCP) board, including two years as Board Chair, and continues to contribute as a member of CCP’s Policy Committee. Additionally, Elaine co-chaired the Fairfield County’s Funders Network for six years, served on the advisory board for the MPA program at Sacred Heart University, and was a member of the Redding Board of Ethics.

Elaine holds a master’s degree in Public Administration and a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Connecticut. She lives in Norwalk with her husband, Doug. She enjoys hiking, movies, travel, and cooking.