Director of Finance Joins Team

Effective immediately, Kim Morgan has joined the U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities (the Endowment) as Director of Finance.  “Kim comes to us with a breadth and depth of financial experience that serves to position us well as we continue to grow and our partnerships become increasingly complex,” said Endowment President Carlton Owen.  “Entering our fourth year as an organization it was clearly time to modestly augment our lean staff model to address a range of emerging opportunities,” he continued.  Morgan, most recently Manager of Accounting, Reporting and Control with the Cliffs Communities, is a native of the South Carolina mountains.  She holds a B.S. and Masters in Accountancy from Clemson University and has completed significant work toward a Ph.D.   Since shortly after its creation, the Endowment has operated with three full-time positions and a rotating university intern.  In the face of increasing financial regulation and an expanding grants portfolio, the Endowment added a part-time financial consultant to the team in late 2008.  Addition of the Director of Finance position converts the part-time consulting role to a full-time staff member.