Karissa ensures that donor's philanthropic aspirations are realized to the fullest extent possible. She manages over 800 endowment accounts housed in the College of the Liberal Arts. She helps with every step of the endowment process, from the writing of guidelines during gift conversations to their actualized spending. Karissa previously worked for the United States government and CaseStack, a 3rd party logistics provider and has been with the college for over eight years. In our local community, she is the President of the Centre Region Down Syndrome Society.