Wenatchee Valley College welcomes Clint Strand as new Foundation executive director

Wenatchee Valley College and the WVC Foundation are pleased to announce that Clint Strand has been named as the new executive director of the Foundation. His first day was Monday, Dec. 1. 

 

As the WVC Foundation director, Strand will provide strategic direction and oversight for fundraising efforts and activities for annual giving programs, major gifts, special campaigns, and capital efforts; lead the Foundation in developing and implementing fundraising programs, activities, and events in support of our college priorities; partner with the Foundation board of directors in developing long- and short-term planning; oversee the allocation of scholarship funding; and establish and maintain positive relationships with our alumni, donors, community partners, and constituents. 

 

“The Foundation board welcomes Mr. Strand as our new executive director," said Foundation President Jorden Bullock. "He comes with a toolbelt that will help carry on and excel the wonderful Foundation [that] Rachel Evey, our previous executive director, paved. Mr. Strand will keep our team thriving and hitting new milestones. We are excited to see what our future holds." 

 

Strand brings strong regional connections and significant leadership, public relations, communications, and marketing experience to WVC. He has been a Leavenworth City Councilmember since 2017 and serves as co-chair of the Affordable Housing Committee and as a member of the Finance Committee, which provides oversight on the city’s bi-annual budget and tourism-related expenditures. He has also served on the Leavenworth Area Promotions Marketing Committee, helping to manage a multi-million dollar lodging tax budget, and contributed to downtown revitalization and strategic growth as a member of the Downtown Steering Committee. 

 

While serving on the City Council, Strand was also the Public Relations director at Cascade Medical in Leavenworth. He and his staff executed strategic planning, campaign development, and budget oversight that aligned with the hospital’s goals and the community’s needs. He provided executive-level leadership of internal and external communication, patient engagement initiatives, and public relations. Strand and his team developed a communication strategy for a successful hospital levy initiative that passed with a 77% “yes” vote. Part of his work in equity and engagement included chairing the Patient and Family Advisory Committee and Patient Equity and Access Committee, which strengthened patient-centered communication and equitable messaging. 

 

Strand also served as a communications specialist at Confluence Health and as news and program director for Icicle Broadcasting/KOHO 101.1 FM. 

 

“Mr. Strand’s extensive experience in communications, marketing, media relations, and health care, in addition to his current elected role and connection with our community, are all assets that will bring great value to WVC and to the work that our Foundation does to support our students and our college,” said WVC President Faimous Harrison. 

 

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