Elizabeth Witt was appointed to the position of Executive Director of the Blackford County Community Foundation on January 1, 2019. She is just the fourth person to serve in this capacity since the merger of the Montpelier Community Foundation and the Blackford County Foundation in 1997 that resulted in the current countywide community foundation. Previous executive directors were Ben Oswalt (1999-2011), Patty Poulson (2011-2014), and Dave Bowman (2014-2018).

Elizabeth joined the staff at the Foundation in September 2016 and was the face of the Foundation for those visiting our office.

Elizabeth’s family has lived in Blackford County for many generations. Elizabeth has a bachelor’s degree from Ball State University in business administration.