Lindy Schumacher, winner of the 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó Alumni Association's Silver State Award, is the CEO of Fulfillment Fund 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÃâ·ÑApp, a nonprofit dedicated to achieving a long-term meaningful impact on college attendance and graduation rates for students growing up in economically under-resourced communities in greater 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÃâ·ÑApp. The Silver State is the highest award the association bestows upon a nonalumnus of 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó.
Prior to leading the Fulfillment Fund 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÃâ·ÑApp, Ms. Schumacher was Director of Nevada Giving for the Dream Fund at UCLA as well as The Lincy Foundation, which supported education, health and social services initiatives. She also held roles as a CPA at Arthur Andersen and was CFO for The 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÃâ·ÑApp Monorail Company.
Why I proudly support 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó …
51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó is my community’s university. I live here, raise my children here and consider this my forever home. I was fortunate to attend a college in California, but realized this might have benefited me personally, but not necessarily my community. So, I came back!
I witnessed the community outreach, the concern and the belief that 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó had toward the non-profit world, children, families, and social services. In time, the university showed me it was making a difference. A community cannot improve without strong institutions supporting them. 51³Ô¹ÏÍøÍòÄÜ¿Æ´ó is making Southern Nevada STRONG; for that I am eternally grateful.
