Our Staff
Jennifer Sullivan Munford, President and CEO
Jennifer has 20 years of experience working with the non-profit community. She is currently the President and CEO of the Capital Community Foundation, Inc. (CCF), which is based in Raleigh. CCF supports numerous philanthropic endeavors in Raleigh and across North Carolina.
Prior to her role as President and CEO of CCF, Jennifer was the Director of Government Relations for the National Association of Social Workers, the North Carolina Chapter (NASW-NC) for over five years. Serving as the main lobbyist for NASW-NC, she advocated for professional social workers and the clients they serve. Working in concert with other advocacy groups across the state, Jennifer promoted a broad legislative agenda for persons of all ages which included such issues as mental health, developmental disabilities, health care, and professional licensure. In addition, Jennifer has worked as a treatment social worker, and as a Guardian ad Litem, a court appointed advocate for children.
Committed to improving the lives of others, Jennifer is active in the community and served as an ex-officio member of the Rules Commission for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services; a member of the East Carolina University Advisory Board for the School of Social Work, and as a member of the Board of Directors for the Mariposa School for Children with Autism in Cary. She is currently a member of the Wake County Women’s Network, a group that makes annual contributions to charitable organizations dedicated to improving the lives of women and/or children in Wake County. She has also served as Chair of the Coalition for Persons Disabled by Mental Illness, and on the boards of the Coalition on Aging and Covenant with North Carolina’s Children.
Jennifer received her undergraduate and graduate degrees in social work from East Carolina University and her law degree from North Carolina Central University School of Law.
Carla Farmer, Director of Donor Services
Carla Farmer has been part of the CCF Team since 2002. Carla works with charitable contributions, reviews and monitors accounts, and helps donors with their various requests. She also serves as a liaison between the CCF and professional advisors.
Carla has worked with non-profit and governmental organizations for almost twenty years. Her experience includes working with the North Carolina State Bar, the North Carolina Bar Association and most recently on the staff of the North Carolina General Assembly.
Why CCF? How is CCF different? How can CCF help Donors? How can CCF help Professional Advisors? What assets might a Donor give to CCF? How can I learn more about CCF?“Those who would administer wisely must, indeed, be wise, for one of the serious obstacles to the improvement of our race is indiscriminate charity.”