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Carol Harmon
Director of Communications and Marketing
Carol Harmon joined The Columbus Foundation in 1991 as information officer. She supports the Foundation’s Strategic Business Plan, and is responsible for strategic marketing, brand positioning and message, public relations, advertising earned media, online marketing, advertising, and direct mail marketing campaigns/communications.
Under Carol’s leadership, the work of the department has earned 40 communications awards from the Advertising Federation, International Association of Business Communicators, Public Relations Society of America, and the Council on Foundations.
She brings 20 years of experience in the nonprofit and education sectors. She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism, with an emphasis on public relations, from The Ohio State University. Currently, Carol is completing a master’s certificate in Internet Marketing from the University of San Francisco.
Carol is the 2009 vice president of programming and served as the 2008 president for the Columbus Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC). She is also a member of the Council on Foundation’s communications affinity group, Public Relations Society of America, and is a graduate of Leadership Columbus. She often joins her husband on bicycling adventures, is involved in research of the Ohio Underground Railroad Bicycle Route through the Adventure Cycling Association, and is a member of Columbus Outdoor Pursuits. Most Saturdays, you can find her at the Dutch Kitchen in Plain City taking a break from bicycle riding. Carol and her husband, Chuck, are the parents of two daughters.
To reach Carol, e-mail charmon@columbusfoundation.org. |