Since 1978, Skagit Valley College Foundation has evolved from a scholarship provider into a champion of community transformation through education.
With our partners, we create comprehensive support systems that address the obstacles students face in our region.
Empowering the Future, One Student at a Time
We Champion Students
We are champions of our students, college, and community, honoring trust through the transparent stewardship of resources that ensures maximum impact for every investment.
We Open Doors
We open doors to possibility, acting as amplifiers of potential and catalysts for transformation.
We Create Opportunity
We carry forward a legacy of forward thinkers who share the belief that by investing in education, we ignite imagination, safeguard opportunity, strengthen communities, and transform lives.
Our Comprehensive Approach
Every investment in our students ripples generatively across our region. The individuals we support become the nurses caring for our community, the teachers shaping young minds, the tradespeople preserving our essential systems and innovating the future, and the business creators building local employment.
SVC Foundation’s
Impact
by the Numbers
$2M
$2 million Awarded
to SVC Students
$1.1m+
$1,100,000+ for academic
scholarships
$97K+
$97,000+ for student
athletes
$40K
$40,000 for 30 first and
second year students
$600K+
$600,000+ in program
assistance grants
Student Scholarships
$1,100,000+
$1,100,000+ awarded annually to 382 students
Emergency Support
$54,320
$54,320 helping 60 students overcome unexpected challenges
Childcare Assistance
$43,820
$43,820 supporting 32 student-parents
Faculty Excellence
$44,854
$44,854 recognizing 23 innovative faculty members
Program innovation
$565,562
$565,562 invested in equipment and programs aligned with community needs
SVC Foundation Staff
Kathleen Petrzelka
Executive Director
Campus View Village Staff
This team manages Skagit Valley College’s student housing, which is owned by the SVC Foundation.
Board of Governors
Officers
John Sternlicht
President
Brian Gentry
Vice President
Amy Hong
Treasurer
Margaret Rojas
Secretary
Board Members
Janie Beasley
Tracy Hascall
Todd Krantz
Danielle Martin
Tim Rawlins
Dave Ryberg
Nancy Rytand-Carey
Andrew Schuh
Charlie Wend
Isaac Williams