By Janice Phelan,
January 3, 2022
![Joe Mullins](/news/university-news/posts/images/joe-mullins.jpg)
Joe Mullins, consultant for the 欧美视频鈥檚 Center for Workforce and Professional Education, was recently named to the Truman Heartland Community Foundation Board of Directors.
He will begin serving a three-year term in January. Other new members joining the
non-profit organization鈥檚 board this winter are Beth Rosemergey and Jason Snodgrass.
Mullins鈥 extensive experience in workforce and professional education includes serving
as a team member on the Regional Workforce Intelligence Network of Greater Kansas
City, co-lead on UCM鈥檚 Avionic/Aerospace Academy program development, lead on the
UCM Gigabit Lab and Mixed Reality Studio and lead for the university鈥檚 participation
in Internet of Things, virtual and augmented reality initiatives, curriculum development,
training and programs. In addition, Mullins helps lead a number of additional UCM
workforce development programs and partnerships and serves as a board member for
Velocity Lee鈥檚 Summit entrepreneur group and as a committee member for the Bra Couture
KC charity. His past memberships have included Bioinformatics Regional Advisory Committee,
Gateways KC Initiative Steering Committee, Mozilla Gigabit Community Fund Review Panel
and board member of Greater Lee鈥檚 Summit Healthcare Foundation. Mullins鈥 additional
experiences include telecommunications, finance, marketing and business development.
(THCF) is a public charity committed to improving area communities by promoting and
serving private giving for the public good. Founded in 1982, Truman Heartland serves
the region with assets of more than $70 million and annual grants surpassing $5.3
million. Truman Heartland serves individuals who, through their private giving, wish
to support the public good and help them do it in the most tax-wise and effective
manner. Through the Community Foundation, donors can set up their own family foundations,
scholarship funds, field of interest funds, endowment funds, charitable gift annuities
and many other charitable vehicles, which utilize shared resources of the foundation
to maximize the impact of their philanthropic dollars. In addition to donor services,
the Community Foundation provides asset development for nonprofit organizations, awards
grants to nonprofits, assists organizations in planned giving, and serves as a leader
in addressing community issues.