Sabrina Lear Joins the DuPage Foundation Staff as its Administrative Assistant
Lear's position includes reception and administrative duties as well as coordinating volunteers. She reports to Director of Finance David Weisz.
Prior to joining the Foundation staff, Lear worked as an agricultural investigator for the Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) where she inspected and regulated pesticide use. Prior to the ISDA she worked at the not-for-profit High Country Resource Conservation & Development as a program assistant helping with various conservation projects.
Originally from Oregon, Lear loves gardening and farming. She graduated summa cum laude from Oregon State University with a bachelor's degree in crop and soil science. Lear has worked on farms while growing up and in research labs while in college studying agronomy, which is the study of soil management and crop production. She enjoys traveling and completed an internship in New Zealand during college where she worked on a cropping and sheep farm. She and her husband Quinn have also traveled together to Europe to volunteer. They live in Lombard.
"I love everything outdoors," said Lear. "I enjoy living in DuPage County because of the all the forest preserves and the Prairie Path, which remind me of home."
In her spare time, Lear currently volunteers for "The Gardenworks Project," which provides raised bed or container gardens to families in need.
"The Gardenworks Project works with area food pantries in DuPage County to provide clients with access to fresh food," said Lear. She also volunteers in development for the People's Resource Center. "By volunteering for not-for-profits it seemed like a natural transition for me to be working for one," she added.
About the DuPage Foundation
The DuPage Foundation seeks to raise the quality of life throughout DuPage County by fostering philanthropy, connecting donors to area needs and building community partnerships. Based on the American virtues of volunteerism and philanthropy, the Foundation fosters a legacy of support for the people of DuPage County by making grants to not-for-profit organizations working
in the areas of arts and culture, education, environment, health, and human services. Since its
inception, the Foundation has built its endowment to more than $61 million and awarded more than $21 million in grants to not-for-profit agencies serving the residents of DuPage County and beyond.
Established in 1986, the DuPage Foundation is a publicly-supported 501(c)(3) organization to
which contributions are tax deductible. It was created to benefit the people of DuPage County and receives contributions and bequests into a permanent endowment from individuals, corporations, organizations and foundations wishing to make lasting contributions to the people of DuPage. The
earnings on these funds are then used, in accordance with donor wishes, for the Foundation's grantmaking and community leadership activities.
For more information about the Foundation, or to arrange future media opportunities, please contact Joelyn Kott, marketing & communications officer, at (630) 665-5556, extension 19, or joelyn@dupagefoundation.org.