Email: conny@wkcf.org

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Conny Bogaard joined the Western Kansas Community Foundation in 2015.  With a museum background in the Netherlands and the U.S., Conny acquired specialized development skills, especially in the areas of strategic planning and fundraising.  The growing WKCF offers a stimulating environment to pursue her objectives of building stronger communities through partnership-building.  

Prior to moving to Garden City, Conny served as executive director for the Rocky Flats Institute and Museum in Arvada, CO, and was curator for both the Hotel de Paris Museum in Georgetown, CO, and the McAllister House Museum in Colorado Springs, CO.  As a museum consultant, she assisted in the development of several start-up museums. Conny also taught art history and museum studies in the Denver Metro area, and arts and cultural management at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff, AZ.

Conny serves on the board of Humanities Kansas, a state-wide nonprofit organization that draws people and stories together to generate new ideas. She also serves as independent study and dissertation advisor for her Alma Mater, the Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts (IDSVA). In her spare time Conny enjoys exploring the wonders of Kansas and traveling with her husband, Boyd.