Eileen Connolly-Keesler

President/CEO of Collier Community Foundation

Eileen Connolly-Keesler joined the Collier Community Foundation as President and CEO ten years ago in 2013 where she oversees the Foundation’s mission and addresses community needs by providing leadership and coordination through grantmaking and fund development.

Since joining the Collier Community Foundation, assets have grown from $62 million to over $250 million.

The Community Foundation, now 38 years old, manages over 850 funds, collaborates with hundreds of nonprofits, and has distributed over $310 million in grants and scholarships to nonprofit organizations and community programs since its inception, over $43.1 million in the 2022 fiscal year.

Eileen currently serves on the boards of the Florida Nonprofit Alliance, the Greater Naples Chamber of Commerce, CFLeads (Community Foundations Leading Change), Imagine Solutions, and the Estate Planning Council. She is a past chair of the Statewide Community Foundation Steering Committee for FPN. She was a Rotarian for over 28 years.

She earned her Bachelor of Social Work from UW Green Bay and Masters in Public Administration from UW Oshkosh and previously served as President/CEO of the Oshkosh Area Community Foundation for ten years before relocating to Naples.

For more information about the Collier Community Foundation, contact Eileen Connolly-Keesler at 239.649.5000, ekeesler@colliercf.org, or visit our website at colliercf.org.