Judith Cawhorn
Executive Director of Grant Development
(810) 762-0597

Judith Cawhorn became Executive Director of Grant Development at Mott Community College (MCC) in Flint, Michigan in 1998 and currently holds that position. In this role, she has secured numerous public and private grants to provide funds to develop multiple workforce and economic development programs; and, projects engaging business, not-for-profits and other educational partners. Under her leadership, the Office of Grant Development has secured funding and partnerships that have helped the MCC achieve its strategic initiatives. Judith is an active member of the Council of Resource Development (CRD), serving currently on the CRD Board of Directors and several task forces. She has also presented CRD Webinars and workshops at CRD regional and national conferences on topics relevant to successful grant development.

Prior to working at Mott Community College, Judith was the Director of Development for Nonprofit Enterprise at Work in Ann Arbor, Michigan, an incubation center housing small and mid-sized arts, human service, environmental and other types of not-for-profit organizations. For the seven years preceding her move to NEW, Judith was Development and Community Relations Director for SOS Community Crisis Center.

Judith has held numerous volunteer positions. Currently, she serves on the Board of Trustees of Packard Clinic, a large community health clinic in Washtenaw County, Michigan. Judith served on the Flint Women and Girls Fund Advisory Committee, a fund within the Community Foundation of Greater Flint for six years and as Chair of the Committee for four of those years and the Operations Board of Leadership Development in Interethnic Relations in Flint. Judith was a founding board member and President of the Ann Arbor Community Development Corporation. As a life-long community volunteer, Judith is interested in enhancing and increasing the role of volunteerism as a way of addressing community needs and as a method of learning. In 1994, she served on the President's Task Force on Community Service at the University of Michigan. One of the results of the task force was the establishment of a center for learning through community service on the campus, now called the campus now called the Ginsberg Center for Community Service and Learning. Judith has taught a number of workshops and seminars on not-for-profit management issues including fundraising, board roles and responsibilities, human resource issues, and strategic planning.