April 25, 2019

Media Contact:
Libby Siebens, community relations executive director, 509-682-6436 (Mon.-Thurs.)
Rachel Evey, WVC Foundation executive director, 509-682-6415

Wenatchee Valley College Foundation is pleased to announce that Rachel Evey has been hired as the new executive director. She was named the executive director on April 8, after serving as the interim executive director since October 2018.

“I have all the confidence in the world that Rachel will lead the foundation to new heights and continue the important work of raising funds to support WVC and our students,” said WVC President Dr. Jim Richardson.

Evey was originally hired as the WVC Foundation alumni relations coordinator in July 2017. She is originally from Bakersfield Calif., where she worked as a manager of development and donor services at Kern Community Foundation. She previously worked as development and donor services coordinator and as foundation assistant for the community foundation. She received a bachelor’s degree in international relations and Italian at the University of California-Davis.

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Wenatchee Valley College is committed to a policy of equal opportunity in employment and student enrollment. All programs are free from discrimination and harassment against any person because of race, creed, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, or the use of a service animal by a person with a disability, age, parental status or families with children, marital status, religion, genetic information, honorably discharged veteran or military status or any other prohibited basis per RCW 49.60.030, 040 and other federal and laws and regulations, or participation in the complaint process.

The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies and Title IX compliance for both the Wenatchee and Omak campuses:

• To report discrimination or harassment: Title IX Coordinator, Wenatchi Hall 2322M, (509) 682-6445, title9@wvc.edu.
• To request disability accommodations: Student Access Coordinator, Wenatchi Hall 2133, (509) 682-6854, TTY/TTD: dial 711, sas@wvc.edu.