FFDC Welcomes Two New Advisory Board Members

The Foundation for the Future of Delaware County has welcomed two new advisory board members.

Jane Dzaboff, representing the Earlville area, and Mike Schmitz, representing Greeley, will support the Foundation’s mission to improve the quality of life for those in Delaware County. 

Dzaboff has many strong connections with community members thanks to her four-decade career as a nurse. For 32 of those years, she worked in the cardiac rehab department at Regional Medical Center in Manchester. She also served as the employee health and wellness coordinator. She is a former president of the Maquoketa Valley Athletic Boosters.

Mike Schmitz is a 1984 graduate of West Delaware High School and has spent the last 37 years working for Collins Aerospace. He has a passion for advocacy and volunteering, especially for conservation and habitat projects. Schmitz is the president of the Iowa Pheasants Forever state council and is a member of the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation and the National Wild Turkey

Federation. Aptly nicknamed “Committee Smitty,” he currently serves on the Greeley City Council, Delaware County Conservation Board and St. Mark Parish Council in Edgewood, and is chair of the Delaware County Solid Waste Commission and the secretary of Delaware County Pheasants Forever. This May, he will be inducted into the Iowa Pheasants Forever/Quail Forever Hall of Fame.

The Foundation offers many opportunities to improve quality of life by addressing an array of local issues. To learn more about how you can establish a fund or make a gift that impacts your community, contact Foundation for the Future of Delaware County Executive Director Amanda Diers at 563-880-3816.

photo courtesy of FFDC