Community Council Names New Executive Director

The Community Council of St. Charles County, a regional provider of support services for nonprofit agencies, has named Mary Hutchison as its executive director.

Hutchison had been serving as acting executive director since October 1, after previous Executive Director Denise Liebel was named president and CEO of United Services.

The appointment was no surprise to Liebel, who told Patch that she and Hutchison began with the Council about the same time. "Mary was my first hire," Liebel said.

"She knows the Council and she knows the community as well as anyone, and she has the perfect collaborative spirit," Liebel said.

Hutchison has been on the Community Council staff since 2004. In her most recent role as Director of Volunteer Programs, she expanded the volunteer opportunity base in St. Charles County and built a dynamic network of businesses, churches, service organizations and volunteers to support nonprofit community programs.

"Mary's relationship-building skills add tremendous value to the Community Council, its members and the communities we serve," Steve Martinez, chairman of the Community Council's board of directors, said in the press release announcing Hutchison's appointment.

"The Community Council has always had a strong commitment to bringing people together for the betterment of the community, and Mary's leadership will help us continue to have a positive, growing impact on our community," Martinez said.

Hutchison is looking forward to building on the Council's history of promoting relationships and finding solutions to community needs. "In today's economic environment, where needs have increased and resources have become more scarce, the need for a connective organization like the Community Council has never been greater," Hutchison said.

Hutchison holds a master's degrees in business administration and in pastoral ministry.

The Community Council offices are currently located at 1054 Rondale Court in Dardenne Prairie, where they moved after the library district's old Nonprofit Development building was demolished to make way for the .

The new facility will include the Community Commons, where meeting space for non-profit organizations is scheduled to be available in 2012.