SWFL college president named interim CEO of community foundation

Collaboratory, the leading community foundation in Southwest Florida, has named outgoing Florida Gulf Coast University President Mike Martin its interim leader. 

Martin will step in as interim president and CEO of the organization July 1, according to a statement. He replaces current CEO Sarah Owen, who announced plans to step down in March. 

Founded in 1976 and formerly known as the Southwest Florida Community Foundation, Collaboratory currently manages 634 individual donor funds with assets of $151 million, according to its website. It made $6.4 million in grants in 2022, bringing the total since 1976 to $110 million.