Nonprofit addressing poverty in Collier County adds board members

The Immokalee Foundation, a nonprofit that focuses on education, families and breaking the cycle of poverty in the rural east Collier County community, has named two new board members. 

One new board member is Mary Babson. Her career spanned over 20 years with public accounting firm Arthur Andersen & Co., first in the firm’s Denver office as a CPA and later in the firm's Chicago headquarters, where she held various positions in the professional education, marketing and communications areas. "I care deeply about inspiring and developing future leaders and have a passion for this work," Babson says in a statement. "The Immokalee Foundation has ambitious goals, meaningful metrics to measure the impact of its work, and an exemplary success rate."   

Southwest Florida banker Trisha Hare is the other new board member. Hare is a senior vice president and relationship strategist for PNC Private Bank, according to a statement.