President

Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation has appointed Kara Mikulich as its next President, effective immediately. Mikulich has served as interim president since September 2024.

Mikulich joined BTCF in 2018 as Chief Philanthropy Officer, leading a six-person team that raised $95 million over five years, doubled the number of new funds, and increased annual giving by 80 percent. These expansive increases took place through the difficult pandemic years, when many nonprofits struggled to maintain organizational momentum. As interim president, Mikulich led with clarity, values-driven action, and strong collaboration and invigorated the foundation’s strategic focus on economic opportunity with the launch of BTCF Guaranteed Income for Columbia County.

Before joining BTCF, Mikulich served as Vice President of Strategy and Development at Public Allies, a national service organization that prepares young adults for careers in public service. Her earlier roles include program officer at the Joyce Foundation in Chicago, director of the Jesuit Grants Collaborative in New Orleans, and regional development director at Single Stop USA, where she supported students at community colleges in the Gulf South. She began her career as a staff attorney at the Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago, representing low-income clients in public benefits appeals and contributing research to a landmark class action suit defending access to care for women and children.

Mikulich holds a law degree from Stanford Law School, where she focused on social change lawyering and served as associate editor of the Stanford Law Review.

Tatiana Oberkoetter and Rebecca Swartz led this search with Harley Bartles.