W.K. Kellogg Foundation names vice president of finance

Donald G. Williamson has been named vice president of finance and treasurer of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.

 

Williamson has served as the director of financial services at the Kellogg Foundation since June 2012, providing leadership for finance and accounting operations. 

 

Before joining WKKF, he was the vice president of finance and operations at the Beaumont Foundation within the Beaumont Health System in Royal Oak.

 

He earned an MBA in finance from Wayne State University in Detroit and his BBA in accounting from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The Michigan native is a licensed certified public accountant in the state of Michigan.

 

A Foundation official describes Williamson as "an engaged and accomplished leader, bringing both technical and philanthropic experience to this position." 

 

"His commitment to the foundation's values and to the stewardship of the legacy of our founder Will Keith Kellogg is noteworthy, as well as his responsibility, prudence and sound judgment," says said La June Montgomery Tabron, president and CEO of the Kellogg Foundation. "I look forward to Don's contributions that will help us champion community-led solutions for children so that they can all reach their full potential."

 

The Kellogg Foundation is based in Battle Creek, Mich., and works throughout the United States and internationally, as well as with sovereign tribes.  Guided by the belief that all children should have an equal opportunity to thrive, WKKF works with communities to help break the cycle of poverty by removing barriers based on race or income that hold back children, so they can realize their full potential in school, work and life.