Melissa Damaschke

Melissa Damaschke is president of the Fred and Barbara Erb Family Foundation. As president, she guides the Foundation in strengthening its operations, building staff expertise and capacity, and executing the organization’s strategic plan for its final decade.

Previously, Melissa was vice president of programs. She excelled in that role for two years as she oversaw and made improvements to the organization’s grantmaking process. She joined the Erb Family Foundation in 2015 as program officer for the Foundation’s Great Lakes program. During her time as program officer, she cultivated new partnerships and went beyond grantmaking efforts to support leadership development and host a variety of convenings to bring organizations together to discuss challenging topics.

Melissa was presented with a 2022 Environmental Achievement award from Northland College, her alma mater, for her outstanding contributions to environmental health and restoration. She