Kent Embree,
Program Officer
Kent was raised in Quincy and is a proud alumnus of QHS. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Iowa in English, and his early career focused on graphic communications and marketing in St. Louis.
In 2003, he and his wife, Denise, returned to Quincy to raise their two sons, Evan and Garrett. For eight years, Kent owned and operated his own graphic communications business, later serving as a non-profit marketing manager and, most recently, the executive director for a Quincy based non-profit organization before assuming the program officer role at the Community Foundation in March 2022. Kent volunteers extensively and is passionate about helping local non-profits reach their maximum potential.