Kate Nielsen was president of the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham from 2000 through 2013. Before succeeding Mimi Tynes as president, she joined the organization as its first development officer in 1995.
Nielsen graduated from Wheaton College in Massachusetts and worked for AmSouth Bank and the Birmingham YWCA. She is married to Coca-Cola Bottling Company United president and CEO Claude Nielsen.
Nielsen is an alumnus of both Leadership Birmingham and Leadership Alabama.
Meet the Board
David Perry, President
Paul DeMarco, 1st Vice President
Wendy Jackson 2nd Vice President
Maggie Cunningham, Secretary
Ann Haas, Treasurer
Katherine Avants
Tom Carruthers
Rob Fowler
Maye Head
Taylor Pursell
Terry L. Smiley
Graham Sisson Ex Officio