Judith Swayne, executive director of the Orange County Community Foundation, on May 26 will leave the top post at the nonprofit foundation she founded a decade ago.
Swayne, who in June first announced her intention to step down as executive director, will remain on the organization’s board. She hopes to work with other charitable foundations as a consultant and also plans to do some traveling with her husband, Keith.
“There comes a time when time becomes your most valuable asset,” Swayne said.
The foundation has exceeded its goals and is now financially stable and can take care of itself, she said. The foundation doubled its assets to $80 million within the past year.
Shelley M. Westmore, executive director of Girls Incorporated of Orange County has been named as Swayne’s successor. Westmore was CEO and COO of Girls Incorporated, which had a budget of $1.1 million and serves 1,800 youths each year through teen pregnancy and drug-abuse prevention programs.
