Maranda Fishback Engquist is the Grants and Partnerships Director for Legacy Foundation, the community foundation for Lake County, Indiana. In her position, Maranda oversees the grantmaking, community engagement, and strategic initiatives of the community foundation. Maranda seeks to build relationships and collaborations with nonprofit organizations, businesses, local government, and residents to strengthen community and cultivate opportunities to empower residents to be changemakers.
Maranda began her career at Legacy Foundation in 2015 as part of the Community Foundation Internship, a program of Indiana Philanthropy Alliance funded by Lilly Endowment, Inc. Maranda has served as Legacy Foundation’s Community Engagement Coordinator, and the Foundation’s Marketing and Communications Manager.
Maranda received a B.S. in Hospitality and Tourism Management and a M.B.A from Purdue University Northwest. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, trying DIY projects, testing new recipes, and exploring new small businesses and markets.