But now it will be up to someone else to carry on her legacy.
Travis has decided to resign her position effective at the end of the 2020.
- Advertisement - Earlier this year I was presented with some health challenges which prompted me to make the very difficult decision to focus on myself and my family, she explained.
Travis left her job as assistant vice president and trust officer at Mercantile Bank in 2002 to become the foundation s second director, succeeding Lorraine Mayes who had retired.
Under her leadership the foundation has experienced tremendous growth. Some of those accomplishments include:
Increasing annual grantmaking from $97,000 to $558,000;