Press Kit

About

The Foundation for Saline Area Schools is a non-profit organization that provides private funding to support academic projects, enrichment programs, and other activities aimed at enhancing the quality of education in the Saline school district. The Foundation rewards excellence and innovation through distribution of individual teaching grants and funds for district wide strategic goals. Grants distributed by the Foundation serve as seed money for educational initiatives that cannot be funded by the general budget.

About the Executive Director

Stacey Rumpsa has been hired as the next Executive Director for the Foundation for Saline Area Schools. Stacey has been an active volunteer for the Foundation for many years and has also worked in the school district for almost 10 years. She comes to us from Harvest Elementary where she was a Literacy Interventionist for the past 7 years, and prior to that was an office administrator. Stacey also worked as Regional Sales Manager for Scripps Networks, promoting networks such as HGTV and the Food Network, and doing event marketing. Stacey is married with two kids who attend Saline High School. She loves traveling, reading, and hiking. During her years at the Food Network she became a bit of a “foodie” and loves to try new restaurants. Stacey’s favorite summer activity is tent camping with her family around Michigan. She also spends a lot of time on soccer fields watching her son play his favorite sport.

Amy Sankaran, President of the Board of Trustees, said “We are extremely excited about this next chapter with Stacey. She brings all of the experience we were seeking to continue fulfilling our mission on behalf of Saline Area Schools (SAS). Stacey’s been a Saline Schools parent, a FSAS volunteer, a school employee, as well as having a background in marketing and fundraising. We’re delighted to have Stacey on board to lead us into the future.”

Rumpsa was selected after a search was launched in June, 2022 to fill the position. Rumpsa started on August 1^st, 2022, has an office at Liberty School, and she can be reached at stacey@supportfsas.org.