D. Lea Rauscher
Gifts Administration Officer

Lea Rauscher is responsible for leading and managing the gifts administration unit, ensuring the accurate and timely processing of incoming assets and revenue. Her areas of responsibility include administering the procedures to process, record, track and acknowledge all gifts, receipts, special project funds and accounts receivable. She collaborates with all departments of the community foundation and donors to facilitate the efficient flow of information and the integrity of gift and receipt records.

Previously, Lea held the position of stock gifts and project funding associate at the community foundation where she processed all gifts, receipts, special project funds and accounts receivable.

Lea graduated from San José State University with a Bachelor of Science in business administration with an emphasis in accounting and a minor in cybernetics. She also holds a certificate of entrepreneurship from West Valley College. Before joining the community foundation, she worked for a national bookstore chain where she earned progressive promotions, ultimately obtaining the position of district manager and earning multiple awards. She also worked as a cash and credit control specialist for a local moving company and as an independent business consultant for a web design and management start-up giving her more than 30 years of customer service experience.

A San José native now living in Gilroy with her husband, Ron, Lea enjoys haunting bookstores, reading, knitting, music and learning how to squeeze more flowers into her garden.