Executive Director of the Juneau Community Foundation since 2011.

Before joining the Community Foundation, Skilbred operated her own business providing consulting services for local governments and non-profit organizations. She has served as a board member, staff, consultant, and volunteer in non-profit organizations at the local, statewide, national level. Skilbred moved to Juneau in 1988 and has worked for Alaska Departments of Fish and Game, Environmental Conservation, and the Legislature. She is active in the community having served on the CBJ Juneau Commission on Sustainability, the Advisory Committee on School Activities, and as a youth tennis and soccer coach. Skilbred has a master’s degree in international economics and a BA in political science.