Colby Cyrus

Colby Cyrus, CAPM, currently serves as a Senior Program Manager at the Central New York Community Foundation, a position held since December 2021. Prior experience includes the role of Program Services Coordinator at InterFaith Works of CNY, where responsibilities included managing the grant tracking process for 30 programs and administering a federal grant program that supplied food to local pantries. Colby also held a fundraising development internship at the Near East Foundation, focused on researching new partnership opportunities, and previously worked as a Research Aide at The Research Foundation for SUNY, gaining insights into surveying methods. An early role as an Ambassador Intern at Arab America involved researching and publishing materials on Arab culture and Middle Eastern politics. Colby holds a Master of Arts in International Relations and Affairs from Syracuse University's Maxwell School and a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies, Political Science, and French from the State University of New York College at Potsdam.