Carol Siyahi Hicks joined The Dayton Foundation staff in 1992 and serves as vice president of Marketing and Public Relations. Her career spans more than 25 years, working in marketing and public relations and as a national literary magazine editor and print journalist. She has managed news stories covered by 60 Minutes, NBC News, The Washington Post, TIME and the BBC, among other local, national and international news organizations.

She has been a statewide and national speaker on marketing and public relations, for community foundations, including several presentations for The Council on Foundations, and a speaker about The Dayton Foundation for numerous local organizations. Carol holds a M.S. degree from The Ohio State University and a B.A. from Beloit College.