<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/post/foundation-executive-director-retires.html" dsn="news"><pubDate>08/18/2026</pubDate><title>BBCC Foundation Executive Director LeAnne Parton Announces Retirement </title><author/><image><img src="/_resources/images/press-release-images/LeAnne%20Parton%20Retirement.jpg" alt="Wendi Stark (left) and LeAnne Parton (right) at Microsoft’s 20th Anniversary event in Quincy in May.  "/></image><caption>Wendi Stark (left) has been appointed as the BBCC Foundation's next Executive Director following the announcement of current Executive Director LeAnne Parton's retirement. </caption><thumbnail/><description>MOSES LAKE — After fourteen years of dedicated service to the Big Bend Community College Foundation, Executive Director LeAnne Parton announced her...</description></item>