HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Hutchinson Community Foundation announced Wednesday it has hired Dell Swearer as chief operating officer.

She will join the foundation on April 15. Among her duties as COO, Swearer will oversee regulatory compliance, fund administration, gift stewardship, contracts, and operations staff.

Swearer brings 25 years of trust administration to her new position, serving for nearly 13 years as vice president and private client adviser at Commerce Bank. She served 13 years as vice president and trust officer at First National Bank of Hutchinson.

She earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration management from Southwestern College, a law degree from the University of Kansas School of Law and attended the National Graduate Trust School where she achieved the status of certified trust and financial adviser.