Katie Allan Zobel to leave the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Paul Tuthill

Published May 20, 2022 at 11:28 AM EDT

Katie Allan Zobel, president and CEO of the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts

Zobel was been with the organization 17 years, the last ten as president and CEO

A philanthropy hub for the greater Springfield, Massachusetts area is looking for a new leader.

After 17 years with the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts – the last decade as president and CEO – Katie Allan Zobel recently announced she will leave the organization in September.

Zobel, whose tenure at the Foundation began with a three-month temporary assignment, spoke with WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill.

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