Megan Burke is 5th president of the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Paul Tuthill

Published February 27, 2023 at 11:32 AM EST

Megan Burke is the new president and CEO of the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts

Goals include advancing equity and opportunity

A venerable philanthropic organization in the region has a new leader.

Megan Burke was named recently as the fifth president and CEO of the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts.

A resident of West Springfield, Burke previously worked at the Hartford Foundation. She spoke with WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief Paul Tuthill.

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