EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
PHYLLIS AND JEROME LYLE RAPPAPORT CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Kat
Edwards
As
Executive Director Kat Edwards leads the
foundation’s strategic
planning and execution by
working collaboratively on a wide range of
issues
related to the foundation’s goals and priorities. She
develops
and maintains partnerships with leaders
in public policy and
government affairs as well as
manages the existing and evolving
strategic
partnerships with Harvard University, Suffolk Law
School,
Massachusetts General and McLean
Hospitals, the DeCordova Museum, and
other
institutions. Edwards provides the foundation
team
with clear
strategic leadership and tactical direction.
She is an
accomplished professional with over ten years in executive
communications and marketing management of Boston real estate
companies
and six years managing a non-profit environmental
organization. Ms. Edwards
most recently worked as Director of the
Concord Land Conservation Trust, as an
environmental commissioner for
the Town of Concord, and prior to that, as
Executive Vice President of
Donald Tofias & Co. and W-Class Racing Yachts. She
received her
undergraduate degree from Princeton University in Environmental
Policy.
Edward’s
diverse background is the perfect fit to advance the Foundation goals
of funding promising leaders, dynamic public policy ideas,
neurological research
and the creative vision of emerging artists. Kat
uses her extensive experience in
development and implementation of
marketing and communications strategies to
further her deep commitment
to the foundation’s mission, “I truly believe it’s
about sincerity of
purpose and inspiring people to believe that they can make a
difference, and then helping them to make that difference.”
