Kerri Hurley
Director of Grants Management
Kerri Hurley manages Barr's grantmaking team and supports Barr’s staff and grantees through every stage of the grantmaking process. Prior to joining Barr in 2000, she worked in consultant relations at State Street Research, in property management at the Druker Company, and in the office of Michael Connolly, former Massachusetts Secretary of State.
She serves on the board of PEAK Grantmaking, a national association of nearly 3,000 philanthropy professionals for which she served as New England co-chair for many years. She also serves on the advisory committee for the Summer Fund, a donor collaborative working to promote high-quality summer camps and programs for youth in Boston, Cambridge, Chelsea, and Somerville. Kerri holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Salem State College and is a notary public.
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Blog Post
Walking a Mile in Our Grantees' Shoes
Barr’s director of grants management shares what we learned and some of the changes we’ve made after staff went through our own grant application process.
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Blog Post
A New Cohort of Barr Fellows Commences with Learning Journey
Barr’s director of grants management, Kerri Hurley, reflects on travels through Bolivia with the 2015 Barr Fellows.
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