Kerri Hurley
Director of Grants Management
Kerri Hurley manages Barr's grantmaking team and has been at Barr for almost 23 years. She 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 recently concluded six years of service on the board of PEAK Grantmaking, a national association of nearly 6,500 philanthropy professionals for which she is presently a member of the nominating and strategy committees and had 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
Journeying Together to Reach Our PEAK
Barr staff share personal reflections from the PEAK 2024 conference, and invite others in philanthropy to join in carrying the lessons forward.
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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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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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