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Burrell Behavioral Health introduces new Burrell Foundation Executive Director

Kristen Weaver brings more than 25 years of progressive executive leadership experience across the nonprofit and social impact spaces to the Burrell Foundation

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Burrell Behavioral Health welcomes Kristen Weaver as the new Executive Director of the Burrell Foundation. Kristen will lead strategy and operations, elevate philanthropy and promote community development across all geographic regions of the Brightli system to support increased awareness of, and access to, mental and behavioral health programs and services.

Kristen Weaver, Burrell Foundation Executive Director

Guided by her belief in our collective capacity to build more equitable and healthy communities, Kristen brings to the Foundation more than 25 years of progressive executive leadership experience across the nonprofit and social impact spaces. She has developed a reputation as a highly effective strategist, cross-functional collaborator, community builder, and leader of high-profile capacity-building initiatives that transform organizations to better meet the needs of marginalized populations.

The Burrell Foundation serves as the system's charitable arm and helps to fulfill unmet mental health needs within the system and across surrounding communities. The Foundation’s mission is “to support the advancement of behavioral health and inspire hope in our communities through connection, advocacy and philanthropy.”

For more information about the Burrell Foundation, or to contribute to its impactful efforts, visit its website here.

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