Windham Foundation announces appointment of new chief financial officer

The Windham Foundation has appointed Robert Donald as Chief Financial Officer for the organization, it was announced today by president and CEO Dr. John Bramley. This is a new position created in response to the increasing size and complexity of the finances and operations of the Foundation and its subsidiaries. He is scheduled to start with the Foundation at the end of March.

Donald has had a distinguished career of financial management responsibility in businesses throughout the northeast including NYNEX Corporation, KPMG Peat Marwick and Litecontrol Corporation. His most recent position was Director of Finance with Medical Sales Management in Massachusetts.

I am delighted by this appointment, said Bramley. Bob has a wealth of accounting and financial experience in private and manufacturing business, and a real passion and interest in the mission of the Foundation. His skills can help us plan soundly for the future while positively impacting our present operations.

Donald has his MBA from the Wharton School of Business and his Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

Headquartered in Grafton, Vermont, the Windham Foundation is an operating foundation engaged in philanthropic, charitable and educational activities. Since its inception in 1963, its mission is to promote the vitality of Grafton and Vermont¡¯s rural communities through its philanthropic and educational programs and its subsidiaries whose operations contribute to these endeavors. The Foundation is the owner of Grafton Village Cheese Co., The Old Tavern at Grafton, the Retreat Farm and Grafton Village Nursery.