Program Director
With over 30 years of service, Maeve O’Dea is the foundation’s longest-serving employee and has been an integral part of its growing impact on the region. As Program Director, she oversees all of the foundation’s grantmaking and scholarships, working with hundreds of donors, advisory committees and applicants. Maeve is also the foundation’s first point of contact for many nonprofits in our four-county region and serves as a mentor for colleagues in other foundations.
Prior to her move to the United States, Maeve worked as an executive assistant at a Dublin accounting firm, in corporate public relations in London, and in customer service at an engineering firm in Galway. Maeve is a graduate of University College, Dublin.
