As Program Manager, Alyssa Berkson is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day management of the Foundation’s core programs, Youth in Philanthropy and the Center for Philanthropy Education, and representing them to the community. She also works closely with the other members of Program staff on additional Foundation programs and initiatives.
Before joining the Foundation, Alyssa worked for a private family foundation in program operations, coordinating leadership development programs targeted at communal professionals, educators, and arts professionals across North America. Alyssa has Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics from Brandeis University and is currently pursuing a Master of Business Administration with a focus in Social Impact at Boston University’s Questrom School of Business.
Alyssa is a proud Framingham native and an alumna of the Youth in Philanthropy program.