Kerry Medek
Managing Director

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Kerry Medek is managing director at GHR Foundation, managing the Global Church Vitality and Thriving Local Communities programs. In this role, Kerry leads the Foundation’s efforts to build capacity of the global Catholic Church in support of its local social service mission around the world and supports place-based community building in the Foundation’s home-base of Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota. Her ultimate pursuit is to cultivate a culture of care that supports listening, shared learning and experimentation. 

Previous to her current role, Kerry supported strategy and learning for the Foundation as well as grants management and board operations. Before joining GHR, Kerry was a governance coordinator at the Minnesota State Bar Association, and she coordinated refugee programs for Catholic Charities of Tennessee. 

Kerry earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tenn.