Senior Staff

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J. Margaret Burke

Director of Management Services

Maggie Burke joined Africare in 2006 as the director of management services. She is the senior procurement, contracts and compliance officer, and manages the organization-wide security program.

Prior to her current role, Ms. Burke served as the vice president of administration for ACDI/VOCA, an international nongovernmental organization headquartered in Washington, DC. Before joining ACDI/VOCA, Ms. Burke spent over 15 years in senior management roles in the private sector.

Ms. Burke has also functioned as a security trainer, panelist and moderator for various NGO forums, and has contributed to a number of published articles pertaining to NGO management and security issues. She is a member of the National Association for Legal Professionals, Overseas Security Advisory Council, and a charter member of both InterAction's Security Advisory Group and INSSA.

In addition to receiving specialized training in Federal Acquisitions Management, Federal Contracting and USAID Rules and Regulations, Ms. Burke is a trained professional paralegal through George Mason University and a Notary Public in the District of Columbia.  She is proficient in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese.