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LAS VEGAS – April
7, 2011 – The Three Square Food Bank Board of Directors
announces the appointment of Brian W. Burton as President
and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Nevada’s only food
bank effective April 25, 2011. Burton succeeds visionary and
founder Julie Murray.
“We are thrilled to have an experienced
non-profit leader like Mr. Burton continue the great work
that has been done at Three Square,” said Chairman of the
Board Kirk Clausen. “Julie established a strong foundation
and we are confident Brian will continue to build on that
momentum and further expand operations to meet the need for
food in our communit y.”
Burton brings
more than 20 years of non-profit industry experience to his
post at Three Square Food Bank.
He most recently served as Executive Director of the
Wilkinson Center in Dallas, Texas, a non-profit organization
that empowers low-income families to break the cycle of
poverty through emergency services including food
assistance, education and case management. His professional
expertise includes rapid organizational growth and
development, program sustainability, community engagement,
public policy work and diversified fundraising.
Burton holds a
Master of Divinity degree in Education from Southern
Seminary, a Master of Business Administration degree from
Louisiana State University and a Bachelor of Arts degree
from Ouachita Baptist University.
Under Murray’s leadership, the start-up
food bank succeeded in distributing 50 million pounds of
food and grocery product into the community during the past
three years through its more than 600 Program Partners
serving over 100,000 individuals monthly. She will continue
to serve Three Square in an advisory capacity in addition to
providing consultative services to Feeding America, the
nation’s leading hunger-relief organization, working with
President and Chief Executive Officer Vicki Escarra.
About
Three Square
Three Square was established to end
hunger in the valley by providing wholesome, nutritious food
to non-profit organizations that serve a wide range of
Southern Nevadans in need. A national model project inspired
by Eric Hilton with a grant provided by the Conrad N. Hilton
Foundation, Three Square is a community collaborative
partnership with the gaming industry, businesses, non-profit
agencies, food distributors, higher education institutions,
the CCSD, governmental entities, the media and thousands of
volunteers to efficiently and effectively serve hope to
those in our community struggling with hunger. Three Square
currently provides more than 22 million pounds of food and
grocery product – the equivalent of nearly 16 million meals
– per year to more than 600 Program Partners including
non-profit and faith-based organizations, schools and
feeding sites throughout Southern Nevada. Three Square is a
member of the Feeding America network of food banks. For
additional information visit
www.threesquare.org.
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