Farewell to Fogarty Foundation CEO Megan Enders
After 13 years’ involvement with the Fogarty Foundation, including through her most recent role as CEO, Megan Enders will be stepping down from the Foundation, effective 16 October.
Megan’s leadership has been transformative, most notably through her establishment – together with education expert Keith Newton – of the Fogarty EDvance program, a whole school improvement initiative that became one of the Foundation’s flagship programs. Developed collaboratively with the WA Department of Education, Catholic Education WA and a diverse group of stakeholders, this decade long program has assisted over 140 schools in low socio-economic communities across Western Australia to deliver improved outcomes for their students*.
Megan has served as a member of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees since 2018 and, over time, built networks and supported collaborations as well as strengthened relationships to enhance the Foundation’s capacity and impact. This includes Fogarty Foundation becoming a founding member of the innovative Investment Dialogue for Australia’s Children, establishing and leading a collaboration of WA funders, setting up a community of practice for prestigious scholarships and as the Co-Chair of Philanthropy Australia’s Education Funders’ Network.
She has also helped the Foundation to mark two major milestones, the 20th anniversary of the prestigious UWA Fogarty Scholarship Program and the 10th anniversary of the Fogarty EDvance program. Establishing an online community of practice and publicly available database of the highly accomplished cohort of 198 UWA Fogarty Scholars; and helping to set up a pipeline of events that promote opportunities to explore entrepreneurship and innovation for young people in WA’s regions are two other key achievements during her time as CEO.
After enjoying some time with family as two of her five children finish high school in the coming months, Megan is keen to keep nurturing the collaborative funding landscape within Australian philanthropy, with a particular focus on education and health. On behalf of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees we extend our gratitude to Megan for her exceptional leadership and unwavering commitment. She leaves the Foundation in a strong position, and we wish her every success in her future endeavours.
The Foundation will announce its new CEO in the coming weeks.
* Fogarty EDvance is now being delivered by Knowledge Society, as of February 2023
