Frances Mclaughlin Email & Phone Number

Frances McLaughlin is the Executive Director of the Farm & Wilderness and Ninevah Foundations located in Plymouth, Vermont. While Frances is new to the Farm & Wilderness community, she brings over 25 years of experience leading non-profit and philanthropic organizations, primarily in the education sector. She has deep experience in program development and assessment, marketing, fundraising, and building internal culture. Prior to joining Farm & Wilderness, Frances ran her own consulting and coaching practice for a wide range of clients including the Asante Africa Foundation, Equal Opportunity Schools, the Ford Foundation, Pahara Institute, and Wildflower Foundation. Prior to that Frances served as the President of Education Pioneers, and was a senior director at The Broad Foundation. Earlier in her career, she held marketing and program leadership roles at the Council on International Educational Exchange and EF Education.Believing that boards play a critical role in the health and vitality of non-profit organizations, Frances has served on the boards of the Waring School, the First Religious Society (UU) in Newburyport, MA, School Leaders Network, KIPP: Massachusetts, and CSIET.Frances is an avid gardener, fair-ish weather hiker and skier, eager traveler, small farm supporter, recreational artist, and student of good governance and Yoga philosophy. She is an advocate for increased social, educational, and economic equity; new approaches to learning; and the arts. She is married to William Nourse and the lucky mom of Georgia Nourse!Frances splits her time between Plymouth, VT and Amesbury, MA.

Listed skills include Leadership, Program Development, Program Management, Fundraising, and 4 others.