October 5, 2007

Evergreen resident named senior executive for Catholic Charities

Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County recently named Margaret Williams as its Chief Administrative and Financial Officer. In this newly created position at the agency, Williams will oversee the Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, and Facilities departments.

Margaret Williams, Chief Administrative and Financial Officer for Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County

Williams previously served as Chief Financial Officer, Vice President of Finance and Controller for Bay Area nonprofits including the Glide Foundation and Asian Americans for Community Involvement. In these positions she was also responsible for Administration. Earlier, she held positions as Controller and Senior Accountant for several local corporations.

Williams also has five years of investment management experience as the Group Controller for a large, multi-national investment firm with annual revenues of £3.5 million. She holds a degree in Accounting Finance from London Executive College.

Gregory Kepferle, CEO of Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County said “Margaret has a passion for operational excellence, and she’ll help ensure that our operations are aligned with our goals.”

“I love the mission of Catholic Charities and the way it responds to the needs of our community,” said Williams. “To support that, I’ll focus on building a solid infrastructure and maintaining a strong financial position.”

Catholic Charities works to strengthen families and build economic self-sufficiency for the poor and vulnerable in Santa Clara County.

We serve 27,000 individuals of all cultures and beliefs annually through a broad base of human services programs, and advocate for long-term solutions through our Campaign to Cut Poverty in Half by 2020.

Administration is located at 2625 Zanker Road, San Jose, California. For more information, visit us at http://www.ccsj.org.