William Buster Named VP of Impact for Dogwood Health Trust
Dogwood Health Trust has hired William Buster as Senior Vice President of Impact. In this role, Buster is responsible for the visioning, development, and implementation...
Dogwood Health Trust has hired William Buster as Senior Vice President of Impact. In this role, Buster is responsible for the visioning, development, and implementation of ambitious program strategies designed to advance strategic initiatives toward the organization’s goal of dramatically transforming the health and well-being of all communities in Western North Carolina. Buster will help identify and build strategic relationships based on shared objectives with key leaders, community-based organizations, nonprofits, and other funders in order to fund bold and innovative strategies that move the needle on health disparities and inequity in WNC.
“William has an incredible level of experience and a unique understanding of what it means to work in a Foundation like Dogwood,” said Janice Brumit, Chair, Dogwood Health Trust Board of Directors. “We are thrilled that he has joined our strong leadership team and look forward to seeing their collective impact in the region for years to come.”
“Joining the Dogwood team was the perfect opportunity to do the work that I love, in the place that matters most to me,” said Buster. “The bold purpose of this foundation, combined with the commitment, compassion and intellect of the board and the entire staff, made this a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. I am looking forward to helping to lead the work of dramatically improving the health and wellbeing of all people and communities here in Western North Carolina.”
Buster most recently served as the Executive Vice President of Community Investments for St. David’s Foundation in Austin, Texas, where he provided oversight for the Foundation’s grant making programs and mobile Dental Program and was responsible for leading the design; development, delivery and evaluation of the Foundation’s grant making strategies and policies.
Buster holds a Master of Arts degree in policy and practice of development from the University of New Hampshire, a Bachelor of Arts degree from North Carolina Agricultural & Technical University and completed an executive education program in mastering negotiation from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
WittKieffer’s Julie Rosen and John Fazekas led this search.
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