BRYN MAWR, PA—Edward Devinney, Ph.D., President of Metanexus Institute, is pleased to announce the promotion of Brenda G. Hackett to Chief Operating Officer. She will be responsible for overall management of Metanexus, including fundraising, staff development, Board development and fiscal responsibility, working closely with the Executive Committee of the organization.

Ms. Hackett, a graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, has been the Chief Financial Officer of Metanexus for five years. The primary focus of her career has been financial management of non-profit organizations, including Opportunities Industrialization Center of Philadelphia, Children’s Literacy Initiative, Opera Company of Philadelphia, Philadelphia Young Playwrights, YWCA of Philadelphia, and Little Neighborhood Schools. In addition, she served as Controller at Theodore Presser Company.

Married to Paul J. Hackett, Ms. Hackett is the mother of four and grandmother of nine. Her community involvement has been broad based, including leadership of religious and sports programs for children, founding of a neighborhood association, a variety of religious activities, formerly secretary of the Wayne Business Association and a committee member of the Main Line Chamber of Commerce.

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Metanexus Institute (http://www.metanexus.net) was founded in 1998 and is an internationally known nonprofit organization. Metanexus is comprised of scholars, scientists, clergy, and citizens who recognize the need for respectful, constructive collaboration between the sciences, the arts, world religions, and the humanities. Headquartered in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, Metanexus Institute hosts lectures, programs, and symposia locally and through a global network of 250+ projects in 42 countries. The Institute also publishes the monthly Global Spiral (www.globalspiral.com), an online publication that explores areas of the Metanexus mission and vision.

Founded in 1997, Metanexus is a global interdisciplinary institute. Metanexus promotes the transdisciplinary approach to the most profound questions of nature, culture, and the human person. Metanexus serves an ever-growing network of locally-acting, globally connected scholars, researchers, teachers, students, and ordinary citizens committed to exploring our world from a rich diversity of perspectives. Find out more about Metanexus and our transdisciplinary approach.

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