AFSC hires new chief financial officer

The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is pleased to announce that Anthony Wolak has joined the organization as chief financial officer.

As a complex organization doing critical work around the world, AFSC's financial strategies and polices require deep expertise and strong leadership; Wolak brings two decades of financial and operational experience from nonprofit and governmental organizations.

"I'm pleased to join the AFSC at a time when our work is sorely needed - in the United States and around the world," Wolak said. "Our global staff needs a strong, stable financial footing to meet the needs of the mission - and our donors deserve to know that their gifts are being used wisely and effectively."

Wolak has spent his career guiding complex international development operations spanning Asia, East and West Africa, Central America, the Caribbean, Mexico, and Eastern Europe - supporting communities on the front lines of injustice. He also served as a U.S. Foreign Service Officer, managing large-scale government-funded portfolios across multiple regions with the U.S. State Department and USAID. He holds a master's degree in public policy from Carnegie Mellon University and is a certified public accountant (CPA).

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The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) promotes a world free of violence, inequality, and oppression. Guided by the Quaker belief in the divine light within each person, we nurture the seeds of change and the respect for human life to fundamentally transform our societies and institutions. We work with people and partners worldwide, of all faiths and backgrounds, to meet urgent community needs, challenge injustice, and build peace.