Joined the Board of Directors in May 2017

Timothy D. Burke

Board Member

Chair, Marketing & Community Engagement Committee

Former Publisher/CEO
The Palm Beach Post
Palm Beach Daily News

Why I Support the Community Foundation

“I am deeply inspired by the level of collaboration and leadership between the people of our community and the Foundation. As a board member, I see first-hand the power philanthropy holds to address our greatest needs.”

Joined the Board of Directors in May 2017

Community Foundation Involvement

Mr. Burke’s roles and accomplishments specific to the foundation so far include serving as the Chair of the Marketing and Community Engagement Committee and as a member of the Executive, Philanthropic, and Audit Committees.

Career Prospectus

Timothy D. Burke is an executive media consultant. Most recently he served as the Senior Vice President and Group Publisher for LRP Media Group, an innovative media giant serving millions of human resources professionals, federal agencies, and K-12 educators worldwide. At LRP, Mr. Burke oversaw the world’s largest annual event for HR technology and LRP’s digital media products focused on key HR and workplace issues for Fortune 500 companies.

Mr. Burke was publisher and CEO of The Palm Beach Post and Palm Beach Daily News and group publisher for Gatehouse (Gannett) Media. Mr. Burke was the multi-market vice president for Cox Enterprises’ newspapers in Atlanta; Austin, Texas; and Dayton, Ohio; and an editor at newspapers in Miami, Dallas, and Springfield, Missouri.

Mr. Burke received his bachelor’s in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Community and Philanthropic Highlights

Chair of the Board of Directors for the Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce.
Board member of the Housing Leadership Institute Fund (HLIF)
Two-time past president of the Florida Press Association
Past president of the Associated Press Sports Editors
Board member of the Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce and Pathfinder Scholarship Awards
Previously, Mr. Burke served on the board of directors of the Chamber of Commerce of the Palm Beaches and Florida Tax Watch, as a trustee for the Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce, and as an adviser for the Literacy Coalition