Barbara Florence Burke

Background

Burke, Barbara Florence was born on January 20, 1935 in Norwood, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Walter Pryce and Florence Lorraine (Sullivan) Burke.

Education

Associate of Arts, Fisher Junior College, Boston, 1954; student, Northeastern U., since 1967.

Career

Legal secretary, Hale and Dorr, Boston, 1954-1956; legal secretary, Hoffman & Schwartz, Walpole, Massachusetts, 1956-1958; office manager, bookkeeper, George Iverson, Dedham, Massachusetts, 1958-1966; campaign secretary, Dukakis for Attorney General, Boston, 1966; secretary, Senate President Maurice Donahue, Boston, 1967; campaign coordinator, Dukakis for Lieutenant Governor, Boston, 1969-1970; director placement School Law, Northeastern U., Boston, 1967-1969, 71-75; executive assistant to president, Northeastern U., Boston, 1975-1989; executive director centennial celebration, Northeastern U., Boston, since 1989. Board directors Northeastern U. Federal Credit Union, Boston.

Achievements

• Barbara Florence Burke has been listed as a noteworthy University administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President St. Jude Catholic Women's Club, Norfolk, Massachusetts, 1958-1959. Vice president Women on Wheels of Massachusetts, 1965-1966. Chairperson Democratic Town Committee, Norfolk, 1962-1972.

Connections

Father:

Walter Pryce Burke

Mother:

Florence Lorraine (Sullivan) Burke