
Dale Hanson Bourke
Dale Hanson Bourke is president of the CIDRZ Foundation, a US-based nonprofit supporting AIDS research and treatment in Africa. She is the author of “The Skeptic’s Guide to the Global AIDS Crisis” and “The Skeptic’s Guide to Global Poverty” and often speaks and writes on international development issues. Her latest book, “Embracing Your Second Calling,” will be released in April. Previously SVP at World Relief and a consultant to major NGO’s, Bourke has also served as publisher of Religion News Service and president of Publishing Directions, Inc.
A graduate of Wheaton College, she holds an MBA from the University of Maryland. She has served on the boards of World Vision US, World Vision International, International Justice Mission, Sojourners, ECFA, and Opportunity International. She currently serves on the board of MAP International and the Center for Interfaith Action on Global Poverty (CIFA). The mother of two grown sons, she lives near Washington, DC, with her husband, Tom.