As it searches for a new permanent president and CEO, the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta has tapped veteran leader Virginia Hepner to serve as its interim executive.

Hepner was introduced as the interim at a meeting of Community Foundation staff members on Tuesday morning.

“We are thrilled to have Virginia in as interim,” said Julia Houston, board chair of the Community Foundation. “She’s a respected leader with deep Atlanta relationships and broad executive experience. We know she has the proven ability to lead organizations as they go through a transition.”

Hepner has had a great deal of experience in the nonprofit and for-profit sectors. She spent the first 25 years of her career as a bank executive before retiring from Wachovia in 2005.

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