Buffy Beaudoin-Schwartz is a philanthropic leader whose professional career, volunteer efforts, and activism have been focused on human rights, women’s issues, the nonprofit sector, and social change through philanthropy.

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Buffy is a recognized national leader on Women’s Giving Circles, is a co-author of the award-winning book Women & Philanthropy: Boldly Shaping a Better World, and the author of dozens of published articles on women’s giving.

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She has served on many Boards of Directors including Sobar, Our Maryland, the Community Foundation of Howard County, Hope Works, the Women’s Giving Circle of Howard County, and the Friends & Foundation of Howard County Library System. Buffy is involved in many efforts including political campaigns, the PTA, and gun violence prevention. She has a BA in Russian History from the University of Maryland and has lived in Howard County for over 25 years. She and her husband Howard have four children ranging in age from 25 – 11.