Tori Burke-Koskela

Tori Burke-Koskela joined YWCA Greater Charleston in 2020 as its full time equity training coordinator, coordinating and implementing its racial equity and diversity training programs as well as assisting in the planning of its annual 10-day Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration and annual Stand Against Racism.

Tori attended Indiana University and has more than 20 years of experience in training, event planning, and management with a focus on nonprofits. Before joining YWCA Greater Charleston, she served as director of leadership programs at the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, where she was responsible for its leadership programs and the committees and volunteers associated with them. Prior to that, she facilitated the Leadership Dorchester Program and directed and managed membership and retention programs for the Greater Summerville/Dorchester County Chamber of Commerce.

​She is a recipient of the Institute for Organizational Management designation from the US Chamber of Commerce, among other distinctions and awards. She has also served as a member of the instructional team for Dale Carnegie Training of South Carolina, where she earned its Outstanding Activity Award.