Margaret Mitchell (chief executive)

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Margaret Mitchell is an American lawyer, and the chief executive officer of YWCA USA. [1]

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Early life and education

Mitchell received a bachelor's degree in mass communications from Hampton Institute, where she was briefly the student of Maya Angelou. [1] [2]

Career

Mitchell was announced as the CEO of YWCA USA on October 14, 2021, with an effective start date of January 2022. [3] [4] [5] Prior to this, she was president of the YWCA of Greater Cleveland for 10 years. [3] [6] Before working with the YWCA, she was the President and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters Greater Cleveland and VP of Business Development and Director of Partnerships at Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Texas, which changed its name to BBBS Lone Star. [6]

She previously worked at United Way and before that worked as a lawyer at Forbes, Fields & Associates law firm. [5]

In March 2022, she was part of the White House roundtable on young women's mental health. [7]

In 2020, she received the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Outstanding Service Award from the Cleveland Orchestra. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Our CEO". YWCA USA. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  2. "A Student of Angelou in Cleveland Remembers A Giant". wkyc.com. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  3. 1 2 Fields, Cameron (2021-10-14). "YWCA Greater Cleveland president and CEO Margaret Mitchell chosen to lead national YWCA". cleveland.com. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  4. "@YWCAUSA Twitter". Twitter. October 14, 2021. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  5. 1 2 "Boss Ladies: Margaret Mitchell taking her leadership to new heights with the YWCA". wkyc.com. December 1, 2021. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  6. 1 2 "YWCA Greater Cleveland President & CEO Margaret Mitchell to Become CEO of YWCA USA". YWCA Greater Cleveland. 2021-10-14. Retrieved 2022-07-24.
  7. "Readout of White House Roundtable on Mental Health with Young Women and Girl Leaders". The White House. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-07-22.
  8. "2020-01-12 MLK". www.clevelandorchestra.com. Retrieved 2022-07-24.