Laura Gilliam, President/CEO of United Way of West Florida, has spent the last 21 years working in the nonprofit sector, 12 of those years within the United Way system. During her work at United Way of the River Cities in Huntington, West Virginia, she helped grow the VITA program, establish a substance abuse prevention partnership that engages 200 middle and high school youth, and expand an education coalition that focuses on early care and education and dropout prevention. United Way of the River Cities (UWRC) transitioned from a traditional model United Way to one that is actively engaged in community impact work and is seen in the community as a major convener around difficult issues such as crime and community safety, education, economic development, substance abuse, and most recently, race. Laura graduated from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration.
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