The Urban League of Greater Hartford (ULGH) Board of Directors elected new officers for the 2023-2024 Board year at its Annual Meeting, added four new Directors, and reported another year of improved financials, staff additions, and continued community impact. Nicole Hughey, SiriusXM Senior Vice President of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion and Social Impact, was elected Chair of the Board of Directors, effective July 1, 2023. The other elected officers of the 59-year-old nonprofit are: Vice-Chair Renee Coleman-Mitchell, Chief Executive Officer of RC Mitchell Consulting; Secretary Shornda Cadore, Vice President of Procurement for the Americas region at Alstom, and Treasurer James Michel, Chief Executive Officer of Access Health CT. Serving in de factor roles are Immediate Past Chair Jonathan W. Roberts, President & Chief Executive Officer of Hudson Valley Credit Union; and President David J. Hopkins, Chief Executive Officer of the Urban League of Greater Hartford.
“The end of a fiscal year brings both reflection and excitement, particularly when I think of our challenges and achievements over these 12 months,” states David Hopkins, who is now four and-a-half years into his tenure as Chief Executive Officer. “I am looking forward to finally working with Nicole in this capacity as Chair and seeing how the passion of the new Directors for our mission helps drive us to new strategic directions and governance.”
“I am excited and proud to assume leadership of the Board at this important time in the history of the organization,” says the Urban League of Greater Hartford’s new Chair Nicole Hughey. “Over the past three years alone, the organization has seen revenue growth of 50 percent, has reduced current liabilities by 75 percent, and expanded staff and programming, all positioning the League to make exponential strides throughout the next three years.”
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