Sherece Y. West-Scantlebury is president and CEO of the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, a private, independent foundation whose mission is to improve the lives of all Arkansans in three interrelated areas: economic development; education; and economic, racial and social justice. Involved in philanthropy for over to 20 years, Dr. West-Scantlebury served as CEO at the Foundation for Louisiana and as a program associate at the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Her professional career includes nearly 30 years of experience in community development, public policy and advocacy, and public service. Sherece Y. West-Scantlebury received her PhD in Public Policy from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, her MA in Public Policy from the University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and her BA from Bowie State University.
Grace. So, in how I grew up, I had a whole bunch of grit. So I'm probably 98% grit and 2% grace. Grace is an acquired skill. I admire people who have grace. And I look to those folk who have grace. I'm like, Oh my gosh. She has so grace. That is so nice. I wish I could do that. For a long ...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).
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