Jeannine Truswell is the president and CEO of United Way of Weld County.  During her tenure, she grew the non-profit from an annual budget of $500,000 to over $ 7,000,000 and she grew the staff from 3 to nearly 40.  Her accomplishments and impact in Weld County, CO are too numerous to list.  In this episode she shares her story of growing up in a blue-collar family, being a first-generation college graduate and her strategy for inviting people to join the mission of a non-profit.
She earned her degree from SUNY at Genoseo, was the Weld County Partners executive director and owned and operated a private business. Her current board of directors memberships include the Better Business Bureau Serving Northern Colorado and Wyoming, the Colorado Children’s Campaign, and the El Pomar North Regional Council. Among her many commendations is the Colorado Nonprofit Association Steve Graham Award for Building Nonprofit Capacity.  She plans to retire at the end of 2022 to travel and spend time with her husband Bob.

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