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Durham, North Carolina   John Simpkins has been selected as President and CEO of MDC. MDC equips Southern leaders, institutions, and communities to improve economic mobility and advance equity. Simpkins, a constitutional law scholar and former Obama Administration counsel, has played a leadership role in advancing an equity agenda for…

BoardWalk Consulting is pleased to announce the appointment of Paige Alexander as CEO of The Carter Center. We are pleased to have partnered with a leading, global nonprofit in executing this important search and wish Paige all the best in this new role.   Read more on the announcement from…

By Peter C. Chatel BoardWalk Consulting co-sponsors an annual Nonprofit Leadership Conference in Atlanta each fall, attended by nonprofit Board chairs, CEOs and foundation, corporate and nonprofit executives. This year’s event, held at Atlanta Botanical Garden, attracted 200 leaders for the 8th annual conference, themed Strengthen Your Story, Strengthen Your…

Eden Theological Seminary has appointed Deborah Krause as president. Click here to read the press release.…

Rebecca Dixon has been selected as the new Executive Director for the National Employment Law Project (NELP). Rebecca is a national leader recognized for her commitment to racial, gender and economic justice.  She will lead NELP’s work to build and contribute to a strong workers’ rights movement that dismantles structural…

Career Pathways, a terrific “talent pipeline expansion program” of the Council on Foundations, is now in its sixth year of bolstering inclusive practices and diversity in philanthropic decision-making. (BoardWalk has been pleased to be a supporter from the beginning.) A number of early participants (primarily women and people of color)…

David Dodson, President of MDC in Durham, NC, has announced his plans to retire at the end of June, 2020.  In a statement sent via email, Dodson praised “the powerful work underway in support of our mission to advance equity and opportunity across the South.”  Dodson joined MDC in 1987…

On September 6, the long-time CEO of New Mexico’s largest private foundation announced his impending retirement after 25 years of service.  Announcement text here; more info on the foundation and its impact across Lea County and beyond here. BoardWalk Consulting is honored to lead the search for Mr. Reid’s successor.…

The Board of Directors of the YWCA Central Alabama is delighted to announce that LaRhonda Magras, EdD., has been elected CEO of the organization, effective September 1, 2019. Currently Senior Vice President, Program & Operations with YWCA Nashville and Middle Tennessee, Magras succeeds Yolanda Sullivan, who retired as CEO late last year.  Patricia…

Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta (Federation) is pleased to announce that Christy Butler Eckoff, J.D., L.L.M., will join the non-profit organization as chief foundation officer and managing director of the Atlanta Jewish Foundation (AJF) on August 12, 2019, following an extensive national search for candidates. “We are thrilled to welcome…