The first Black woman to lead the Chicago Community Trust, Dr. Helene Gayle, will leave her role in June to serve as president of Spelman College in Atlanta. BlackVoicesWTTW
Gayle served as president and CEO of the trust for the last five years, leading one of the nation’s oldest and largest community foundations, which awards millions of dollars in grants to local nonprofits every year.“This was really, probably my hardest career decision ever,” said Gayle.
“We made, actually, wealth inequality our priority because we recognize, first of all, it’s the right and the fair thing to do,” said Gayle. “But we also recognize that in a region that is two-thirds Black and Brown, the region can’t move forward unless we really think about how do we make sure that those who have been left out of economic opportunity have that opportunity to succeed.
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