Host Jeremy C. Park talks with Tomeka Hart Wigginton, President and CEO of United Way of the Mid-South, who shares some of her background and why she was excited to be selected to lead and build on the legacy of the nonprofit organization that has been serving the Mid-South for more than 100 years. As the Mid-South’s largest public charitable foundation, United Way of the Mid-South continues to support area nonprofits with aligned grantmaking to the programs that address the region’s most critical issues. For almost 30 years, Tomeka Hart Wigginton has worked to improve education outcomes and increase social and economic mobility at the local, state, and national levels.

During the interview, Tomeka talks about being a Memphian with a deep passion to find and leverage power to support the community. She talks about her journey from education to becoming an attorney, to leading education policy and advocacy grantmaking to civil rights and equity organizations with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, becoming President and CEO of the Memphis Urban League, and serving two terms on the elected school board in Memphis, including a term as Board President. She shares how those experiences serving in the public and private sectors, education and philanthropy, have played a key role in shaping her leadership and providing the foundation for success in the role as President and CEO of United Way of the Mid-South. She then talks about the unique role that the United Way of the Mid-South plays in the community and her collaborative vision for the future. She talks about how the community can support her and the organization and to actively help craft the next 100 years for the organization and benefit the region.

Visit www.uwmidsouth.org to learn more and to get involved.