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Macalester College News profiled YWCA Minneapolis President and CEO and Mac alumna Shelley Carthen Watson and her journey of political and intellectual engagement throughout her life.
FOX9: Minnesota Vikings players, including star Justin Jefferson, took time out of their schedule to make sure some families have food on their table. FOX 9’s Ahmad Hicks was onsite...
In a survey and report for YWomen Vote, YWCA USA interviewed child care leaders from YWCAs across the country and YWCA Minneapolis Early Childhood Education VP Stephanie Thomas was quoted.
TWIN CITIES BUSINESS JOURNAL: YWCA vice president of Early Childhood Education Stephanie Thomas spoke to Twin Cities Business Journal about the child care crisis in Minnesota.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: (Minneapolis, Minn.) – Julie Schlueter Engen will join YWCA Minneapolis as the Vice President of Human Resources effective Monday, Oct. 24. Engen comes to this senior leadership post...
MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL BUSINESS JOURNAL: For her leadership, Shelley Carthen-Watson, president and CEO of YWCA Minneapolis, joins 23 remarkable Twin Cities women recognized with the Women of Color Achievement Award.
