Sherece Y. West-Scantlebury is president and CEO of the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, a private, independent foundation whose mission is to improve the lives of all Arkansans in three interrelated areas: economic development; education; and economic, racial and social justice. Involved in philanthropy for over to 20 years, Dr. West-Scantlebury served as CEO at the Foundation for Louisiana and as a program associate at the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Her professional career includes nearly 30 years of experience in community development, public policy and advocacy, and public service. Sherece Y. West-Scantlebury received her PhD in Public Policy from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, her MA in Public Policy from the University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and her BA from Bowie State University.
So it's hard and I've struggled over it. I mean I have kept people way longer than I should have, two days longer than they should have been there, because when you let someone go, it's their livelihood. They have kids. They have a future. I mean it's not an easy decision, not an easy decision.N...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).
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