Vicki Vicars
VP of Advancement, Thrive Mahoning Valley, Youngstown
Vicki Vicars has incredible wisdom and empathy for humankind. She has given her life to serving those in need.
Her people skills and decades of experience helped to refine our organizational vision. She helped us with our messaging and connecting with certain populations. At Thrive Mahoning Valley and with anything Vicki does, the attitude is always positive.
Vicki’s primary goal is making our community more inclusive and equitable. Since joining Thrive, she expanded our budget from less than $15,000 to more than $190,000. She did this by convening the Newcomers Network, which provides support to immigrants, refugees, returning citizens, or anyone new to the area.
The Valley is becoming a more welcoming place and hopefully will see increases in population and investment.
Vicki has helped our organization build an incredible amount of capacity. And she is building community capacity through her multiple avenues of work. Besides working with us, she also serves the Ursuline Sisters Mission, the Mahoning Valley Association of Churches and several other organizations.
Nominated by Christopher Colón