Millennial Non-Profit CEO Recognized for Outstanding Leadership
Millennial Non-Profit CEO Recognized for Outstanding Leadership
Washington, D.C. – Mobilize.org is excited to announce that CEO Maya Enista Smith is a recipient of this year’s Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman 2011 EXCEL Award for non-profit leadership in Washington, D.C.
“I’m so honored to have been nominated by my amazing, talented staff and to receive such a prestigious award,” Enista Smith said. “This recognition is more importantly reflected in my incredible team’s commitment to excellence and that of the Mobilize.org board of directors.”
As a recipient, Enista Smith will receive a $5,000 professional development account to use in her role as CEO. Mobilize.org will also receive a $2,000 grant for staff leadership development training which will have an impact across the organization’s programs to develop awardees, fellows and other leaders in its network.
Enista Smith is a veteran in the public service sector, beginning her non-profit career nine years ago. She has been active in public service since she was an undergraduate at Rutgers University, focusing mainly on voter empowerment and youth civic engagement. Enista joined the Mobilize.org team in July 2005 as Chief Operating Officer.
In addition to her work with Mobilize.org, Enista Smith serves on the Advisory Board for CIRCLE, the Working Group for the Civic Health Index of the National Conference on Citizenship, and the Board of Directors for BoardSource.
EXCEL Awardees are selected based on leadership excellence in innovation, motivation, inclusiveness or diversity, community building, or ethical integrity. The competition is open to any chief executive of a Washington-area nonprofit organization with an annual budget of up to $10 million.
Other recipients for this year’s award include Wendy Gradison of PRS, Inc., and George Jones of Bread for the City.
About Mobilize.org
Mobilize.org empowers and invests in Millennials to create and implement solutions to social problems. Utilizing technology and social networking to connect Millennials on and offline, Mobilize.org convenes Millennials from around the country to discuss issues impacting the Millennial Generation and to develop sustainable solutions to address them.
Mobilize.org believes that in order to create long-term, sustainable and community based solutions to the challenges facing our generation, Millennials (young adults born between the years 1976 and 1996) must authentically engage their peers in identifying problems, proposing solutions, and most importantly, must work together to implement these solutions on their campuses and in their communities.
CONTACT:
Andrew Scott, Communications Manager
202.656.1031
Andrew@Mobilize.org
