Jenkins Named Chair of United Way of RI's Women United Group
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Jenkins Named Chair of United Way of RI's Women United Group
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Jenkins takes the role from Lisa Guillette.
“I am honored to be named chair of Women United and have the opportunity to help advance the work of a group wholly committed to improving childhood literacy. I truly believe that there is power in numbers, and giving every student the tools they need to learn and succeed is, without question, the best investment we can make in our future,” said Jenkins.
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As Account Manager with General Mills, Jenkins calls on a multibillion-dollar company in the wholesale club industry where she helps manage $180 million in sales and oversees the frozen, dairy, and refrigerated portfolios.
In addition to Women United, she is on the Board of the Alliance Francaise de Providence, serves on the Women Ending Hunger Committee of the RI Community Food Bank, and mentors young girls through Foster Forward. She is also past president of the Junior League of RI and has been an active member of the organization since 2003.
Originally from Germany, Jenkins has been a resident of Rhode Island for 20 years and lives on the East Side of Providence with her husband, John.
She holds an MBA from Bryant University and a Bachelor of Arts from the American University of Paris.
Women United
Women United is an initiative of UWRI focused on improving childhood literacy and grade-level reading by harnessing the power and strength of women.
The group features 139 local members from every corner of the state—executives and managers, mothers and daughters, co-workers, friends, and neighbors—who commit not only their financial support, but also their time and talents.
Previously, the group was known as the Women’s Leadership Council.
United Way Grantees - 2016-2019
1.
Amos House
Grant Amount: $50,000
2.
Boys Town of New Enlgand
Grant Amount: $100,000
3.
Capital Good Fund
Grnt Amount: $45,000
4.
Children's Friends
Grant Amount: $50,000
5.
College Crusade of Rhode Island
Grant Amount: $49,972
6.
Community Care Alliance
Grant Amount: $98,976
7.
Community Care Alliance
Grant Amount: $98,976
8.
Connecting for Children and Families
Grant Amount: $235,370 (3 projects)
9.
Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island
Grant Amount: $250,000 (3 projects)
10.
Federal Hill House Association
Grant Amount: $98,580
11.
Foster Forward
Grant Amount: $100,000
Genesis Center
Grant Amount: $149,780 (2 projects)
13.
Housing Network of Rhode Island
Grant Amount: $75,000
Institute for the Study and Practice of Nonviolence
Grant Amount: $75,000
15.
Learning Community Charter School
Grant Amount: $75,000
Man Up, Inc.
Grant Amount: $75,000
New Urban Arts
Grant Amount: $100,000
Pawtucket Central Falls Development Corporation
Grant Amount: $50,000
19.
Progreso Latino
Grant Amount: $75,000
20.
Providence Community Library
Grant Amount: $89,320
21.
Providence Housing Authority
Grant Amount: $144,057 (2 projects)
22.
Providence In-Town Churches Association
Grant Amount: $100,000 (2 projects)
23.
Providence Plan
Grant Amount: $150,000 (2 projects)
24.
Providence Public Library
Grant Amount: $50,000
Rhode Island College
Grant Amount: $99,859
26.
Rhode Island Free Clinic
Grant Amount: $50,000
27.
Rhode Island Mentoring Partnership
Grant Amount: $175,000 (2 projects)
28.
RI Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Grant Amount: $50,000
29.
Riverwood Mental Health Services
Grant Amount: $100,000
30.
Southside Community Land Trust
Grant Amount: $99,902
31.
Thundermist Health Center
Grant Amount: $100,000
32.
Tri-town Community Action Agency
Grant Amount: $175,000 (2 projects)
