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Dr. Eve M. Hall began her career with one principle in mind. “At my core, I always wanted to be in a position where I could make change,” she says. Her initial focus primarily always included working directly with young people, but in the ’90s, when she was working as the district School to Work director of Milwaukee Public Schools, she saw the importance of reaching and encouraging adults. “Just one teacher is responsible for at least 30 to 50 students every year. Multiply this with the responsibility of a principal. Think about how much he or she can change and positively influence those students’ lives.” Hall’s career as a changemaker has since taken her from the Governor’s Office to Thurgood Marshall College Fund to the African American Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin and finally to her current position as the president and CEO of the Greater Milwaukee Urban League. “The Urban League is instrumental in helping citizens understand how we can coalesce our efforts to make our community, our city, our state a better place to live.”

“It’s important for women to explore and be courageous and not fear failure.”

 

– Dr. Eve M. Hall

Q&A

What led you to take the position as President and CEO of The Greater Milwaukee Urban League

At my at my core, it was always about trying to be in a position or a role where I could make change, influence other people, just make things better. My focus really has not changed – that’s always been a driver for me to be in roles of influence for change. I’ve worked in education, business, government and other sectors. When the opportunity to lead the Greater Milwaukee Urban League became available, I realized that the Urban League, really brought all of my career experiences together into one organization. The Urban League is involved in education, housing, health, entrepreneurship, social justice, community engagement, so many different areas that I have touched upon. 

What are your hopes for the Urban League in the next five years or so?

I would like to see us continue to grow as a platform. We are especially interested in now focusing on particular industries, such as technology, manufacturing, hospitality and health care, as an organization that can create more diversity in those particular industries. We want to continue to have town hall meetings in which we’re bringing together business and community leaders to address issues, but more importantly to solve them and come up with creative ways to continue to improve our community. As our society becomes more and more complex, partnerships and collaborations will be critical in how we continue to improve our world.

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