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Keith
Grandberry - President and CEO |
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 Having
worked on national and international projects, Keith Grandberry
brings a wide variety of experience which ranges from non-profit
management to corporate and political consulting work. In
his new position, He is the President & CEO of the Winston
Salem Urban League.
Grandberry began his career with WFMY in Greensboro NC. Keith
also hosted a cable show called Who's Who in the Piedmont
that highlighted issues and leaders in their respective communities.
In addition, he worked with the local Big Brothers, Big Sisters
as the Volunteer Coordinator. During this time he implemented
a program for men of color that was named Committee of the
Year by the Governor of North Carolina.
Because of his commitment to community development, Grandberry
took the challenge as consultant for Big Brothers, Big Sisters
of America as Urban Specialist. During his tenure, his mission
was to create national partnerships with corporations and
government agencies that would help them also to create partnerships
which would act as a catalyst for change. His project included
enhancing recruitment efforts for men of color, creating diversity
plans for affiliates and their boards and implementing corporate
outreach strategies nationally. |
After Keith's consulting commitment to Big Brothers, Big Sisters
of America, he was hired by former White House Advisor Bob Brown
to work with the international consultant firm B & C Associates.
His duties required him to travel throughout the country working
with Fortune 500 companies in the area of organizational development,
public relations and crisis management.
After leaving B & C Associates, Keith created the "Get
out the Vote" and policy plans with various political candidates
throughout the country and became a regional director for America’
s Families United, a voter registration and education foundation
that funded various organizations around the country during
the last presidential election.
A graduate of University of North Carolina, Greensboro, he sits
on various boards and is a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity,
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