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United Way Names Kimberly Aaron as President

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After a four month nationwide search, United Way of Northwest Arkansas Board of Directors has named Kimberly Aaron the organization’s new president.

In March 2015, following the retirement of former President Jill Darling, Shawn Walker stepped in on an interim basis to fill the president role.

Walker is a former United Way NWA Board member and held several officer positions in his six years as a board member. Walker worked with the board of directors’ appointed search committee to start a nationwide search in July 2015 for a President.

Aaron, who grew up in Springdale, has more than 30 years of experience in the business, public and nonprofit sectors. She formerly served as CEO of the Arkansas Rice Depot.

Before that, she was executive vice president of strategy and insights at the North Texas Food Bank and director of the Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Dallas. Before joining the nonprofit sector, Aaron was a consultant in the financial services industry.

Aaron has a degree marketing and a MBA with a concentration in finance from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, and a Ph.D. in public affairs from the University of Texas at Dallas.

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