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    The Power of “Y”

    Jan 15, 2022 4 minutes
    Interview by SABRINA L. MILLER
    Photograph by ALLY ALMORE

    THE YWCA OF METROPOLITAN CHICAGO LAUNCHED A NATIONwide search to replace outgoing CEO Dorri McWhorter, now president and CEO of the YMCA of Metropolitan Chicago. Nicole Robinson, 52, who grew up in Englewood and Washington Heights, started as CEO in January. She’s only the second Black woman to lead the 145-year-old organization.

    A DePaul alumna with a background in finance, Robinson most recently was chief partnership and programs officer for the Greater Chicago Food Depository. The Bronzeville resident has a knack for combining her financial acumen with grassroots work — in 2017,

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