Working in partnership with the board of directors, the Executive Director (ED) is responsible for the organization’s overall leadership, assuring quality, mission-driven programs and services; effectively advocating and fundraising on behalf of the organization; and leading staff towards achieving the organization’s mission and vision. In this leadership role, the individual models respect and professionalism in all dealings with others, embodying the organization’s cultural values. The ED is responsible for directing the organization for the greater good and must be an example of exemplary ethical conduct for all staff.
While Haywood Pathways Center opened in September 2014, work began on the idea far earlier. The original vision is credited to former Sheriff Greg Christopher’s encounter with two inmates just released from jail who were sitting on the sidewalk in front of the jail with no idea of where to go.
Today, exactly a decade after Haywood Pathways Center was established, thousands of lives have been changed for the better.
Throughout Hurricane Helene, the slogan going around Haywood County has been, “neighbors helping neighbors.” The personification of those words is nowhere more apparent than at
Three of our high school volunteers are helping us share the need
