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STL Leaders Speak Out
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What qualities do you expect to see in a highly effective leader?
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When I think about a highly effective leader, I think about someone who is open to change, open to exploring new ideas and possibilities. I think to be an effective leader you have to have thick skin. If you don’t have that when you get into leadership, you soon will because a lot of times the decisions you make especially in nonprofit management. When you make a decision for the good of the organization, it can be construed as personal. Thick skin. I think you have to have a self awareness of where are your strengths and where are your weaknesses, and be willing to know where you have weaknesses, that you can rely on other resources, and feel free to call on those. It really isn’t about knowing everything, but knowing what you know and you don’t know.
-Kimberly McKinney (59 sec.)
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Kimberly McKinney,
Chief Executive Officer,
Habitat for Humanity Saint Louis
Class of 2003-2004
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Kimberly McKinney as Chief Executive Officer of Habitat for Humanity Saint Louis is responsible for the overall operation of the St. Louis affiliate of Habitat for Humanity International. Locally, Habitat for Humanity Saint Louis has built over 300 houses, consistently ranking in the Top 50 of all Habitat affiliates nationwide.
Kimberly’s duties include human resources, strategic planning, financial administration, public relations, communication and development, and Board of Directors liaison. She became Executive Director in 1999. As HFHSL evolved into the organization it is today, the Board changed her title to CEO.
Kimberly initially began as Development Director with Habitat for Humanity in 1997 after relocating to St. Louis from Tennessee where she held management positions in both the public and private sector. A graduate of East Tennessee State University, her educational background is in Marketing and Organizational Management.
Kimberly serves on the Board of Directors of Regional Housing and Community Development Alliance (RHCDA), the Non-Profit Services Center, and the Missouri Affordable Workforce Housing Association. She was recently appointed to the Habitat for Humanity International US Council and, as such, has a committee assignment to the Governance Committee of this Council. |
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