that Toni L. Freeman of Charlotte will be named in June as AJLI
President for a two-year term as head of one of the largest, most
effective women's volunteer organizations in the world. Ms. Freeman, a
former President and VP of Finance of the Junior League of Charlotte,
has also taken active leadership positions at many Charlotte-area
nonprofits. She is currently Chief Operating Officer of The Mint
Museum, the oldest art museum in North Carolina and home of one of the
largest art collections in the Southeast.
"Toni is a strong leader with a clear point of view about the value of
voluntarism in creating lasting community impact," said Susan Danish,
AJLI's Executive Director. "Through her leadership roles at the Junior
League of Charlotte as well as through her earlier role as Treasurer
of AJLI, Toni has a strong understanding of League dynamics and will
work closely with AJLI's Board and staff in delivering comprehensive
support services to our 293 independent Junior Leagues."
Ms. Freeman said, "The Junior League today has a great opportunity to
expand on our 111-year-old legacy. Cutbacks at all levels and a tough
fundraising environment have left many of the nonprofit organizations
and community partners our Leagues work with scrambling for resources.
By acting as community leaders and catalysts for change, our members
fill a real void in civic life."
A member of the Junior League of Charlotte since 1993, she is a
founding board member and past chair of the Charlotte Women's Impact
Fund. She served as chair of Women Executives for Community Services,
which manages a scholarship program for nontraditional college
students, and serves as a Trustee for the YWCA of the Central Carolinas.
Ms. Freeman was a board director of Hospice of Charlotte Region and
Lincoln County,
NPower Charlotte Region, Teen Health Connection, and Habitat for
Humanity. She has also worked as the Director of Donor Relations at
MeckEd, Charlotte's local education fund, and was the Director of
Project Research and Evaluation at The Duke Endowment. Earlier, Ms.
Freeman served as Senior VP of Finance and Membership at the Charlotte
Convention & Visitors Bureau, and Corporate Associate VP at SunHealth
(Premier).
About The Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc.
Founded in 1901 by New Yorker and social activism pioneer, Mary
Harriman, the Junior Leagues are charitable nonprofit organizations of
women, developed as civic leaders, creating demonstrable community
impact.
Today, The Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc. (AJLI) is
comprised of more than 155,000 women in 293 Junior Leagues throughout
Canada, Mexico, the United Kingdom and the United States.Together,
they constituteone of the largest, most effective volunteer
organizations in the world.
