Dear AABLI Alums and Supporters:
The African American Board Leadership Institute (AABLI) is pleased to announce the appointment of nonprofit sector veteran Trella Randolph-Cole as managing director. With more than 30 years of experience in a range of leadership roles, Ms. Randolph-Cole is exceptionally well prepared to take the helm at AABLI as our organization moves forward in its mission to serve our communities.
As a sitting member of the AABLI board for the past six years, Ms. Randolph-Cole already is known to many of you as a dedicated professional who has freely shared her knowledge with, in her words, peers “who are committed to service and leadership.”
She has worked in the fields of arts and entertainment, youth development, social services, education, healthcare, veterans affairs, and law. During her more than three decades of professional experience, her leadership roles have included community liaison, program director, development director, consultant, chief strategy officer and interim CEO.
Ms. Randolph-Cole is the founder of Path Forward Consulting, a social impact firm that provides strategy, change and organizational management consulting. A thought leader who has spent her career promoting the arts and cultural equity, she is a certified executive coach who is also trained in conflict management.
Moving forward under Trella’s guidance and inspired by her energy and belief in AABLI’s mission to prepare our professionals for board leadership, we will continue to offer a range of services to the communities we serve. Our next Board Leadership Program—Class #27—is in October, and our Holiday Networking Mixer is set for December. We look forward to seeing you and your colleagues at one or both of these great AABLI gatherings.
Don’t miss out! Stay tuned to what’s happening with our dynamic AABLI alumni family by following the African American Board Leadership Institute at www.aabli.org, @theaabli, calling at (213) 346-3221 or emailing us at info@aabli.org.
Warm Regards,
Virgil Roberts
Board Chair, AABLI
