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Inner fire drives CEO beyond troubled youth

Inner fire drives CEO beyond troubled youth

This article originally appeared in the Scottsdale Progress. According to the Center for Creative Leadership, “Adaptability is a requirement. Because change is constant and inevitable, leaders must be flexible to succeed.” Similarly, a Forbes magazine article about business leadership preached “Change is inevitable, and the ability to adapt is crucial.” Change and adaptability: Carrie Masters…

Benefit concert in support of St. Joseph the Worker is April 22

Benefit concert in support of St. Joseph the Worker is April 22

This article originally appeared in the Arizona Digital Free Press. Feeney/Winthrop Benefit concert for St. Joseph the Worker later this month Combining free music with a good cause, Phoenix nonprofit St. Joseph the Worker is hosting its 15th Annual Feeney/Winthrop Benefit Concert at Xavier College Preparatory from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday, April 22. Event proceeds will…

Phoenix-based St. Joseph the Worker names first woman CEO

Phoenix-based St. Joseph the Worker names first woman CEO

This article originally appeared in the Phoenix Business Journal. A former construction executive was named the first woman CEO of Phoenix-based nonprofit St. Joseph the Worker. Carrie Masters, formerly chief operating officer of LGE Design Build, was named CEO of the nonprofit focused on assisting homeless, low-income and other disadvantaged individuals in their efforts to…

Outstanding Women in Business 2023: Get to know Ritta Fagain

Outstanding Women in Business 2023: Get to know Ritta Fagain

This article originally appeared in the Phoenix Business Journal Ritta Fagain Titles and companies: Chair of St. Joseph the Worker and CEO of Whyfor Agency Industry: Nonprofit; marketing and advertising Biggest career win to date: Honestly, being honored by the PBJ within our community of amazing women is ranking pretty high. Aside from that, it was while serving…

Celebrating 35 Years of SJW

SJW WAS FOUNDED IN 1988 Volunteers served dinner in a local park to people experiencing homelessness and heard over & over again from the people there: “We want to work, but we don’t have the tools” Throughout the year, we are awarding 35 Celebration Bells to those who have gone above and beyond to support our mission…

From Homeless to CEO:  St. Joseph the Worker Names Carrie Masters as First Female CEO

From Homeless to CEO:  St. Joseph the Worker Names Carrie Masters as First Female CEO

For the first 14 years of her life, Carrie Masters was in and out of homelessness, surrounded by drug addiction and relying on programs through UMOM and the Thomas J. Pappas School. She now is SJW’s newly-appointed, first-ever female CEO. “As an Arizona native who grew up in poverty and homelessness, SJW’s mission personally resonates…

St. Joseph the Worker Welcomes Three New Board Members

St. Joseph the Worker Welcomes Three New Board Members

Nonprofit Adds Diverse Backgrounds and Specialties to Board of Directors We’re pleased to announce the appointment of three new members to our Board of Directors. SJW’s sole mission is to assist homeless, low-income, and other disadvantaged individuals in their efforts to become self-sufficient through quality employment. Joining the board are:  Sarah Fluke, deputy director of…

St. Joseph the Worker hosts Hike for the Homeless this March

St. Joseph the Worker hosts Hike for the Homeless this March

From 7:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday, March 4 St. Joseph the Worker is hosting the annual Hike for the Homeless fundraiser at McDowell Mountain Regional Park at the Pemberton Trailhead found in Fountain Hills. Funds raised directly support the nonprofit’s mission to help individuals experiencing poverty, homelessness, or who are in crisis, to find quality employment and…

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