UM to Host NeighborWorks America CEO for Executive Lecture

MISSOULA – Marietta Rodriguez, president and CEO of NeighborWorks America, will present the next installment of the Gilkey Executive Lecture Series hosted by the University of Montana College of Business.

This in-person event at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4, in Gallagher Business Building Room 106 is free and open to the public. The moderated talk will center around public and private partnerships for addressing housing needs.

NeighborWorks America is a congressionally chartered nonprofit, creating opportunities for people to live in affordable homes, improve their lives and strengthen their communities.

In more than 20 years with NeighborWorks, Rodriguez has expanded its homeownership programs, increased capacity, improved technical assistance and strengthened the infrastructure of NeighborWorks' network, which includes nearly 250 nonprofits across the country.

The NonProfit Times recognized Rodriguez as one of the top working executives in the nonprofit sector on its 2023 NPT Power & Influence Top 50 list.

Rodriguez earned her bachelor’s degree in international relations and Spanish from Lake Forest College and is a graduate of the Kennedy School of Government/NeighborWorks America Achieving Excellence Program.

UM’s Gilkey Executive Lecture Series was established by Harold and Priscilla Gilkey in 2004 to enrich business education by providing students, faculty and community members with direct access to business leaders.

Gilkey lecturers address issues across marketing, management, finance, ethics and leadership. In addition to leading classroom lectures and discussion, speakers present a lecture at a public forum on a topic of their choice and are invited to meet with graduate students and campus and community leaders.

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Contact: Garrett Finke, UM College of Business director of marketing and communications, 406-243-4436, garrett.finke@umontana.edu.