Local United Way announces new executive director

Posted 6/1/23

RED WING, Minn. – The United Way of Goodhue, Wabasha, & Pierce (UWGWP) Counties is pleased to announce that Nicolle Mechelke has been selected as Executive Director. Her first day will be …

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Local United Way announces new executive director

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RED WING, Minn. – The United Way of Goodhue, Wabasha, & Pierce (UWGWP) Counties is pleased to announce that Nicolle Mechelke has been selected as Executive Director. Her first day will be June 5, 2023.

Most recently, Mechelke was with Hennepin County as a program manager, leading a new program aimed at increasing homeownership.

She holds a Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership from St. Catherine University and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.

Mechelke also serves as an At-large Board Member for Leaders of Today and Tomorrow in Saint Paul and as an Advisory Committee Member for the Capital Improvement Program Advisory Committee in Ramsey County. In her spare time, she likes to be active in the outdoors and spend time with family and friends.

We are excited to welcome Mechelke as the Executive Director. She will be leading our small but mighty team into the future of United Way of Goodhue, Wabasha, Pierce Counties (UWGWP). The search committee found her to be “articulate, engaged and thorough.” We are confident that she will bring both enthusiasm and experience to her new role.

“I am thrilled to join the United Way of Goodhue, Wabasha, & Pierce Counties,” Mechelke said. “Staff, the board and multiple stakeholders have done a wonderful job expanding our reach. We have made great deposits in financial stability, health, and education, but now our communities are contending with housing disparities and hunger as well. We have a bright future ahead of us and we will continue to be an agent of change.”

Submitted by United Way

United Way of Goodhue, Wabasha, & Pierce (UWGWP) Counties, executive director, Nicolle Mechelke