YWCA’s 46th Annual Career Women of Achievement

April 29, 2025

Hard Rock Casino, Main Ballroom (You must be 21 or older to attend)

11:30 am Seating | 12:00 noon Luncheon Begins

1:30 pm Mission Forward Social

See and be seen! Enjoy sips and shopping with women-owned and black-owned businesses at an after-party immediately following the luncheon on the ballroom patio

As CEO of YWCA USA, Margaret Mitchell has prioritized Local YWCA Associations by implementing policies that promote resource sharing, offering tailored training and development opportunities, and facilitating open communication channels to address the unique needs and challenges of local communities. Her dedication, leadership, and financial acumen, have helped YWCA to better serve diverse communities across the United States, ensuring that the organization's legacy of promoting equity and inclusion continues to thrive.

Before becoming CEO of YWCA USA, Margaret was President & CEO of YWCA Greater Cleveland. In 2019, she led efforts to declare racism a public health crisis in Cleveland and Ohio. Under her tenure, YWCA Greater Cleveland also acquired the Norma Herr Women’s Center, the largest homeless women’s shelter in Cleveland, and transformed the YWCA Early Learning Center into a trauma-informed preschool serving children and families experiencing homelessness.

Previously, Margaret was the President & CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters Greater Cleveland and served as the VP of Business Development and Director of Partnerships at Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Texas (now BBBS Lone Star). In each of these roles, she expanded the reach and effectiveness of the organization – from board development, partnership recruitment, fundraising and organizational transformation focused on data.

Margaret received a BA with honors in Mass Communications from Hampton Institute – a Historically Black College and recently attended Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management at Harvard Business School. In 2020, The Cleveland Orchestra, in partnership with the City of Cleveland, honored her with the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. – Outstanding Service Award. In 2019, YWCA Greater Cleveland, ranked in the “Top 10 of the Top 100 Workplaces” by The Plain Dealer – Advance Ohio and was recognized as a “Business Longevity Honoree” by Smart Business Magazine. Margaret currently serves on the Board of the National Women's Shelter Network.

Kristen Schlotman

President & CEO
Film Cincinnati