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BY NICHAELA SHAHEEN
Meals On Wheels President Carrie Watkins discusses new role In early June, Meals on Wheels Montgomery County, which provides meal delivery and transpor- tation services to those who qualify for assistance, named Carrie Watkins its new president and CEO, according to prior reporting. Watkins, who has been with the nonprofit since September 2015, sat down with Community Impact to talk about her goals and priorities. How did you first get started in nonprofit work? I started volunteering for “In the Pink of Health.” It was part of Memorial Hermann; ... they raise money for breast cancer and different things in the community. Through that, I met a lady who was on the board of directors for Meals on Wheels. She asked me one day if I would like to interview to be on the board of directors. ... So I interviewed for
that and was on the board for three years. What goals do you have for Meals on Wheels? We are currently able to serve only about 5% of the need, although we run very efficient operations, we have very low overhead, and we have hundreds of volunteers. ... But there’s just so much more need out there. My vision is that we can expand in a way that we can provide meal delivery service and transportation services for as many people as needed, and it’s really just a funding issue for the most part. ... If you look around our building, you’ll see that we are busting at the seams. I visualize another bigger kitchen or some kind of kitchen expansion. What do you want people to know about Meals on Wheels Montgomery County? I want them to just know that we welcome them to come and visit us. I would love to give anyone a tour that wants to see what’s going on behind the scenes. ... You’ll know immediately what the heart and soul of this organization is. It’s really incredible to see how it all comes together.
COURTESY CARRIE WATKINS
This interview has been edited for length and clarity. For a longer version, visit communityimpact.com .
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