WILMA’s Leadership Institute: Meet Cierra Washington

Snapshot of this year's Leadership Institute members

WILMA’s 2022 Leadership Institute, an annual nine-month program, gives area women the opportunity to learn from leaders in the region, visit a range of local companies, and serve as each others’ personal board of directors.

The program is part of WILMA’s Women to Watch Leadership Initiative, created to help develop more women leaders in our area.

Meet institute member CIERRA WASHINGTON.


Cierra Washington

Cierra Washington Dsc 1731Title: Strategic Partnership Coordinator

Company: Northside Food Cooperative

How long have you been with your current employer?: Almost 2 years

Alma Mater: University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Prior career experience:

  • Program Associate, Center for Healthy Communities at UNCW

Current job responsibilities: Developing mutually beneficial relationships with nonprofits, local businesses, and other entities in an effort to increase our abilities to open the full-service grocery store while also meeting the needs of our neighbors.

Hobbies: Watching Dawson’s Creek, Cooking new recipes from Pinterest, Having game nights with friends


To learn more about WILMA’s Leadership Institute and Initiative, go to wilmamag.com/women-to-watch.

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Categories: Women to Watch