After 22 years at the helm of Pennsylvania’s largest Puerto Rican and Latinx arts organization, Febo will be retiring effective November 1.

This part 1 of our column on leadership and professional growth makes note only of staff-level changes; part 2 is forthcoming and will mark appointments to boards.

In the first installment of our February editorial calendar topic, guest columnist Dr. Nikia Owens highlights three unsung community heroes whose work makes a tremendous difference in the lives of returning citizens in Philadelphia.

This week's column highlights leadership changes at Public Interest Law Center, Wells Fargo Advisors, Community Legal Services, Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania and UnidosUS.

Departures, new hires, interim appointments, and new board members from across the sector.

One of 10 honorees in the U.S., if Wadlington earns the top honor, she will be able to expand capacity and offer more opportunities for socially distanced learning for the girls of color her nonprofit serves.

There have been new appointments at United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey, Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia, Pathways to Housing PA, Musicopia and Dancing Classrooms Philly.

"Her unrelenting work in North Philly kept Broad Street alive," says Jean Hunt, a board member of the Bread & Roses Community Fund.

Eight recent top hires and promotions at NKCDC, DBHIDS, the City's Managing Director's Office, PFM, HIAS Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia Orchestra and Bike Transit Systems.