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June 2019

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Commitment to community Brown County United Way President and CEO Robyn Davis' service to the community doesn't stop with her role leading the high- profile nonprofit. Accepting a position on the Green Bay Packers board of directors was just one more unexpected turn in Davis' life. The Packers, she says, hold a unique position in the community and league. A part of the board's class of 2018, Davis serves on its community services committee, which is where the Packers look at giving back and how they're impacting the community. The organization saw that many families were struggling. The Titletown District had just opened, and a lot of people couldn't access it simply because they couldn't get there. She says the appointment is a tremendous opportunity that still leaves her in awe. Nevertheless, though, the role affords her no special perks or free tickets, and she reminds curious questioners she has nothing to do with football operations. "(Typically) that resolves about 95 percent of the conversation, because I can't talk to you about Aaron or his contract or anything," she says with a laugh. Davis also co-chairs the Greater Green Bay Chamber's strategic task force on diversity and inclusiveness. A large part of its focus has been promoting and raising awareness about CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion. This national movement includes a CEO- driven commitment to advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace. At a chamber breakfast dedicated to the topic of diversity and inclusion, Davis shared her experiences living in Brown County as a woman of color. She knows moving the needle on people's unconscious biases is a long process, but conversations such as the ones at this event can help. "When I started unpacking some of the things I shared, people were like, 'Oh my gosh, we had no idea,'" she says. "There are other people living experiences that are not like yours, and it's not because that's what they chose." C O U R T E S Y U N I T E D WAY W O R L D W I D E

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