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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowUnited Way of Central Indiana has filled a long-vacant position in public policy, signaling it intends to deepen its involvement in education issues.
The organization announced on Oct. 26 it had hired Laura Mervilde, a former policy manager for Eli Lilly and Co.
“For budget reasons, this position had remained vacant for a number of years,” UWCI’s CEO Ellen Annala said in a prepared statement. “However, filling the position became a board priority and signals the importance of public policy, especially related to our education priority because sometimes it’s policy change that will have the greatest impact on families and children.”
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In addition to raising money for area human-service organizations, UWCI runs its own education programs designed to decrease the high-school dropout rate in Marion County.
Mervilde has a bachelor’s degree in public affairs from Indiana University and a master’s in public administration from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
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