Healthy Community Initiative announced yesterday that Sandy Malecha has accepted the position of permanent Executive Director. Malecha has served as Interim Executive Director since August 2022 when former Executive Director Zach Pruitt left to become the Director of Community Education for the Faribault School District.
Last year when Malecha accepted the interim position, a statement released by HCI said she and the Board of Directors would work to “refine” the role of Executive Director. A statement issued yesterday described the new role as the head of a “distributed leadership model,” and new positions have been created for a Finance Manager and a Human Resources Manager.
Board Co-Chair Ellen Iverson praised Malecha in the statement for her “skills, knowledge, and relationship-building approach,” and said she believes the new leadership structure sets the organization on a good and productive path.
Formed in 1992, HCI provides support to more than 30 initiatives in Faribault and Northfield. The organization, with its staff and partners has helped to raise more than $20 million in funding from outside Rice County to benefit local youth and families.
The statement said the board conducted a nationwide search for a new Executive Director and interviewed more than 40 candidates during the process. Malecha was selected as the person best suited to lead HCI moving forward.
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