W. Imara Canady

W. Imara Canady Chosen as one of Georgia’s Best and Brightest “40 Under 40” by GA Trend Magazine, a ‘Person to Know” by Atlanta Magazine and a “Man of Distinction” by The Atlanta Tribune, W. Imara Canady recently joined the Atlanta Regional Office of the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) as Area Development Director, over-seeing the fundraising operations of South Carolina and Tennessee in support of the office’s multi-million dollar goal to achieve the organization’s mission of assisting students to get to and through college. Prior to UNCF, he was a part of the executive leadership team for the National Center for Civil and Human Rights, serving as Vice-President of Programming and Strategic Partnerships. Known as a “connector and bridge-builder” he worked with the CEO and Executive Vice-President, cultivating relationships and building collaborations that connected the center’s vision and mission with a broad array of local, national and international cultural, academic and community organizations and institutions, that led to the successful execution of the institutions historic groundbreaking in June 2012.