Pillsbury United Communities
Gary Ly currently serves as the Career Pathways Manager at Pillsbury United Communities, a position held since June 2023. Previously, Gary held roles as a Student Recruitment Specialist and Program Coordinator at Genesys Works Twin Cities from August 2021 to June 2023. A background in evaluation support as a Research Fellow at United Way included conducting research on capacity building for Culturally Specific Organizations. Gary has extensive experience in workforce development, having worked as a Career Transition Readiness Instructor at Hubert H. Humphrey Job Corps Center and as an Employment Specialist at Project for Pride in Living, where two Career Pathway Programs were supervised. Gary’s educational background includes a Master of Development Practice from the Humphrey School of Public Affairs and a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology of Law, Crime, and Deviance from the University of Minnesota.
Pillsbury United Communities
We believe that people deserve a voice in decisions that affect them. That cultural understanding is essential to social connection. That communities get stronger when opportunity is shared. That a just society is one where everybody has power— no exceptions. For 140 years, we have put these beliefs into action. Here we lay foundations for full, healthy lives for children and families. Here we build places of creativity and connection, where strong voices are nurtured and stories are amplified. Here we create pathways to a prosperous future, from education to jobs to economic mobility. This is what justice means. The opportunity to flourish regardless of zip code, age, ability, or background. The power to own our future on our own terms. For us, enduring change is not a lofty vision, but an ongoing pursuit, unfolding day by day, need by need, and block by block. To achieve it, you have to live it.