Shaping Our Appalachian Region
Colby Hall has a diverse work experience spanning various industries and roles.
In 2020, they served as the Executive Director of SOAR, a regional nonprofit focused on economic revitalization in Kentucky's Appalachian counties. In this role, they were responsible for strategic planning, fundraising, and staffing.
From 2018 to 2020, Colby worked at FLS Transportation Services, initially as an Enterprise Account Executive and later as the Director of Sales. FLS is a leading logistics provider for cross-border freight between Canada and the US.
In 2017, they were an Account Executive at Orderly by Siftit, a restaurant app that helps manage invoices, inventory, and food spending for independent restaurants and chains. Colby also worked as a Business Development Representative and Team Lead at Orderly.
Prior to that, Colby was an Account Executive at Rubicon Global in 2016, where they focused on sustainable waste and recycling solutions. Colby also worked as an English Language Assistant at Colegio de Educación Infantil y Primaria: Can Guerxo in 2015 and as a Recruiter for the Migrant Education Program at Pulaski County Schools in the same year.
In 2014, they held roles at the University of Kentucky Student Government Association as the Director of Government Relations and at DanceBlue as the Alumni Relations Coordinator. Colby also interned for the Kentucky Legislative Research Commission and the U.S. House of Representatives in 2015 and 2013, respectively.
Colby Hall obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Biology/Biological Sciences, General from the University of Kentucky from 2011 to 2015. In 2014, they also attended the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile for a brief period to study Spanish/Chilean Healthcare. Additionally, in 2021, Colby obtained a certification in Fundraising from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC)'s Appalachian Nonprofit Resource Center.
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SOAR’s mandate is to fill the economic gaps left by the decline of the coal industry. Our task is to rally our communities to help us achieve these goals together for the good of all. Our communities knew if they were going to regain economic stability, it was going to have to be an inside job. They crossed county lines to coordinate ideas and join forces, gaining regional consensus for a sustainable and widespread plan — The Blueprint for the Future of Appalachia. SOAR was tasked to be the flag-bearer for the plan in 2013. We believe in the future of Appalachia. And thanks to you, we’ve got a plan to prove it.