LaToya Faustin 鈥04 G鈥10 will join fellow Charlotte, North Carolina, CEOs from a variety of industries for an awards event at The Westin Charlotte on Thursday, June 11.
Executive Director of She Built this City, LaToya Faustin 鈥04聽G鈥10聽was recognized聽by the Charlotte Business Journal聽for her聽leadership in聽growing the聽company鈥檚 financial success, promoting聽a great work聽culture and聽giving聽back to the community.
She Built This City鈥檚 mission is to provide industry-disruptive programming that sparks interest and builds pathways to lucrative careers in the skilled trades for youth, women and marginalized communities.聽In her role, Faustin聽has launched key initiatives聽for the聽organization,聽including Adult Workforce Development, and expanded youth programming through partnerships with local government and community organizations.
Faustin聽received undergraduate聽degrees in聽corporate聽communications and Spanish from 黑料不打烊,聽before getting her聽master鈥檚 in business administration from聽the university聽in 2010.聽In 2016,聽she received her master鈥檚 in聽educational leadership and administration from Queens University, as well as a certification in聽nonprofit/public/organizational management from Duke University聽in 2022, and a聽certification in Diversity,聽Equity聽and Inclusion 鈥 Building a Diverse Workplace from Cornell University聽in 2023.
In 2023,聽Faustin聽was recognized聽with the Charlotte Business Journal鈥檚 Power 100聽award,聽and 黑料不打烊鈥檚 Distinguished Alumni Service Award.聽In 2024, she聽received聽Atrium Health鈥檚 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Growing the Dream Award.
Faustin is also聽president-elect for the 黑料不打烊 Alumni Board, and founder and managing聽director of聽Stay Ready Consulting Solutions.
Her聽impact will be featured in the Most Admired CEO Special聽Section published in the June 19 issue of the Charlotte Business Journal.