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In the news: Maicharia Z. Weir Lytle

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In the news: Maicharia Z. Weir Lytle
The Board of Directors of United South End Settlements announced last week the selection of Maicharia Z. Weir Lytle as the organization’s next CEO.

The Board of Directors of United South End Settlements announced last week the selection of Maicharia Z. Weir Lytle as the organization’s next CEO. Lytle will succeed Kevin Hepner, who served as CEO for over six years before leaving USES in late June to become the Vice President for Administration and Finance at Roxbury Community College. Ruth Aaron has led the organization as interim CEO since Hepner’s departure.

The board’s search committee selected Lytle after an extensive national search. “We are absolutely delighted to welcome Maicharia to the USES family,” said Bill Meserve, Chair of the USES board and of its search committee.

Lytle has over fifteen years of executive leadership and management, fundraising, community development, program management, and alliance management experience in Boston’s nonprofit sector. For the past five years she has served as the first executive director of LIFT-Boston, where she revitalized the organization’s vision and model of community engagement. Prior to LIFT, Lytle worked as vice president of development at Whittier Street Health Center in Roxbury, was a fundraiser at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Bentley College, and served for six years as executive director of the Organization for a New Equality.

Lytle’s service and leadership extend to her volunteer roles as a founding board member of Mothers for Justice and Equality, a board member of the Community Center of Needham, a former board member for the Simmons School of Management Alumni Association, and a former volunteer for Big Sisters. Lytle received an MBA from Simmons School of Management, and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Connecticut.

USES’ mission is to build a strong community by improving the education, health, safety and economic security of low income individuals and families in the South End and Lower Roxbury and to serve as a national model of successful community engagement. USES’ innovative programs serve more than 3,000 individuals of all ages annually through a diverse portfolio of programs and services including early childhood education; after-school and summer camp experiences for both boys and girls; arts activities; adult education and workforce readiness; and senior health, wellness and home repair services. For further information, visit www.uses.org.