When Nina Waters was first offered the executive vice presidency of The Community Foundation for Northeast Florida, the position that would make her heir apparent to the top job, she turned it down.
She had been president of Pace Center for Girls and earlier worked at other nonprofits, mostly helping at-risk youth. But she worried that leading a major philanthropy was beyond her capabilities.
“It was so different,” she said. “I’ve never been much of a risk taker.”
But much of her career to that point had required her to take risks, investing her time in youth to help them turn their lives around. Leading Pace, she said, was the “most gratifying and rewarding job I’ve ever had.”
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