CEO of the Women’s Foundation of Alabama ‘fighting for humanity’ [Video]

ONCE AGAIN HIGHLIGHTING BARRIER BREAKING WOMEN. THE WOMEN’S FOUNDATION OF ALABAMA WILL SOON BE UNDER NEW LEADERSHIP. CEO MELANIE BRIDGEPORT STEPPING DOWN NEXT YEAR. OUR CARLA WADE SAT DOWN WITH HER TO TALK ABOUT THE MAJOR WINS THE FOUNDATION HAS MADE UNDER HER LEADERSHIP, AND WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE FEARLESS ADVOCATE FOR ALABAMA FAMILIES. DURING HER TIME AT THE HELM, MELANIE BRIDGFORTH HELPED GROW THE WOMEN’S FOUNDATION OF ALABAMA FROM A BIRMINGHAM CENTRIC ORGANIZATION TO A STATEWIDE HUB FOR ADVANCING WOMEN’S ISSUES. I’M OBSESSED WITH ONE THING AND ONE THING ONLY, AND THAT IS FIGHTING FOR HUMANITY. AND FOR SIX YEARS, MELANIE BRIDGFORTH LED THAT FIGHT AS THE CEO OF THE WOMEN’S FOUNDATION OF ALABAMA. BRIDGFORTH IS CREDITED WITH CHANGING THE STRATEGY OF THE ORGANIZATION, USING HER BACKGROUND AS A LOBBYIST TO SPEARHEAD PROJECTS, CHANGING PUBLIC POLICY, BENEFITING WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES. AND WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE POWER OF …