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From my interview with Wendy MacDermott

Published February 21, 2015 in the Telegraph-Journal.

A self-professed fan of unconventional workplaces, Wendy MacDermott, executive director of the United Way serving Saint John, Kings and Charlotte Counties, has done a lot of work to bring people together.

When she moved back to New Brunswick from Saskatoon in 2008 she immediately landed a job with Vibrant Communities, a role she found particularly interesting because of the focus on poverty reduction.

Wendy's job was bringing together the business community, non-profits and government with people who live in poverty. The goal was to have the groups work collaboratively on solving issues of poverty. When she felt she had taken things as far as she could, she didn't have to look far to find her next challenge.