THE POWER OF GIVING LEADERSHIP THAT CHANGES LIVES BY KIMBERLY BALLARD
It’s easy to think of women making a difference in the corporate or entrepreneurial world. Not often do we think of how woman make an impact in the non-profit world, but Huntsville and Madison County abound with examples of women who are changing people’s lives for the better. Many 501 c-3 organizations in the Tennessee Valley owe their success to women who give their time and heart to provide much needed services in the areas of education, the arts, corporate giving, community services, and charity work. FACES takes pride in shining the light on four outstanding women who 50 FACES OF HUNTSVILLE/MADISON
have brought remarkable leadership to the nonprofit organizations they run, and who have made significant contributions to the community and the people they serve during their time with their organizations.
Kids to Love Lee Marshall, founder and CEO of Kids to Love is one of those people. During her time as news anchor for WAFF Channel 48, she produced a video segment about recruiting adoptive families. Marshall was herself adopted out of foster care at age two and grew
up with a loving family. As she met with many of the kids in the segment, she became aware of how fortunate she had been. Many of the children she featured fell short of having even their most basic needs met. Marshall founded Kids to Love in 2004 and has served as its CEO ever since. She launched programs like More Than a Backpack to provide school supplies for foster children; Bibles For Kids; See Meth Stop Meth; and Christmas For the Kids. Seeing a new calling, Marshall left television news to dedicate her life to foster children. She admits it was not easy building
