Women In Business - Empowerment Through Social Entrepreneurship

Empowerment Through Social Entrepreneurship: How women can use their business skills to create social change, including starting or supporting nonprofit organizations.
About Our Panel:

Panel Moderator: Bill Crim, President and CEO, United Way of Salt Lake
Bill Crim serves as President and CEO of United Way of Salt Lake (UWSL). He joined UWSL in 2004 to help lead its transformation to an organization focused on creating economic opportunity through collaborative, aligned action – and became CEO in 2015. Bill was instrumental in building UWSL’s public policy influence and helped develop UWSL’s nationally recognized partnership infrastructure for improving cradle-to-career education outcomes. In 2013, Bill helped facilitate the first “pay for success” transaction in the country for early childhood education, helping make high-quality preschool available to thousands of additional low-income children in Utah.
Bill is a frequent speaker on the topics of “collective impact,” outcomes financing, and the power of data and shared accountability for results to transform communities. He is a lifelong resident of Utah and a graduate of the University of Utah.

Maggon Osmond, Business Development, Stand4Kind

Maggon Palmer Osmond, (the sister of First Lady Abby Palmer Cox), grew up on a family farm in Mt. Pleasant, Utah, where her parents taught her seven sisters and two brothers to rely on their own ingenuity to solve problems. When resources were scarce, they depended on their collective minds to get the job done - whatever the job may be. Family councils, where everyone's voice mattered, were routinely used to conquer seemingly unattainable issues. This deep accountability for collective outcomes has served the Palmer children well.
 As a professional in both Higher Education (Utah State University and Snow College), and Public Education (as a district librarian), Maggon has discovered this skill set to be invaluable, where resources are always in short supply and collective minds must be capitalized on. Recently, because of the great need she has seen inside public schools, she has chosen to develop "Kindness Matters EDU", a private social network app designed to recognize and reward kindness at school.  She has now partnered with the Stand4kind Foundation to promote kindness in public schools, as well as develop a community outreach app called S4K Connects, designed to meet the mental health needs of the adult population.
 Maggon earned a BS degree from Utah State University and later a master’s degree from Black Hills State University.  She and her husband, Travis Merrill Osmond, have launched and sold a few small companies. Maggon has served on hospital boards and library boards, and is currently the Stake Young Women’s President. Travis and Maggon and their two beautiful girls, live in Star Valley, WY. And in case you are wondering... yes, Donny and Marie Osmond are their Uncle and Aunt.

Christy Tribe, President and CEO, Junior Achievement of Utah

Christy Tribe has worked as a development officer in the nonprofit arena over the past fifteen years for a number of organizations including the Oquirrh Institute and the University of Utah College of Nursing. Christy took on the role of president and CEO of Junior Achievement in 2015 after serving as the Chief Development Officer. She is passionate about helping students reach their full potential with JA’s proactive approach to breaking the poverty cycle.

Cynthia Gambill, Chief Relationship Officer, Saprea

Cynthia Gambill leads efforts to partner Saprea with corporate entities, nonprofit organizations, and influential leaders in our community.  She also oversees innovative fundraising events and coordinates the efforts of our national philanthropy team. Cynthia specializes in cultivating relationships, community engagement, and linking supporters with volunteer opportunities.
 With over 30 years of business, community connections, philanthropic experience, and assembling partnership in the community, Cynthia relishes opportunities to connect people together in meaningful ways. She shares, “One of my personal missions in life is to awaken in others the desire to engage leaders from our community in meaningful ways. Cynthia explains: “They may not recognize that desire at first, but they have it inside them. We all do!” Cynthia ensures we live by this adage. She guides our efforts to be proactively transparent with our donors by sharing how the funds raised are contributing directly to our mission.
 After moving to the United States from her home country of Argentina at the age of 20, Cynthia earned an MBA from Brigham Young University and began her career in community organizing and philanthropic work. She has served on numerous business and community boards connected with higher education, performing arts, and causes supporting women and children. Cynthia proudly claims the title of mother and “baseball mom” of her four sons. She enjoys creating memories by traveling with her family and inspiring her children to be disciplined, celebrate success, cultivate a team-building spirit, and deal with setbacks in a positive way.

Michelle Flynn, Executive Director, The Road Home

Michelle Flynn has served as Executive Director of The Road Home since February 2020, having been with the agency for 25 years in various roles. The Road Home is a private non-profit that provides homeless services, including emergency shelter and housing programs in Salt Lake County. Michelle has a B.A. in Political Science from Drew University and a Masters of Public Administration from the University of Utah. Michelle serves on the Steering Committee of Salt Lake Valley Coalition to End Homelessness, as well as numerous planning committees.
Michelle’s focus areas include best practices, systems planning, emergency shelter, rapid rehousing, and permanent supportive housing. She is a knowledgeable speaker on homelessness locally and nationally. The Utah Housing Coalition selected Michelle as their 2020 Person of the Year, which recognizes "individuals who have demonstrated leadership, and innovation, and have gone beyond their job description or call of service to advocate for, preserve or increase affordable housing capacity in Utah.”