PRESIDENT/CEO

Gwen L. Robinson has been the President/CEO of the Cincinnati-Hamilton County Community Action Agency (CAA) since 1995. Ms. Robinson has transformed an embattled agency into one that is now a major institution of service in the community. Under her stewardship, the agency has rebounded financially and is consistently expanding its programs and services. Ms. Robinson also plays a major role in other local initiatives, such as co-founding the nonprofit organization Every Child Succeeds. In addition, she oversaw the construction of two new multi-million dollar facilities to serve CAA's clients and families. This is a first for a nonprofit in the Greater Cincinnati community.

Ms. Robinson serves on many boards at the local, state, and regional levels. She is also President of the State Community Action Association and she is a member of Governor Strickland's Public Advisory Board.

She recently served as President of Cincinnatus and President of the Mid-America Community Action Agencies, a multi-state association consisting of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Ohio.  She also sits on the Fifth Third Bank CRA board, Family & Children First Council, the Success by Six Executive Committee, the Cincinnati Museum Center’s African American Advisory Board, and is Second Vice-President after serving for 6 years as President of the State Community Action Association.

She has received numerous awards including the Cincinnati Enquirer 2006 Women of the Year, Leading Women of the Year, YWCA Career Women of Achievement, Ladies of Distinction 2007 Honoree, NAACP 2006 Wright Overstreet Award, Applause Magazine Image Makers Award, Ohio Finance Award for Development, and the Dada Rafiki Award for positive women in our community.