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Shirley Mitchell, SVP of Bank of America, Works with Nonprofits to Address Community, Societal Ills
Bank of America SVP Shirley Mitchell is not preoccupied with individual accolades, which she receives at regular intervals. But the bank executive in charge of market development wants to do just that: increase community involvement and mentorship to inspire success.
“I work with local community relations, and one thing that this position allows me to do is really help our nonprofit community by giving back and being able to help individuals in the community. I couldn’t have asked for a better job. [My job] allows me to do those things that are important not only to me, but to the bank, the community and metro Atlanta as a whole,” Mitchell says.
Mitchell has infused mentorship into her regular business practice, which helps cultivate the next generation’s leadership. “Mentoring is something that I am very proud of. I have [mentored] a number of women and men at Bank of America and through my involvement in the community,” she says. “We are very, very supportive of young people and they are really are our future. And I think that in these tough times, they need that direction right now. They need some encouragement to continue on to do the best that they can do.”
Cooperative economics and cultural unity will undoubtedly insulate the community against an adversarial marketplace that is decimating the traditional workforce, Mitchell says. “You know, we’ve come from a long, hard struggle. And this is just one of those bumps in the road. But remember: anything that is tough will make you tougher. And when one door closes another one opens. We need to continue to be positive, continue to have strength, and continue to pray. And above all things, continue to help one another.”
Togetherness, Mitchell reasons, will help soften the devastating blows the marketplace has been dishing out with aplomb.
–terry shropshire
