Freddye Webb-Petett, Chair-Elect
Former Coordinator, Mid South Delta Initiative
W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Freddye Petett recently retired from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in 2005. She held several positions during her 14 years with the Foundation. Most recently, she was coordinator of the Foundation's Mid South Delta Initiative, providing leadership and program coordination in Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi.

Prior to that appointment, Ms. Petett was director of the Kellogg International Leadership Program, working with grantees in Southern Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean and the United States. She joined the Foundation in 1990 as an associate director for the Leadership programming area. She also provided leadership for strategic planning and implementation of leadership grant making.
Before joining the Foundation, Ms. Petett was administrator of Oregon's Adult and Family Services Department, managing 2,600 employees in 50 offices and with a one billion dollar biennial budget. During her public service career she has served in a number of other positions: Assistant to the Mayor of Portland, OR: executive director, Urban League of Portland; Director, Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle; Board Chair, Housing Authority of Portland; and management consultant to community-based organizations, state and local governments.

Ms. Petett earned her bachelor's degree in business administration from Portland State University, and has done doctoral studies in Sociology at the Union Institute in Cincinnati, Ohio.