Following a national search to recruit a new leader, the Pinellas County Urban League on Thursday announced that Nikki Gaskin-Capehart, former director of urban affairs for the city of St. Petersburg, will be its new president and chief executive officer.
She is the first woman to ever hold the position for the 46-year-old organization. She succeeds the late Rev. Watson L. Haynes II, who served for 10 years in the role. Read more at www.tampabay.com.