Candelen Announces New Chief Executive Officer, Rob Podlogar
March 30, 2023 |
Candelen is elated to announce the appointment of Rob Podlogar as the organization's new Chief Executive Officer.
Rob is joining the Candelen team from Valley of the Sun United Way, where he has served as the Chief Community Development and Engagement Officer since Fall 2020. In this role, he applied his unique blend of community programming and philanthropic experiences to tightly align community needs with major donor and foundation interests and priorities.
The Candelen Board of Directors is thrilled that Rob has agreed to become Candelen's next CEO. We feel that his experience, passion, and charisma make him the perfect person to lead the organization.
Mike Metzger
Chair, Board of Directors
Candelen
Prior to joining United Way, Rob was the CEO of the Siemer Institute, founded by Al and Barbara Siemer, with the intent to replicate and scale their homelessness prevention program. After launching in Sarasota, Florida in 2003, the Siemer Institute grew to over 50 cities throughout the country under Rob's leadership.
I look forward to continuing to advance Candelen's mission. They already have an incredible foundation of hard-working, passionate employees whose expertise and dedication I am proud and humbled to build on. With a perpetual focus on innovation, iteration, and collaboration, I'm confident we will continue meeting children and families where they are with what they need to thrive.
Rob Podlogar
In his new role, Rob will guide Candelen toward continued growth and greater impact with elevated community awareness; establishment and nourishment of key partnerships; alignment and optimization of Candelen's people, processes, technologies, and culture; diversification and expansion of Candelen's service offerings; and, most importantly, unmatched support for children and families across Arizona and Nevada.
Rob spent the last 25 years of his career in banking with various financial institutions in Columbus, Dallas, and Phoenix. In his native Ohio, Rob was active in the LGBTQ+ community, served as the Board President for Stonewall Columbus, was a Board of Trustee member for the Legacy Fund, and was active in The Human Rights Campaign. Rob holds a Bachelor's degree in Marketing from Ohio Northern University.
Rob will assume his new role on April 10, 2023.
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