Sherrie Arey Selected as NeighborWorks Great Falls Executive Director

Sherrie Arey of Great Falls has been selected as the new Executive Director of NeighborWorks Great Falls, beginning in January, 2018, when current Executive Director Sheila Rice retires. Jim Weber, president of the NeighborWorks Board of Directors, said the local neighborhood development agency, after conducting a national search, found the best candidate right in Great Falls. Arey is currently Vice President for Student Development and Title IX Coordinator at University of Providence.

Arey has completed her Doctorate in Education coursework at the University of Arkansas – Little Rock and earned her Bachelor of Science and Masters of Science at Texas A & M University. She joined the University of Providence in 2014, after 19 years as a university administrator at the College of the Ozarks in Clarksville, Arkansas.

Weber said the NeighborWorks Great Falls was excited to bring Arey to NeighborWorks, noting that she brings a strong management and fund-raising background. “Sherrie has the skills and capacity to lead NeighborWorks Great Falls into the future”, Weber said, “she loves Great Falls and purchased her first home here.”

“I came to Great Falls for a great job, I’ve made a home here because of the great community,” Arey related, “NeighborWorks Great Falls now allows me to serve the community and expand the opportunity for others to find their home in Great Falls, also. I am excited about the future and look forward to building on an already firm foundation.”