United Way president to retire

By News Staff

Posted Mar 3, 2011 8:22 am.

This article is more than 5 years old.

The president of Calgary’s United Way is retiring.

Ruth Ramsden-Wood has spent the last 13 years with the group.

She will stay on until December.

A nationwide search is already on for her replacement.

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