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Olympia nonprofit SideWalk has a new executive director

SideWalk Executive Director Olivia Hickerson.
SideWalk Executive Director Olivia Hickerson. Courtesy

Olivia Hickerson is the new executive director of the rapid rehousing nonprofit SideWalk, the Olympia organization announced.

“Olivia brings knowledge of the nonprofit sector and homeless services that will serve our participants and organization well,” an email from SideWalk reads. “She is passionate about our mission of ending homelessness and cannot wait to get involved with the community.”

Hickerson previously worked at Skagit Friendship House, a shelter in Mount Vernon, according to her LinkedIn page. She started there as a winter shelter manager and rose to become interim executive director, according to the LinkedIn information.

Hickerson earned her undergraduate degree in social science and government from Liberty University in Virginia.

—Rolf Boone

This story was originally published August 4, 2022 at 5:15 AM.

Rolf Boone
The Olympian
Rolf has worked at The Olympian since August 2005. He covers breaking news, the city of Lacey and business for the paper. Rolf graduated from The Evergreen State College in 1990. Support my work with a digital subscription
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