Aksarben Floor Committee Podcast: Hayley Fischer

Sometimes your career path becomes clearer when you pay attention to the work you’re already drawn to. That’s part of Haley Fisher’s story. Haley is a Manager of Development at United Way of the Midlands, a member of the Aksarben Foundation Floor Committee, and an active community advocate whose commitment to giving back has shaped both her personal and professional journey. In the latest episode of the Aksarben Foundation Floor Committee Podcast, Haley joins LaShonna Dorsey and Shayla Kelly to share how community involvement helped lead her from a career at Kiewit into nonprofit development. The conversation goes well beyond a career change. Haley talks about: • What she has learned since joining United Way of the Midlands • The reach and impact of the 211 program • Why mentorship and creating opportunities for young people matter to her • What drew her to the Aksarben Foundation Floor Committee • Her advocacy with Project Harmony • How she has learned to reclaim her own voice and use it to help others Her perspective on that last point is especially powerful. Haley shares that she has always connected with The Little Mermaid because Ariel loses her voice. As a child abuse survivor, Haley knows what it feels like to believe yours has been taken too. Today, she’s using hers.