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Micky Hillman '60: A Lifetime of Advocacy

Micky Hillman '60 recently retired after a long career in fundraising for a number of nonprofits and activist organizations.

Tell us about your current career–where are you working, and in what position?

I am finally retired–I began as an administrative assistant in D.C., became a lobbyist for a national women's organization, and then the executive director for the Massachusetts League of Women Voters. What followed was many years as a fundraiser, then as a fundraising manager for a number of nonprofit organizations.

How did your job relate to your Bennington education? 

Bennington prepared me to be able to learn new and different jobs by giving me the tools to network, discover and research, and be able to use certain abilities to the maximum.