The Little Bit Foundation has named Lathon Ferguson vice president of development and appointed Shelly Williams to the new role of vice president of impact and community engagement.
Ferguson was serving as ASLAC/St. Jude area executive director where he led fundraising efforts that resulted in $28 million annually for the mission of St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.
He is a former University of Missouri-Columbia director of advancement-corporate relations and Midwest regional director for INROADS, Inc.
Ferguson holds a Master of Arts degree in management and leadership from the George Herbert Walker School of Business at Webster University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
Williams has served as executive director of Access Academies, director of strategic marketing and community engagement for LUME Institute/University City Children’s Center, and national and local director of the American Graduate Initiative at NinePBS, for which she earned a MID-America Emmy.
A graduate of the University of Notre Dame, Williams has served as chair for the Black Alumni of Notre Dame board and as a member of the University of Notre Dame Alumni board.