Laysha Ward

Background

Ward, Laysha was born in 1968.

Education

Bachelor in Journalism, Indiana University. Master of Arts in Social Service Administration, University Chicago.

Career

Store sales and management Marshall Field's, Chicago, 1991, community relations manager. Director, community relations Target Corporation, Minneapolis, 1998, vice president community relations, 2003—2008, president community relations, since 2008, member executive committee, since 2011. President Target Foundation, since 2008.

Board directors Denny’s Corporation, since 2010, Corporation National & Community Service, Executive Leadership Council. Member Commission on No Child Left Behind Aspen Institute.

Achievements

• Laysha Ward has been listed as a noteworthy retail executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Tiger Woods Learning Center, since 2008. Member of The Links, Alpha Kappa Alpha.