Carole Boye, the CEO of Community Alliance, which serves those living with mental illness and substance use disorders, talks about changes in how mental illness is treated and how it is talked about publicly, as well as her tenure over more than four decades as a leader called to a purpose worth roaring about.

Carole Boye has served as president and CEO of Community Alliance for 42 years. As the first and only CEO of this nonprofit organization that now serves nearly 6,000 people annually across the metropolitan Omaha and surrounding five counties area, she has overseen provision of services for people living with mental illness and substance use disorders. She has been recognized by numerous professional and consumer groups for her leadership and advocacy in this field. Boye graduated from the University of Nebraska at Omaha with a Masters in Public Administration and received her Bachelors degree in Social Work and Sociology from Concordia University in Seward, Nebraska.