Relationship Intelligence
Teresa Vaughn
Teresa Vaughn
Director of Corporate Social Responsibility
Dollar General
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Professional Background
Teresa runs Dollar General's CSR portfolio with a focus on literacy and community development. She favors deep, repeatable local programs over scattered one-off donations and reports impact directly to the foundation board.
Likely Priorities
- Measurable community impact in store-footprint markets
- Employee volunteer engagement
- Long-term anchor programs over one-time gifts
Recent Initiatives
- Expanded the company's literacy-foundation giving
- Standardized employee volunteer-time-off policy
Sponsorship Interests
- Title-level signature programs
- Employee engagement tie-ins
- Markets that overlap store presence
Relationship-Building Angles
- Frame impact in terms of the communities her stores serve
- She values multi-year commitments and clean impact reporting