Cheryl Mills - Other

Other

Throughout her career, the African American Mills has been active in community service and civic affairs. In 1990, she worked with DCWorks, a non-profit organization that supported the academic and social development of underprivileged high school students of color. She served on the Boards of the See Forever Foundation, National Partnership for Women and Families, the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund, the Jackie Robinson Foundation, the Center for American Progress and the William J. Clinton Presidential Library Foundation. In 2010, Mills received UVA's Distinguished Alumna Award. In the corporate world, Mills served on the board of Cendant Corporation.

Mills has spoken about women in the work place and work-life balance. “There weren't often a lot of models where you could see women at the height of what they were doing and balancing their family,” she told ABC News. “And being able to see her with Chelsea, see what their relationship was like, see when she took the time, all those things helped you to be thoughtful about how to be an effective parent yourself."