Charity Henning - Executive Director

Charity Henning

Charity Henning

Executive Director

Charity Henning became the Executive Director of the Arc of Laramie County in 2016. She was born and raised in Colorado but moved to Cheyenne with her family in 1997. Charity graduated from Laramie County Community College with an associate’s degree in Criminal Justice. In May 2023, she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business from Northwest College in Powell, Wyoming. She believes in being a lifelong learner.

Charity has previously served on the Board of Directors for Uplift, the Mayor’s Council for People with Disabilities, and the Wyoming Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities. She recently discovered her love of theater and serves on several committees for the Cheyenne Little Theater.

Charity is a 2019 graduate of Leadership Cheyenne. She was recently certified to write person-centered plans and is also certified as an employment specialist for individuals with disabilities. Charity is passionate about ensuring that individuals with I/DD can live a full and satisfying life.

As a mother of a young adult daughter with autism, Charity is passionate about the rights and inclusion of individuals with a disability. As an advocate, she wants to ensure everyone has equal rights in the community and gets to live the best life possible. She is excited about the new programming that The Arc will implement in 2025 and is blessed to be in the role of director.