Trailblazers Impact Podcast Gov / Non-Profit Professional
Betty Lou Larson talks about Housing First as the best, but expensive, program and provides an example of how this worked for a chronically homeless mentally disabled individual. She has worked in transitional housing as a bridge, especially for families and lets us know about the school services for homeless children.
Diversity Equity and Inclusion Ep. 137 – Tammi Davis gives us much to think about, from a business level on implementing a true diversity and inclusion program to your personal responsibility and accountability for race relations. One of Tammi’s unique value-adds is that she possesses experience working in the public, private and non-profits sectors and …
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Verna Jones Rodwell’s passion revolves around hope, health and healing, whether championing programs in public office or advocating for alzheimers assistance in those areas.
George Dapra starts with love in the old country and takes you through the civil rights era to the war against organized crime over two episodes.
learn the importance of encouraging diversity, inclusion, and equality in public offices. You will also learn how to teach young girls and women the benefits of pursuing STEM subjects in college.
How do you pull yourself from a rough childhood in public housing to an executive who works to help families better themselves and break the cycle? As President/CEO, David Northern leads the largest housing authority in Alabama, serving more than 22,840 residents through affordable housing programs. In this episode, David talks about his childhood adversities and how he transformed his life by making changes.
Carmella Davis Watkins integrated two schools in the 1960’s and early 1970’s, a high school and a college, and went on to become a meteorologist and research scientist at NOAA.
Lisa Preston: Learn the importance of teaching children at an early age not to keep secrets as a way to protect them from abuse. You will also learn the power of working on yourself with love and boundaries so you can exhibit the same for others.
Ellen Walsh describes the pain-filled memories of living in Mississippi in the mid-to late-1950s with racial segregation the “law of the land.” She witnessed her mother’s pain as a brown skinned Polynesian married to a white Portuguese engineer. Her mother was directed to the “colored door” while her father was directed to the front door.
Military Service is In Her Blood Valarie Austin Ep. 70 – Military service of this West Point graduate is in her blood. Her great-grandparents were Bahamian immigrants with a legacy of military service. Valarie R. Austin is a 1987 graduate of “the Academy”; that is, the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. …
