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January 14, re-edited March 5th. Jeffrey Mosher welcomes back Carrie Rosingana, CEO CAMW! Capital Area Michigan Works!, Lansing MI, but serving Ingham, Eaton, and Clinton Counties. THEME: Capital Area Michigan Works! CEO Carrie Rosingana highlights the CAMW! staff and board members who received award recognition at the December 2024 board meeting. Question: At last month's board meeting, Capital Area Michigan Works! recognized board members and staff who have shown outstanding contributions to our region's workforce. Can you tell us about the distinguished Leonard Peters Award and its 2024 recipients? Leonard Peters served on the Capital Area Michigan Works! Administrative Board from 1985 to 2008 as an Eaton County Commissioner, a commitment spanning over two decades of board service. Question: Two other individuals also received the Workforce Champion Award in 2024. What does this award embody, and who were the recipients? We created the Workforce Champion Award many years ago to celebrate board members and partners who have showcased outstanding leadership, dedication and unwavering commitment to the success of Capital Area Michigan Works!. Question: Were any other individuals recognized with awards this year for their contributions to CAMW!? We had several CAMW! staff members recognized for their years of service to our region's workforce. The first was Kayla Schultz, our Employment Specialist, who was recognized for five years of service. Kayla is an employment specialist at our Eaton County American Job Center. She first began working with CAMW! as an intern and has continued to grow with CAMW! as her role has expanded. We are fortunate to have her serving our Eaton County AJC. Lastly, Erin McKenzie, our Special Projects Liaison, celebrated five years at CAMW!. Erin has been a part of our CAMW! team for five years but began working with CAMW! as a volunteer with our business services team. Throughout Erin's tenure, she has served on the business services team, business resource network team, and now as our CAMW! special project liaison. Erin's professionalism, team-centered approach to work, and willingness to dive into any project she's working on are to be commended, and we are lucky to have her on our team. Question: Can you share a bit more about the two CAMW! boards and how to learn more about them? The CAMW! Administrative Board is the governing board comprised of 12 local elected officials from the cities of Lansing and East Lansing, and the counties of Clinton, Eaton & Ingham. For more information on our Administrative Board, Workforce Development Board or T3 council, people can visit camw.org/community-partners/camw-boards

Cory joined the Wyakin Foundation in 2021, bringing over ten years of nonprofit experience and leadership. His entire professional career has consisted of serving others. Cory spent 20 years coaching high school basketball, football, volleyball, and baseball. He has been a lifelong advocate for veterans, at-risk youth, disabled adults, and underserved populations. With a background in education and coaching, Cory found a niche working in the nonprofit sector, first as an Employment Specialist, finding jobs for veterans and continuing into a successful Director of Development, bringing in over 4 million dollars for his nonprofits. Cory attended Boise State University for his undergraduate studies in kinesiology and a minor in health.

There's a belief more redundancies are causing a rise in work ready Jobseekers. The Ministry of Social Development's September figures show a yearly increase of 29,000 people on a main benefit, a rise of 12%. Minister Louise Upston describes rising unemployment as a consequence of years of high inflation, high government spending, and economic recession. Employment specialist Jennifer Mills told Ryan Bridge there's also been a 33% drop in job advertisements in the last quarter, which shows there's not enough jobs. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An employment expert says compulsory work seminars for beneficiaries will make them more employable. Social Development and Employment Minister Louise Upston announced the seminars will be designed to help with training and work. Jobseekers who do not attend could face sanctions. Max Whitehead says some people need help to show employers what they can offer. "These courses will really give them the training so they can present themselves - and show they can be reliable." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The turn of the economy could make it tricky for those on JobSeekers to find employment.   New Social Development figures reveal just under 188,000 people are on JobSeeker, up almost 20,000 people from last year.   Employment specialist Jennifer Mills told Mike Hosking that she's sure many on the benefit are ready to work.  She says the new work check-in arrangement may sharpen the focus for those who are job ready, but the question is whether those jobs exist in this market.  Mills says margins are squeezed, profits are down, and businesses are shedding staff.   LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cathy Bisaillon- President/CEO Easter Seals Washington Go to  www.thejasoncavnessexperience.com for the full episode and other episodes of The Jason Cavness Experience on your favorite platforms.  Sponsor  CavnessHR delivers HR companies with 49 or fewer people with our HR platform and by providing you access to your own HRBP. www.CavnessHR.com Cathy's Bio Cathy Bisaillon has been the President and Chief Cathy Bisaillon Executive Officer of Easterseals Washington since 2002. Her commitment to helping people with disabilities and their families dates back to her ninth birthday when she met her cousin, Beth Ann, who had Down Syndrome.  From that day, Cathy formed the attitude that all people deserve the opportunity to feel productive, valued, and included in their communities. Growing up in Southern California, Cathy received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology (with an emphasis in Industrial/Organization Psychology) from California State University, Fullerton. She was excited to learn that she could put her degree to work while fulfilling her passion of developing services for people with disabilities. After directing programs for needy and at-risk families in rural Nevada, Cathy and her family moved to Kitsap County, Washington, where she saw the familiar Easterseals logo and knew that she found a career home. Cathy started at Easterseals as an Employment Specialist in 1995, learning first-hand how much being employed adds status, purpose, and relationships to people's lives.  She was promoted to the director of Workforce Development, and then to Vice President of Programs in the year 2000. As CEO, Cathy represents all facets of the organization throughout the state. She serves on several coalitions and Boards, and she is the current President of The Rotary Club of Silverdale. Her interests include Rotary Youth Exchange, family and dog time, and playing saxophone and clarinet in several community bands.  We talked about the following and other items Asking for help, saxophone playing, and personal growth. Rotary Club membership, networking, and leadership. Disability employment awareness and accessibility. Disability, inclusion, and personal growth. Nonprofit organization's financial management and growth.  Nonprofit management and fundraising strategies. Camp for people with disabilities. Disability support and inclusion.  Nonprofit management and mentorship. Leadership, growth, and development in a non-profit organization. Disability advocacy and inclusivity. Kidney donation and its impact. Cathy's Social Media  Cathy's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cathybisaillon/ Easter Seals Washington Website: https://www.easterseals.com/washington/ Cathy's Advice My life has been so enriched through service. AI would just say, you should always seek out those opportunities to serve. Don't wait until you think you're gonna have time or you retire or whatever. Seek out those opportunities now to serve because it not only benefits the people you're serving, but you grow through the process. I'm all about service.

TBWM is back! And you won't want to miss this episode. Angela Liu is the Portland State School of Business Career and Employment Specialist. Her job is to help you find your job! And it's more important than ever to take advantage of her skills while you are still at PSU. Topics for this episode include: - It's okay to change career paths and explore new options - Network! Reach out to people in the field you want to be in to chat about their careers - Informational interviews: some do's and dont's - How Angela uses Linkedin: Groups, Articles, Linkedin Learning - Upcoming events: Learning from Industry Experts this term, Morgan Stanley coming next term, and Professional Mentor sign-ups - Gotta be looking for jobs your senior year, even if you are crazy busy. Make sure to listen to this episode, and make sure to connect with Angela on her Linkedin and at the KMC. Hosts: Marinda Carlyle (mcarlyle@pdx.com) and Stephani Jeronimo (jeronim2@pdx.edu) Producer: Stephen Babcock (babcoc2@pdx.edu) Advisor: Nathanial Garrod (ngarrod@pdx.edu)

Are you seeking fresh, effective ways to support your loved one with a disability in finding a fulfilling paid job? I've got you covered.​​ In this new podcast episode, Milton Tyree, an Employment Specialist for people with developmental disabilities, teaches us the best practices of customized employment that you can use to support your loved one with a disability to get a job and keep it. There are people with all sorts of disabilities and disability levels that have paid employment, and paid employment is possible for your loved one, too. There are all sorts of jobs for people with disabilities. Also, you don't have to accept substandard disability employment support or disability vocational support any longer. Milton's best practices in this episode will help you support your loved one with a disability to land their next job! With gratitude, Eric P.S. Ready to unlock a brighter, more independent future for your loved one with a developmental disability? Click below for your FREE copy of the "7 Strategies for More Independence" guide. Each page is packed with actionable tips to boost their capabilities and confidence. Download Your FREE Guide Now: https://www.empoweringability.org/independence-tips/

A rise in workplace conflict could be down to people used to working from home, returning to the office.  A survey from GeniusYou shows 36% of people say they deal with conflict in the office often, up from the previous 29%.   Employment Specialist Jennifer Mills told Mike Hosking that it seems as if employees have a shorter fuse following lockdowns.  She says while people would've walked away from conflict in the past, we're now seeing outbursts.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This month is Disability Employment Awareness Month! I'm SO passionate about this very topic! As an Employment Specialist who sees and experiences firsthand the challenges and difficulties of promoting inclusion in the workplace for our neurodiverse peers, I share my experiences, encouragement and support! Tune in and share with your friends, family members, educators and even your boss!

Geraint Hole  I'm 57 and I am a husband to Louise, my rock and sweetheart. I'm a dad to our 2 grown ups kids, and a grandad (Grampy) to my daughters' 4 beautiful children. I work as an Employment Specialist for a mental health charity supporting people with serious and long term mental health issues to find meaningful paid employment. Having been following a keto / low carb lifestyle since October 2020 and leading what I believed to be a much more healthy and active lifestyle, in January 2023 I suffered a major heart attack!!! I'd had some warning signs a few weeks earlier and had ignored them, but this was such a shock too, a literal and physical bolt from the blue!!! I was rushed to hospital and had a stent inserted into the main coronary artery, and another artery cleared with a balloon. Because the blockage was in the main artery, the heart attack affected a large part of the heart and caused a large amount of damage, and I was told I had been left with serious heart failure, which meant my heart wasn't able to pump as much blood with each beat.  I knew this was as a result of my poor lifestyle and dietary choices, together with my poor mental health issues catching up with me! In the 4 months since the heart attack I have followed my own path to recovery and chosen to not follow the standard of care from the NHS. Stephen's Top Tips Know your Why. Plan and prepare. Get outside. Resources Mentioned Geraint's episode 116 Baked Egg Custard - there are couple of options on this site The Clot Thickens: The enduring mystery of heart disease - Dr Malcolm Kendrick A Statin-Free Life: A revolutionary life plan for tackling heart disease – without the use of statins -   Dr Aseem Malhotra The Great Cholesterol Con - Dr Malcolm Kendrick The Numbers Needed to Treat  Aseem Malhotra episode 100 Tony Royle episode 101 Mark Felstead episode 079 We Love Our Heart Connect with Geraint Hole on social media geraint.hole@phcuk.org The Fabulously Keto Diet & Lifestyle Journal: A 12-week journal to support new habits – Jackie Fletcher If you have enjoyed listening to this episode - Leave us a review By leaving us a review on your favourite podcast platform, you help us to be found by others. Support Jackie Help Jackie make more episodes by supporting her If you wish to support her by just pledging £1 or £2 a month go to: https://fabulouslyketo.thrivecart.com/support-the-podcast/ Or You can get some extra benefits by supporting her on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FabulouslyKeto Connect with us on social media https://www.facebook.com/FabulouslyKeto https://www.instagram.com/FabulouslyKeto1 https://twitter.com/FabulouslyKeto Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FabulouslyKeto Music by Bob Collum Recommend a guest We would love to know if you have a favourite guest you would like us to interview. Let us know who you would like to hear of if you have a particular topic you would like us to cover. https://fabulouslyketo.com/recommend-a-guest We sometimes get a small commission on some of the links, this goes towards the costs of producing the podcast.

An employment expert feels a deregistered high school teacher experienced a 'rough run'. The Disciplinary Tribunal stripped a high school maths teacher of his registration, after a hearing into a student complaint. The teacher refused to refer to a transgender 14-year-old by their preferred pronouns or chosen name, citing religious beliefs. Whitehead Group employment specialist Max Whitehead says this teacher's career is absolutely finished as a result. "We can't discriminate on race, we can't discriminate on gender, we can't discriminate on religion. He's entitled to have his religious beliefs, but they conflict with each other." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Whitehead Group's employment specialist Max Whitehead warned that the predicted economic downturn may be arriving and offered advice on working through redundancy. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, we're talking with Genaro - affectionately known as G - Pratcher, Employment Specialist for our Oklahoma City A Better Way program at Mental Health Association Oklahoma. G is a longtime professional in the mental health field who had decided to leave the profession before being recruited by an Association case manager. In researching us, he saw that we were, in his words, “doing the work” and couldn't help but join the team. He just celebrated his one year anniversary with us, and since that time, he's helped to make the A Better Way program the success that it is - employing hundreds of participants.. We are grateful to have G on, today, as he dives into the nitty gritty of what makes A Better Way work so well and what could help expand its reach.

An employment expert is outraged over comments that young people are at high risk of exploitation during their summer jobs. First Union is warning younger employees often don't know a lot about their rights, leaving them vulnerable to workplace exploitation. But Whitehead Group employment specialist Max Whitehead says the comments are outrageous and unnecessary, especially as employers struggle to find staff. "That is one of the most disgraceful things I've heard said. Mums and dads usually run small businesses, and they really are wanting and needing staff. Most of them, I'd say the majority of them, are good employers." LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Employment Specialist for individuals with disabilities and Author Jon Marin | The Dream Young Effect Podcast Episode 22. Jon is the Program Director for the Career Discovery Project, a year-round internship program that connects blind and visually impaired high school and college students with career-based work opportunities. Jon is also the author of “See Us”, which is a photographic journey of six visually impaired young adults from New York City that are balancing their lives between work, home, and school.

iChange Justice Podcast, Season 2, Episode 2, John Fitzpatrick joins Joy Gilfilen, Host of iChange Justice to discuss his life behind bars, and afterwards since release and successful reintegration into society. John shares his history with Irene Morgan and why the Restorative CommUnity Coalition's pioneering work in building alternatives to incarceration mattered to him, and to others. Irene Morgan wrote to him in prison for eight years, encouraging him to establish reentry programs inside. John earned certificates in Water Treatment and Wastewater Treatment and won a Mike Rowe (Dirty Jobs TV Show) Scholarship as a mobile crane operator (which he earned) and continued on to Lower Columbia College to get licensed in Diesel Mechanics, then continued his education to help people acclimate to life after release. Licensed in Certified Peer Counselling (CPC), Substance and Mental Health Services, as a Housing Services Specialist and Employment Specialist, he's working with others returning homeless in Cowlitz County, WA. To stop the recidivism cycle, John will be hosting online coach/mentor training through the Restorative CommUnity Coalition so volunteers can become advocates helping people entering the trades. His real-world-lived experience doing dirty jobs inside and outside the jail industry includes fighting wildfires for the DNR. You can watch his YouTube, episode of Dirty Jobs here https://loom.ly/1E0o6-w Find us where you find all your favorite Podcasts.

Geraint Hole  I'm 56 and I am a husband to Louise, my rock and sweetheart. I'm a dad to our 2 grown ups kids, and a grandad (Grampy) to my daughters' 4 beautiful children. I work as an Employment Specialist for a mental health charity supporting people with serious and long term mental health issues to find meaningful paid employment. I have struggled with my weight since I was in my 20's. I've tried all the main diets - Rosemary Connelly (low fat), Slimming World, Weight Watchers, the Cabbage Soup Diet etc. And I'm sure like you, I had some successes for a few weeks or months, but inevitably they / I failed. They weren't sustainable ways of eating and I'd go back to eating my “usual” diet and the weight would creep back on and I would end up heavier/fatter than I was before the diet!!! I hated being overweight. I always felt other people were judging me! I hated going clothes shopping and looking at myself in the mirrors from a 360 degree angle - front and back views, warts and all!!!!! I hated being sweaty all the time, especially in summer! I did have a period of success when I went into the fitness industry as a personal trainer and did a lot of activity and exercise and kept my weight at a reasonable level for me. For various reasons I stopped training and my life became a car wreck of stress and anxiety, and I piled on the pounds again. So, I thought I'd share some of the info and my insights that I've picked up along the way on my journey since October /November 2020 into the low carb / keto world. So, why choose low carb / keto? The appeal to me is that this way of eating is what our ancestors ate like! We are humans because our ancestors ate fatty meat. If we're carried on eating plants like chimps or gorillas we'd still be just another type of ape spending 12hrs a day eating plants, sleeping in trees. The second reason is to help maintain a lower insulin level in your body. As I understand it elevated insulin levels, which are caused by eating foods that spike blood sugar, like the high carb, highly processed diets we're advised to eat, are believed to be the root cause of many modern chronic diseases like diabetes, obesity, heart disease, dementia and even cancer. Restricting your carb intake will help you maintain a lower and more even insulin level. For the first time in my life I feel in control of my food intake. I no longer feel like I am ruled by food or hunger. I no longer have cravings for junk fake foods like sugary drinks, sweet treats, cakes, biscuits or crisps! It has worked for me, and I've lost over 4 1/2 stone in since November 2020. I was obese, unhealthy, I had low energy and had to snooze every afternoon! and felt like I was on my way to some bad health outcomes. The SARS-COV-2 situation focused my mind on improving my metabolic and general health, and losing weight. So, having listened to many hundreds, possibly 1000's, of hours of podcasts and YouTube videos/lectures, I decided to take the step to take responsibility for my health and cut out processed foods, sugar, cereals, bread, pasta, rice, potatoes and seed (vegetable) oils from my diet. I started gradually and just cut bread, pasta, potatoes and rice from my diet. For me I knew I had to get rid of the starchy carbs out of the house, and therefore have less temptation to eat these addictive foods! Having my wife adopt the low carb lifestyle at the same time has been a massive help as we're in it together and support this lifestyle change together. Over a period of weeks I gradually moved breakfast later and later in the morning, until in the end my first meal of the day was lunch at noon. I view it now through an ancestral lens. Our ancestors wouldn't have had food available to them 24hrs a day!! They would have had periods of no food available to them and this natural “stress” on our bodies seems to have beneficial consequences according to current research. Did our Palaeolithic ancestors have a bowl of cereal when they woke up or did they just go out hunting and gathering? Having adopted a low carb / keto diet for the past 15 months I have a new zest for life! I never feel bloated. I'm not hungry an hour after eating a meal, and therefore I don't snack between meals. I have increased energy levels and actually want to be active and exercise. I don't snooze in the afternoons any more. The arthritis in my hands and feet have resolved themselves. My brain fog has gone - I have a sharp clarity of mind and I feel much more alert and feel a vitality for life that I have not felt for a very long time! I have not suffered a serious bout of depression since mid 2020, which I believe is in part due to my lifestyle and diet change. I did a charity marathon (27 miles) walk in January 2022, and a did a 50km walk along the Essex Way from Epping to Braintree, in May 2022 - both fully fuelled by with a keto diet - no sugary snacks or gels needed. Just protein and fat, and a handful of berries. I took no sugar laden drinks or gels. I didn't “bonk” / “hit the wall” (run out of energy), because my body was using fat and ketones as energy. My tips: Follow the advice of Zoe Harcombe - “Eat Real Food”. Or like Dr Ben Bikman says - “if it's in a box or a bag or has got a barcode, avoid it!” This is a lifestyle not a short term diet - having the mindset to change your life. One “bad” meal or snack doesn't break the diet and mean you've failed!! Just start again! Join a club or group to get the support of others if you can't do it with a family member or friend Get a keto cookbook and be adventurous! Cook your own food and be in control of what you eat. Always take your own food to work. Be prepared!!! Write a weekly plan for your evening meals - don't leave it to chance. Bin the junk foods - if they're not in your cupboards you won't be tempted. Start being active every day. Whatever you enjoy or can manage. Get good sleep. Keep stress to a minimum. I practice mindfulness and meditation. But whatever works for you, like a walk in nature. Geraint's Top Tips Get your mindset right - what is it you want to achieve? Who is it you want to become. Identify the foods that you know are problematic for you and get rid of them. Practice mindfulness and meditation - start small. Sleep and stress reduction are also important. Resources Mentioned Ivor Cummings Ally Houston The Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living - Russ Harris  The Happiness Trap: Stop Struggling, Start Living - Russ Harris Keto Pro - Rich Smith Jason Fung Joan Ifland Sam Harris - Waking Up App Dr Ian Lake  Zero Five 100 DiGeorge Syndrome https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/digeorge-syndrome/ https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/21182-digeorge-syndrome Quotes by Geraint Hole “I was starting to see hope in my life.” “I want to be fit and strong and active into my old age.” “I just felt so focussed and single minded.” “You are looking through a frosted piece of glass and then someone takes that away and everything is so crystal clear.” “I tend to look at this lifestyle and the way I approach things through an ancestral lens.” “I kinda wish that I had done the whole thing fasted because I think I could have done.” “If I am a caveman 15,000 years ago and I need to go out hunting buffalo and there is nothing in the cupboard - what am I going to do? I am going to out and hunt buffalo and your body will make all the energy you need.” “It's those lessons that I have learned along the way that I want to share with other people.” “When I look back it has always been that the food has controlled me.” “It shouldn't be for the government to look after me and my health.” “I feel like I just want to take on the world and take on life, whatever it's got to throw at me; To have been a few years without any depressive symptoms at all, I can only think that's got to be in part to what I don't eat anymore.” Connect with Geraint Hole on social media geraint.hole@phcuk.org The Fabulously Keto Diet & Lifestyle Journal: A 12-week journal to support new habits – Jackie Fletcher If you have enjoyed listening to this episode - Leave us a review By leaving us a review on your favourite podcast platform, you help us to be found by others. Support us on Patreon Help Jackie and Louise make more episodes by supporting them on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/FabulouslyKeto Connect with us on social media https://www.facebook.com/FabulouslyKeto https://www.instagram.com/FabulouslyKeto1 https://twitter.com/FabulouslyKeto Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FabulouslyKeto Music by Bob Collum Recommend a guest We would love to know if you have a favourite guest you would like us to interview. Let us know who you would like to hear of if you have a particular topic you would like us to cover. https://fabulouslyketo.com/recommend-a-guest We sometimes get a small commission on some of the links, this goes towards the costs of producing the podcast.

People are avoiding taking holidays from work due to increasing pressure both at home and in the workplace itself. Research by ELMO Software has found 20 percent of workers have accrued more than their annual leave entitlement, but most won't be taking it. About half say they need money due to the cost of living, and a quarter say they have too much work to take time off. Employment specialist Jennifer Mills told Mike Hosking it's unusual for an employee to be the one putting off leave. “It's usually the employer saying to an employee no we don't agree with your request for leave at this time because it would unreasonably interrupt business.” LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Covid numbers are going back up and the experts are warning of a second wave.Employers are being told to brace for another round of long periods of workers off with sick leave.But with that come responsibilities for an employer, especially around getting someone who's out with Covid to still work - with that possibly leading to long Covid and potential claims.Employment specialist Jennifer Mills of Jennifer Mills and Associates joined Mike Hosking.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our Covid numbers are going back up and the experts are warning of a second wave.Employers are being told to brace for another round of long periods of workers off with sick leave.But with that come responsibilities for an employer, especially around getting someone who's out with Covid to still work - with that possibly leading to long Covid and potential claims.Employment specialist Jennifer Mills of Jennifer Mills and Associates joined Mike Hosking.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode meet Heather Servais M.S., CRC., PMP., CPM., PVE. Heather directs the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) NCRTM contract at New Editions Consulting, Inc. She joined New Editions in the fall of 2021. Prior to joining New Editions, she worked for the Florida Division of Vocational Rehabilitation where she served in multiple roles including Vocational Rehabilitation Consultant, Supervisor of the Field and Provider Relations Unit, and Assistant Bureau Chief of Field Services. As the Assistant Bureau Chief of Field Services, she led agency Employment Programs; Ticket to Work; Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Deafblind Services; Business Relations; and Learning and Development. She has also worked with a community rehabilitation provider as an Employment Specialist and as the Manager of Employment Services overseeing Employment Services, Vocational Evaluation, and contracts. Heather's expertise includes program development and implementation, project management, leadership development, and stakeholder engagement. Heather earned her Master's in Rehabilitation Counseling from West Virginia University. She is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC), Project Management Professional (PMP), Certified Public Manager (CPM), and Professional Vocational Evaluator (PVE). NCRTM website: https://ncrtm.ed.gov/Default.aspx

The Employment court has ruled ex-Gloriavale members were employees from six years old, not volunteers.Hosea and Levi Courage, and Daniel Pilgrim, have now left the religious community, but sought a declaration on their status after leaving school and working at the commune and its businesses.The Employment court found the work can't be described as chores or education, because of the commercial nature.The commune claimed work done from the ages of six-to 14 are chores, at age 15 it's part of schoolwork, and from 16 it was voluntary.Employment Specialist with the Whitehead Group, Max Whitehead said with more judgements to come, this could create huge implications for the community.“Now this ruling's been set, these people are employees those other questions are going to be asked and look, this could bankrupt Gloriavale.”LISTEN ABOVE

Youth Advocacy with Templeton Tyler Sawyer In this episode of the Youth Perspective, we speak with Templeton Tyler Sawyer who is an Employment Specialist with Teamwork Cooperative under the government of Nova Scotia. Templeton brings the lived experience of youth engagement, He has given his time tirelessly to help youth to believe in themselves and increase self-confidence! Make sure to tune in, it's going to be a great show! #TheYouthPerspective #KeshagenJamal #TempletonSawyer #YouthAdvocacy #Podcast #RadioShow Listen in Saturdays @ 8pm: 107.9FM "THE INSPIRATION STATION" Listen in Saturdays @ 730pm: 1540AM/104.5FM "THE NATIONAL VOICE" SUBSCRIBE ON: SPOTIFY, APPLE & ANDROID PODCASTS REPLAY: https://anchor.fm/keshagenadderleypodcast FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keshagenjadderley Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keshagenjadderley/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/keshagenjadderley/ Email: kjadderley@gmail.com Thanks for listening and do share on social platforms! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/keshagenadderleypodcast/message

On this episode, Jen talks with Sarah Storck, a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor and Work Incentives Practioner, and David Stoner, a writer and an individual with Cerebral Palsy who has utilized the services discussed. They talk about the process of working with vocational rehabilitation, support during employment and mechanisms to help ensure that you can keep your benefits even while earning an income.   Sarah is the founder and CEO of Next Step Success, LLC, an organization whose main purpose is to help underserved populations, specifically individuals with disabilities, achieve employment and financial success through a variety of services.  At Next Step Success, LLC, Sarah works one on one with clients as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor and Work Incentives Practitioner. Prior to starting Next Step Success, LLC, Sarah worked as an Employment Specialist (job coach) for seven years and a Work Incentives Practitioner for four years through private and non-profit employment services organizations as well as for state vocational rehabilitation agencies. She has extensive experience in providing case management, guidance and counseling, job readiness skills, Social Security benefits planning and financial education.  She currently provides employment and benefits counseling services through the Social Security Administration's Ticket to Work Program and State Vocational Rehabilitation agencies.   She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in both Criminal Justice and Psychology and a Master of Science degree in Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling. Sarah is a Certified Work Incentives Practitioner through Cornell University and a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor through the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC). Sarah is the current President of the Virginia chapter of the National Rehabilitation Association and is an active member of NABWIS, the National Association for Benefits and Work Incentive Specialists.   David Stoner received his bachelor's degree in Journalism and Digital Communications from the University of South Florida in 2018. His love for media came hand in hand with his love for story-telling and his belief that the best stories come from the world we live in. David was born with cerebral palsy and has used a wheelchair along with other adaptive technology to make sure he remains active and lives life to its fullest. His fiancée, Shelby, who also has CP, is his biggest supporter. Together, they are a very driven team and are looking forward to tying the knot in May of 2022. Hailing from the Tampa Bay Area, David has a strong passion for its beautiful surroundings, beaches, and especially for the many college and professional sports teams. David's writing interests include sports journalism, mainly about Tampa Bay sporting teams, however he has written a number of articles on various topics and remains focused on sharing his experiences in the world as a disabled person. His passion for life is equalled by the love he has for his family.  

Miss JB For Breakfast this morning? JB caught up with Tammy Tansley, HR and Employment Specialist - about free speech, social media and your job. Find out more here! Romy and JB also discussed the strangest thing you've ever hit in your car... PLUS, what little things in life do you never compromise on!? All that and more in this edition of the JB For Breakfast Catch Up only on 92.9!!

Derek Greer, Alabama Department of Mental Health Region 1 Employment Specialist, on supported employment and new employment programs. _ Alabama Care is partially supported by ACDD.org. The views expressed are not necessarily the views of this organization.

Alexandria and I had the opportunity to connect on my other podcast, and since then I've learned how amazing she is at sharing valuable content for entertainment professionals! I had to invite her for a Q&A session on Actorcast. In this episode, we talk about the incredible work that The Actors Fund is doing, whether or not actors should work full time jobs, best courses of action for actors seeking employment, and why we must remove the starving artist mindset from our brains.Alexandria Bellivan is a career development professional with nearly 10 years of experience working within the workforce development realm. Currently, Alexandria works as an Employment Specialist and Program Manager for The Career Center at The Actors Fund assisting performing arts and entertainment professionals to secure multiple streams of meaningful income while they pursue their creative endeavors.Please visit The Actors Fund at https://actorsfund.org/ and contact Alexandria on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandriabellivan/.Sign up for the Actorcast Newsletter at Actorcast and join our membership to gain access to exclusive content at Become an Actorcast Premium Member | Actorcast.

Welcome to Episode 3 of The VCB Podcast! In this episode, Jason is joined by Jamie, an Independent Living Skills instructor and Employment Specialist, and Matt, our Support Services Assistant. Also, we discuss how our COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic went, upcoming conferences, Jamie's work at VCB, and audio description. Email us at info@myvcb.org if you have questions about what we discussed or let us know how we're doing!

Today’s guest on the Success InSight Podcast is Meg SchmitzMeg is a Franchise Guru & Self-Employment Specialist. Meg is also a podcasting colleague; she is the Host of the Free Agent Podcast.Meg's motto is, "Stop Working For The Boss. Be The Boss".To learn more about Meg and her work, visit her website at https://megschmitz.comYou can also connect with Meg on the following social sites:LinkedInTwitterFacebookThe SuccessInSight Podcast is a production of Fox Coaching, Inc. and First Story Strategies.

Alexandria Bellivan, an entertainment career development specialist, joins us for episode 136 of Relate. We talk about the current state of the entertainment industry, the importance of identifying industries and professionals that excite you, and why it's important to stay open-minded when looking for work. Alexandria encourages our listeners to ask themselves what type of problem solvers they are and to have space and community for people to collaborate with one another. Be sure to connect with Alexandria on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandriabellivan/ Alexandria Bellivan is a career development professional with nearly 10 years of experience working within the workforce development realm. Currently, Alexandria works as an Employment Specialist and Program Manager for The Career Center at The Actors Fund assisting performing arts and entertainment professionals to secure multiple streams of meaningful income while they pursue their creative endeavors. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/relate-patrick-mcandrew/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/relate-patrick-mcandrew/support

In the early months of the pandemic, the Economic Opportunities Program began speaking with workforce development organizations across the country as they strengthened existing strategies and tested new approaches to support workers. In New York City, the HOPE Program has adapted its services to continue connecting clients to jobs, including in food retail, warehousing and logistics, and teleservices. Leaders report that the organization, which provides lifelong career support, is serving an unprecedented number of clients as past and current program participants seek new opportunities to support themselves and their families. Danny Castro, an Employment Specialist at The HOPE Program, spoke with Amanda Newman of the Economic Opportunities Program about his efforts to support clients to connect to work and make good employment decisions during the pandemic. The conversation has been edited for length to share some of Danny's key insights: Part I: Danny unpacks the day-to-day role of employment specialists and discusses his own journey from program participant to program staff. Part II: Danny describes the rapid increase in unemployment that clients are confronting and the HOPE Program's strategic response early in the pandemic. He also describes how the HOPE Program has responded to the murder of George Floyd and the national movement for racial justice. Part III: Danny discusses how he supports clients to navigate heightened workplace health and safety concerns and to make good employment decisions during the crisis. This conversation is part of our Job Quality in Practice series, in which we highlight innovative work by practitioners and businesses to advance job quality. We are grateful to Prudential Financial for their support of this work.

InternCLE Episode 052 – North East Ohio Regional Sewer District - https://www.neorsd.org/My guests on the show today included four representatives from the NEORSD Talent team. I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know Laura and the team. NEORSD plays such a critical role in our community, it was exciting to hear about the variety of experiences they offer in their internship program. · Patrick Gibboney – Employee Branding & Talent Programs Specialist - the “Cool RA” of the team – listen to learn more about how Patrick engages the interns and makes them feel a part of the team· Laura Paul – HR lead – provides great overviews of NEORSD and how they have structured the internship program · Vanessa Fleming – Talent Acquisition & Employment Specialist at Northeast Ohio - Is new to the team, just joined during the pandemic· MacKenzie Dietzel – Talent Acquisition & Employment Specialist at Northeast Ohio - Was an intern herself with NEORSD – shares her experiences as an intern and hiring into the organizationNorth East Ohio Regional Sewer District – Mission and ValuesOur mission is to provide progressive management of sewage and stormwater through fiscal responsibility, innovation, and community partnerships.Our vision is to be the environmental leader in enhancing quality of life in the region and protecting its water resources.https://www.neorsd.org/career-home/internship/NEORSD provides year-round internship opportunities, as well as summer internship experiences. From our discussion it became very apparent that NEORSD really encourages interns to take initiative, try new things and truly contribute. This is not a case study type internship program; this is real hands on work and learning. NEORSD does hire frequently directly from their internship program. B-STEM InternsB-STEM (referring to Business Support, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Interns require advanced placement high school courses or Associate/Bachelor degree coursework, since these individuals apply their knowledge to practical work in a professional setting.Paraprofessional InternsParaprofessional Interns must be at least of junior or senior status in a Bachelor degree program as these individuals apply their areas of expertise to perform strategic, higher level tasks.Patrick and MacKenzie stressed, interns should take the initiative if they want to make the most of their internship program. Current Job Openings - https://recruiting.ultipro.com/NOR1048NORSD/JobBoard/fe6446f6-8080-40d2-9b6a-dfcd6a1e8fce/?q=&o=postedDateDesc

Jesse Preston talks about the job market in Ontario, what jobs you need to know that will be hiring now, that the economy is slowly opening up fully, Covid 19, and people working at home. Question is working from home gonna be the new normal???

Hello and welcome to the 90th episode of the Graduate Job Podcast.  Today is the follow up episode to episode 86 where I spoke with Martina Gibbons, recruitment lead for IPS Grow. As a reminder, IPS stands for Individual Placement and Support, and it is an NHS backed graduate scheme which is rapidly expanding and looking for graduates to join as Employment Specialists who will help to place people with mental illness in work. In that episode we explore IPS Grow and its application process in detail, have a listen HERE if you haven’t already done so. In the episode today we build on the first interview and go deeper as I speak with Charlotte Knighton, who has been working as an Employment Specialist in London for the last year. Charlotte spills the beans on what it is really like to work as an Employment Specialist for a trust in London, and what it is that you can expect to be doing on a day to day basis. We explore the types of clients you will be working with and their range of mental healthcare conditions. We touch upon the skills you really need for the role, and how you can prepare yourself ahead of your application. Charlotte shares her experience as a graduate going through the application process, and her top tips so you can stand out from the crowd, including her absolute number one tip that you need to make sure you are following.  No matter where you are in your job search, if you’ve thought of applying to IPS or not even heard of them, this is an episode which you aren’t going to want to miss. Now the only link you need to remember from today is www.graduatejobpodcast.com/IPS2, as that has all of the links to everything which we discuss and a full transcript which you can download, so make sure you head on over there. And don’t forget to check out today’s sponsor who are our friends over at CareerGym.com. Career Gym is the number one place for you to undertake all of your psychometric tests which you will face when you apply for a graduate job. No matter what graduate job you apply for you’re going to have to face some type of verbal reasoning, situational judgement, and working style tests. You can practice these at CareerGym.com. Use code GJP to get 20% off all of their tests!  MORE SPECIFICALLY IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT: What it is really like to work as an Employment Specialist What you can expect to be doing on a day to day basis The types of clients you will be working with in the role. Insider secrets of what you can expect at the IPS Grow assessment centre Top tips for how to impress during the presentation The challenges you will face as an Employment Specialist Charlotte’s experience of going through the application process and her top tips for how you can stand out from the crowd. Don’t forget, also make sure you check out https://www.graduatejobpodcast.com/subscribe which links to how to subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, YouTube, and by email. So, something for everyone there.

The Monte Vista Chamber of Commerce Business Spotlight for February 2020. Featured in this three-part podcast are Agusto Basterrechea, a Director at the Monte Vista Chamber and a Labor & Employment Specialist at the Monte Vista Workforce Center. Following that is the February Chamber of Commerce Business of the Month, Dos Rios Restaurant, featuring owner Mike Rios. We wrap this podcast up by talking with Marcie Schulz, Owner/Broker and Candice Hennigh, Associate Broker at Schultz Realty. Please listen as Gus, Mike, Marcie & Candice tell you about what they do, what they offer, what sets their businesses apart, where they see our area in the future and more.

Hello and welcome to the 86th episode of the Graduate Job Podcast where I am joined on the show by IPS Grow. IPS stands for Individual Placement and Support, and it is a NHS backed graduate scheme which is rapidly expanding and looking for graduates to join as Employment Specialists who will help to place people with mental illness in work. It’s a great graduate scheme encompassing a mix of social work, psychology, recruitment, where you will be making a real difference to people’s lives. In the episode we delve into what exactly IPS Grow is and what you will be doing on a day to day basis as an IPS Employment Specialist. We cover the application process in detail, how and when to apply, and what to expect at each stage of the process. We also explore top tips which will allow you to stand out from the crowd through the recruitment process. No matter where you are in your jobsearch, if you’ve never heard of IPS Grow, or are in the middle of the application process to them, this is an episode which you aren’t going to want to miss. Now the only link you need to remember form today is www.graduatejobpodcast.com/IPS, as that has all of the links to everything which we discuss and a full transcript which you can download, so make sure you head on over there. And don’t forget to check out today’s sponsor who are our friends over at CareerGym.com. Career Gym is the number one place for you to undertake all of your psychometric tests which you will face when you apply for a graduate job. No matter what graduate job you apply for you’re going to have to face some type of verbal reasoning, situational judgment, and working style tests. You can practice these at CareerGym.com. Use code GJP to get 20% off all of their tests! MORE SPECIFICALLY IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT: What IPS Grow is What you will be doing as an Employment Specialist How IPS Grow are looking to rapidly expand the number of graduates they are taking on How to apply and what to expect at each stage The insider tips to stand out throughout the recruitment process

Each week Bridging The Gap w/ Tariq El-Amin (on Radio Islam) brings you the Chicago Job's Report with Employment Specialist, Kimberly S. Pearson of the Chicago Urban League. Remember, even if you aren't looking, you probably know someone who is, so share--share--share! Follow us on Twitter @RadioIslamUSA Follow Tariq @ImamTariqElAmin Host/Producer/Engineer- Tariq I. El-Amin Executive Producer- Abdul Malik Mujahid Music Antony Raijekov - Manuele Atzeni - La Nuit - http://bit.ly/2sUDn71 Image Tariq I. El-Amin

Each week Radio Islam brings you the Job's Report with Employment Specialist, Kimberly S. Pearson of the Chicago Urban League. Remember, if you aren't looking you may know someone who is, so share--share--share! Follow us on Twitter @RadioIslamUSA Host/Producer/Engineer- Tariq I. El-Amin Executive Producer- Abdul Malik Mujahid Music Antony Raijekov - By the Coast (2004) - bit.ly/2t2vKZq Image Tariq I. El-Amin

Each week Radio Islam brings you the Job's Report with Employment Specialist, Kimberly S. Pearson of the Chicago Urban League. Remember, if you aren't looking you may know someone who is, so share--share--share! Follow us on Twitter @RadioIslamUSA Host/Producer/Engineer- Tariq I. El-Amin Executive Producer- Abdul Malik Mujahid Music Antony Raijekov - By the Coast (2004) - bit.ly/2t2vKZq Image Tariq I. El-Amin

Ladies and Gentlemen, Kelly Jones! Kelly is known for being the man of many hats. He is a DJ, Volunteer, Employment Specialist, Musician, Chair of the Welland Downtown BIA and a heck of a lot more! We talk about everything from Terry Fox to hairstyles, so make sure to listen to the whole thing :)

Each week Radio Islam brings you the Job's Report with Employment Specialist, Kimberly S. Pearson of the Chicago Urban League. Remember, if you aren't looking you may know someone who is, so share--share--share! Follow us on Twitter @RadioIslamUSA Host/Producer/Engineer- Tariq I. El-Amin Executive Producer- Abdul Malik Mujahid Music The Kyoto Connection: Feel the Magic http://bit.ly/2xjv7MN Image Tariq I. El-AminMusic

Each week Radio Islam brings you the Job's Report with Employment Specialist, Kimberly S. Pearson of the Chicago Urban League. Remember, if you aren't looking you may know someone who is, so share--share--share! Follow us on Twitter @RadioIslamUSA Host/Producer/Engineer- Tariq I. El-Amin Executive Producer- Abdul Malik Mujahid Music Widlight - Get Up Out Your Way- https://bit.ly/2Vcn7wA Image Tariq I. El-Amin

Each week Radio Islam brings you the Job's Report with Employment Specialist, Kimberly S. Pearson of the Chicago Urban League. Remember, if you aren't looking you may know someone who is, so share--share--share! Follow us on Twitter @RadioIslamUSA Host/Producer/Engineer- Tariq I. El-Amin Executive Producer- Abdul Malik Mujahid Music Ryan Anderson-- Happines Is http://bit.ly/2DnT7Fm Image Tariq I. El-Amin

Our third guest on the podcast is Eric Bishop. Eric is a Supported Education and Employment Specialist and former Group Counselor. He works at an outpatient program with people suffering from mental illness. Eric shares his story working with the program and gives his take on mental health.

Show Summary: State Services for the Blind hosted a Career Expo for high school and college students who are blind, low vision, or DeafBlind. The event took place on Saturday, April 27. Throughout the Expo students had the opportunity to: Connect with adults with a vision loss from a variety of professions and careers. Hear from college representatives about what college is like. Learn why diversity matters from an employer’s point of view. Share and learn about assistive technology Sign up for individual informational and/or mock interviews. In this interview, Jeff Thompson caught up with Walter Waranka:   Walter Waranka  Employment Specialist Lifetrack Resources  Earlier in his career, Walter founded the nonprofit agency CHANCE (Challenged People Having Abilities Needing Competitive Employment), which educates disabled people in job seeking skills and potential employers about the advantages of hiring disabled people. He has been an Employment Specialist at Lifetrack Resources for 22 years, assisting people with disabilities and recipients of welfare to find and keep employment.     “Lifetrack: Together, we expand educational horizons and open doors to meaningful career opportunities.” You can find out more about Lifetrack on the web.  Contact: If you would like to know more about Transition Services from State Services for the Blind, contact Transition Coordinator Sheila Koenig by email or contact her via phone at 651-539-2361. To find your State Services in your State you can go to www.AFB.org and search the directory for your agency. Thank you for listening! You can follow us on Twitter @BlindAbilities On the web at www.BlindAbilities.com Send us an email Get the Free Blind Abilities App on the App Storeand Google Play Store. Check out the Blind Abilities Communityon Facebook, the Blind Abilities Page, the Job Insights Support Groupand the Assistive Technology Community for the Blind and Visually Impaired.

Each week Radio Islam brings you the Job's Report with Employment Specialist, Kimberly S. Pearson of the Chicago Urban League. Remember, if you aren't looking you may know someone who is, so share--share--share! Follow us on Twitter @RadioIslamUSA Host/Producer/Engineer- Tariq I. El-Amin Executive Producer- Abdul Malik Mujahid Music Antony Raijekov - By the Coast (2004) - bit.ly/2t2vKZq Image Tariq I. El-Amin

Each week Radio Islam brings you the Job's Report with Employment Specialist, Kimberly S. Pearson of the Chicago Urban League. Remember, if you aren't looking you may know someone who is, so share--share--share! Follow us on Twitter @RadioIslamUSA Host/Producer/Engineer- Tariq I. El-Amin Executive Producer- Abdul Malik Mujahid Music Antony Raijekov - By the Coast (2004) - bit.ly/2t2vKZq Image Tariq I. El-Amin

Each week Radio Islam brings you the Job's Report with Employment Specialist, Kimberly S. Pearson of the Chicago Urban League. Remember, if you aren't looking you may know someone who is, so share--share--share! Follow us on Twitter @RadioIslamUSA Host/Producer/Engineer- Tariq I. El-Amin Executive Producer- Abdul Malik Mujahid Music Antony Raijekov - By the Coast (2004) - bit.ly/2t2vKZq Image Tariq I. El-Amin

Each week Radio Islam brings you the Job's Report with Employment Specialist, Kimberly S. Pearson of the Chicago Urban League. Remember, if you aren't looking you may know someone who is, so share--share--share! Follow us on Twitter @RadioIslamUSA Host/Producer/Engineer- Tariq I. El-Amin Executive Producer- Abdul Malik Mujahid Music Antony Raijekov - By the Coast (2004) - bit.ly/2t2vKZq Image Tariq I. El-Amin

Each week Radio Islam brings you the Job's Report with Employment Specialist, Kimberly S. Pearson of the Chicago Urban League. Remember, if you aren't looking you may know someone who is, so share--share--share! Follow us on Twitter @RadioIslamUSA Host/Producer/Engineer- Tariq I. El-Amin Executive Producer- Abdul Malik Mujahid Music Antony Raijekov - By the Coast (2004) - bit.ly/2t2vKZq Image Tariq I. El-Amin

Each week Radio Islam brings you the Job's Report with Employment Specialist, Kimberly S. Pearson of the Chicago Urban League. Remember, if you aren't looking you may know someone who is, so share--share--share! Follow us on Twitter @RadioIslamUSA Host/Producer/Engineer- Tariq I. El-Amin Executive Producer- Abdul Malik Mujahid Music Antony Raijekov - By the Coast (2004) - bit.ly/2t2vKZq Image Tariq I. El-Amin

Each week Radio Islam brings you the Job's Report with Employment Specialist, Kimberly S. Pearson of the Chicago Urban League. Remember, if you aren't looking you may know someone who is, so share--share--share! Follow us on Twitter @RadioIslamUSA Host/Producer/Engineer- Tariq I. El-Amin Executive Producer- Abdul Malik Mujahid Music Lessazo - Moussa - http://bit.ly/2wHdV6z Image Amtec Staffing flic.kr/p/X4e5wV

Each week Radio Islam brings you the Job's Report with Employment Specialist, Kimberly S. Pearson of the Chicago Urban League. Remember, if you aren't looking you may know someone who is, so share--share--share! Follow us on Twitter @RadioIslamUSA Host/Producer/Engineer- Tariq I. El-Amin Executive Producer- Abdul Malik Mujahid Music Antony Raijekov - By the Coast (2004) - bit.ly/2t2vKZq Image Tariq I. El-Amin

Each week Radio Islam brings you the Job's Report with Employment Specialist, Kimberly S. Pearson of the Chicago Urban League. Remember, if you aren't looking you may know someone who is, so share--share--share! Follow us on Twitter @RadioIslamUSA Host/Producer/Engineer- Tariq I. El-Amin Executive Producer- Abdul Malik Mujahid Music Antony Raijekov - By the Coast (2004) - bit.ly/2t2vKZq Image Amtec Staffing flic.kr/p/X4e5wV

Each week Radio Islam brings you the Job's Report with Employment Specialist, Kimberly S. Pearson of the Chicago Urban League. Remember, if you aren't looking you may know someone who is, so share--share--share! Follow us on Twitter @RadioIslamUSA Host/Producer/Engineer- Tariq I. El-Amin Executive Producer- Abdul Malik Mujahid Music Antony Raijekov - By the Coast (2004) - bit.ly/2t2vKZq Image Tariq I. El-Amin

Learning the Skill of Self-Advocacy: Meet PACER Center's Transition and Employment Specialist Erika Theiler   Full Transcript Below PACER Center - Champions for Children with Disabilities: A Visit with National Parents Center on Transition and Employment Specialist Erika Theiler In partnership with State Services for the Blind of Minnesota we are proud to present, PACER Center - Champions for Children with Disabilities: A Visit with National Parents Center on Transition and Employment Specialist Erika Theiler Erika sits down with Jeff Thompson of Blind Abilities in the fourth of a series of podcasts in partnership with PACER Center and State Services for the Blind. Erika talks about the importance of self-advocacy, soft-skills, the family’s role in building a young adults advocacy skills and the importance of knowing your rights as a person with a disability. Join Erika Theiler and Jeff Thompson of Blind Abilities for this in-depth conversation about Self-Advocacy in Transition and Employment. From the PACER Center web site: Postsecondary education is an exciting opportunity for all youth, including those with disabilities. Going to college today can mean attending a 4-year college or university, a 2-year community college, or a technical institute or trade school. It can mean studying full-time or part-time, or living at school or commuting from home. Learning and earning go hand-in-hand. The more years of schooling your youth completes, the higher his or her income is likely to be. The wide variety of postsecondary educational programs currently available for youth makes exploring options with your son or daughter an exciting process. Although postsecondary students with disabilities are entitled to certain protections, the process for accessing accommodations is much different than in high school. Youth must take a more active role in knowing their rights and advocating for needed supports. This means they must know about their disability and the accommodations they need to be successful. Families play an important role in helping their young adults learn self-advocacy skills, as well as their rights as a person with a disability. You can watch the Great Schools video of Nasina: Kids with Character: Grit"Grit is having the courage to do your impossible or to do what you think is hard and to do it anyway," says Nasina, a young woman with incredible grit. Her story will awe and inspire you. Be sure to check out the entire PACER Center Series at www.BlindAbilities.com PACER Center enhances the quality of life and expands opportunities for children, youth, and young adults with all disabilities and their families so each person can reach his or her highest potential. PACER operates on the principles of parents helping parents, supporting families, promoting a safe environment for all children, and working in collaboration with others. With assistance to individual families, workshops, materials for parents and professionals, and leadership in securing a free and appropriate public education for all children, PACER's work affects and encourages families in Minnesota and across the nation. You can find out more about PACER Center on the web at www.Pacer.org http://www.Pacer.org You can reach the National Parent’s Center on Transition and Employment on the web at www.PACER.org/Transition You can reach pACER Center by phone at 952-838-9000 You can find out more about State Services for the Blind on the web at www.MN.Gov/Deed/SSB And by calling 651-539-2300 Live Learn Work and Play Thanks for Listening! You can follow us on Twitter @BlindAbilities On the web at www.BlindAbilities.com Send us an email Get the Free Blind Abilities App on the App Store. Get the Free blind Abilities App on the Google Play Store   Full Transcript: Learning the Skill of Self-Advocacy: Meet PACER Center's Transition and Employment Specialist Erika Theiler Erica Theiler: Self advocacy really means speaking up for yourself, and asking for what you need. Jeff Thompson: State Services for the Blind of Minnesota presents PACER Center, champions for children with disabilities. Erica Theiler: Especially right at senior year of high school, or after high school, where your young adult will have to know how to advocate for themselves too. Jeff Thompson: We will be talking to  Erica Theiler, transition and employment specialist at PACER Center. Erica Theiler: I would encourage the participants of the team meeting to talk directly to the student, rather than asking the parent what they think the student needs or wants. Jeff Thompson: Helping parents, families, and young adults transition from high school into adult service systems. Erica Theiler: And assertive communication is really having the posture, and the confidence, and saying what you need in a way that respects others, but also respects yourself. Jeff Thompson: And you can find out more about National Parent Center on transition and employment on the web at www.PACER.org/transition. Erica Theiler: Just give us a call. The main PACER number, which is 952-838-9000, and we can help you brainstorm and problem solve whatever is happening or what questions that you have. Jeff Thompson: Produced by Blind Abilities in part with State Services for the Blind Minnesota. Live, learn, work, and play. We hope you enjoy. Jeff Thompson: Welcome to Blind Abilities, I'm  Jeff Thompson, and I’m at the PACER Center in Bloomington, Minnesota, and I'm talking to Erica Theiler. And she is the transition and employment specialist here at PACER. How you doing? Erica Theiler: Hi, I'm good this morning, thank you. Jeff Thompson: Can you give us a little overview on PACER and your department? Erica Theiler: Sure. Well PACER was founded back in 1977, and really it's all about parents helping parents support individuals with disabilities. It started with just children with disabilities, but we've really grown to support young adults with disabilities as well. My department is called the National Parent Center on Transition and Employment. And it was founded in 2014. And our goal is really helping parents, and families, and young adults transition from high school to the adult service system. So how do you get job supports for people with disabilities? Or how do you access accommodations in college, or live independently, whether it's housing, or recreation and leisure? Our focus is giving that one on one assistance and workshops, but really about what happens after high school, and how things change.   Nasna: So, I woke up and got myself together and went to school, and I became a scholar, not just a student. Jeff Thompson: That's the voice of Nasna a young woman with determination, perseverance, what she calls grit. Jeff Thompson: One of the important skills that I know is when you're transitioning from high school to college, and into later on in life, is self advocacy. Can you talk about self advocacy? Erica Theiler: Sure, yeah. Self advocacy really means speaking up for yourself, and asking for what you need. In order to do that effectively though includes knowing your rights, and being able to explain your disability, knowing about your disability and how to talk about it with other people, whether it's an employer, or a professor at college, or somebody in the community to access the supports that you need. Jeff Thompson: Now advocacy, usually when there's a disability, or someone that's struggling with certain aspects of their education and stuff. It's usually the parents that notice this and so they are their first advocate. Erica Theiler: Yeah, they're their first advocate, and their lifelong advocate, really. You know, when I have a big decision in my life I still call my mom. I still ask her for some help, and I ask my dad for help when it comes to buying a car, or big decisions in my life, I rely on my parents. And I think that's good for families to know that we're not expecting that role to ever go away as a parent, you will always be the best advocate for your young adult, or your teen, or your adult child. Erica Theiler: But there is kind of this period where, especially right at senior year of high school, or after high school, where your young adult will have to know how to advocate for themselves, too. Jeff Thompson: And that includes like making sure that you have the right equipment, the right accessibility tools for success, and possibly taking the right courses in school, so you have to be able to be there for yourself, because whether you're doing an IPE or IEP, or anything like that, it comes down to you advocating for yourself. Erica Theiler: Yeah, and I really encourage parents to start that process of teaching their child how to advocate for themselves really early. So when I was a teacher, I was a special education teacher for six years, and when I was a teacher I would include self advocacy goals in the IEP as early as fifth or sixth grade. In partnership with the school, we could start teaching the child how to advocate for themselves, how to ask for what they want as far as accommodations, or talk about their goals for the future, so then we can build a really good IEP that supports them moving forward. Erica Theiler: And fifth and sixth grade seems really early, but that's when ... you know, the earlier you start the better, and that's when students are starting to formulate their really solid ideas of what they want to do in the future, and we can really encourage them to be their own individual person, and direct their own lives. Nasna: Anything in my way, I have tried to move it. There's a second where I have a little meltdown, like, oh my goodness, I can't do this, and I panic a little bit internally. But then that lasts for like 10 seconds, and I'm back on it. I appreciate school, and I love the power of learning. Jeff Thompson: I did some teaching myself, and I remember some kids would come into the training center, and it seems like the umbilical cord was cut right at the door where they have all the skills in the world to do a bunch of different things, mostly technology, or braille reading, they're great at that, but they just haven't been able to make a sandwich, do other things that the parents kind of did for them. And it actually comes into what decisions are made, and them to make decisions, and to learn to know what skills they should get. And I think advocacy is one of those ones that, if you have that, the rest will follow. Erica Theiler: Yeah, and another thing that parents can do in the community to help build that advocacy skill is just allowing your young adult, or your child, to speak up at a restaurant, and order what they want, or speak up when they're asking for a job application for their first job. Or helping them to have the skills to tell a coach about their disability, and maybe what accommodations they would need on the sporting team, or for whatever event is coming up. So just really supporting their young adult, and being their own voice, and helping them to ask for what they need at an early age when there's still those supports in place, rather than when they're ... after they graduate from high school. A lot of times they're on their own when it comes ... they're doing these requests on their own, rather than with the support of a parent or a teacher by their side. Erica Theiler: So giving them as much practice as possible is really helpful. Jeff Thompson: You bring up a great point. Like at a restaurant, there's so many times, and there's a saying in England that I learned, it's called, "Does she want sugar?" And it's when you ask for tea, and they bring you the tea, and they turn to the person across the table and say, "Does she want sugar?" And that's one of those things that even at cash registers, that other thing, you pay for it and they hand the other person the receipt, or something, to speak up. Like you said, once you leave high school, you don't have all that structure. You don't have the TBI at your side, you can't bring them with you because once you go to college there's a whole different system, and that's where you have to start knowing what you want, and asking for what you want. Erica Theiler: Exactly, and thank you for saying that, Jeff. And one thing that I did as a teacher as well, is at IEP team meetings, when I could get a student to participate or to come to a meeting, which sometimes was uncomfortable for them, but I would encourage the participants of the team meeting, whether it's teachers, or an administrator, or the parents, to talk directly to the student. And say, "What would you like your goals to be for this next school year? Or what kind of classes do you want to take? Or what accommodations do you think that you need?" Rather than asking the parent what they think the student needs or wants. Erica Theiler: Of course we want the parent input, and we need that parent input because they know their young adult and their child best, but I think encouraging students to see themselves as their own voice, and see themselves as their own advocate as early as possible is really helpful.   Nasna: Grit is having courage to do your impossible. Or to do what you think is hard, and do it anyway, even if it's not the most pleasant thing going through. Erica Theiler: And like you said, you know, when you get to college, there's not an IEP team meeting anymore. You have to be the one to go into the disability services office and say, "Hey, I need some accommodations, because I have a disability, and this is what works for me in the past, let's talk about this, let's work on what classes that I have, and how I can access the program of study." Erica Theiler: A lot of colleges, they won't directly with the parent, they only work directly with the student. And even if the student signs a waiver saying that the college can talk to a parent, the colleges don't have to. They're going to work mostly with the student directly. And that's the same with an employer. And employer's going to work directly with their employee, rather than going through a parent or a guardian. So just really preparing your child, your young adult, your youth, the student, if you're a teacher, preparing the student for that reality after high school is really important. Jeff Thompson: And especially you have individual teachers along the way while you're in college, you have to be able to talk to them, and ask them or tell them what works for you. I like how you put that, what works for you, because what works for the teacher they've done or for the school may not be what ... if you're a braille reader, and they want to have you use a reader, actual person read it to you, maybe the braille's the best one for you. So you can educate the teachers, you can educate the disability services office, and then like you said, you can't bring them to the workplace. So you advocating for getting the stuff that works well for you is actually you know best, that's going to work. Erica Theiler: Yeah, and I like that, I haven't heard of it that way, but how you said you have to be the one to educate others. So you, as the self advocate, need to be able to know how to talk about your disability, talk about what works for you in order to educate the people around you that are there to provide the supports. Whether that's a professor in college, a disability services office, or your employer, somebody in the community, the list kind of goes on and on, but being able to talk about your disability succinctly, and in a way that tells others what you need as far as accommodations, and deciding how much you want to disclose is really important, and something that should be practiced early and often.   Jeff Thompson: Yeah, and you're right, those parents have a lot of opportunity to give them that. Whether it's responsibilities for taking out the garbage or something like that. And they might say ... I don't want to use the word argue, or I don't think when someone is self advocating that they're a pain, I think it's putting value on themself and their needs, and what they need to succeed. Erica Theiler: Yeah. And one thing that I did as a teacher in my classroom was encourage what are called soft skills. Soft skills are things like communication skills, critical thinking, leadership, teamwork, having a good work ethic. And employers report, there's some data out there, that they want those skills more than technical skills on the job. So in the classroom, we would encourage ... I would plan lessons around communication, or lessons around teamwork. And build in the academic skills as well, but also be focusing on these extra soft skills that come into play that are important, not just to get your diploma, but to be an individual in the workforce, and be an individual in college, and to be a community member. Jeff Thompson: Exactly. And the employment component that you're talking about, that, like you said, it may not be all the technical skills that they're looking for, they're actually looking for team players. They're looking for people who think out of the box, and when you have a disability you've been doing that for quite a while. So a lot of these skills, the soft skills that you're talking about, the stuff that we're advocating for people to get involved in to use, actually is something that employers don't even realize they're looking for. The skills that you develop through your challenges as you venture through the transition process. Erica Theiler: Yeah, and I think I included those soft skills in my day to day teaching, and I think that parents have the opportunity to include those soft skills in their home, like you said, with chores, or with roles in ... very defined roles and responsibilities, if a youth with a disability has a sibling, and then they have to figure out, if they have to problem solve together if they don't ... if they both don't want to do the same thing that day, if one of them wants to go to the pool and one of them wants to go to Valley Fair, having them be the ones to problem solve together rather than the parent making the decision. I'm not a parent, I'm one of the few people at PACER that's not a parent yet, so I can't say I don't know how easy that is to let your children problem solve. But, I think that that would be something that could be a good learning moment, or learning opportunity for the kids. Jeff Thompson: Exactly. Just like labeling the microwave. Mom may not want something that covers up the numbers, it might be clear, or it might be a bump above, or dad might not want this, so that's a point for you to say ... or your voice. I think self advocacy is just basically putting value behind your voice, your input into the conversation. Erica Theiler: And then one thing that goes along with sharing your voice is being confident. So I've done some self advocacy lessons back when I was a teacher, but also in the past year here at PACER, and one thing that we talk about with students in the 18 to 21 programs is something called assertive communication, and being really confident in talking about yourself, talking about what you need. When I say assertive communication, there's passive communication, assertive communication, and aggressive communication. And assertive communication is really having the posture, and the confidence, and saying what you need in a way that respects others, but also respects yourself. And shares that you know what you need, you know what you have a right to, and you're willing to work with others in order to make that happen. Jeff Thompson: I notice when you said assertive we both kind of sat up just a little bit. We got our posture going. Erica Theiler: And when I taught that lesson about those types of assertive communications, we actually do a body posture activity, where I have the students sit up. And I have them put their shoulders back, and you know, you kind of get into that ... you speak better when you're in that posture, and you express yourself better in that posture. Whereas we would also have the students show me what passive communication looked like, and they would have their head down on the table, and be really sleepy. And then we'd also practice aggressive communication, and how standing over top of somebody, or having that mean look on your face, whatever it may be. We'd do some role playing activities, and to really show them that assertive and confident communication is going to get you the supports that you need and get your point across in a respectful way to yourself and others. Jeff Thompson: Yeah. And parents have that great opportunity to start that early, because the sooner that someone begins to realize they have a voice and their voice is heard, and they get that experience, it just carries on for every level of stage of life that's ahead of them. Erica Theiler: Yeah. And these skills that we're talking about today, they transfer and they develop throughout life. They're not going to go away, they're not going to be forgotten. If you continue to use them, and you continue to practice in the community, you're going to continue to have those skills. Erica Theiler: You know, I think about I was a math teacher for a while, and teaching geometry for example, or the Pythagorean theorem, or different math skills, you know, if you don't ... you'll always kind of remember, okay, I know kind of how to do that, I know it has to do with triangles, or I know it has to do with algebra, or solving a problem, but if you don't use it, then sometimes you learn that skill in order to get your diploma, and then you kind of forget about it. Whereas self advocacy skills, or these soft skills, like leadership and having a positive attitude, and assertive communication, that can really transfer to all aspects of life. Jeff Thompson: Lifelong skills. Erica Theiler: Exactly.   Nasna: You can push yourself to achieve that A plus in, you know, pre-calculus, or to get an A in trigonometry, you can do that. Erica Theiler: So another thing when I was working with students in high school, high school aged students with disabilities, we did a lot of goal setting activities. And what I realized is that some students could set a goal for their day, and that was it. They could set a goal I need to get through the day by staying focused, or I need to get this piece of homework done today. Whereas other people could really set a goal for long term, they could set a goal for 10 years from now, what they would like to do. Erica Theiler: And I realized when I'm teaching them some of these skills for the future, I really needed to individualize the skills based on what their goals were. So what I mean is the student that could only kind of see into the future for the day, I would talk to them about, okay, how are you going to advocate for yourself to get the accommodation that you need on this assignment in order to get it done today? Or how are you going to share your voice in a classroom when you're feeling overwhelmed in order to get through the day? If they had some sort of anxiety disorder, anxiety difficulties in getting through a certain class. I would have students that science was a common one that was difficult for them to get through because it was a technical class, and they have anxiety in this class. So we would talk about how they would advocate for themselves when they were feeling overwhelmed. So those skills I built into their one day. Erica Theiler: Whereas I had some students who could think five, 10 years down the road. And they wanted to be an English teacher, or they wanted to go to ... I had one student that wanted to be a grant writer for a nonprofit. So we talked about how can you learn the skills that you need to get that degree in college, how can you apply to that college, ask for those services that you need, get that degree. And then what are you going to do in order to get that specific job that you want? So knowing the students, and if you're a parent, knowing your child and their goal setting abilities, can help you develop these advocacy skills, or these communication skills, these teamwork skills. You can really base it on their goals for the future, whether it's a goal for today or a goal for 10 years from now. Jeff Thompson: That's a really good point, you just set my mind spinning there, it was really good because working within the parameters of their capabilities, and kind of enhancing that, like if they can only do a day, well, let's build that into the day, and maybe that's enough, or recognizing someone else. So at some point, do students recognize what works best for them? Like if they try to plan too far out, or are they better off ... is that suggested to them, to maximize your potential, but realize what works best for you? Erica Theiler: Mm-hmm (affirmative). You know, I think it depends on the student, and where they're at. The goal as a teacher was always to get them to think about what they want to do after high school. So you want them to goal set for what they want to do for their future so you can really plan appropriately while they're in high school, and get them prepared. Some students, when you'd ask them that question, they would talk about what they're going to do this weekend versus what they're going to do after high school. Or they would talk about ... they have a job interview tomorrow, rather than what career they want for the future. Erica Theiler: So when I heard those things, or them talk about the day to day, or this coming weekend rather than the future, when I was asking them about their future, then I would kind of take a step back, and say, "Okay, let's talk about this job interview you have tomorrow. How can you prepare for that?" And then we'd start there. And then after that job interview, we'd debrief, "How'd it go? What could you have done better?" And then that's when the opportunity arose to talk about what happens next. So, "When you have another job interview in the future, what do you think you should do different, or how can we prepare you differently for that for after high school?" I try to build in those terms, after high school or after you graduate, or build those into our conversations, but not force it for a student that wasn't ready for those sorts of goal setting. Jeff Thompson: So students shouldn't actually expect miracles in a day, it's just a practice. Like you said, early on, the safeguards are there, it's a good time to practice, you're in fifth, sixth grade, seventh grade, then pretty soon high school, and then you're bridging the gap into young adulthood. And by practicing this and having a good support group, like your parents and friends that encourage it, it sounds like a pathway to success. Erica Theiler: Yeah, and helping youth understand, youth that are in middle school and high school, understand that it's okay to fail. It's okay to go to a job interview and not get the job. It's okay to not do so well on a test. But being able to give them some reflection skills and some goal setting skills that will help them get where they want to go in the future is really important. Jeff Thompson: Experience is the best teacher. Erica Theiler: Yeah, for sure.   Nasna: I'm going to UC Berkeley. I got the black and gold scholarship for UC Berkeley. I'm really proud of myself. I am completely covered my first year. Jeff Thompson: Well Erica, what advice would you give to a student who is entering that transition period of their life? Erica Theiler: I think one thing we haven't talked about yet is knowing your rights, being confident, and being assertive in what you want for your future, is my biggest advice. And when I say knowing your rights, is knowing that after high school the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, once you take your diploma, you're no longer covered under that law anymore, that piece of legislation, so you're then covered under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and the Am Ericans With Disabilities Act. And they have different requirements, they have a different definition of disability, they have different ways to access services, and to access protections as a person with a disability. Kind of researching those laws is important, and knowing your rights under those laws. PACER, of course, has some help sheets that are written in a way that's family friendly, that you can ... that you as parents or you as a student can talk to your families together, and discuss those rights, or give us a call. Erica Theiler: But once you know those rights, having a base for being confident and assertive in asking for what you need. Jeff Thompson: Now the Transition and Employment Project, they have a website, and there's lots of tips and tricks for parents and for students on the website. How can someone get ahold of that? Erica Theiler: Yeah, so our specific website is www.PACER.org/transition. And that'll get you to our main site, and I encourage people to explore the Learning Center on that site, and there's some links to some resources about post secondary education, employment, independent living, laws and rights, as we discussed, health transition, housing, there's a lot of wealth of resources there. And it's a good place to start. I will say that there's a lot there, so if you're feeling overwhelmed, just give us a call. If you call the main PACER number, which is 952-838-9000 and ask to speak to a transition advocate, or ask to speak to me, if you can say, "I want to talk to Erica," I'm the only Erica here. Then we can give you some one on one support as far as what your specific questions are. Because every situation is unique. We get tons of different calls here. If we don't know the answer, we know who knows the answer for you. And we can help you brainstorm and problem solve whatever is happening, or what questions that you have. Jeff Thompson: Well Erica, I want to thank you so much for all this information. Thanks for taking the time out of your day, and speaking to the listeners, yeah, just wonderful. Thank you. Erica Theiler: Yeah, absolutely, thanks for being here, Jeff. Jeff Thompson: Be sure to check out PACER Center, champions for children with disabilities. On the web at www.PACER.org. Check out State Services for the Blind of Minnesota, at www.mn.gov/deed/ssb. Live, learn, work, and play. And a big thank you goes out to Cheechau[ for the beautiful music. You can find Chee Chau on Twitter @LCheeChau . Jeff Thompson: For more podcasts with the blindness perspective, check us out on the web at www.blindabilities.com. On Twitter @BlindAbilities, and download the free Blind Abilities app on the App Store, and on Google Play. That's two words, Blind Abilities. Jeff Thompson: You can also enable the Blind Abilities skill on your Amazon device. Just say, "Enable Blind Abilities". Jeff Thompson: And from PACER Center, State Services for the Blind, and Blind Abilities, thanks for listening. We hope you enjoyed, and until next time, bye bye.   [Music]  [Transition noise]  -When we share -What we see -Through each other's eyes...   [Multiple voices overlapping, in unison, to form a single sentence]   ...We can then begin to bridge the gap between the limited expectations, and the realities of Blind Abilities.            

The Department of Vocational Services is a leader in the field of employment for people with disabilities. There are only a few hospitals in the US that have this as a service and MMC is the only one in the State. It is a unique service and one that allows patients to meet with an Employment Specialist while they are in the hospital to discuss any concerns they may have about returning to their current job or if they are unemployed how the service can assist them in obtaining employment.Listen in as Christine A. McKenzie, M.Ed discusses how in addition to the work with inpatients, the department also works with individuals in the community and has a statewide presence in the areas of behavioral health, providing vocational assessments for TANF participants providing benefits counseling for individuals on SSI and/or SSDI.

Our guest this week is Daris Reno. Daris Reno also known as Niladvyi Hawini Tisqualvda, (Runnincreek). Daris is from the Cherokee Nation and follows her Cherokee traditions. She has lectured to groups both national and international on Cherokee history and the role of Cherokee women in their tribe. Daris is very committed to teaching that one can retain their heritage and still be successful in the everyday world. She believes that even though it is a delicate balance, one can achieve success! Daris is very committed to educating the communities about the Indigenous culture and helping the youth of today reach their dreams and goals. Daris spends most of her time as a Private Public Relations Consultant for Nonprofits and Private Clients. She is a member of the B.E.S.T. Advisory Board regarding Human Trafficking Issues as an Inter-Tribal Consultant. She is a Public Relations Consultant for Entertainers, Inter-Tribal Relations Consultant and Certified Master Life Coach. Her expertise areas include Networking, Image Development, Employment Specialist, At Risk Youth Coaching, Fundraising, Event Planning and Not for Profit Development. Daris is one of the founding members of two Nonprofits serving Youth and Inter-Tribal Relations. She is involved with many community projects and serves on Not for Profit Boards statewide. Daris created and chaired the Carmelfest has Talent in the State of Indiana, Past Chair of Entertainment for Carmel International Arts Festival along with other events within the community. Daris has also served on advisory committees for local magazines, and businesses along with acting in local Native American plays.She has served as a Domestic Violence Advocate within the courts and as a private coach for Domestic Violence Survivors. She has owned many types of businesses and currently is the CEO of Diverse Consulting and Coaching Institute.

It's an issue that affects all of us - the re-entry of convicted felons into society once they've served their time. In a country where one in three black males can expect to spend time in prison within his lifetime, how he is treated when he is released will determine if he becomes a productive citizen, or goes back to prison for re-offending. On the next Another View we'll talk about the challenges ex-offenders face trying to find jobs, re-establishing relationships with family, and rejecting the negative environment that could get them in trouble again. Our guests include: Robert Williams, Employment Specialist at Second Chances; Hasan Zarif, Re-Entry Specialist for Good Will Industries; James Windom, Executive Director of the Capitol Area Re-Entry Coalition in Baton Rouge, LA; and Paul Joyner, an ex-offender who found employment through a re-entry program. Plus Lisa Godley shares local African American history as part of the PBS project, "The African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross." It's all on Another View, Friday, November 1 at noon on 89.5 WHRV-FM or stream us live on this blog!