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Interview with Pamela Rincones, First Executive Director of the Hispanic Chamber Cincinnati USA (HCCUSA). In an interview with Lorena Mora-Mowry, Rincones discusses her feelings about being the first Executive Director of HCCUSA. She also shares her upbringing and how her leadership style aligns with the organization's values. Additionally, she discusses the factors that have inspired her to pursue this path. Rincones outlines her professional journey, highlighting her extensive leadership experience and a proven track record of empowering diverse communities through economic opportunity and innovation. She has worked in corporations, nonprofit organizations, and community sectors, and she emphasizes how her diverse experiences will be valuable in her new role to support HCCUSA's mission of assisting Hispanic businesses across the Greater Cincinnati region. Rincones expresses optimism about the opportunities that lie ahead for the Hispanic Chamber in the upcoming years. She concludes the interview by addressing the Hispanic/Latino community in the Greater Cincinnati area. “I am honored to join HCCUSA and to help build a stronger platform for Hispanic businesses and entrepreneurs across the region,” said Pam Rincones. “Together, we can amplify opportunities, create meaningful change, and celebrate the vibrant spirit of our community.” Pam stated Pam Rincones possesses extensive expertise in inclusive leadership and human capital strategy. With over three decades of experience advising Fortune 500 companies and nonprofit organizations, she has guided leaders through transformative initiatives to cultivate inclusive and high-performing cultures. A Track Record of Recognized Impact: As former Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at Fifth Third Bank and current consultant with Pope Consulting and Blue Circle Leadership Institute, Pam has led nationally recognized programs that have elevated engagement, fostered innovation, and enhanced talent development. A Passion for Purpose-Driven Community Engagement: Recognized for her ability to build collaborative partnerships and champion underrepresented voices, Pam employs a visionary approach to unlocking the potential of individuals and teams alike.

Bonnie Solivan is a proud “Nuyorican”. This word refers to someone who has been raised in New York with deep ancestry and cultural traditions from the island of Puerto Rico. As a child of missionaries, she has lived in South and Central America, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and various boroughs in NYC, and her now in her current home in CT. Growing up, her family focused on education and learning, but she struggled with a learning disability not discovered and diagnosed until her freshman year in college. She describes living through shame, embarrassment, and bullying during her grade school years. Now, she is working on her fourth Master's Degree and there seems to be no end in sight! In addition, to her career as an Instructional Designer and Educational Technology Coordinator at a community college, she is building a passion project, “Threads of Resilience”. This project is focused on honoring her beloved and proud roots as a Latina and building awareness of the Hispanic/Latino community across the world.

Send us a textOn this episode of The Get Ready Money Podcast, I spoke with Robin Growley, Managing Director, Head of Consumer Deposits at Bank of America about changing the way we think about money and savings. Key take-aways: What is America Saves Week.Pay yourself first and automate your savings. Why you should break down big goals into smaller goals. Align your finances to your values & your goals.Be intentional with your spending - understand the different between needs and wants. How to balance savings, paying off debt and expenses. Connect with Robin Growley:LinkedIn (here)Resources mentioned:America Saves Week (here)Better Money Habits (here)  Bio: Robin Growley is responsible for the strategic direction and growth of our everyday banking, savings, and payments solutions for 42MM consumer clients. In this role, she leads the company's efforts to provide a full range of consumer deposit products and payments, including checking, savings, CDs, IRAs, Debit Card, Wires, and ACH. Robin is responsible for a $775B deposit portfolio, which has achieved a #1 position for retail estimated deposit market share and U.S. Debit Card Issuer. Robin holds a master's degree in business administration from Winthrop University and a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of South Carolina. She is active in enterprise-wide efforts to support women and Hispanic Latino teammates. She serves on the Deposits and Payments Committee for the Consumer Bankers Association and recently served as a mentor for the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, which supports female entrepreneurs in low- to middle-income countries.Support the showThe Get Ready Money Podcast and its guests do not provide investment advice. All content is for educational purposes. Guest opinions do not necessarily reflect the opinions of The Get Ready Money Podcast and Tony Steuer.

In this episode Alfredo Morabia explores with Cynthia N. Lebron (Latino Caucus for Public Health), José Pérez-Ramos, (U Rochester), and Anna-Michelle McSorley, (U Connecticut) key health issues facing the Hispanic/Latino population in the U.S., We examine the adequacy of health data collection, questioning whether current tools provide an accurate picture of this diverse community. The episode also discusses the unique health challenges of undocumented immigrants, including barriers to healthcare access and quality. Through these discussions, the podcast aims to highlight critical gaps and opportunities for improving health equity within Hispanic/Latino communities.

Building a Relationship-Centered Banking Culture Episode #102 of The Hennessy Report features Maria Harris, EVP & CHRO at Rockland Trust speaking with host Dave Hennessy. Maria explains how focusing on a culture "Where Each Relationship Matters" drives both customer experience and employee engagement across 2,000 employees and over 100 locations. STANDOUT STORIES: - Taking artwork off the wall for customers with ancestral connections - An employee who personally helped a customer download the mobile banking app during COVID - How their Hispanic/Latino employee resource group "Unite Us" was formed LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS: - Valuing potential over past experience when hiring talent - Operationalizing culture through leadership development programs - Using data and spreadsheets to understand employee experiences at scale - Creating career development opportunities through their "Rising Stars" program The Hennessy Report - Where HR leaders learn from HR leaders. The Hennessy Report is produced in partnership with NEHRA.

HEALTH NEWS   ·         Eating a Mediterranean-style diet improved brain health in study of Hispanic/Latino adults ·         Omega-3 improves endothelial function in people with metabolic syndrome ·         Intermittent fasting aids some outcomes for postmenopausal women with rheumatoid arthritis ·         New study finds high concentrations of plastics in the placentae of infants born prematurely ·         Poor diet choices associated with faster biological aging ·         The big chill: Is cold-water immersion good for our health?

Hillsboro School District graduated more students on-time than ever in 2024, with 87.55% of seniors districtwide achieving graduation within four years of their first entry into high school. Graduation rates at two high schools, Century and Glencoe, crested the 90% threshold - a first for Glencoe and just the second time for Century since Oregon began using the cohort calculation method in 2008-09. The District's graduation rate is 5.8 percentage points higher than the state average, and 1.37 percentage points higher than last year's rate of 86.18%.  Sizable gains were made in the focal group categories of Migrant and Students Experiencing Poverty, with overall increases of 7.38 and 7.03 percentage points, respectively. Meanwhile, the gap between all students and Hispanic/Latino students has shrunk to just 1.31 percentage points, which aligns with the District's strategic priority to help students achieve success that is not predictable or predetermined by their race, ethnicity, or any other identities. Learn more on our website.  Our Featured Event is the Lunar New Year celebration that took place at R.A. Brown Middle School on Thursday, January 30. HSD's Asian American and Pacific Islander family engagement committee hosted the event, which ushered in the Year of the Snake in style with delicious food from Vivi's Vietnamese Noodle House, exciting entertainment, kids activities, and much more! Many thanks to everyone who came together in community to take part in the festivities.  We know there is a lot of fear and confusion in our community and across the nation right now with regard to immigration, race and ethnicity, gender identity and expression, and sexual orientation, among other concerns. Students, staff, and families are asking about our position on these topics and whether or not HSD is still a safe place for them. The short answer is YES! At their meeting on Tuesday, January 28, the Hillsboro School Board adopted a Safe and Welcoming Schools resolution, which anchors to federal law, Supreme Court precedent, state law, and our own policies and procedures for keeping students safe. Learn more and read the full resolution on our website.  Hot News is produced and emailed to HSD families and staff each week school is in session. Please add the address to your “safe sender” list to make sure you always receive the latest issue. Please also bookmark our district website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hsd.k12.or.us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to stay informed about what's happening in our district and schools.

Cultural incongruence and its consequences is a theme which has shaped Bernardo Cubria's work in several different ways. As an actor, in television shows like Group, his work explores what it means to be misunderstood, and delves into the epiphany which often arises when one realizes his peers' criticisms and insights, which they initially may have dismissed, may, in fact, lead to realizations about self that may significantly affect their perspective. As a playwright, it has laid the backdrop that surrounds his stories about typecasting, politics, cultural appropriation, and the trivialization of minorities in America that can be seen in works like Crabs in a Bucket, which won the 2024 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Writing; The Giant Void In My Soul, a satirical journey into fulfillment (and the lack thereof); Neighbors: A Fair Trade Agreement; and the timely portrait of electoral pregnancy in The Hispanic/Latino/Latina/Latinx/Latine Vote. His work has been awarded the Smith Prize for Political Theater and has been nominated for Stage Raw and Ovation awards. As a screenwriter, he wrote Like It Used to Be and Guerrero which Gina Rodriguez is attached to direct and star in, and he was a 2023 Sundance Screenwriters Lab fellow for the screenplay Kill Yr Idols which he cowrote. In our conversation, we discussed the interplay of the notable themes in Bernardo's projects, including Loop Group: Or Shia Lebeouf's Version, as well as being part of the writer's staff on Seasons 3 and 4 on the Apple + series, Acapulco.Opening Credits: AvapXia - Do You Still Think About Me? I CC BY 4.0; Anitek - 09 Lola I CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Closing Credits: Útidúr - Fisherman's Friend I CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.

The Rev. Dr.'s Jose Irizarry and Victor Aloyo join host Bill Davis for a conversation about cultivating leadership in Hispanic Latino/a/e Presbyterian Communities, and the actions of GA226 in supporting these communities.

In this episode of On Mission, Sarah Harrigan Scalfaro, Chris Pierno, and Fr. Frank Donio, S.A.C. are joined by Fatima Monterrubio Cruess, Resource Coordinator at the Catholic Apostolate Center, discuss Hispanic and Latino Spirituality in the Catholic Church.Fatima demonstrates how the culture and spirituality of Hispanic/Latino populations contributes to the welfare of the Universal Church. She also discusses some best practices for ministering to this community that has many different cultural practices. Fatima shows how within these communities, there are special moments of encounters with one another where individuals share common values and get to know each other more personally. On June 16, 2023, the US bishops approved a National Pastoral Plan for Hispanic/Latino Ministry. The Plan refers to Hispanics/Latinos as a blessing from God, as a missionary and prophetic presence that revitalizes the church in the United States. A few of these graces include an abiding love for family and community, a rich practice of Catholic traditions, an authentic Marian devotion, and vibrant ecclesial movements. For the past four decades, Hispanic/Latino ministry has flourished in thousands of parishes across the country. Such ministries have produced many fruits as millions of Hispanic/Latino families have been able to live and celebrate their Catholic faith. Building on that growth, the Plan calls for a synodal church that is more welcoming, evangelizing, and missionary at all levels; a church that can build vibrant parish communities with our Hispanic/Latino brothers and sisters, in the context of a culturally diverse society. Related Episodes:Dr. Timoney on the Synod on SynodalitySynod on SynodalityParish Faith Formation Resources:USCCB: Hispanic/Latino AffairsNational Pastoral Plan for Hispanic/Latino Ministry Resources From the Ad Infinitum blog:The Fruits of Being BiculturalTricultural Blessings: How My Cultures Have Shaped My FaithDía de Muertos and the Meaning of Christian Death Follow us:The Catholic Apostolate CenterThe Center's podcast websiteInstagramFacebookApple PodcastsSpotify On Mission is produced by the Catholic Apostolate Center. Follow the Center on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube to remain up-to-date on the latest Center resources and podcasts. Listen to Fr. Frank's weekly reflections and recent blogcasts.

While recording the Celebrating Seattle series with Jeannette Ceja, in collaboration with Visit Seattle, we had the privilege of meeting inspiring business owners within Seattle's Hispanic-Latino communities. We listened to their stories, explored the evolution of these vibrant communities in Seattle, and discovered what makes the city so special to them. In part 1 and part 2 of the series, we featured insightful conversations with Ana Castro from Salvadorean Bakery, Luis Rodriguez from Station Coffee Shop, and Jaime Mendez from Los Agaves. As a special addition, we recorded part of these interviews in Spanish to honor the wonderful locals we met. This episode, hosted by Jeannette Ceja, is recorded entirely in Spanish as a tribute to the thriving Spanish-speaking and Latino communities in the Emerald City, with Visit Seattle's support. A huge thank you to Jeannette Ceja for your passion and dedication to this project, helping shine a spotlight on Hispanic-Latino travelers and communities.

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, host Joanna Pineda welcomes Eduardo Arabu, CEO of the National Hispanic Corporate Council & Latino DEI Collective (NHCC). Eduardo discusses:How NHCC offers guidance on recruiting, promoting, and retaining Hispanic professional talent.How NHCC assists companies in reaching Hispanic customers and suppliers.How NHCC supports small Hispanic-owned businesses by encouraging their clients to pursue supplier diversity.How NHCC emphasizes the importance of companies giving back to Hispanic communities through corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives.How his background in HR, talent acquisition, government affairs, and media relations led him to become CEO after serving in leadership positions for nearly 14 years.NHCC's Convening Leaders Program, a program designed to bring member companies together to discuss cultural competency, market awareness, and corporate strategies.How NHCC's convening and engagement efforts, both virtual and in-person, are driving membership growth by fostering collaboration and thought leadership among Fortune 100 companies.How, despite competition, NHCC fosters a collaborative environment where companies share strategies related to workforce development, recruitment, and retention.The importance of understanding that the Hispanic and Latino community is not a monolith, with over 20+ countries, dialects, cultural backgrounds, and languages.How regional differences affect U.S. Hispanic populations distribution.How NHCC's Latino DEI Collective focuses on emerging issues (e.g., affirmative action cases) and career development for the next generation of Latino executives.NHCC's Latino Executive Accelerator Program, a program designed to help Latinos break through the glass ceiling that limits representation in executive roles.His philosophy, encouraging individuals to have a “personal board of directors” of people who mentor, advocate, and support their professional growth.How he encourages Hispanic and non-Hispanic people to celebrate Hispanic heritage all year long, not just during Hispanic Heritage Month.The importance of working with culturally relevant ad agencies and communication firms that understand the diverse Hispanic/Latino makeup in the U.S.References:NHHC WebsiteNHHC Latino DEI Collective Website

I spoke with Gabriela S. Ramírez-Arellano (Entrepreneur and Podcaster) about The Secrets to Success for Hispanic/Latino Entrepreneurs. You will learn the following:   1. How to overcome unique challenges as a Hispanic/Latino entrepreneur. 06:07 2. How cultural background influences our approach to business and leadership. 09:51 3. The role community support and networking play in helping Hispanic/Latino entrepreneurs succeed. 14:08 4. Key resources or tools essential for aspiring Hispanic/Latino entrepreneurs to build a successful business. 18:09 5. How institutions can better support the growth of Hispanic/Latino-owned businesses. 22:24 To get in contact with Gabriela:  Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabrielaramirezarellano Podcast: http://www.autenticopodcast.com Book: https://amzn.to/4f14qAP This episode is sponsored by    Fantail Services  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://fantailservices.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Triad Leadership Solutions https://⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠triadleadershipsolutions.my.canva.site⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Our podcast is sponsored by    SupaPass  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.supapass.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠    Southern, Sweet & Sassy™ Coffee    Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://grounds4cause.com/pages/s3-coffee-co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use DTLWPODCAST at checkout for your discount.    The Outlier Project    Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theoutlierproject.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   dooko  Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dookowear.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  This podcast is brought to you by Streamyard, a browser based tool that lets you live stream to any platform and record podcasts in studio quality and even host webinars. It's built for creators and video marketers to make your job way easier and we use it to record this podcast. Check them out at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://streamyard.com/?fpr=dtlwpodcast⁠

Hosts: Leah Murray and Rusty Cannon In Utah, Hispanics – which obviously is a very broad term – make up more than 15% of the state’s population; that makes it the second largest racial or ethnic group in the state. We’re in the middle of Hispanic Heritage Month, so we take some time to discuss the growth of this community in Utah. We also share thoughts on how this group contains many diverse political views too.

Hosts: Leah Murray and Rusty Cannon Democrats outspending Republicans in political advertising in Salt Lake CityNew political advertising data shows that in Salt Lake City, the Democratic Party has outspent the Republican Party by roughly $130,000. Salt Lake City is generally seen as a Democratic stronghold in Utah, so why spend more money advertising to people who will probably already vote for your candidate? We discuss this question and compare political advertising here to spending in a swing state like Arizona. Senators Lee, Romney share their thoughts on the presidential candidatesUtah’s Senators are sharing their opinions and concerns about each of the presidential candidates. Senator Lee says he’s worried about Kamala Harris’ positions on religious freedom. Senator Romney says he’s worried about Donald Trump’s potential vendetta against people who supported the investigations into January 6th. KSL at Night hosts Rusty Cannon and Leah Murry go in-depth with their thoughts. Should former President Trump agree to another presidential debate?Democratic Presidential nominee Kamala Harris has accepted an invitation from CNN to do another presidential debate on October 23rd. Republican nominee Donald Trump previously said he wouldn’t participate in another debate against Harris, but should he reconsider? A growing number of Republicans believe he should debate again. We talk about the whys behind this growing pressure. President Biden holds first cabinet meeting in nearly a yearAfter nearly a year of not holding a cabinet meeting, President Joe Biden finally held one last week. And shortly after beginning the meeting, he turned a majority of the time over to First Lady Jill Biden. This whole thing got our team wondering, “what happened that resulted in a regular meeting not happening for almost a year?” The KSL at Night hosts share some history on the cabinet and share their thoughts on the earlier question. The latest developments in the fight over access to AG Sean Reyes’ calendarAs the end of his term approaches and Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes wraps up his time as the state’s top law enforcer, his office is pushing ahead with legal battles to keep the press and public from seeing his work schedule. Annie Knox and Daniella Rivera, members of the KSL Investigators have been involved in this fight for quite some time, and join us to share updates on a recent public records panel hearing. UTA working on long-term plans in preparation for the OlympicsWe’re 10 years out from the 2034 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, and there are several projects in the works between now and then. One of the projects – which is unrelated to the Olympics but will directly support it – is the double-tracking of FrontRunner. Jay Fox, Executive Director of UTA joins the program to share some updates on that project as well as several other long-range projects in the works. Examining the growth and effect of the Hispanic/Latino community in UtahIn Utah, Hispanics – which obviously is a very broad term – make up more than 15% of the state’s population; that makes it the second largest racial or ethnic group in the state. We’re in the middle of Hispanic Heritage Month, so we take some time to discuss the growth of this community in Utah. We also share thoughts on how this group contains many diverse political views too. Supporting parents and children through tax policyThe Trump administration’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is set to expire in 2025 and with it, major changes will come to the child tax credit. That got us thinking about different ways the government supports parents and families. Obviously it’s not all about the government doing it, so what other kinds of resources are available? KSL at Night hosts Rusty Cannon and Leah Murray discuss.

In this special episode, PopCultX celebrates Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month with a spine-chilling dive into spooky folklore! Hosts Danny & Gabriel are joined by Rob Alicea & Gen X ( @genx_comics ) and they explore how these stories preserve culture, teach moral lessons, and shape our understanding of fear. The discussion also highlights the influence of folklore on pop culture and horror films, while touching on broader themes like Afro-Latinidad and colorism. The team shares personal supernatural experiences, childhood fears, and explores the intersection of belief, superstition, and cultural identity. Throughout, they express pride in supporting Latino filmmakers and keeping these rich stories alive in media. The team also explores this year's Emmy awards. #emmys #hispanicheritagemonth #LatinoHeritageMonth --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/popcultx/support

In this lively installment of PopCultX, Danny and Gabe dive into the latest happenings in the world of pop culture. They reflect on an upcoming birthday milestone, celebrating the resilience of their Gen X roots, before turning their attention to some of the hottest topics in entertainment today. The duo explores the new Netflix series "The Walking Dead: Darryl Dixon," sharing their curiosity about the show's intriguing premise. They also dive into the horror-sci-fi world with a discussion on "Alien Romulus" and praise the work of director Fede Alvarez. Danny and Gabe review recent film releases like Zoe Kravitz's thought-provoking "Blink Twice" and the nostalgic sequel "Twisters," examining character development, casting choices, and the careful navigation of controversial themes. They also discuss Francis Ford Coppola's latest project, considering the implications of its casting decisions and the controversy surrounding its marketing. In addition to movies, the episode touches on the recent news of J.Lo and Ben Affleck's divorce, highlighting societal double standards in celebrity relationships. The hosts wrap up with updates from the entertainment industry, including rumors of Wesley Snipes' return as Blade and what's next for the "Ted Lasso" series. To close, Danny and Gabe recommend new music tracks, share their excitement for upcoming concerts, and preview future podcast topics that will dive into Gen X music, ghost stories, and Hispanic/Latino folklore. Join them for a pulse-pounding ride through all things pop culture! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/popcultx/support

Join us on this poignant episode of Cervivor, where Dulcely Tavarez bravely shares her journey through cervical cancer, shedding light on the profound impact it had on her fertility. Alongside Dulcely, Dr. Terri Lynn Woodard delves into the intricate link between cancer and infertility, offering insights into fertility preservation options and navigating post-treatment infertility challenges. Tune in to gain invaluable knowledge and support for those facing similar journeys. Did you connect with this episode? Share your thoughts with us on social media using #CervivorPodcast or by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠emailing us.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   For more Cervivor-related content, check out: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Cervivor.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow Cervivor on all social media platforms. If you would like to be interviewed as a potential guest for an upcoming episode or would like to request a speaker or topic for a future podcast episode, email us at info@cervivor.org. More About The Guests: Dulcely Tavarez, 31, is a native New Yorker from a Hispanic Latino background, her parents having migrated from the Dominican Republic over 30 years ago. Growing up in a tight-knit family in upper Manhattan, she found solace and strength in their support when diagnosed with Cervical Cancer. Today, she proudly declares herself cancer-free. Motivated by her journey, Dulcely pursued a career in health services, holding a Bachelor's in Health Services Administration and a Master's in Organizational Leadership. Currently serving as an Intake Director at a Home Care Agency, she remains committed to helping others and embracing life's challenges with unwavering resilience. Dr. Terri L. Woodard is an Associate Professor in the Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine at MD Anderson Cancer Center. She holds a joint appointment in the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Baylor... College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital Pavilion for Women. As a reproductive endocrinologist and infertility specialist, she has a specific interest in fertility preservation and family building for people diagnosed with cancer. Dr. Woodard established the MD Anderson Oncofertility Program in 2012. Provided through the Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine and Baylor College of Medicine, the program includes a clinical service that offers fertility counseling prior to cancer treatment, as well as comprehensive fertility preservation and family-building services for men, women and children whose reproductive potential may or may have been impacted by cancer or its treatment. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/cervivor/support

I spoke with America Baez (Owner of America Baez Consulting) about The Key to Attracting Hispanic/Latino Workers. You will learn the following:   1. Effective strategies in attracting Hispanic/Latino talent, and how companies can ensure these strategies are culturally relevant and inclusive. 03:11  2. Some common misconceptions in recruiting Hispanic/Latino workers, and how companies can address and overcome these challenges. 06:00  3. The important of having language diversity in the workplace for attracting Hispanic/Latino talent, and what steps employers can take to create a linguistically inclusive environment. 08:59  4. Examples of companies that have excelled in attracting and retaining Hispanic/Latino employees, and what lessons others can learn from these examples. 11:09  5. How Latinos/Hispanics should position themselves to be the type of talent companies are looking for. 14:16  To get in contact with America:  Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/americabaez Website: https://www.americabaez.com This episode is sponsored by    Fantail Services  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://fantailservices.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Triad Leadership Solutions https://⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠triadleadershipsolutions.my.canva.site⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Our podcast is sponsored by    SupaPass   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.supapass.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   Southern, Sweet & Sassy™ Coffee    Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://grounds4cause.com/pages/s3-coffee-co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use DTLWPODCAST at checkout for your discount.    The Outlier Project    Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://theoutlierproject.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  dooko  Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dookowear.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  This podcast is brought to you by Streamyard, a browser based tool that lets you live stream to any platform and record podcasts in studio quality and even host webinars. It's built for creators and video marketers to make your job way easier and we use it to record this podcast.   Check them out at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://streamyard.com/?fpr=dtlwpodcast⁠

“Our goal is to empower the Latinx community in the credit union industry.” - Barbara MojicaThank you for tuning in to The CUInsight Network, with your host, Lauren Culp, President & CEO of CUInsight. In The CUInsight Network, we take a deeper dive with the thought leaders who support the credit union community. We discuss issues and challenges facing credit unions and identify best practices to learn and grow together.My guest on today's show is Barbara Mojica, Executive Director at NLCUP (National Association of Latino Credit Unions & Professionals). Barbara shares the journey that led her to her current role at NLCUP and how crashing the GAC ignited her credit union spark. NLCUP is dedicated to increasing professional development opportunities and providing services and financial education to the Hispanic/Latino community.During our conversation, Barbara explains ways credit unions can support the Hispanic/Latino community and empower Latinx professionals in the industry. She talks about strategically placing leaders for better representation of diverse communities. Barbara shares the challenges women of color face and how the credit union industry can better support them. Listen as Barbara talks about helping credit unions connect, serve, and empower the Latinx community.As we wrap up the episode, Barbara talks about admiring her mom, treating herself to spa days, and visiting Puerto Rico. Enjoy my conversation with Barbara Mojica!Find the full show notes on cuinsight.com.Connect with Barbara:Barbara Mojica, Executive Director at NLCUPbmojica@nlcup.org nlcup.org        Barbara: LinkedInNLCUP: LinkedIn | Facebook | Instagram 

When you look at the ethnic group that is the largest in the U.S., by far, it is the Hispanic population. As of the 2020 Census, 18% of the population was of Hispanic/Latino descent. And this number is growing. Another analysis from the U.S. Census showed that 1 in 4 children in the U.S. are Latino. As a brand, particularly if you are marketing to consumers in the U.S., know that having a sound understanding of how to market to the Latino population is increasingly becoming more important. To help you navigate how to market to this growing customer base, I sat down with Federico Gagliardone, COO at MECENAS, a minority-owned publishing and full-stack media company that connects brands with U.S. Hispanic and multicultural communities. And if you're not in the U.S. or not marketing to consumers in the U.S., this episode is still totally worth the listen, because many of the principles are applicable to underrepresented and underserved communities. Get the Inclusion & Marketing Newsletter MECENAS WeAreCocina.com StarPicks

Juan Miguel Alvarez was born in Jalisco, Mexico, and raised in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He is the director of Haciendo Caminos, an initiative at the University of Notre Dame that seeks to identify and empower the next generation of Catholic Latino ecclesial leaders in the United States. He earned his B.A in theology and his M.Div. degrees from the University of Notre Dame. Juan Miguel previously ministered in the Archdiocese of Chicago for six years; his positions included director of faith formation at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and theology teacher at St. Rita of Cascia High School and Cristo Rey Jesuit High School. In this episode, we talk about the models of faith in his family, being the only Catholic at a protestant school, his education in theology and experience ministering in a church where everyone, regardless of their job title, was responsible for worship and justice work. He shares a powerful story of the parish's response to gun violence and gang activity. We also get into the growth of the hispanic community in the united states and how the haciendo caminos initiative is trying to respond.   Want to connect with me? ReclaimingSJ@gmail.com Have feedback? Send your thoughts and recommendations here: https://bit.ly/reclaimingsjfeedback --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/reclaimingsj/message

Angelica Thacker, also known as Angie, is atrailblazer within the construction industry. Born inMexico and raised in South Texas, in her early teenageyears, Angelica traveled with her family to South Carolinaas a seasonal migrant worker. She learned at a veryyoung age that she had to break the cultural chains ofwhere she came from. After a few years and much trialand error, she found her passion in the constructionindustry. As a female in a male-dominated field, shestarted as a laborer, cleaning construction job sites, and worked her way to the top by learning the industry and all the challenges that came with it. She is now the owner of PINAM Construction an unlimited general contractor in the state of North Carolina. Angie is the firstHispanic to receive an inductee award from the North Carolina Women Business Owner's Hall of Fame 2023. She was General Contractor of the year 2022 by the Hispanic Contractors Association. Under Angie's leadership, Pinam Construction has grown from two men and a truck era to working on state and federal-level projects. She advocates for equality and inclusion forLatinos in the construction industry and partners with Hispanic/Latino organizations such asHispanic Contractors Association of the Carolinas, the Mexican Consulate and Propsera USA. North Carolina, She is a member of the Durham Workforce Development. Angie's goal is to continue mentoring, motivating, and encouraging women to go after their dreams and aspirations. https://pinamconstruction.com/

Shohreh Farzan, PhD is an environmental epidemiologist, with a background in molecular biology and toxicology. Farzan's research focuses on the impact of environmental contaminants on maternal-child health, with a special interest in cardiometabolic health. Much of Farzan's work focuses on the role of environmental exposures in altering preclinical indicators of cardiovascular and metabolic disease risk, particularly during vulnerable lifestages, such as childhood and pregnancy. Within the Maternal and Developmental Risks of Environmental and Social Stressors (MADRES) study, a NIMHD-funded Center of Excellence on Environmental Health Disparities Research, she focuses on the role of prenatal air pollutants and psychosocial stressors on maternal postpartum cardiometabolic health. Farzan also leads multiple studies of the impacts of toxic metals and air pollutants on preclinical biomarkers of cardiovascular dysfunction in children and adolescents, both as PI of a NIEHS R01 to investigate the role of air pollutants in the development of atherosclerosis in the transition from childhood to young adulthood and as MPI of the ECHO LA DREAMERs study. She is also MPI of a NIEHS Research to Action R01 that established the Children's AIRE cohort to investigate environmental contributors to children's respiratory health in a rural border region of California to inform community-engaged public health actions and the recipient of a NIEHS K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award.Connie Valencia, MPH, CHES, PhD is a Sustainability Solutions Community Engagement Fellow in the Environmental Justice Research Lab in the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences in the Keck School of Medicine of USC. Valencia is a first-generation college Latina, born and raised in Boyle Heights. She earned her BS in Psycho-bio with a minor in Chicano Studies from UCLA; Master's in Public Health with an emphasis in Environmental Health and Community Health from Cal State University Fullerton (CSUF) and PhD from the University of California Irvine (UCI) Program in Public Health. Her research is focused on understanding the role that neighborhood resources have in engaging residents in discussions on environmental health disparities through qualitative research methods. She also assess the protective role of neighborhood institutions on air pollution exposure among Hispanic/Latino ethnic enclaves through quantitative research methods. She is currently collaborating on the Imperial Valley Respiratory Health & the Environment (AIRE) study.Learn more about the USC Children's AIRE StudyLearn more about this episode and others at keck.usc.edu/pphs/podcastStay in the loop - subscribe to the Preventive Dose newsletter for monthly news straight to your inbox.Follow us on social - find us at @uscpphs Instagram TikTok Facebook LinkedIn X YouTube

Co-hosts Claudia Herrera-Montero and Candace Smith speak with Elizabeth Conde-Frazier about her new book Atando Cabos, Latinx Contributions to Theological Education, published by Eerdmans in 2021.  Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Conde-Frazier is the author of the book Atando Cabos, Latinx Contributions to Theological Education, published by Eerdmans in 2021. Her fields of study are Christian Education and Practical Theology. She is the coordinator of relationships for theological entities at Asociación para la Educación Teológica Hispana (AETH). Before this role, she served as dean and vice president of education at Esperanza College of Eastern University in Philadelphia, PA. Rev. Dr. Conde-Frazier was previously tenured associate professor of religious education at Claremont School of Theology and taught Hispanic Latino/a theology at the Latin American Bible Institute. She has over ten years of experience as an ordained pastor and formerly served as a bilingual teacher in the New York City school system. The Rev. Dr. Conde-Frazier holds a Ph.D. from Boston College and a Master of Divinity degree from Palmer Seminary. 

Welcome to RIMScast. Your host is Justin Smulison, Business Content Manager at RIMS, the Risk and Insurance Management Society.   Justin Smulison interviews Jose Aponte, the LAAIA Atlanta Chapter President. They discuss his career in the industry, what led him to be a founder of the Atlanta Chapter of the LAAIA, what the LAAIA has accomplished so far, and what the current and future expectations are of the LAAIA for DE&I in the insurance and risk management industry. Jose talks about the growing numbers and influence of the Latino population. They wrap up with a discussion of Jose's upcoming panel at the DE&I Studio at RISKWORLD 2024. Listen in for Jose's story of lifting the industry and the Latino talent he wants to attract to the industry.   Key Takeaways: [:01] About RIMS and RIMScast. [:14] Public registration for RISKWORLD 2024 is now open. Explore infinite opportunities with RIMS from May 5th through May 8th, 2024, in San Diego, California. Register at RIMS.org/RISKWORLD. [:31] About today's EPISODE of RIMScast. I will be joined by Jose Aponte, Atlanta Chapter President for the Latin American Association of Insurance Agencies. [:54] The RIMS-CRMP is the only competency-based risk management credential. That matters because earning the certification shows employers and recruiters that you have the skills necessary to manage risk and create value for your organization. [1:09] Several Exam Prep virtual workshops are coming up. The next RIMS-CRMP-FED Exam Prep Virtual Workshop will be held from April 2nd through the 4th and led by Joe Mayo. Visit the certification page on RIMS.org for more information. A link is in these show notes. [1:32] As you know, RISKWORLD 2024 is coming up from May 5th through May 8th, 2024, in sunny San Diego, California. Registration is open at RIMS.org/RISKWORLD and at the link in this episode's show notes. Register today! [1:49] In Episode 276 of RIMScast we had opening keynote Peter Diamandis join us. Check out that episode for just a taste of what's in store for RISKWORLD 2024. The full roster of keynotes has been announced! I'm so excited! We will be welcoming Academy Award-winning actress, director, and activist, Marlee Matlin! [2:13] For our industry keynote, we will be rejoined by Evan G. Greenberg, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Chubb Limited and Chubb Group. That session will be sponsored by Chubb. Just announced, our closing keynote will be Daymond G. John. You know him from Shark Tank. He's also the CEO and Founder of FUBU. I'm a big fan. [2:37] I'm so excited for that closing keynote on May 8th! It will be extremely high-energy! Register at RIMS.org/RISKWORLD. We want to see you there! [2:48] Jose Aponte is my guest. He is a vice president at Alliant and the president of the Atlanta Chapter of the Latin American Association of Insurance Agencies (LAAIA). Jose will be one of the featured speakers at the DEI Studio at RISKWORLD 2024. His session will be on Monday morning, May 6th at 10:00 a.m., following the opening keynote. [3:16] We wanted to hear his take on the state of DE&I today, how he and the LAAIA are upholding a legacy that began nearly 60 years ago, and the methods they are using to recruit and retain the next generation of risk talent. Jose Aponte, welcome to RIMScast! [3:53] Jose Aponte will be at RISKWORLD 2024 representing the Latin American Association of Insurance Agencies. Jose tells of his career path, working in sales, then in claims for direct carriers. He worked briefly for Wells Fargo, and then Marsh. With Marsh, Jose relocated to Atlanta, GA, where he was recruited by Alliant. [5:15] Jose works for Alliant as a Senior Account Executive Lead. He supports various producers. His role is market-facing and client-facing, which he enjoys. He manages a large book of business with large business and large middle-market accounts. [5:49] When Jose started at Marsh, he was asked to be part of Marsh's Hispanic Employee Resource Group called OLA. They have chapters throughout the country. It was a great experience for him. [6:08] They also wanted, as an ERG Group and with the Diversity Inclusion Division at Marsh, to see how they can expand further and support Latino Inclusion within the industry. Jose suggested they support the LAAIA and help them expand. George Woods connected Jose with Javier Naranjo, (now a past president of LAAIA) in 2015. [6:45] The intent was to support Latino engagement with the insurance industry and risk management. How could they help the LAAIA expand? The LAAIA was established in 1969. Jose helped, along with several other founding board members, to form the first LAAIA chapter outside of Florida, in Atlanta, with Marsh's support, right before COVID. [7:25] Other chapters have since expanded beyond Atlanta. Jose is the Atlanta Chapter President. There are chapters in Houston and Dallas Texas, and Denver, Colorado, and there are more to come. [8:02] The LAAIA was launched in 1969. At the time, Latino insurance agents weren't able to seek appointments or partnerships with carriers. The LAAIA was founded by Manual Arques with seven founding members of Cuban descent out of Southern Florida to help Hispanic Latino insurance agents receive carrier appointments. [9:00] There were carriers at the time that did not want to insure Latinos. That general inequity was the catalyst. Today two of the seven founding members are still alive. They are honored in Hispanic Heritage Month because of their vision and foresight in establishing the LAAIA. The LAAIA stands strong today. [10:00] Pastor De La Tejera and Andy Rodriguez, two of the founders and past presidents share an aura of wisdom and experience in meetings of past presidents. They are inspiring. Jose wants to be like them and inspire others as well. [10:32] In 2024, Jose would like to see more Latino leadership in the insurance industry. The talent pool of Latino speakers for panels is very limited. How do we fix that? We need to build the pipeline and attract more Latino talent into the industry. That is the main focus of LAAIA, to attract young Latinos to the insurance and risk management industry. [12:11] When he was a broker, Jose told people working for him that insurance was the industry where Warren Buffet had most of his assets. Why would you not want to be part of an industry with so much potential for wealth? To attract people you have to be a great storyteller and show people how the industry and all its verticals align with them. [12:57] The challenges are the lack of Latino leadership, how to build our pipeline for the up-and-coming talent, and for current talent, how to further expand and be in those management positions as well. [13:28] Jose helped found the Latinos at Alliant Employee Resource Group two years ago. He tells members that even though they don't have the title “leader,” they can be leaders in the sense of driving for change. Be disruptors in that regard. The LAAIA looks for scholarship funding, partnering with the Spencer Educational Foundation. [14:13] The LAAIA awarded two scholarships to risk management talent and they are determined to do more. The LAAIA just partnered with the University of Southern Florida and brought in various resources to provide $2,500 in scholarships to expand and market the industry. [14:48] The success of the LAAIA is measured by how much young talent they sponsor, and how many members are in the organization who receive mentorship on the benefits of being a member. The benchmark is the size of their book of business and how the LAAIA encourages them to expand through mentorship with expertise and knowledge. [15:30] The LAAIA looks at how is the member's success, looking forward. How is the members' knowledge being developed by the educational resources, training, and continuing education seminars? Jose notes that members are increasing, as well as the quality of membership and the expensing of it. [15:55] The IAAIA has a very committed legislative committee. It tracks legislative issues in Florida, Georgia, Texas, and Colorado and interacts with local legislators. Last month they had lunch with Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King, addressing issues that are going on affecting IAAIA members and insurance consumers. [16:48] RIMS plug time! RIMS Virtual Workshops: Visit RIMS.org/virtualworkshops to see the full calendar. On March 27th and 28th, our good friend, Ken Baker, of Enterprise Risk Consulting, will lead the two-day course, Fundamentals of Risk Management. [17:07] Information about these workshops and others is on the RIMS Virtual Workshops page and a link to the full calendar is in this episode's notes. There are RISKWORLD 2024 pre-conference workshops held on May 4th and 5th at the San Diego Convention Center. A link is in this episode's show notes. [17:25] Topics include but are not limited to Applying and Integrating ERM, Fundamentals of Insurance, and a RIMS-CRMP Exam Prep Workshop. Go to RIMS.org/RISKWORLD and then go to Learn and then Workshops. You will find it there. [17:41] On March 28th, our friends at TÜV SÜD GRC will present Inflation and Property Valuation: Aligning Your Assets with Reality. On April 11th, Clara Analytics returns to present AI's Impact on Emerging Risk Management Trends. [18:00] On April 18th, Hub International returns for the second installment of its Ready For Tomorrow Series, Challenging the Status Quo: Rethinking Your Casualty Risk Strategy. Archer makes its RIMS Webinars debut on April 23rd at 11:00 a.m. Eastern. The session is titled Advancing RMIS: Strategies for Risk Management. [18:27] Visit RIMS.org/Webinars to learn more about these webinars and to register! Links are in the show notes. Webinar registration is complimentary for RIMS members. [18:40] Our friends at FERMA encourage you to participate in its inaugural International Risk Managers Survey, open through March 2024 to risk professionals from the U.S., Latin America, Asia-Pacific, and Africa. It is produced in partnership with PwC France. The results will be distributed in October 2024. A link is in this episode's show notes. [19:15] Justin recently had Megan Miller and Tandeka Nomvete of Spencer on RIMScast for Women's History Month. Tandeka is on the board of the Atlanta Chapter of the LAAIA. Megan said in the interview that she hopes one day to see a panel of only women talking about an issue not tied to the challenges of women in the profession. [20:01] Similarly, Jose would be pleased to see a panel of Hispanic and Latino industry experts talking about auto liability, for example, and not Hispanic and Latino issues.  Jose would like to see how risk managers develop in their career track. The LAAIA has to reach out to find out who are those individuals and bring them to the panel. [21:21] Comparing the DE&I visions of LAAIA and RIMS, Jose believes they align very well. It's about bringing in future leaders within a culture of DE&I. The LAAIA has great partnerships with diverse allies. There is so much intersectionality in our industry; we have to think about how we can support each other. The LAAIA does that very well. [24:17] Jose will be at RISKWORLD 2024 in sunny San Diego. He will host a conversation at the DEI Studio in support of the evolution of the risk profession, Latinos and Latino women in the industry, and equity, making sure things are more fair. Latinos represent a GDP of $3.2 trillion and it keeps climbing with a growing population. [25:14] The insurance industry is well aware of the impact of the Latino population. We need more Latino men and women in the industry to speak to them. This is a global trend. Your opportunities are greater when you know two languages and greater still if you know three. [26:38] Typhaine Beaupérin of FERMA was on RIMScast. She speaks at least five languages. It's a great life skill. Jose used two languages in his first job as a bilingual claims rep. [27:54] In his first job, Jose did not have a champion or mentor. When he started at Nationwide, he sought champions and support from leadership, and he found them. He mentors and volunteers now to help others avoid learning the hard way. We need individuals from RIMS who have experience to be mentors committed to advancement. [29:48] Jose will be in the DE&I Studio on Monday, May 6th, at 10 a.m. Pacific, following Peter Diamandis's opening keynote. Jose is excited to speak to colleagues from other boards and organizations such as NAAIA, Insure Equality, and APIW. It will be an amazing discussion at the DE&I Studio. Come by with your questions and solutions! [30:49] The details are on this episode's show notes. Justin looks forward to getting a selfie with Jose in May! There is a link to LAAIA and a link to Jose Aponte in this episode's show notes. Jose also invites listeners with questions to talk to him on LinkedIn. [31:29] Jose, thanks for joining us on RIMScast! [31:36] Special thanks again to Jose Aponte of the LAAIA for joining us here today on RIMScast. A link to the LAAIA.com site is in this episode's show notes. If you'll be attending RISKWORLD 2024, be sure to check out Jose's session at 10 a.m. Pacific, on Monday, May 6th, in the DE&I Studio. A link is also in this episode's notes. [32:03] Go to the App Store and download the RIMS App. This is an exclusive members-only benefit with all sorts of RIMS resources and coverage. Everybody loves the RIMS App! [32:27] You can sponsor a RIMScast episode for this, our weekly show, or a dedicated episode. Links to sponsored episodes are in our show notes. RIMScast has a global audience of risk professionals, legal professionals, students, business leaders, C-Suite executives, and more. Let's collaborate! Contact pd@rims.org for more information. [33:09] Become a RIMS member and get access to the tools, thought leadership, and network you need to succeed. Visit RIMS.org/membership or email membershipdept@RIMS.org for more information. [33:24] Risk Knowledge is the RIMS searchable content library that provides relevant information for today's risk professionals. Materials include RIMS executive reports, survey findings, contributed articles, industry research, benchmarking data, and more. [33:39] For the best reporting on the profession of risk management, read Risk Management Magazine at RMMagazine.com, and check out the blog at RiskManagementMonitor.com. Justin Smulison is the Business Content Manager at RIMS. You can email Justin at Content@RIMS.org. [33:59] Thank you for your continued support and engagement on social media channels! We appreciate all your kind words. Listen every week! Stay safe!   Mentioned in this Episode: RISKWORLD 2024 — San Diego, CA | May 5–8, 2024 RISKWORLD Pre-Conference Workshops RISKWORLD Speakers NEW FOR MEMBERS! 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RIMS Virtual Workshops On-Demand Webinars Risk Management Magazine Risk Management Monitor RIMS-Certified Risk Management Professional (RIMS-CRMP) RIMS-CRMP Stories — New interview featuring Dr. Lianne Appelt! Spencer Educational Foundation   RIMS Events, Education, and Services: RIMS Risk Maturity Model® RIMS Events App Apple | Google Play RIMS Buyers Guide   Sponsor RIMScast: Contact sales@rims.org or pd@rims.org for more information.   Want to Learn More? Keep up with the podcast on RIMS.org and listen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.   Have a question or suggestion? Email: Content@rims.org.   Join the Conversation! Follow @RIMSorg on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.   About our guest: Jose Aponte, Atlanta Chapter President,  Latin American Association of Insurance Agencies    Tweetables (Edited For Social Media Use): When I started at Marsh, I was asked to be part of Marsh's Hispanic Employee Resource Group called OLA. They have chapters throughout the country. 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In addition to a breakthrough therapy designation for a lung cancer drug, this week we'll be talking a lot about additional side effects and health conditions that may come with a cancer diagnosis, and how to manage them.  We heard from an expert about using cannabis during cancer care, took a look at a patient population that may be more prone to cardiometabolic conditions after cancer treatment and we'll highlight a study that's looking at preventing infection and GVHD in patients with blood cancer who underwent a stem cell transplant.  Patients Should ‘Have the Conversation' About Cannabis With Care Teams The use of cannabis seems to be growing when it comes to mitigating side effects from cancer treatment, though it is important that patients talk to their providers if they are using these products or have questions about them, explained Dr. Brooke Worster from Thomas Jefferson University.  I recently spoke to Woster about the conversations patients with cancer should be having if they're using or considering using cannabis. Namely, she discussed seeking guidance and having open discussions with the care team, but also remembering that cannabis is not a proven cure for any kinds of cancer.  Drug Gets Breakthrough Therapy Designation for HER2-Mutant Lung Cancer   A novel drug, BAY 2927088 received a breakthrough therapy designation for treating HER2-mutant non-small cell lung cancer. This designation, granted by the FDA, signifies a potential advancement in treatment options for patients with this specific type of lung cancer, which happens in approximately 2% to 4% of advanced NSCLC cases. Now that the drug has a breakthrough therapy designation, its review will be fast tracked.  BAY 2927088, an oral tyrosine kinase inhibitor, has shown promising results in a phase 1 trial, with a focus on safety, efficacy and patient outcomes. The drug works by blocking HER2, which can contribute to lung cancer proliferation.  Hispanic/Latino Survivors May Be Higher Risk for Cardiometabolic Comorbidities A recent study found that Hispanic/Latino cancer survivors have higher rates of cardiometabolic comorbidities — meaning health conditions that affect the heart and/or metabolic system — such as diabetes, hypertension and heart disease, which can complicate cancer treatment and post-treatment health management.  The study showed that survivors with cardiometabolic conditions experienced lower health-related quality of life and had unmet supportive care needs, particularly in terms of emotional and physical well-being. The research also found that socioeconomic factors, such as income levels, were also linked to the prevalence of cardiometabolic conditions among Hispanic/Latino survivors, highlighting the importance of access to health care and healthy lifestyle behaviors in managing these health challenges. The study emphasized the need for holistic approaches to health that consider environmental influences and support policies promoting heart-healthy behaviors within communities. Trial Evaluates Reduced Chemo Post-Stem Cell Transplant in Blood Cancers Patients with blood cancers can talk to their cancer care team about possible enrollment in the OPTIMIZE trial, which is investigating a lower dose of post-transplant cyclophosphamide — also referred to as “PTCy” — to reduce infection risk post-stem cell transplant while preventing graft-versus-host disease in patients who underwent a stem cell transplant from a partially matched unrelated donor.  This phase 2 trial aims to enroll 190 patients across cancer centers across the United States, and is expected to conclude in June 2026. By exploring reduced PTCy dosages, researchers hope to enhance patient survival and quality of life by minimizing toxicities associated with standard dosing.   For more news on cancer updates, research and education, don't forget to subscribe to CURE®'s newsletters here.

In this episode from In This Moment Podcast the host continues the Racial Identity series for Black History Month by ending the series with the Afro-Latino perspective. There have been many misconceptions around Hispanic/Latino identity and culture that surprisingly has a heavy African influence. In this episode the guest is Tayra Garcia who is an Afro-Latina and Therapist, talks about how her own racial identity experience, Hispanic history, and understanding Blackness as an experience rather than just skin color. Listen to hear more on this conversation to hear from her and the host! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/diallo-smith/support

If you're paying any attention to the national political debate these days, you know that the political right has made immigration and a campaign to demonize immigrants its top talking point for the 2024 election cycle. Republicans in the U.S. House have even sought to condition passage of a critical foreign aid package for Ukraine, […] The post Chair of the Governor's Council on Hispanic/Latino Affairs pushes back on anti-immigrant fervor appeared first on NC Newsline.

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The FINRA Investor Education Foundation has released a new report, Investors of Color in the United States, examining the behavior and attitudes of investors of color based on data from the FINRA Foundation's National Financial Capability Study coupled with a series of focus groups conducted with young Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino and Asian American/Pacific Islander investors. The report shows interesting trends related to the pace at which these investors are entering the market, their views on risk, where they're receiving information and more. On this episode, we hear more from Ritta McLaughlin, Director of Investor Education, Community Outreach, and Principal Research Analyst Olivia Valdes to learn more.Resources mentioned in this episode:Investors of Color in the United States (2024) Gen Z and Investing: Social Media, Crypto, FOMO, and Family (2023)Investors in the United States: The Changing Landscape (2022)New Accounts and the People Who Opened Them (2021)FINRA Investor Education FoundationEpisode 134: Gen Z Investors

Building on the critical conversation initiated in my previous podcast episode number 102, titled “Quietly Quitting' DEI Commitments: A Call to Authentic Leadership” this week's podcast, “Championing DEI in Corporate America: Beyond the Surface”, delves deeper into the current landscape of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.This podcast serves as a comprehensive guide for leaders seeking to understand and implement sustainable DEI strategies within their organization effectively.By exploring recent trends, insightful data, and practical strategies, I highlight the indispensable role of leadership and the myriad benefits of fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment. By examining evidence-based practices and real-world examples, such as innovative programs aimed at advancing career opportunities for Black and Hispanic/Latino employees, I offer a blueprint for genuine transformation.If you are a leader committed to making DEI more than just a trend but a core pillar of your organizational success and culture, you want to listen to this episode.Join me inside to navigate the nuances of creating a workplace where every voice is heard and every individual can thrive.What You Learn:Five key things needed for DEI efforts to workDEI isn't just a passing trend; it's vital to a company's long-term success.It's time to take proactive steps toward nurturing a workplace where every team member feels valued, heard, and engagedHow to schedule your discovery call right now and take the first steps toward a more vibrant, committed workforceFeatured on the Show:Click HERE to listen to episode 102, “‘Quietly Quitting' DEI Commitments: A Call to Authentic Leadership”Follow this link to check out the coaching programs I offer and see what works best for youCheck out my newsletter titled “Did You Know” on LinkedIn which covers Leadership and Personal Development Topics for Women, teaching you how to lead confidently and consciously using practical and spiritual concepts.Begin your healing journey by joining the Relationship Architect Academy and find the support you need today!Get on the Waitlist for my upcoming community for healing and supporting my Black and Brown sisters!Reach out to me on our Contact PageLearn more about how you can work directly with meLove the show? Leave a review of the show in Apple Podcasts (click the link to find out how).Follow me on Instagram!Find me on

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Dr. Shannon Westin and her guest, Dr. Michael Anne Kyle and Dr. Nancy L. Keating, discuss the paper "Prior Authorization and Association With Delayed or Discontinued Prescription Fills" recently published in the JCO. TRANSCRIPT The guest on this podcast episode has no disclosures to declare.  Shannon Westin: Hello, everyone, and welcome to another episode of JCO After Hours, the podcast that goes in depth on articles and manuscripts published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. I am your host, Shannon Westin, GYN Oncologist and Social Media Editor for the Journal of Clinical Oncology. And as always, I'm so excited that you've joined us, and none of the authors have any conflict of interest today. We are going to be discussing a very exciting piece of work, “Prior Authorization and Association with Delayed or Discontinued Prescription Fills,” recently published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. And I'm thrilled to be joined by the two authors of this important work. The first is Michael Anne Kyle. She's a PhD research fellow in the Department of Healthcare Policy at Harvard Medical School.  Welcome, Michael Anne.  Dr. Michael Anne Kyle: Hi. Thanks for having me. Shannon Westin: We're so excited. And the second is Dr. Nancy Keating. She's Professor of Healthcare Policy at Harvard Medical School and Professor of Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.   Welcome. Dr. Nancy Keating: Thank you. It's great to be here.  Shannon Westin: So, we'll get right to it. First, I always like to level set because we have such an interesting and diverse audience. Can one of you describe the process and goals of prior authorization? What does this mean for our groups that maybe haven't experienced this? Lucky them.  Dr. Michael Anne Kyle: Prior authorization is- the process can take many forms. Basically, what we're describing is before you can be prescribed a treatment, in this case, we're looking at medications, you have to submit a request to the payer, to the insurance company, asking for approval to receive that treatment, or in this case, that drug. The doctor's office does have to do a ton of work, but very often, the patient also receives a lot of the communication. So, there's a lot of work for everybody in prior auth often. And the uses of it- in principle, the purpose of prior authorization is to confirm that the reason this medication or this treatment is being prescribed is because the patient meets the criteria for need. So that can mean, you want to confirm that you have the right tumor markers for the drug that's being prescribed. You want to confirm that you are aligned with guidelines. And then I think the thing that's often on many people's minds is that in the US, we don't have a lot of controls on drug pricing, but drug prices are very high. And so, I think we often think about prior auth as being a mechanism to try and contain costs.  Shannon Westin: And this isn't new, right? So, this is a process that's been going on for a while. I'd love to hear you speak a little bit about, maybe, some of the changes, like how have the requirements for prior authorization been changing over time, especially for patients with cancer? Dr. Michael Anne Kyle: That's a great question. And that was the first step we took in this work because we've heard from oncologists, from patients, from researchers, that prior auth has been increasing. And we did find, looking at Medicare data, that that is true, that the use of prior authorizations for oral oncology drugs, so that will be Part D outpatient drugs you get at the pharmacy, has been rising over the past decade. And I think what's really interesting to point out here is we found the use of prior authorization increasing both for branded drugs and for generic drugs, and for specialty drugs, which are high cost, as well as non-specialty drugs, which are typically lower cost. So, across the board, prior auth is increasing. And why is this happening really is the million-dollar question. Some of it is surely like we have accelerated approvals happening predominantly in oncology. So, you could imagine that you do need to verify some evidence of these newer treatments, but some of it is a little bit harder to interpret. And that was one of the things in our paper that we were very interested in because we also see a lot of prior auth on drugs that have a very well-established record of efficacy. And we know our first-line therapies often now include some generics, and yet we still see that they have prior auth. And the reason for that is less clear. Shannon Westin: Yeah. Just as a gynecologic oncologist, coming from this standpoint of PARP inhibitors, which have long been established as a standard of care and for years now have been a frontline treatment, we're getting so much pushback around that, and it's a huge issue because that impact of delays and things, and I know that's your work. So, I think that's one of the reasons I was very enthusiastic about this because I think it has such broad-based impact across all of our patient populations.   So, I think that kind of definitely transitions into this. What are the potential negative impacts in this process of patients? And I would say not only patients with cancer, but what do we know also in patients with other disease types that are facing this prior authorization issue as well? Dr. Michael Anne Kyle: What we were curious about is there's a sense that prior auth is increasing, the trends show it's increasing. And we were wondering, does that matter for patient care? And we could think about the benefits of prior authorization being like double-checking that you're getting the right treatment. But the negatives are that you can be delayed in getting treatment, and that can either be because you're going through the initial process or there can be some error or denial or dispute in a prior auth process that delays your access. And the clinical implications of that would vary by drug, how that would affect your treatment. In this case, in this paper, we're talking about drugs, but for any treatment, the implications would depend on what the treatment is and what the patient's condition is. But I really want to draw attention to this other piece, which is that it's stressful not to have your cancer medicine. And so even if you ultimately end up getting it, the time that you're on the phone trying to figure it out is time taking you away from other things. It's stressful. And very often, patients with cancer are taking multiple drugs and have complex health issues. So, they may be dealing with this for multiple parts of their care. And that can add up. Shannon Westin: Perfect. Thank you. So, I guess next is to talk about how you address this. Let's talk a little bit about the overall objectives of the study that you just published and maybe briefly kind of go through the design for our listeners. Dr. Michael Anne Kyle: What we were interested in doing, like I said, was trying to figure out what happens with prior authorization at the point of care. And our study looks at 11 oral anticancer drugs in Medicare Part D. And the reason for that is because data available to look at prior auth is fairly limited. And Medicare Part D for the outpatient formularies does have indicators for whether a drug has a prior auth. So, we were able to use that. The next piece is we're not inside the office understanding why these treatment decisions were made. So, what we decided to do was say, “Okay, let's look at patients who've been consistently taking this drug.” And we said, “Okay, let's say you've had to have at least three fills in the past four months.” And we sort of take that as an indicator that you're able to access this drug and it seems to be working for you. And then what we do is we look at who are patients in plans, same drug, same plan, where the plan introduced a new prior auth on this drug they're taking, as compared with patients in plans who did not have a change in their prior auth policy. And we said, “Okay, there's this new prior authorization introduced, does that affect whether you get that next fill or how long it takes to get it?” Dr. Nancy Keating: I want to emphasize Michael Anne's point about these are patients who are already successfully filling and regularly taking their drugs. And unfortunately, due to data limitations and the inability to see prescriptions that aren't filled, we would love to look at the same question with people that are starting on a new drug but weren't able to do so but would imagine that you might even see bigger impacts in those patients. We both recognize from a health policy standpoint that there could be benefits of prior authorization policies. But it's also very unlikely to think that for a patient that's regularly filling an anticancer drug over a long period of time, that there's a reason that that patient should not be on that drug. And so, this is an area where we think that there may be really limited benefits of prior authorization, but potential harms.  Shannon Westin: Yeah, it makes sense. And of course, it would be. There's always the ideal way to set research up, and then a practical way. So, I was struck by what you chose. I thought it was really very practical and rational and made a lot of sense. And certainly, there are inferences that we can make based on what you found. So, let's talk about that. Let's talk about your primary findings. What did you see as the impact of a new prior authorization policy on patient care? Dr. Michael Anne Kyle: We found that for the patients who had a new prior auth policy introduced in their plan, compared to patients who didn't have a prior auth change, their odds of discontinuation within the next 120 days increased by about 7.1 times higher odds of discontinuation. And then for delays, we found that people were delayed an average of 9.7 days from when we last saw that they were expected to run out of their drugs based on their last fill, we said, “Okay, what's the last day we expect you to have meds on hand, and then when do we actually see you fill again if we see you fill? And the average delay there was 9.7, about 10 days. And that's a fairly conservative estimate that we decided to make. And I'm sure you and Dr. Nancy Keating can elaborate on how that's not just passive time. There's a lot of people scrambling around, probably in that interval, trying to close the gap. Shannon Westin: I mean, you said it, like, 10 days. It's a huge time. And it's not just time sitting there twiddling your thumbs. They're probably stressing, anxious. They might be having side effects related to stopping their medication. They might be taking other medications and reduce the efficacy of the combination. I mean, there's so many implications here of the impact. Dr. Nancy Keating: They're also calling the office, trying to get through to the office. Then the doctors are calling, trying to get through. People are like, what's going on here? Why isn't this medicine there? And so, there's a lot of individual patient and clinician effort that's happening at this time as well. Shannon Westin: And I think, of course, you were limited by the databases that you were using and what you're able to access, but I think it really does make me wonder, what's the impact on cancer related outcomes. We know about delays in certain therapies and things and how that can negatively impact survival and response and all of those types of things. And I wish we did have access to that kind of data because obviously the time and the things that you've been able to demonstrate are important, but the more objective data we can get around patient outcomes, I think will help us impact the actual policies that are being implemented here.  Dr. Nancy Keating: Right. And just to underscore too, Michael Anne highlighted the delays, but also there was a substantial increase in discontinuation within 120 days. So, there are some people that seem to not be able to get the med, maybe found another way to get it, or maybe were able to get samples from a drug company that we couldn't observe, but that's also concerning that there might be some people who fell through the cracks.   Shannon Westin: A very good point. I think that it's hard to know, but the potential there of losing the drug that's actually working for you is really distressing for providers and patients both.   One other thing I noticed that was interesting. Can you speak a little bit about some of the other factors that were associated with these findings with the treatment delays and what other things may be impacting these outcomes? Dr. Michael Anne Kyle: We looked at some patient characteristics and insurance characteristics that may be associated with delays. And I just have to note here that our sample is fairly small because prior authorization is so prevalent. There aren't a lot of switchers. So, this sort of limited the amount of depth we could go into. But here's what we can tell you, which is that people who are under 65, so in Medicare that will typically be people who have eligibility through disability, were filling about a day later than that 9.7 average people, female sex also filling 0.7 days, nearly a full day later. Similarly, and this is compared to males and then compared to white, non-Hispanic patients, patients who are black and patients who are Hispanic Latino are filling about 0.6, 0.7 days later, which is, of course, quite concerning, given our desire to have a more equitable health care system. And then finally, we linked our data to census data. And for patients living in a residential zip code with higher rates of poverty, we found that for each 10-percentage point increase in proportion of residents in that zip below the federal poverty level, the delay was about 2.5 days. So, what you can sort of take from that is the risk factors in particular are in Medicare being younger, which I would say is having a disability, female sex, non-white, and people living in high poverty zip codes. And given what we know about racial segregation, I think the odds are likely that the patients themselves would potentially also be low income. Shannon Westin: That's what's so important about this work, is it raises an awareness of, really, who's being impacted by this. Because I just want to draw back to kind of what you said at the beginning, that this is meant to do cost containment. It's meant to help the healthcare system. But what we're seeing in practice is it may be helping in some specific areas, but it's certainly creating quite a detriment. So perhaps there are other mechanisms that we could be exploring from a policy standpoint to try to work on cost containment, but not put the burden on the patients or on the people that are giving this health care. So, I think that's why I was so struck by this work.  I guess the next question is, what are your next steps for the research, and how can we use these data to help the patients?   Dr. Michael Anne Kyle: What a great question. I'll start, and then I'll let Nancy give her thoughts too. We're lucky that prior authorization is a very active policy area right now, both at the state and federal level. There's a great deal of interest in sort of certainly improving a lot of the information systems. Perhaps we can move away from the fax machine finally in 2023. I think there's a lot of policy relevant action happening around trying to make prior authorizations electronic, and you can automate them and make a lot of this move faster. There are also larger questions about what is the right price for a drug and how do we distribute it to people that I think are a lot more fundamental than any one study, but I think this is just another way. When we think about financial toxicity, there's just many challenges that come back to some way to this root cause of care is very expensive, and this is, I think, prior auth is one of the side effects of that.  And so, hopefully, to help patients, we can get this data in the hands of policymakers who are trying to bring us to a more modern prior auth system. And hopefully also to payers, I would be very excited to see a little bit more examination of, like when is prior auth appropriate versus when is it not. I think there are cases where prior authorization is very appropriate, and we shouldn't take it away. But one of the drugs in our study is generic imatinib, and perhaps that is a lower value prior auth. And so, I'd be very interested in seeing payers think more strategically about when is prior appropriate, both to improve access and improve equity, and then also to improve the provider burnout and the poor docs who are really struggling under the weight of this. Dr. Nancy Keating: Yeah, I couldn't agree more with everything that Michael Anne said, but really, we'll underscore that last point. The prior auth policy seems like it's this very broad policy and the way that it's implemented, it's sort of like, let's just hit everything and not take a nuanced, thoughtful approach. But just like Michael Anne said, generic imatinib, really? And then back to this point of patients that are doing well on a drug, people are not going to be taking anti-cancer therapies if they don't need to. And so there just doesn't seem to be any reason to implement a prior authorization policy on a drug that is being well tolerated. And so really, I think there could be a lot more thought and nuance put into applying these policies within health plans. Shannon Westin: Yeah, I think that's a perfect way to end this. I would just add, I think this is beyond anticancer therapy for our patients with cancer. I mean, we're seeing it now with supportive care medications. And to your point, I mean, generic antiemetics, and you're like, come on, this is ridiculous. So, I think that this type of work is- the best type of work always spurs more questions and gets us fired up about what to do next. So, I just want to again commend you on all of this important work, and we need to add more data here so that policy will change. And so, thank you both for your hard work in this area and for taking the time to educate our listeners. I'm sure we're going to hear a lot of intriguing questions for you about this work, and hopefully that'll move our policy forward.   And thank you, listeners, for checking in again with JCO After Hours. Again, we were discussing prior authorization in association with delayed or discontinued prescription fills. I'm so grateful to Dr. Kyle and Dr. Keating for joining me today, and I hope you all will listen to our other podcast offerings wherever you get your podcasts. 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In the studio today is David Leon, Director of Workforce Programs at the Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS), and Kate Kaegi, Project Manager for the DIF. In recognition of Disability Awareness Month, the second podcast of our DIF series includes David and Kate explaining how Virginia's DIF grant was initiated, implemented, and adjusted to best reach their initiatives of placing 750 individuals with disabilities in STEM and healthcare careers, registered apprenticeships, and State, County, and City jobs. Learn about the challenges they navigated and what they recommend when applying for a DIF grant.   Listen Here   Full Transcript:   {Music} David: Don't be afraid to apply for a diff grant. It is an amazing opportunity to infuse energy and enthusiasm into your workforce. It is a chance to stretch, learn new skills, try new programs. You get to see staff flourish and more importantly, get some really cool outcomes for the clients we serve.   Kate: I was a little intimidated with the idea of RSA, but what I have found is this RSA is there to help us. They want us to succeed.   David: You can accomplish some great things.   Speaker1: Manager Minute brought to you by the VRTAC for Quality Management, Conversations powered by VR, one manager at a time, one minute at a time. Here is your host Carol Pankow.   Carol: Well, welcome to the Manager Minute. Joining me in the studio today is David Leon, director for workforce programs at the Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services, or DARS, and Kate Kaegi, project manager for the DEP. So David, how are things going at DARS?   David: They are great. We are plugging along, working on our grant. A colleague has a SWITZI grant, so it's been neat to really try a bunch of new things here in Virginia.   Carol: Very cool. So how are you Kate?   Kate: I am doing spectacular. Thank you for having me here today.   Carol: You bet. So, David, you and I had a chance to visit in a podcast on work incentives counseling in April of 22. And just so you know, you were one of my top five downloads. And when I think of Virginia, I always think of you and all the amazing things that have been cooking all the time. You guys always have something in the hopper and this is no different. So I started a series of podcasts focused on the diff grants and career advancement, and you are the second in my series and happened to fall in October with a nod to Disability Employment Awareness Month. So I want to just give our listeners a little snippet again about the diff grant. And so this particular round, the grant activities are geared to support innovative activities aimed at improving the outcomes of individuals with disabilities. And the Career Advancement Initiative model. Demonstrations were funded in federal fiscal year 2021. They were intended to identify and demonstrate practices supported by evidence to assist eligible individuals with disabilities, including previous served participants in employment who reenter the program to do the following. They were looking at advancing in high demand, high quality careers like science, technology, engineering and math, or those Stem careers to enter career pathways in industry driven sectors through pre apprenticeships, registered apprenticeships and industry recognized apprenticeship programs to improve and maximize competitive integrated employment outcomes, economic self-sufficiency, independence and inclusion in society, and to reduce reliance on public benefits like SSI, SSDI, or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families and State or local benefits. Now, I remember reading in the announcement some of that sort of I thought it was disturbing data that provided the base for why RSA picked this particular area and chose to fund it. And they based it on the program year 2019, RSA 911 data. And some of the things that they said were participants that were exiting the program in competitive integrated employment reported a median wage of 12 bucks an hour and working like 30 hours a week. And the top ten most common occupations were reported. They were like stock clerks and they were order fillers, customer service reps, janitors, cleaners. I call it the whole Food, Filth and Flowers. So I know through this initiative they were trying to do more. So let's dig into what you guys have cooking in Virginia. David, tell our listeners a little bit about yourself. How did you get to VR?   David: Thanks, Carol. Started as a job coach years ago. We won't say when. It'll make me feel old, and I worked for a private nonprofit. I then assisted in Virginia, working with individuals, exiting a training center and moving towards community living. From there, I came back to the Richmond area to work for a community service board and again was a job coach and then worked within a sheltered work and day services program before coming to DARS, where I started with the Ticket to Work program and now have that the work incentives and a few grants and the workforce programs.   Carol: You and I have very similar backgrounds. I too was a job coach. I did work in a sheltered workshop for a while as well and all of that. It's always interesting how people find their way to VR. Kate, how about you? Why don't you tell our listeners a little bit about yourself and how you got to VR?   Kate: I kind of fell into this. A lot of times, similar to other people. Unexpectedly, I found out about East Carolina's rehab program and that they had a scholarship for people who wanted to get their master's. And I'm like, Oh, free money. So I jumped into that. Absolutely loved it. I did my internship at the Wilson Workforce and Rehabilitative Center. It was called something or a different title when I started back in the day. As I tell my kids, when dinosaurs roamed the Earth, I was there, started off there as an evaluator and then kind of moved across the state, became a rehab counselor in the field, have done transition counseling, substance abuse counseling, went back to Boca Vale for a little bit, even dipped my toes into the world of job coaching and worked with David for a period of time at the CSV, came back to DARS, worked with the Department for the Blind and Visually Impaired, and also, as an aside, also had joined the military during that timeframe on the reserve side. So I'm out of that at this point. So I have quite an eclectic background. As a supervisor once said that I couldn't make up my mind what I wanted to do, but it was all overall 24 years of work working with individuals with disabilities in a variety of areas. So it really kind of dovetailed well for me to work in the first dif grant that we received prior to this grant where I was a VMA or Virginia Manufacturing Association liaison for our grant. And when we were working on this Phase two grant, it was just pulling from what we've learned previously and growing from there. And so here I am.   Carol: I love it, it positions you really well for the work under this new grant. Very cool. Thanks for sharing that. So, David, why don't you paint us a picture of Virginia DARS How many staff do you have? About how many people are you all serving?   David: Okay, DARS comprises the Division of Rehabilitative Services, the Disability Determination Services, Aging Services. We have roughly 28 to 30 offices around the state and are currently serving just around 18,000 clients. If you include Pre-ETS in those totals.   Carol: that's a bunch., holy cow. I didn't realize you guys were that big.   David: Yeah, and that doesn't include however many cases DDS is handling or our aging or the other units. But that's a little bit about DARS, and I like to say we stretch from the Atlantic Ocean all the way to almost as far west as Detroit. If you go down to Bristol, Virginia, which is technically a little further than Detroit. So lots of types of environments and communities and very unique challenges in different areas.   Carol: Yeah, so you're definitely facing different geographical issues and I'm sure probably even economic differences. You know, if you're talking the coast versus maybe more of a rural area. So I'm sure there's probably some challenges there with even getting providers or how you're providing services.   David: It's interesting. One of the things we've been able to see in, for instance, Southwest Virginia, there is an economic center that's only 16 miles away from an office. But to get there, you go over three mountains and it could take two hours. So are those jobs really accessible to someone without a vehicle? On paper from Richmond, it might look like, why aren't we placing folks in this community out of that office? Well, it's a two hour drive each way, and that's the only way to do it. You mentioned at the beginning those top ten job areas. And one of the things we're really trying to challenge ourselves with now is giving people the information to make an informed decision about a career choice. But if they choose a career that might not look as great, what is the best potential version of that job? What is the job within that sector that actually could become a career? So at the beginning when we were starting to work on this, our agency had been in order of selection for years with categories closed and with the pandemic. That all changed. But the clients we were seeing didn't change and their goals didn't change. I think that's going to be a longer term conversation. But if we can do things to promote the best version of a position. And so I'll just give you one example. And our commissioner, other folks would probably say, why do we have so many folks who want jobs in food service or in this? Because typically they're low paying. Typically there's a lot of turnover. It's hard to become stable. One of the first projects we worked on in this grant was a partnership with a school nutrition program, and we've been able to help a few individuals enter into work in a kitchen at a school where they have the same hours. Monday through Friday. They have the opportunity for benefits. In one case, we couldn't find transportation. That school system was allowing the individual to take the school bus for that person. That's a really stable job and it's somewhere they can grow and thrive for years. So I do want to just say we have to think a little bit differently about what Kate or I or others might think of as a career. How do we find that best option for someone where there is room for growth, but equally important room for that time for stability to get to mastery, to then look at other skills and hopefully down the road they'd come back, not because they lost that job and need it again, but because they've learned so much that they want to go on to the next thing of their own accord.   Carol: Yeah, I like that you said that because I remember that when we visited before talking about that best version of that job. So not to mean that no one can work in kind of food, filth and flowers. I know I say that and it sounds sort of condescending and it's not meant to be. But we typically relied on kind of those occupations, really entry level. But I like that you're taking a spin on that and really looking deeper because we need folks to work in those occupations too. And there's people that love doing that work. But how like you say, can you do the best version of that? So you have benefits and you're looking at those long term like working in a school district, you can get retirement and all these different really awesome things that go with that. So, Kate, I'm going to switch to you. So big picture, break it down for us on your grant proposal and what you're hoping to accomplish with I know you had said you have three core components. Talk a little bit about that.   Kate: Sure. I do want to make a caveat that I love about this grant is it is a demonstration grant, meaning we have the opportunity to try out innovative products and projects across the state. I just want to put a caveat on that to keep that in your mind as I'm going forward here. So our main goal is to place 750 individuals with disabilities in federal, state, county, city jobs and or registered apprenticeships or also Stem and health careers. So we have those three main components on that. And when we looked at this grant and David worked on the development and the proposal for this, we really wanted to touch individuals that had been kind of missed in the first grant. And this I think, is something as we're doing a grant, you're learning all the time. And we wanted to make sure that we were hitting those unserved and underserved across the state. So individuals that aren't as plentiful in different areas. So say like Winchester has a large Hispanic population, does that reflect the number served in the actual DARS office? How do we get Spanish speaking individuals more involved in DARS? How do we get women who may only recognize those areas that you talked about that flower filth? And because that's what they're aware of, that's the work they've done in the past. So I just need another job in that area. How can we open up some possibilities? Have you thought about the IT field? Have you thought about advanced manufacturing and can you see yourself doing that? So providing those opportunities, it's a way for us to look at those unserved and underserved across the state. And we're defining that as we're going and we're looking at the census data, we're looking at who we're serving within each state. And then we're also looking at our plans, the plans that the rehab counselors are creating. What are those plans? What is the main goal? Overall we see a lot of customer service because it's kind of a catch all. What does that mean? Is that customer service as a helpdesk technician as opposed to just somebody as a receptionist? So we're really helping both the VRC, the counselor, and the candidate explore possibilities like that.   Carol: I like that. I just love what you guys are doing and really fundamentally getting down, digging in and really focusing on those folks that have been underserved or unserved and just taking that twist on the occupation because there's a wide range like within customer service, you have the job from here to here.   Kate: Exactly.   Carol: Yeah, that is very cool. Now, I know you all had some really weird hiccups in the beginning when you were starting out with this particular grant. So what were some of those kind of hiccups and how did you overcome that? And Kate, I'll probably shoot to you first on this.   Kate: So part of the thing that I didn't mention was is that the roles that our team players have. So we have a liaison with Department of Labor and Industry, specifically the registered apprenticeship side. So they have their foot in the DOLI world and the foot in the DARS world. We also have a team member who has their foot in the Department of Human Resource Management Liaison, and then also her toes are also dipping in the DARS. So we've had some different team members on that. We also have a quick response, counselor, somebody who can go in and respond to immediate needs of employers, of an individual that might be working with them, that has a disability, that might need some help, whether that's in a registered apprenticeship or on that particular job. During the first year we hired and we had everybody up and running and we had two team members, one had a medical emergency and had to move away from the position because there was some driving involved. And then unfortunately, we had Lisa Hanky, who passed away unexpectedly on us. So, you know, you get all getting that hiring going and then all of a sudden we lost two individuals, so we had to restart that process.   David: But Kate, if I can add to that, and I believe this is true for everyone in our round of this DIF funding, I believe we were told two days before the beginning of the project, it was about a day after that that, you know, many agencies coming out of the pandemic have had challenges with staffing and we had those challenges in our procurement division. So getting contracts signed, getting those staff replaced. But the other thing that has been a challenge and we're finally coming out of. We created three positions that this agency has never had, and it had meant that we had to learn how to provide quality support to two other state agencies in the context of working with DARS and similarly with our quick response counselors. So we created these positions that we had an idea of how they could work. But once someone got into those roles and was learning the other agency, we've had to be flexible in understanding how they can actually benefit our clients and our agency. And that has been a learning process.   Carol: You guys bring up a really good point because I think sometimes when folks are applying for the DIF grant, you're not recognizing off the get-go That first year can be a struggle because like you said, you found out two days before and then you get the money. And then as we know with any state government, it takes time to hire and like to get through all those processes. And so RSA may be on one hand going like spend the money and you're like, we're trying, but we've got to get through all our HR processes and all this crazy stuff. So it takes a little bit to get rolling in that first year. And I know we often on the TA world are talking with people as they're applying for grants going just know as you're going into it that first year, you're probably not going to spend the amount of funds you projected originally because there's just is a time factor and getting through all of that.   Kate: Absolutely. That was the one thought that David and I, if you know, we apply for another one down the road, maybe making that first year a little bit less intensive and spreading it out from year 2 to 5 because that's where the major work will be done.   Carol: Yeah, that's smart. Very smart. So I know you guys were talking about some challenges. What are some other particular challenges that you're experiencing right now?   Kate: Well, I'll get started on that piece. One of the things we have found similar to the staffing, the challenge that we had when we first started of hiring individuals, we're finding a turnover in staff in DARS. And so we are having a lot of younger counselors that have, in some cases don't have a rehab background. They might have a social work background. So we have a lot of training that we're doing and then redoing on that. We're having a training coming up in October for the VOC rehab counselors and we're getting kind of back to basics. What makes a good referral for our Pathways Grant, looking at those possibilities of not just that receptionist job, let's look at helpdesk. What are the opportunities that are out there? And so that has been kind of a challenge, is just retraining. And I think this is kind of normal across the board. But these rehab counselors are busy. They have a lot more documentation they have to put in Aware. There's a lot more individuals coming through their door because we have the rapid engagements, so they are overwhelmed. And how can we dovetail our services to best support them, how to make the referral process as easy as possible for them, what supports make the most sense for them? So that's been one of the interesting challenges.   Carol: So, Kate, have you guys done anything around just the way in which your staff or the support of those counselors, do you have like other staff that are kind of wrapped around them, whether you call them maybe a rehab tech or some sort of a case aide or whatever it might be that can help the counselors with sort of all the documentation requirements and that kind of thing. Have you done some work in that?   Kate: Actually, here in Virginia, we do have support. We have vocational evaluators, placement counselors and what they call employment service specialists that run the job club and things like that. And they can help support with some of the paperwork. But similar to other states that actually have like a rehab tech that would do some of the counseling or the that kind of thing, not as much. And each office is run a little bit different. That's part of the appeal. And what I mean by that is, is some of the offices might not have a vocational evaluator, some might have a placement counselor that might be covering more than one office so that there is enough differences on that piece. But yeah, that has been a struggle for keeping all of that work and getting it done for them.   Carol: Yeah, You're definitely joined by your colleagues across the country on that. I keep hearing that over and over. David did you have anything else you wanted to add to that about any of the particular challenges?   David: Yeah, I think we wrote this knowing we needed to do some things better and serve certain populations differently to get to where people had the same outcome regardless of gender, race, ethnicity. And that is still a challenge. We are learning that we have a long way to go to effectively serve those folks who have English as a second language. And when we started the project, we started with like a counselor advisory board to help not only create buy in, but inform us what the counselors needed. We have now shifted to an advisory board geared towards helping us do better with the Hispanic Latino population, and that English is a second language. So we're hoping over this next year, working with members of our state who are representative of those groups will actually help us figure out what services are going to be most likely to bring people in for help. What supports we will need to think about providing for those individuals to be successful. And again, it goes back to how do we help people see for themselves greater opportunities and careers than they might have.   Carol: So are you linked in then with your like your WIOA partners on your adult basic ed side? Like under that, you know, the English as a second language, Like they're more expert than us in working with that group?   Kate: Absolutely. One of our key partners is the Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center, who teach the adult ed, they help support them across the state when we get further along I'll talk about some of the projects that we're working with with them.   Carol: Yeah, that's excellent. I love that. So I know you guys are seeing some exciting results. What kind of exciting results are percolating up?   Kate: So one of the things that we found as we're moving forward is we actually had working with adult Ed, we had a program that we were doing Intro to IT, where we're starting a basic starting platform for accounting fundamentals, and we were ready to go. We had seven individuals in this first cohort, and one of the things we found was the individuals that we met, even though we just came through Covid with all of the tech training, we had individuals they knew enough to get on to Zoom and to do some items, but we really needed to step back and do some basic tech training. So, they had enough gaps in their knowledge that they couldn't move forward without some major help. So what happened on this is, is we stepped back and started to do some digital literacy training and they moved forward with that. And each of those individuals are now moving forward with the accounting fundamentals this summer. So stepping back, we're actually looking at what we're calling digital work skills training, which is really exciting opportunity for individuals to get started with North Star digital literacy. We're working on goal setting some soft skill development just to get them started on that end. So we have individuals that would typically not be able to go to a virtual training actually get started there. And what we're finding with that end is, is that we have some individuals, you know, those customer service people who just want to do clerical, they're getting introduced to IT. And so we've had a few individuals that have moved on to our next training, which we call the Max Career Lab. And Max Potential is an employer here in Virginia. And I think they go into other states as well, several other states. And what they are, they're a temp agency for IT employment. So they hire individuals to work with Dominion, to work with, you know, with all these employers doing various IT. But they have a unique hiring model. They actually have an opportunity where individuals come in and they go through a career lab five day, three hours a day, 15 hours of a career lab. Then they do an interview. During those five days, they do an overview of data analytics, networking, all these different career areas. So they'll do an hour and a half of overview of the career, and then they do an actual interactive activity that they break out in groups for. So it's a great way to explore the IT field. So we've hired them to actually run career labs for us. They do the 15 hours, then they get homework and then they have an interview assessment. So the interview is just like a typical interview that they run, but they follow up with what activities that they're interested in. So this has been a wonderful way for us to explore different IT areas and to help individuals determine what area of IT they want to do. Here in Virginia, we're blessed. We've got Nova, we've got a lot of IT careers, but counselors and vocal evaluators don't always know how to direct somebody into the right avenue because technology is always changing. You know, cybersecurity, cybersecurity, that's always a great one, right? Because we're right here in Nova. However, not everybody wants to do cyber. Have you thought of data analytics? Have you thought of the different networking positions? Have you thought of machine learning? You know what, all is out there? And so it's an opportunity for us to do a hands on career exploration and next steps with an actual employer running the sessions for us.   Carol: That's cool. Yeah, I hadn't heard about a career lab before like that. That is very intriguing because so many people learn much better, you know, by actually experiencing seeing what that's about because it can sound cool. You read about something like the cybersecurity was the big deal, but then you get into it and you're like, Oh, I don't really want to do that, you know? So giving them that opportunity, I think that's fabulous.   Kate: Yes, and we have had our first cohort. We had 25 people sign up. We had 22 complete the whole piece. That includes the interview.  Of that group we had six individuals. So they compare the group together, but they also compare them to the other public groups that they have across the board. So of those individuals, six are encouraged to look at direct work experience. The rest have been encouraged to do a few other activities, like maybe develop more professional skills or develop more tech training, possibly, you know, accounting fundamentals. We had one that decided they did not want to do IT training. And I'm thinking, what a great opportunity you now know what you don't want to do. And for us, that can be great, right? So we're looking at some other options for that young man. It has been a wonderful opportunity. We're now in our second cohort and our hope is, is to keep continuing this as we're going through this grant and to see how we can set this up once the grant is over.   Carol: Very cool. Have you had any surprises kind of as you've started this. I know you're in year two. Are there any surprises?   David: I think there are always surprises. This is right. Staff and surprises some of the opportunities that have come up. I don't think we anticipated. So we've shifted to take advantage. One of the big pieces of this grant is our focus on state hiring and the individual we hired for that aspect worked diligently during the first six months with them on an alternative hiring process through the legislation, had a go live date, whether we were ready or not. And what we didn't understand is during the first year, this process, it wasn't available to current state employees who may be disabled. That created a lot of issues for folks who were upset that they couldn't access this to move up within state government. We weren't able to change that ourselves, but it was changed in legislation. And starting in July of this year, we were allowed to offer a certificate of disability to someone who was currently employed and that has seen an increase. We've had roughly 1500 people request certificates of disabilities. I think part of what was surprising is what a great opportunity that has become as a referral source for DAR's. Roughly 300 individuals have chosen to get more information and receive VR services, and we are seeing that as a really nice piece of the process. Additionally, I think we finally had our first individual who went from what we call part time wage employment to full time classified, which was one of the intents of the process we developed. So it's nice to begin to see that work. But for Kate and I, we have to remind ourselves some of this might take two, three, four years before we really actually see these things that could be possible in action. And I think the other big surprise there is just how great of a partner our Department of Human Resource Management has been. They recently allowed us to present to 120 hiring managers and we will be a regular part of their monthly recruitment network action meetings. They've bought into our use of windmills training. They advertise it every month and we are co-sponsoring a job accommodation network training in October for them that they will heavily market to state hiring managers. So I think that's been really great. And then the other surprise, it turns out that our division of registered apprenticeship within the Department of Labor and Industry is moving to a new state agency. So we will see what that does. You know, you think things are pretty stable and static in certain ways, but they can change. That's been a surprise. But it's not a good or bad. It just, you know, might be a chance to actually work with more of our partners more directly.   Kate: And David, another surprise that we had was the use of data. We have been doing some trainings with the field and they you know, when you bring numbers involved, people get a little, oh, I don't know if I want to touch this, but what we found was the counselors, the evaluators, the placement, they enjoyed looking at this data. They ate it up. So the use of data as a tool to look at who we're serving, how are we serving them, has been an eye opener. At least it was a surprise for me. Now I'm a vocational evaluator, so I love data and I thought I was, you know, unique. But I'm not you know, everybody is, you know, surprisingly likes that data.   Carol: Yeah.. Well, and definitely how you present it to the field, you know, if you're just like blah, blah, blah, whatever, they really are interested because it's the culmination of their work, you know, so they see what's happening. It really helps to paint that picture and then they can react and respond and do things in a different way in response to that data. So I think that's smart that you guys are doing that. Now. I know you both had talked about shifting the conversation around employment and shifting that whole narrative on barriers to advancement and employment. Talk a little bit about that.   Kate: So one of the things that the counselors are really good at is, is when somebody comes in the door and they say, hey, you know, I need help finding work. But when we look at the definition of what we do, it's getting and but it's also keeping or advancing in your career. So what is that advancement look like? So if you have somebody coming in who I need a job right away, maybe this is where somebody is going to go for a stock clerk. But what about the idea of doing a quick training so that they can get a credential in the Certified logistics associate and then moving from there, maybe when they do that interview, now that they have that credential, maybe they can ask for a little bit of a raise. And what is the next step on that piece? So we've definitely looked at that. How do we make, as David said, the most of the career that you're looking at or the other areas that we've already talked about? Let's look at other areas.   David: One of the things that actually came from one of our offices that they wanted was we've heard more and more about attrition and attrition from application to plan, but also attrition from plan before employment or before successful closure. And we have created a group called Work Wise, which is designed for individuals who have just become employed to meet once a week in the evening, talk about their jobs, have an opportunity with a staff person to talk through issues, challenges. It's been really a powerful group, and I've been pleasantly surprised at how the individuals who choose to participate in a couple of cases did not want to stop going when their case was closed because of how valuable it was to in close to real time talk through things that were happening at work with someone with a VR counseling background. And that has been a really powerful group because it's also given folks to learn from each other and get to that stability and confidence to maybe also look for future opportunities. I know we're getting ready to also hold a salary negotiation training for folks. So again, let's help people think through and have those skills now that they may use now or they may use later when an opportunity to move up comes around. And similarly, we've started a group that we're calling money wise where we've partnered with a local credit union with that hope of how can we help make sure folks maximize their the benefits they choose to take advantage of from an employer. How do we help someone make sure that if there's a 401 match and it's X amount, that they do that much at the very least, Right. Those things that everyone is told, Well, if there's free money from an employer, you take it or if there's tuition assistance or some other thing, maybe there are things to plant some seeds. So someone would continue to move forward.   Carol: I can see how so much of this work that you are doing is so foundational and will be of benefit to, you know, your other colleagues across the country with the things you've uncovered and the things that you are working on, these different classes and groups and all of that. I'm sure other people are going, Gosh, I want to do that too. I think this will be amazing to help plant the seeds across the country. Now, David, I know you were concerned about implementing something that could withstand the test of time. And I know DIF grants are meant it's a demonstration grant. You're trying something out, but you want to also be able to carry forward these ideas into the future. So how are you guys structuring this to make that happen?   David: We really are thinking about sustainability and to Commissioner Hayfield's credit, that's been one of the things that she and Dale Batten have really stressed to us. It's great to do great work in a period of time, but how can we make sure that the things that have the potential to be value add or transformative continue and don't just end the day the funding stops? And we've really thought through many of the activities that we are creating, we are working on from at the beginning. What would this look like when there's no funding? How will we continue these? It's part of our partnership with Valray. We're working to get some of these pieces put into Canvas and set up through that learning management system. But within some of the positions, you know, one of our hopes is that the DHRM VR liaison could become its own full time non restricted position at the end. Similarly, we would hope that for the others, or at least those activities become a part of multiple staff strategically throughout the state. And that's one way we're looking at it.   Kate: And yeah, we're looking at the train, the trainers, also the tools that we're using. One of the pieces for vocational evaluators would be English language acquisition and knowledge. So there are assessments that are out there that can test somebody's English language, which is important for us to know if we're working with individuals and we're trying to place them on the job. So how do we get the tools necessary into the hands of the individuals and trained up for that so that that can be moving forward? So we're being proactive for these individuals that we hope to come into our doors a little bit more often.   Carol: That's excellent. So what do you guys see as your next steps? Where are you going from here? The point you're at right now, what are the next steps?   Kate: So a lot of our programming that we're doing right now is in partnership with adult ed. We see a great marriage between DARS and Adult Ed because Adult Ed works with a lot of individuals with disabilities already. They're adult educators. They can provide a little bit more support for our learners for credential training. They've got different things that are across the state. I'm working with our rehab center, Wilson Workforce and Rehabilitation to really figure out how can we marry these? Right now I'm coordinating all these trainings. Is there a way that the center can provide this? And this gives the center an opportunity to look at a virtual environment? What does this look like? We're not sure what it looks like, but we're giving a try to see for that next piece so that max potential with the employer, can that be run through Wilson so that it is open and able to run after the grant is over.   Carol: So for our listeners that would want to apply for a grant, but they've been afraid to do so. What advice would you give to other people?   David: Don't be afraid to apply for a grant. It is an amazing opportunity to infuse energy and enthusiasm into your workforce. It is a chance to stretch, learn new skills, try new programs and get some great outcomes. If there are things you've wanted to try and you don't necessarily have the budget to do or don't seem to fit a demonstration grant is a phenomenal opportunity, and when I came into this agency under grants and special programs, usually we had to worry about things like a match component. And if you have the chance to apply for a grant where there isn't a match and you are willing to be patient with that work, you can accomplish some great things. You get to know your partners better. You get to see staff flourish and stretch and more importantly, get some really cool outcomes for the clients we serve.   Carol: Love that infuse that energy and enthusiasm. I wrote that down. That was a great. You're like giving a commercial for the RSA DIF Grants, that's awesome.   Kate: One thing I would add on this too is when I first came in eight years ago on the other grant, I was pretty much kind of a newbie in the grant world, and I was a little intimidated with the idea of RSA. But what I have found is, is RSA is there to help us. They want us to succeed. And if you have a solid grant application and know what you want to do, they will help you give you some ideas. They invited other states to meet with you to kind of talk about different things. So they have been very good about sharing knowledge and they want to see us succeed.   Carol: That sounds so great. Well, I am going to definitely tell our listeners like they should reach out to you too, if they've got some questions to reach out to David and Kate, because you all have a lot of very cool stuff cooking, and I'm sure you're willing to talk to others about what you've been doing as they're thinking about maybe applying some of this, even though they may not have a DIF grant, but applying some of the things that you're learning into their own work in their states?   Kate: Absolutely. We're here.   Carol: Excellent. Well, I appreciate you both. Thanks for spending time with us. And I look forward to circling back with you a little bit in a couple more years as time flies on this grant and see where you're coming in at and those good results. So have a great day.   David: Thank you very much.   Kate: Thank you.   {Music} Speaker1: Conversations powered by VR, one manager at a time, one minute at a time, brought to you by the VR TAC for Quality Management. Catch all of our podcast episodes by subscribing on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks for listening!  

Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates a U.S. population of 64 million that's diverse, growing and constantly changing. But can a single term like Hispanic or Latino describe a group with such varied ancestry and geographic origin? Mark Hugo Lopez from the Pew Research Center and Cristina Mora from UC Berkeley's Department of Sociology join John Yang to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

What you just heard were public comments from three community members of Houston Independent School District, the largest school district in Texas, at the center of a controversial state takeover by the Texas Education Agency. The bell you hear in the audio is a hard cut-off for speakers, whose mics were immediately turned off. After working its way through the legal system for several years, last winter, the Texas Supreme Court greenlit the replacement of district superintendent and the locally elected board of trustees by the head of the TEA, appointed directly by the governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, himself. And last month, school was back in session under the newly appointed superintendent, Mike Miles - former US State Department ambassador, charter school CEO, and Dallas ISD superintendent - amid dozens of pedagogical and policy changes that left teachers, parents, and students confused, frustrated, and afraid, as heard in the public comment at the beginning of this episode.The takeover of Houston ISD sits at the intersection of so many issues impacting American education today - democratic backsliding and the rise of authoritarianism, the so-called parents' rights movement, testing & accountability measures, poverty, race, and charter schools. On Friday, September 15th, the morning after another heated board meeting in Houston, I spoke with Karina Quesada-Leon, an Houston ISD parent, activist, and former teacher who has been intensely involved in HISD for a decade, and she was generous to speak with me for an hour about the recent history of the majority Hispanic/Latino district, the impact of the takeover on teachers, families, & students, and how they are experiencing the New Educational System of Superintendent Mike Miles, and what's next for the movement opposed to these reactionary changes.We are generally not a current-events podcast, but because this is a fast-moving story, we wanted to release it to listeners as soon and as lightly edited as possible. You can also find an overview of the story on our YouTube channel by searching Human Restoration Project. We hope to follow up with Karina and other affected teachers, parents, and students at Houston ISD. If you'd like to reach out to me directly, you can do so by emailing nick@humanrestorationproject.org. And of course you can always find more of our work and support us @ humanrestorationproject.orgVideo: The Houston ISD Takeover Punishes Poverty & Subverts DemocracyTwitter: Houston Education AssociationTwitter: Karina Quesada-Leon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 Join us in this episode as we welcome Dr. Makaryus, a renowned cardiologist, to explain the compelling link between diabetes and heart health. Learn about the often overlooked phenomenon of silent heart attacks, their early warning signs, and the distinct considerations for individuals with diabetes. Dr. Amgad N. Makaryus currently serves as the chair of the Department of Cardiology at Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, NY, and Professor of Cardiology at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell in Hempstead, NY. He has authored over 200 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters in the field of cardiology. “As a doctor, my job is not just to treat you when you're sick or in the hospital, my job is to prevent you from getting sick in the future with all the tools that I know how, and part of that has to do with screening.” In This Episode You Will Learn  Comorbidity: Diabetes and Heart Disease Insulin Resistance and Heart Health How Medications for Diabetes Impact Heart Health Stress and Its Impact on Heart Attacks Tips for Diabetes Management and Heart Health  Lifestyle Changes Diabetics Can Make to Reduce Heart Attack Risk Connect with Yumlish: Website Instagram Twitter Facebook LinkedIn YouTube Connect with Amgad Makaryus: Zucker School of Medicine: Dr. Amgad Makaryus Northwell Health: Dr. Amgad Makaryus Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Publications: Racial and Ethnic Differences in Awareness and Prevalence of Unidentified Cardiovascular Risk Factors Among Health System Employees COVID-19 stressors for Hispanic/Latino patients living with type 2 diabetes: a qualitative study Inclusion of Under-Represented Racial and Ethnic Groups in Cardiovascular Clinical Trials Home Telemonitoring of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review. Perceived Social Support and its Effects on Treatment Compliance and Quality of Life in Cardiac Patients --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yumlish/message

This Week Clint and Dawson sit down with Camila Simon. Camilla is the Executive Director for HECHO. She is passionate about elevating Latino voices in local, state and national conservation efforts, especially when it comes to accessing public lands. Since she joined HECHO in November 2014, she has worked to broaden the definition of a conservationist, and elevate the importance of Hispanic/Latino generational ties to the land and what that knowledge can add to public policy debates around access to the outdoors and conservation of land, water, and air for future generations. To support this, she has led many advocacy efforts that brought Hispanic/Latino perspectives to the forefront of national conservation campaigns. Camilla also has cultivated a prolific guest blog series featuring Hispanic/Latino stories of connection to the outdoors, stewardship of natural resources for future generations, and conservation leadership. In 2018, Camilla was instrumental in envisioning and forming a mutually beneficial partnership between HECHO and the National Wildlife Federation to collaborate authentically and intentionally lift up our aligned conservation missions and shared values in order to build an inclusive and equitable conservation movement—one that engages all communities in protecting the natural world for future generations. Through this partnership, Camilla is leading HECHO through the joint development and implementation of collaborative projects with the Federation family that bring financial resources, build capacity, and increase visibility for Hispanic/Latino conservation leaders across the nation. Prior to joining HECHO, Camilla managed the distribution of over $20 million annually in conservation funds at a major foundation, aimed at increasing the capacity of local, regional, and national nonprofits. She also started the foundation's first composting program to dramatically reduce landfill waste. She has also worked on a number of programs to connect children with nature. Camilla graduated from Pacific University in Oregon with a degree in creative writing and literature; and then summa cum laude in environmental law and policy from Vermont Law School. From 2014-2021, she served as Treasurer of the board of the nonprofit Southern Appalachian Wilderness Stewards, which provides trail maintenance jobs, teaches traditional tool skills to new generations of stewards, and assists the recreating public. In 2020, she was appointed to the Virginia Board of Conservation and Recreation. Camilla lives in Virginia with her husband and two daughters, and is enjoying getting to know the outdoors on the East Coast after living most of her life in the west. Thanks for listening! Find all our episodes at dayfirepodcast.com This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

    Jason P. Dropik (Babaamii-Bines / Eagle Clan) is the School Administrator for the Indian Community School (ics-edu.org), in Franklin, WI, which serves Native students in the metro Milwaukee area. A member of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians (BadRiver-nsn.gov), Jason is committed to supporting students, families, staff, and the community both near and far. Having recently completed a two-year term as President of the National Indian Education Association (NIEA.org), he advocated for and spoke on the importance of tribal sovereignty, policy, appropriations, and student support across the country. As a Board Member of NIEA, Jason continues with that work, championing training and providing information for schools and community organizations, while creating visibility and understanding of Indigenous perspectives. He is involved in many organizations throughout the state, doing his best to ensure that Native voices are present in diverse groups. He has served as a Board Member for the Wisconsin Association of Environmental Education (WAEE.org), an Advisory Council Member for the Midwest Environmental Advocates (MidwestAdvocates.org), and many other community organizations. He is a graduate of the Urban Indian American Indian Teacher Training Program from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2004). He holds a Master's Degree in Administrative Leadership from Concordia University (2017), and recently completed his Superintendent's License from UW-Milwaukee (2023). His greatest passion is creating spaces for Native students to develop their identity, take pride in their language and culture, and to celebrate the rich legacy and the promising future of Indigenous communities. Jason, along with his wife and children, share a home in Franklin, WI.   Show Highlights Retain and attract more leaders of color by understanding the leadership lens they look through. Training and information for schools to create visibility and understanding of indigenous and other marginalized perspectives. Create spaces where people feel valued, loved and appreciated for all that they bring.  Avoid forcing your students or staff to blend in by eliminating the “other” option. Take a seat at the table and avoid “being on the menu” to broaden perspectives. Designate affinity spaces for representation reflective of the communities that you serve.  Eliminate barriers to ensure diverse safe places that navigate challenging situations with balance. Join the BIPOC Mastermind specific for leaders of color to expand the room with a trusted environment to overcome isolation. “​​When you think about that perspective of what Asian Americans are experiencing as well as our African American and Hispanic Latino communities are still under-represented. There's progress made in some areas, in some communities, but overall, as a system, we're failing. We're failing our kids and failing those communities that continue to have strong advocates that are supporting kids, but also don't have the shared experience that some people do that come from marginalized communities.” -Jason Dropik Jason's Resources & Contact Info: https://www.betterleadersbetterschools.com/bipoc/ Twitter Linkedin Read my latest book! Learn why the ABCs of powerful professional development™ work – Grow your skills by integrating more Authenticity, Belonging, and Challenge into your life and leadership.   Read Mastermind: Unlocking Talent Within Every School Leader today! 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Why is mental health considered a taboo in our culture? In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we documented a very special Latina Leadership Lunch & Learn panel on May 18, 2023, co-hosted by Latina Leadership Podcast creator, Anjelica Cazares and KPRC 2 Health Reporter Haley Hernandez. Together they delved into the stigmas and barriers that exist in our Hispanic/Latino community as our panelists discussed ways we can help each other as we continue to make an impact in advocating for mental health, especially for Latinas. Listen to this episode today and we hope it encourages you to begin those important conversations in your own homes.

We return to our roots and bring back Dr. Brian Hainline. Our first podcast guest returns now as the USTA Chairman of the Board and President. As NCAA Chief Medical Officer, lends even more credence to why he focuses on the great health benefits of tennis – 9.7 more years of life! With tennis participation skyrocketing, Brian also highlights how it has grown in Hispanic/Latino, Black/African and Asian/Pacific communities. He also supports the need for great sportsmanship and more officials to oversee the game. It's almost May, which means it's time for National Tennis Month! USTA Southern Marketing & Public Relations Committee Chair James McKissick talks about NTM and what Southern volunteers are doing to celebrate it. Our NTM events have jumped to 386 events, nearly double our 2022 total. Highlighted are junior Emily Baek, of Suwanee, Ga., and USTA Southern award winners: the 3rd Annual Battle of the Sexes in Columbus, Miss. and the Level 5 open Team Pilot in Ridgeland, Miss.

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This week, Yesi Morillo shares the importance of staying ready to take advantage of opportunities so that you are prepared for any moment to be able to discuss what you are working on.  “The elevator is one of the most underused networking tolls on Earth.”  In this episode Yesi shares how interactions in the elevator have led to successful introductions in her rise from administrative assistant to senior executive. Here are a few things that you will learn in this episode: How to help someone be an ally. Making sure that you seek peer to peer support and mentoring as it is critical for your growth. Understanding the difference between being mentored and being sponsored. Creating an environment for your team where they understand that “when one of us wins, we all win.” During the 24-Hour Influence Challenge, Yesi challenges the listeners to approach someone at your organization that you have never met before and ask them what they do for their company. About Yesi Morillo: Yesi Morillo is an award winning entrepreneur and accomplished Wall Street executive.  She is a TedX speaker, author, business strategist, and power igniter with a focus on helping others reach their full potential. Yesi currently serves as a Senior Vice President at Citi, working as a Talent & Diversity advisor.  In this role, she is responsible for curating and implementing a global strategy for the organization's Hispanic/Latino population.  Yesi also provides expertise, guidance and support for the Hispanic/Latino Inclusion Network. Yesi holds an undergraduate degree from Baruch College, a Masters Degree from New York University, a Masters Degree from Trident University, and is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Education.   You can connect with Yesi in the following ways: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yesenia1   You can connect with Laura in the following ways: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drlaurasicola LinkedIn Business Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vocal-impact-productions/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/VocalImpactProductions Facebook: Vocal Impact Productions Twitter: @LauraSicola Instagram: @VocalImpactProductions Website: https://vocalimpactproductions.com/ Laura's Online Course: virtualinfluence.today See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome back! Here is this week's run down!Swipe Right & Left: Great weekend out for the Thotties!The Cheeseme: Super Bowl, local Cheese & Hispanic/Latino Census Ships n Guac Segment: Self love pointers and what not to doU Think It, We Say It! Sex Topic: How to make your ejaculation taste better. Serious Culture Topic: Brujeria in the Hispanic/Latino culture U Member: Marco talks about his Reikie Massage and Karina shares her moms Brujeria storyThank you all for listening, don't forget to follow, like, share, comment, subscribe to all our social media platforms, Apple Podcast and Spotify! SHARE SHARE SHARE BY WORD OF MOUTH YALL!IG- @mesith0tspod, @mlc_32, @karinatienetumbao Youtube- Mesi Thots https://youtube.com/channel/UCrEXJQyL8VhM--iWHS8YeNgFB- Mesi Thots TikTok- mesithotspodEmail- mesithotspod@gmail.com

Breyers, your family favorite ice cream brand has partnered with Latinx Therapy to launch Conversaciones Vainilla – a program to help encourage, inspire and facilitate meaningful conversations amongst Hispanic/Latino families.  Latinos have limited access to culturally responsive services that reflect an understanding of their cultural norms, and acculturation experiences. With Conversaciones Vainilla, the goal is to encourage nuestra familias to engage in behavioral health conversation about everyday topics such as therapy, dating, religion, and finances among others. “Nationwide, there are only 10.8% Hispanic and Latino identifying Marriage and Family Therapists, and 5% of Hispanic psychologists” said Latinx Therapy Founder Adriana Alejandre. “As a valued brand within Hispanic households, we've partnered with Breyers to spark conversations within families to demystify the stigmas that repeat within multigenerational household.”  Tune in to hear all about Adriana's story, Latinx Therapy, and how to sweeten up difficult conversations.  Access the Conversaciones Vainilla digital toolkit here! For all Hella Latin@ updates, follow @hellalatinopodcast on Instagram and connect on LinkedIn. More at odalysjasmine.com.