Podcast appearances and mentions of Kate B Reynolds

In Part III of our groundbreaking fabulous four-part series on Viewing Rural Health, Education, and Business Through an Equity Lens, produced in collaboration with Grantmakers in Health, Michelle chats with Kim Davis, Senior Advisor (Home Region Team) at the Walton Family Foundation; Shao-Chee Sim, Episcopal Health Foundation's Vice President for Research, Innovation and Evaluation; Adam Linker, director of programs at the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, and Dr. Gary Nelson, President of Healthcare Georgia Foundation, Inc. Nelson describes The Two Georgias Initiative, which represents the Foundation's focus on rural health and is opening the door to its work on the social determinants of health. Linker talks about a variety of important rural grassroots issues, including supporting rural entrepreneurship, providing innovative transportation solutions, fostering equity. and building more viable economies. Davis describes several innovative projects, including howe a long-time Arkansas business, Delta Dirty Distillery, which is launching a vodka spirit business based on utilizing sweet potatoes on their family-owned farm, and emphasizes the importance of coalition building. Shao Chee Sim details how the Episcopal Health Foundation get involved in addressing rural hospital closures and what the foundation learned from its first commissioned research report on this topic.  This episode of Rural Matters and the entire series is sponsored by Grantmakers in Health, GIH's mission is to foster communication and collaboration among grantmakers and others, and to help strengthen the grantmaking community's knowledge, skills, and effectiveness. Learn more by visiting www.gih.org  

In this episode Adam Linker, MA, the Director of Programs at Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust shares about his public health journey. Adam got his Bachelor of Arts on Philosophy and African American Studies at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Then went on to get two masters – Master of Arts in African American Studies at University of Massachusetts at Amherst & Master of Arts in Journalism and Mass Communication and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He currently is the Director of Programs at the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust.Omari on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/omari-richins-mphShownotes: thePHmillennial.com/episode64Support The Public Health Millennial: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thephmillenialUse Code “thePHmillennial” for discount: https://thepublichealthstore.comWebsite: https://thephmillennial.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thephmillenial (@thePHmillennial)Email List: https://thephmillennial.com/signup/Support the show (http://paypal.me/thePHmillennial)

Omari Richins, founder of The Public Health Millennial, joins us on this episode to share his public health journey. Omari currently holds the position of health improvement program officer for the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, prior to which he worked in Alaska for 14 months during the COVID-19 pandemic as a community health fellow for the Mat-Su Health Foundation. In our conversation, Omari shares why he decided to pursue a master's in public health after realizing that he could have a much broader impact on communities than if he were a medical doctor, and how he first discovered the field of public health philanthropy. We discuss how public health philanthropy differs from other public health initiatives and why it's so important for more individuals with a master's in public health to work in the field of public health philanthropy. We hear from Omari about how he started The Public Millennial blog and how he gradually grew his online presence and gained more followers. He explains how his online presence has helped him build relationships and why it's important to be motivated by something other than gaining followers. Finally, Omari shares valuable advice and tips for students and graduates, most notably the importance of not getting too comfortable and how to build a network. For all this and much more, tune in to the full episode!

In this episode I have a conversation with Dr. Laura Gerald, the President of the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust where she shares her story from going through medical school to become a Pediatrician to then switching to the field of public health. Dr. Gerald held several influential positions such as the State Health Director for the Division of Public Health for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services as well as a Managing Director of Evolent Health. Listen to her story of how she got to her position in the Trust and how she navigated her path.Omari on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/omari-richins-mphShownotes: thePHmillennial.com/episode25Support The Public Health Millennial: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thephmillenialUse Code “thePHmillennial” for discount: https://thepublichealthstore.comWebsite: https://thephmillennial.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thephmillenial (@thePHmillennial)Email List: https://thephmillennial.com/signup/Support the show (http://paypal.me/thePHmillennial)

63: Confronting Wicked Problems as a Nonprofit Leader (Lynn Fick-Cooper)SUMMARYAs a nonprofit leader, you are likely trying to address “Wicked Problems” every day, social challenges that are systemic in nature and incredibly complex. To help us better address these types of problems, Lynn Fick-Cooper offers a fantastic analysis of these issues, and provides five crucial strategies to address them in episode #63 of the Path Podcast. Lynn’s 30-year journey in nonprofit leadership is also instructive around the types of professional development she’s invested, including advocacy, fundraising and communications.ABOUT LYNN Lynn Fick-Cooper is currently the Managing Director for Societal Advancement Group at the Center for Creative Leadership in Greensboro, NC. Lynn has more than 30 years of experience in leadership positions from a variety of organizations including directing government and community affairs for the Greensboro Area Chamber of Commerce; serving as Chief Marketing Officer for Huthwaite, and serving as Director of Public Relations for IHFRA (International Home Furnishings Representatives Association). Lynn’s previous experience at CCL includes serving as Chief Development Officer and Group Director of Institutional Advancement and Manager. Since 2007, Lynn has also been in a full-time faculty role at CCL, designing and delivering leadership development programs across a variety of sectors, with a specific focus on developing nonprofit, community, and executive nurse leaders in health and health care. In her current role, Lynn is the Program Director and Lead Faculty for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s (RWJF) Public Health Nurse Leaders Program, Community Coalition Leadership Program, and the Program Designer and Lead Faculty for the RWJF Executive Nurse Fellows program at the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL®). She also manages CCL’s relationships with other foundations such as the Kate B. Reynolds Trust, Kresge Foundation, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of North Carolina, and the Community Memorial Foundation in Chicago. Lynn received her B.A. in Communication with a concentration in public relations and M.B.A. from the Bryan School of Business at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.EPISODE TOPICS & RESOURCESThe full white paper: Confronting Wicked ProblemsCCL’s work in Nonprofit Leadership Training Martin Linsky & Ron Heifetz’ book Leadership on the Line

CCL’s Jennifer Martineau talks with Karen McNeil-Miller, the president and CEO of the Colorado Health Foundation. Karen previously served as the president of the health-focused Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust and worked as a teacher and school administrator. In this episode, Karen talks about her unexpected career trajectory, and how she’s changed as a leader over time.

On the one hand, who could have predicted it? Laura Gerald grew up in Robeson County, went to Harvard and Johns Hopkins for her medical degree, then ignored the myriad of opportunities available to her, returning to her hometown to serve her community as a pediatrician instead. On the other hand, it seems almost blindingly obvious that she would now be heading up the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust. Their biggest priorities are rural health and care for children in their earliest years – exactly what Laura spent a lifetime training for. This week, Dr. Laura Gerald, president of Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, discusses her journey along the way, what philanthropy can AND can’t do, her favorite cookbook, and the realization in her later years that she had grown up poor.

Life in a small town changes for better when a local DJ takes a stand against apathy. Hear how Leon Gatewood's started a movement with a party and is now CEO of the non-profit organization HOLLA, Helping Our Loved-Ones Learn and Achieve. Also hear from the President of Kate B. Reynolds foundation on funding to help HOLLA fight obesity.