Podcasts about pta president

We are back for Season 3 with our host, LUL President & CEO Lyndon Pryor, and guest Trevin Bass⁠. Trevin is the newly elected JCPS Board Member representing District 4 (Shively area). A product of the JCPS system, he is passionate about using his voice to help others. The duo discusses the current Superintendent search, transportation issues, and new ways to make schools equitable for all.Bass graduated from Spalding University with a BA in Psychology. He is a member of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc., and advocates for mentoring the youth. He is a former PTA President.

Join Kenny and Mark for an ultra-thick FOUR HOUR conversation about the Mount L'Olympia of Madonna tours - 2012's MDNA Tour. Topics include the legacy of Christopher Ciccone, trading recipes, the first selection for the Alain Delon Film Club, new faces on tour, fighting (already) with Interscope, transgression, FREEDOM, Australia, Zoey Bartlett and The West Wing, cosplay, the return of the Pussy Posse, priests under beds, the perfect hotel room for $45, a polarizing “Hung Up” and “Like a Prayer”, Baby Jesus on Sixth Avenue, “Born This Way”, batons, unshackling one's self from old ideas, Ryan Murphy's inspiration, George Michael, Miley Cyrus, masturbation, gas masks, slavery, zip lines, trust falls, Yankee Stadium, a goth Monte Pittman, David Crosby's benefit, the evolution of gender-bending, Mark's obsession with drummers, Wilco, Madonna as PTA President, the Williamsburg in Virginia, Kevin Antunes, harmonizing with the Kalakan trio, the Golden Triangle bitches, Kenny's thwarted trip to Dallas, lip-syncing to “Justify My Love”, plastic surgery, musical checking of the box, the return of Gus: Floor Mopper, Joan Ciccone, the lackluster Nicki Richards, the blend-able Kiley Dean, the fickleness of the Generation Gap, the waste of a social media nude, keeping your finger on the zeitgeist, and whether it's better to show your ass or show your feelings. Plus, a comping through of all that bootleg pre-show rehearsal footage from around the world and Madonna makes a run for the car! As Season Six: BUSINESS, WOMAN (2010-2012) wraps, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU to every single listener to the show - and to Madonna herself for keeping Mark and Kenny on their toes. “This is a song about LOVE!”

Welcome to another episode of Carolina Cabinet, the conservative voice of Eastern North Carolina. Today's special guest is Delores Bell, a dedicated candidate for the Cumberland County School Board District 3. Delores shares her remarkable journey from media clerk to a passionate advocate for exceptional children, highlighting her extensive volunteer work and commitment to improving educational systems. We explore Delores's experiences as PTA President in Germany, her observations on the significant role of parental involvement in student success, and her thoughts on the challenges teachers face today. Delores also opens up about her campaign journey, the importance of caring in education, and her determination to bring positive change to the school board. Co-hosts Peter Pappas, Semone Pemberton, and Joshua Goodman engage in a lively discussion on the election landscape, societal polarization, and the impact of political involvement. They also touch on the evolving nature of elections and the financial barriers that ordinary citizens face in political campaigns. Join us as we explore Delores Bell's inspiring story, parental responsibility in child development, and the need for a collaborative approach to education and governance. Don't miss out on this episode packed with insights, reflections, and a renewed call for active community engagement. Tune in now on your favorite podcast platform and join the conversation!

We're 1 month into the year and Kevin's new healthy regimen has him feeling...old. Evan bribes his kid with candy, which turns into a toy. And Kevin, as PTA President, almost ruins his School Movie Night. The Dumb Dad podcast is also on Youtube. Subscribe here! For more Dumb Dad Pod, follow us on social – https://bit.ly/3t6tE9M We've got DUMB DAD MERCH!  And we're on CAMEO! We'd love to send a message to a dad (or anybody) in your life who needs a Dumb Dad pick-me-up! CHEAT CODES – BETONLINE – Use our Promo Code: BLEAV to receive your 50% Welcome Bonus on your first deposit. Thanks to Chris Verdú for our show music! Check out Verdú on SoundCloud!

In this episode, Julie and Ginger invite Yvonne Johnson into the studio. Yvonne is the 58th president of the National PTA. She is committed to being intentional about creating more inclusion and diversity in schools, and she focuses on strengthening family and school partnerships. Yvonne has been involved in the PTA for over 30 years! The PTA's mission is “Making sure that every child reaches their full potential by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children.” Yvonne says that she serves as the voice for families around all education issues. Listen in to learn what led Yvonne to be so passionate about trauma-informed education and learn more about the PTA's current initiatives. These initiatives include federal, state, and local policies that keep our students healthy, supported and safe. A safe school is a priority for the National PTA. ATN is so honored to be mission aligned with the National PTA. If you want to learn more about the initiatives that were mentioned, go to: https://www.pta.org/home/advocacy/ptas-positions/Individual-Position-Statements/Position-Statement-Trauma-Informed-Care https://www.pta.org/home/events/National-PTA-Legislative-Conference https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/1426?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22The+RISE+Act%22%7D&s=1&r=3

Hello Chop Squad. Are you ready to be inspired? Are you ready to fulfill your life's purpose and walk in your greatness? Our guest this episode is Down Airhart Witte and she is certified to do just that. She is an Entrepreneur, author, international speaker and philanthropist. Dawn has a mission: to inspire people around the world to find their purpose and live it! She is a certified life coach and the founder of the Desire to Inspire Foundation, a non-profit organization that connects with communities around the world to break cycles of extreme poverty.We talked about the importance of sharing positive stories and inspiring others to make a difference. Dawn shared her philanthropic work in Africa and the impact it has had on her life. She encourages us to make a positive impact in the world and to start with small acts of kindness in our daily lives.More about Dawn - Dawn has also penned several books, including Be… which imparts an important message about perseverance, purpose and putting kindness out into the world. Though she's involved in many projects, Dawn's most proud of her role as a mom to two daughters. Nurturing their hearts and spirits drives a deep desire to do the same for children everywhere. And Dawn is doing exactly that through Desire to Inspire and purposeful trips around the world providing much-needed assistance in the form of clean water, education, clothing, food, books and love. It was after her first trip to Africa that Dawn fell in love with the community there and saw for the first time what she wanted her life's work to be. Today the foundation is in the process of building two community centers that will combine real world training with transformational life coaching principles to help people discover and use their talents to support themselves, their families, and communities. Prior to following her passion to improve the world, Dawn held a number of leadership positions. She served as PTA President, NCL-LA Founder Chapter President, Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA), Big Sister, Public Works Commissioner for the City of La Canada Flintridge, and many others. She attended Cornell University and earned certification in Animal Assisted Therapies from Harcum College.Through each experience, she has learned a great deal about leadership and the importance of iGet Quality Podcast Guests Now Keep your podcast schedule filled with quality guests from PodMatch.Altogether Domains, Hosting and More Bringing your business online - domain names, web design, branded email, security, hosting and more.Digital Business Cards Let's speed up your follow up. Get a digital business card.Small Business Legal Services Your Small Business Legal Plan can help with any business legal matter.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDesignrr Get Instant Transcripts from your Podcast, Video, or Webinar Riverside.fm Professional Remote Content Creation StudioDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the showPlease Rate & ReviewVisit Altogether Marketing LLC

What do Swatches, Madonna, VHS tapes, and the PTA all have in common? Not much... But we connect them all! We learn about the PTA / PTO / PTSA - did you know there are so many types? We sure didn't! Emily, recovering PTA President, gives us a peek behind the curtain at how this organization works and the best jobs to sign up for; here's a quick tip - Sign up for the Book Fair; it's worth it!Mentions:Fringe & Co.---Check out the Nothin' But Fine blog and website.Follow us on social media: Instagram Facebook Twitter YouTube Want everything in your inbox? Subscribe to the Nothin' But Fine newsletter!

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Entrepreneur, author, international speaker and philanthropist Dawn Airhart Witte has a mission: to inspire people around the world to find their purpose and live it!  She is a certified life coach and the founder of the Desire to Inspire Foundation, a non-profit organization that connects with communities around the world to break cycles of extreme poverty.  Dawn has also penned several books, including Be… which imparts an important message about perseverance, purpose and putting kindness out into the world.Prior to following her passion to improve the world, Dawn held a number of leadership positions. She served as PTA President, NCL-LA Founder Chapter President, Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA), Big Sister, Public Works Commissioner for the City of La Canada Flintridge, and many others. She attended Cornell University and earned certification in Animal Assisted Therapies from Harcum College.Dawn recently received an Honorary Doctorate in Humanitarianism from the Global International Alliance. She is the 2021 Women of Achievement Ms. Elite Southern California titleholder and was recently appointed as Chaplain of the USA Ladies of All Nations International (LOANI) group for California. Dawn is regularly featured across all forms of media, including MTVRock.com, iHeartRadio, Well World TV, The Balance Doctor, The Naked Truth Podcast, Nora Gouma Magazine, Writersinterviews.com, the BS3 Sports and Music Show, Indie Music Discovery, Arainofthought.com and more.The Desire to Inspire Foundation websiteThe Desire to Inspire Foundation - Facebook GroupThe Be Line Products websiteSubscribe to Visit Vegas Places with Coyal Never miss an episode again!Plus get behind the scenes coverage with business owners and chefs.Have you thought about hosting your own podcast show? If so, I have provided links below to get you started in the right direction. Start with some gear that you already have, and a quiet space. Now you are officially ready.Riverside FM - provides quality recording and virtual capabilities for long distance guest.Access RiversideFM hereBuzzsprout - is hands down the easiest and best way to launch, promote, and track your podcast. Your show can be online and listed in all the major podcast directories (like Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and more) within minutes of finishing your recording.Access Buzzsprout HerePodmatch - allows Host or Guest to search and match candidates for your show and also matches you to be guest on other podcast shows.Access PodMatch Here Visit Vegas Places with Coyal. Real Vegas, Real Topics, Real Business with Real Owners. Covering topics on economics, entrepreneurship, health, well-being and FOOD! Thank You for tuning in and make sure to VISIT VEGAS PLACES!Follow our social media platforms:https://www.instagram.com/visitvegasplaces/https://www.youtube.com/c/CoyalHarrisonIIISupport the show

Ashley Bernaugh joins The Show to discuss the new study done at the school that determined toxic levels of radiation at Jana Elementary aren't dangerous.

George Sells is At Your Service! In the second and final hour of tonight's show, George is joined by former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri, Michael Wolff, to discuss marijuana legislation in the state. George is also joined by Ashley Bernaugh, PTA President at Jana Elementary, to discuss the Florissant school's exposure to radioactive waste and how this impacts students and families.

PTA President of Jana Elementary, Ashley Bernaugh joins the show talking about the decision to close Jana Elementary. 

Ashley Bernaugh, President of the PTA joins Tom Ackerman and Carol Daniel talking about the radioactive waste that was found at Jana Elementary and what the next steps are

Becky Leach is today's guest on the podcast and it is a powerful one. She talks about surviving abuse and about how therapy is definitely a good thing for all of us at some point in our lives. No matter what your story is, you will find strength and encouragement listening to her story. She is such an amazing woman and artist, click the link below to go and check her out and to order her book, The Pivot: Believing God When You Really, Really Don't Want To. Bio: Becky is a writer, a speaker, and an artist. It is her incredible honor to write and teach about Jesus. Becky lives in Allen, Texas with her high school sweetheart, their three kids, and the newest addition to the bunch- Franklin, their beloved golden doodle. Other things to note: She is serious about how she takes her coffee, was recently elected PTA President, and is in search of the best Meat Lover's Pizza. But Becky is also a survivor. A victim of sexual assault as a child and teen, it is something she hopes to advocate against for the rest of her life. Her journey to recovery spills out into every word that she writes. (News articles & podcast interviews can be found on her website.) Becky wants to use every chance she gets to testify to the freedom she's found by simply choosing to believe God. Whether it is writing a blog post or preparing for a women's conference. Whether it's speaking to a MOPs group or sitting on a Victim Advocacy Panel. Whether it's painting artwork for someone's home or writing a new chapter for her book. Becky's greatest prayer is that you don't see her, but Jesus. Anchor Verse: Psalm 46 Connect with Becky: Website: https://www.beckyleach.com/links IG: https://www.instagram.com/beckyleachtx/ ***This podcast is a proud member of the Spark Network! It is a network of Christian podcasts that cover so many different topics! Head over to: https://www.sparkmedia.ventures/spark-network#/ to find more amazing podcasts!!***

I'm honored to bring you this special part two with dyslexic writer, award winning author, entrepreneur and activist Jonathan Mooney, this time interviewed by my neurodivergent college freshman son, Ryan Neale. If you haven't yet listened to part one for a full exploration of Jonathan's E.P.I.C. life journey, I encourage you to go to that episode next. This episode, inspired by part one, was Ryan's opportunity, just before he left for college, to ask Jonathan for wisdom and guidance about how to flourish at a university while being neurodivergent. What unfolded was that and so much more. In this episode, I passed the microphone completely to Ryan, sat back and listened to him and Jonathan uncover how we can all learn and live outside the lines and stop faking normal. I invite you to listen to this conversation with the same sense of curiosity and trust. I hope you will arrive at the end as Ryan, Jonathan and I all did, personally transformed by the experience.     About Jonathan Mooney: Jonathan Mooney is a dyslexic writer and activist who did not learn to read until he was 12 years old. He is a graduate of Brown University and holds an honors degree in English Literature. At Brown, he became the co-founder of Project Eye-To-Eye, a widely duplicated mentoring program for disabled students. He is also a winner of the prestigious Truman Scholarship for graduate studies in creative writing and education and was a national finalist for the Rhodes scholarship. Jonathan Mooney's work has been featured in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Chicago Tribune, USA Today, HBO, NPR, ABC News, New York Magazine, The Washington Post, and The Boston Globe. A nationally recognized advocate for neurological and physical diversity, he's been speaking across the nation about neurological and physical diversity for two decades, inspiring those who live with differences and calling for change. He has published three books: The Short Bus, Learning Outside the Lines, and Normal Sucks.   Connect with Jonathan: Website | www.jonathanmooney.com  Facebook | www.facebook.com/TheJonathanMooney  Twitter | @_jonathanmooney  Instagram | @thejonathanmooney  LinkedIn | www.linkedin.com/jonathan-mooney  Jonathan's Books Mentioned in this Episode: Normal Sucks: How to Live, Learn, and Thrive Outside the Lines : www.amazon.com/normalsucks Learning outside the Lines: www.amazon.com/Learning_Outside_the_Lines     About Ryan Neale: Ryan Neale is a neurodivergent UCLA Freshman from San Mateo, California. His parents discovered he was differently wired when he was 18 months old but he has been in mainstream education for his academic career, with most people around him not knowing about some of the struggles that he faces. His experiences masking his neuro differences have given him a unique perspective on many of the struggles neurodiverse people face, such as public stigma, internalized ableism, and the ever-present desire to fit in. As he has begun advocating more for his needs, he has high hopes to use his perspective and communication skills to increase public understanding of neurodiversity, and hopefully create a more inclusive society for everyone. In his free time, he enjoys playing basketball, coaching youth sports, roughhousing with his little brother, and diving headfirst into his many fantasy special interests. He is thrilled to have participated in the 2022 Stanford Neurodiversity Summit on a K-12 student panel. You can listen to the panel here. Read Ryan's journey to “I got in!” - This Magic Moment - New UCLA Students Journeys to Acceptance   Connect with Ryan:  Instagram | www.instagram.com/ryanjeneale    Topics Discussed in this Episode: How Ryan got introduced to Jonathan and his book Normal Sucks  Jonathan's invitation to Ryan to lean into his “badassness”  How Jonathan transcended the obstacles in his path as a neurodivergent young adult with ADHD and dyslexia on his way to Brown College The biggest barrier for Jonathan on his path: the internalized messages that he was stupid, lazy, crazy The key question Jonathan says we should be asking instead of “how smart are you?” How and why an F on an English final became an inflection point for Jonathan in his advocacy journey   How neurodiverse students can survive and thrive in a flawed system    The importance of meta-cognition Why we should reframe our language from “diagnosis” to “assessment” that identifies both the challenges and strengths of being neurodiverse. The importance of seeking out people in your life that can help you build self-knowledge and find the good in you What Ryan and Jonathan think Batman has to teach neurodiverse students The negative impact of trying to pass or mask as “normal” and what helped Jonathan move from shame to pride in his own journey    Jonathan's message to “find your crew” and do something to contribute and make the world better The commitment Ryan is making as he embarks on his college journey Resources and Topics Mentioned: Free tools for testing your Signature learning strengths: www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths  www.thrively.com  Speech-to-Text App: otter.ai  Eye-to-Eye: www.jonathanmooney.com/project/eyetoeye    Related Podcast Episodes: Listen to these Next Ep 90: Different is not Deficient with Normal Sucks Author Jonathan Mooney Ep 87: Embracing Neurodiversity and Being an Adult with Julie Lythcott-Haims and Ryan Neale   This Episode's Challenge:  Jonathan challenges us to not ask yourself, “are you going to be successful?” but instead,  to hold yourself accountable to be successful in the right way.  He wants us to stop hiding and be out and proud of our differences that make us special. This way, we can give to the community with purpose, pride, and passion.   This Episode is dedicated by Cindy McCormick: Some people are lucky enough to have a career doing EXACTLY what they were born to do - Cindy is one of them. She loves running Cindy McCormick College Advising (CMCA,) but more importantly, she thrives on guiding high school students along their paths to college. She received her B.A., teaching credential, and Masters in Education from UCLA; instructional writing certification from UC Santa Barbara; and college counseling certificate from UC San Diego. With the highest standards in education, training, and ethics, she believes in getting to know her students thoroughly while relentlessly researching schools to ultimately guide kids to their best fit college homes. Before college advising, Cindy taught school in both Westchester County, NY and Southern California, and then specialized as a college application and essay writing instructor. She also served as a PTA President and a team manager of a global top-ranked STEM student team for ten years.   As a mother of five children, Gifted And Talented educator, autism specialist, and Spanish bilingual instructor, Cindy embraces diverse abilities, perspectives and backgrounds. Her wide variety of experiences allow her to bond with all kinds of teenage personalities and interests; she delights in getting to know each student, motivating and coaching them, and ultimately customizing their unique college plans. In her downtime, she loves spending time with her family of 6 men, running marathons in beautiful places, and cuddling her Goldendoodle, Ollie.   Connect with Cindy:  Facebook | www.facebook.com/cmcollegeadvising  Instagram | @cmcollegeadvising LinkedIn | www.linkedin.com/in/cindy-mccormick-cmca Website | www.cindymccormickcollegeadvising.com    Announcements: Our Fall Virtual Milestone Hike Is Here! Ready to press pause and set YOUR course for an intentional new school year? Our kids have had new beginnings… now it's time for us! Sign up today for the fall Mother's Quest Virtual Milestone Hike and a powerful interactive experience like none other. Intrigued? Check out the links below for more info and to register for one of two upcoming dates:  Tuesday Sept 27 - https://mailchi.mp/mothersquest/septvirtualhike22  Saturday Oct. 1st - https://mailchi.mp/mothersquest/octvirtualhike22  It's Pay from the Heart to make it accessible to anyone who wants to come. Hope to see you there! P.S. Have a friend who would like to join? Invite them along. Always better to hike with a friend   Mother's Quest Circle: Next Chapter Edition We will be opening the registration for the Mother's Quest Virtual Circle soon! I'm facilitating a Mother's Quest Virtual Circle in November for moms like me who have children going off to their next chapter (whether that is college, trade school, travel or the workforce)  Our children's next chapter is a window of opportunity for us to invest in ourselves in new ways. Doing it in community with like-minded mothers is always powerful.    — Mother's Quest is a podcast for moms who are ready to live a truly E.P.I.C. life. Join in for intimate conversations with a diverse group of inspiring mothers as they share how they are living an E.P.I.C. life, Engaging mindfully with their children (E), Passionately and Purposefully making a difference beyond their family (P), Investing in themselves (I), and Connecting to a strong support network (C). Join our community of mothers to light the way and sustain you on your quest at www.facebook.com/groups/mothersquest    

The StclairSpeaksshow is an interview format podcast show where I highlight and showcase professionals in business from across the world, we discuss topics from within their industry expertise and dive into their backstory on how they got to where they are today. http://thestclairspeaksshowpodcast.com/ About the guest Dawn Airhart Witte has a mission: to inspire others to find their purpose and live it! She is a certified life coach, speaker, and the founder of the Desire to Inspire Foundation, a non-profit organization that works to break cycles of extreme poverty. Dawn has also penned several books, including Be… which encourages perseverance, purpose, and putting kindness out into the world. Prior to following her passion to improve the world, Dawn held a number of leadership positions, including PTA President, NCL-LA Founder Chapter President, Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA), Big Sister, and Public Works Commissioner. She attended Cornell University and earned certification in Animal Assisted Therapies from Harcum College. Dawn recently received an Honorary Doctorate in Humanitarianism from the Global International Alliance. She is the 2021 Women of Achievement Ms. Elite Southern California titleholder and was recently appointed as Chaplain of the USA Ladies of All Nations International (LOANI) group for California. https://desiretoinspirefoundation.org/ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/stclairspeaksshow/support

The StclairSpeaksshow is an interview format podcast show where I highlight and showcase professionals in business from across the world, we discuss topics from within their industry expertise and dive into their backstory on how they got to where they are today.http://thestclairspeaksshowpodcast.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/yahavystclair/ About the guest Dawn Airhart Witte has a mission: to inspire others to find their purpose and live it! She is a certified life coach, speaker, and the founder of the Desire to Inspire Foundation, a non-profit organization that works to break cycles of extreme poverty. Dawn has also penned several books, including Be… which encourages perseverance, purpose, and putting kindness out into the world.Prior to following her passion to improve the world, Dawn held a number of leadership positions, including PTA President, NCL-LA Founder Chapter President, Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA), Big Sister, and Public Works Commissioner. She attended Cornell University and earned certification in Animal Assisted Therapies from Harcum College. Dawn recently received an Honorary Doctorate in Humanitarianism from the Global International Alliance. She is the 2021 Women of Achievement Ms. Elite Southern California titleholder and was recently appointed as Chaplain of the USA Ladies of All Nations International (LOANI) group for California.https://desiretoinspirefoundation.org/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A scandalous affair between the PTA President and the school principal. A school budget in crisis. In this episode, Jess and Meg explore the culture of Parkside Elementary School and how its toxicity could have easily led to Steve's ultimate demise. It's a viable theory left unexplored by law enforcement, who were quick to make an arrest and close this case for good.  --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/blenderthepodcast/message

In this episode, Katie Petros, past Key Biscayne Village Council Member 2016-2020 and PTA President and School Board Member for Saint Steven School, Chair of the Key Biscayne Dog Park Committee, and is currently a financial analyst for Pilot, a startup that runs the financial part of other startups. Katie has been a Key Biscayne Resident for 29 years.

Meet your hosts, Jess and Meg, inmates at the Flower County Correctional Facility. Listen as they deep dive into who Steve Meade was as a PTA President, small business owner, and part of the Parkside Community before he met his untimely demise. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/blenderthepodcast/message

Let me ask you this: How involved in your community are you? Do you attend events? Volunteer for a local non-profit? Have regular ladies nights playing Bunco or Cards Against Humanity? (Don't judge)Jenny Ketchepaw and Jennifer Abbott-Aston met through a mutual friend who thought they'd hit it off -- and they certainly did. They formed a friendship that's supportive, empowering and often vulnerable. Like many of us, they could have kept that friendship to themselves, but Jenny and Jen knew they had something special and wanted to empower other women to also experience a deep connection. In this episode, you'll hear their story from friendship to community leadership, and how they're bringing women together in their own neighborhood — and all over the world. Mentioned in this episode:WeWil CollaborativeLean In CircleStrengths Finder episode with JennyThe Four AgreementsForty Thrive Premiere Episode!Heather and Vanessa's podcastGuests:Jenny Ketchepaw currently serves as the Vice President of Talent Engagement for a financial institution where she manages the Training and Leadership Development initiatives for the Bank. Jenny has been working in the financial industry for 22 years, serving in various leadership capacities. Jenny is a certified Gallup Strengths Coach. Jenny is a positive person that believes in being proactive in life, forging lasting relationships, and making an impact where you serve. Jenny loves to travel and spend time with her husband of 19 years and their two young children.Jennifer Abbott-Aston relocated from Toronto to Los Angeles in 2002, securing a position at USC where she worked as a merchandise executive for the next ten years. She made the difficult decision to move into the CEO/MOM role in 2011 for her 3 boys. Jennifer stayed active by volunteering in roles of PTA President, Vice President, and Parliamentarian; she served as Treasurer for Arcadia Child Health Council, Little League T-ball Coordinator, Canteen Coordinator and she served as the Fundraising Officer on the Meadows Foundation Board.  In 2016, Jennifer made the move to re-enter the workforce and eventually made the crucial decision to join full time the company she co-founded; Human Element Company, a staffing and HR agency. Today Jennifer serves on a Vestry representing Human Relations/Social Justice groups which include Anti Racism Coalition, Immigrant Support Circle and LGBTQ+. Jennifer is a futuristic restorative achiever with a deep appreciation of belief and discipline.Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/grownasswoman)

The AGC Experience podcast features our AGC Talks speakers sharing their message in an audio podcast that you can listen to from anywhere. Listen in to our recent AGC Talks featured guest.  Listen as Whitney Nicely shares How to become a real estate investor so you can be a stay-at-home mom a motivational talk with AGC Indiana June 2021.  Lots of ladies are forced to choose between family and career. Mom guilt is a real thing and in today's world, it's wrecking the family dynamic. What if there was a way for stay-at-home moms to make $10,000 or more while never missing a doctor's appointment, recital or ball practice? What if you could contribute to the family's financial commitments AND be present with the kids at dinner? What would your life look like if you knew how to buy investment properties without borrowing money or using a real estate agent? Imagine being able to take over people's mortgage payments on empty houses that don't need to be flipped... YES! You can! You can be a successful real estate investor and Mom Uber right now. Join this chat to find out how you can buy vacant land for $1,500 and rent it for $750 a month... AND how you can find people with houses they don't want to deal with anymore. I don't care if your dream job is stay at home dog mom or if you want to be the PTA President. YOU can make it all happen with passive income!  Learning Objectives: Find vacant land to rent to businesses Talk to Sellers with empty houses Make verbal offers over the phone Set appointments to view houses in less than 10 minutes Feel confident signing contracts to buy houses like most women buy shoes  Speaker Bio: Whitney Nicely went from no investments (or strategies) to 15 houses, 19 apartment units, and 7 chunks of land in less than three years- all bringing monthly money to her bank account on autopilot. Whitney Buys Houses is the name of her real estate firm in Tennessee and its true! Whitney Buys Houses just like she teaches other ladies in First Deal Done FAST.  Whitney recently became the President of the Knoxville REIA and is ready to make an even bigger bang within the local real estate community.  In case she ever gets bored She also owns and operates Whitney Hauling and Trucking in Knoxville, TN. When it comes to Whitney, the question is never if she can do something, but when and how she is going to make it happen.  AGC Accelerated Global Connections is a business networking organization that helps connect business professionals globally through in person networking, motivational talks, and online social profiles. To learn more about AGC and membership in this growing organization.  Visit https://www.joinagc.com/  

Join our guest, Brett Fox, as we discuss all things Back to School in 2021. After a tumultuous school year in 2020, we discuss what it will be like for our children to go back to in person school, the excitement, and also the anxiety that goes along with it for the food allergy community and how to be prepared. Brett is the Leader of the Northern Virginia Food Allergy Support Group and PTA President at Herndon Middle School. Hosted by: Tiffany Leon, Senior Manager Training & Professional Programs and Jason Linde, VP of Communications & Government & Community Affairs

Discover Rising Tides with Kristin Selmeczy How the Outside Makes the Inside Better Through conversations with female business owners, we explore the benefits of time spent outside to maintain life balance. The time outside and activity may differ in each conversation, but we delve into the subject to find the commonality that drives us all. As a business owner, I find myself outside to balance the challenges of every day Discovering Kristin Selmeczy - Kristin has 3 kids, balances 2 hockey teams, in house baseball and travel baseball. She is a PTA President at one school and PTA chair for another. There is non-stop action in her home. Upon having her second child and getting stuck in a snow storm during his first winter she swore she would give up her corporate career and do something different… something that would allow her to spend time with her kids and volunteer . Kristin found a franchise broker who analyzed her skill set, resources and the lifestyle she wanted. She started interviewing franchisees and found that Molly Maid checked all of the boxes! She finds being a busy mom and owning a business can be challenging but she finds most rewarding! One thing that Kristin has always believed is that doing business in a community means becoming part of the fabric of that community. This is why she actively supports the Ms. Molly Foundation which supports victims of Domestic Violence. Kristin feels good to donate a portion of every clean to help those in need. Submit Questions hello@discoverrisingtides.com Podcast page: https://discoverrisingtides.com/

Discover Rising Tides with Kristin Selmeczy How the Outside Makes the Inside Better  Through conversations with female business owners, we explore the benefits of time spent outside to maintain life balance. The time outside and activity may differ in each conversation, but we delve into the subject to find the commonality that drives us all. As a business owner, I find myself outside to balance the challenges of every day  Discovering Kristin Selmeczy  -  Kristin has 3 kids, balances 2 hockey teams, in house baseball and travel baseball.  She is a PTA President at one school and PTA chair for another.  There is non-stop action in her home.  Upon having her second child and getting stuck in a snow storm during his first winter she swore she would give up her corporate career and do something different… something that would allow her to spend time with her kids and volunteer .  Kristin found a franchise broker who analyzed  her skill set,  resources and the lifestyle she wanted.  She started interviewing franchisees and found that Molly Maid checked all of the boxes!   She finds being a busy mom and owning a business can be challenging but she finds most rewarding!  One thing that Kristin has always believed is that doing business in a community means becoming part of the fabric of that community.  This is why she actively supports the Ms. Molly Foundation which supports victims of Domestic Violence.  Kristin feels good to donate a portion of every clean to help those in need.  July 21st,  2021  3:00 pm PST Submit Questions  hello@discoverrisingtides.com  or call in live during the show 1-323-580-5755 Podcast page: https://discoverrisingtides.com/offerings InstaGram: Watch or listen at: https://linkedlocalnetwork.com/discover-rising-tides/

About Cindy McCormick: Cindy McCormick is an accomplished educator, leader, and college counselor. She received her B.A., teaching credential, and Masters in Education from UCLA; instructional writing certification from UC Santa Barbara; and college counseling certification from UC San Diego. As a member of the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA), she is a professional with the highest standards in education, training, and ethics. She has taught school in both Westchester County, NY and Southern California, and specialized as a college application and essay writing instructor. She also served as a PTA President and longtime competitive global STEM organization team manager. With over 25 years experience, Cindy knows what it takes to help students open doors to their dream colleges. As a mother of five children, Gifted And Talented educator, autism specialist, and Spanish bilingual instructor, Cindy understands a variety of perspectives and backgrounds. Her experience working with different personalities, abilities, and needs enables her to bond with teenagers and customize their unique college plan. In her downtime, Cindy enjoys her family, running group, book club, prayer group, cooking, and cuddling her goldendoodle, Ollie. Contact Cindy McCormick: https://www.cindymccormickcollegeadvising.com/ cindy@cmcollegeadvising.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Dawn Airhart Witte has a mission: to inspire others to find their purpose and live it! She is a certified life coach, speaker and the founder of the Desire to Inspire Foundation, a non-profit organization that works to break cycles of extreme poverty. Dawn has also penned several books, including Be… which encourages perseverance, purpose and putting kindness out into the world.Though she's involved in many projects, Dawn's most proud of her role as a mom to two daughters. Nurturing their hearts and spirits drives a deep desire to do the same for children everywhere. And Dawn is doing exactly that through trips around the world with Desire to Inspire providing clean water, education, clothing, food, books and love.Prior to following her passion to improve the world, Dawn held a number of leadership positions, including PTA President, NCL-LA Founder Chapter President, Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA), Big Sister, and Public Works Commissioner. She attended Cornell University and earned certification in Animal Assisted Therapies from Harcum College. Dawn recently received an Honorary Doctorate in Humanitarianism from the Global International Alliance. She is the 2021 Women of Achievement Ms. Elite Southern California titleholder and was recently appointed as Chaplain of the USA Ladies of All Nations International (LOANI) group for California.In addition to helping others through coaching and her foundation, Dawn is currently working on her “Be…” books and merchandise as well as her “Recipes for Being” series. She is also raising money for her “Paths to Purpose” sustainability projects in Africa.No matter the challenge, Dawn believes in Pamela Leo's words, “Children need at least one person in their life who thinks the sun rises and sets on them, who delights in their existence, and loves them unconditionally.” See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Carl is out with family, but the rest of the pod boys are joined by Super Shark for some classic pcrn chit-chat! Justice for Andre Hill Justice for Casey Goodson Jr Help us keep the lights on: Join us on Patreon Watch the video replay! Buy a shirt! Now including Discord access! Follow on Twitch to Watch Live! Play Trivia with John Every Week! Amazon Prime 30-Day Free Trial

Louisville, Kentucky -- This is an edited-down-to-49-minutes version of the actual meeting that took place in PTA President Heather Wampler's basement on March 5, 2017 where myriad "causes" were manufactured and presented until there was enough "evidence" to justify removing a concerned JCPS advocate from the district's PTA board. In 2019, these same individuals rigged their elections so that she and other moms did not stand a snowball's chance at holding a seat on the board. National PTA was notified of these offenses, and they referred us to Kentucky PTA, which was run by the same handful of individuals, including Eddie Squires (current district PTA president and former KY PTA president), Sharon Whitworth (former JCPS employee), Autumn Neagle (former district PTA President), and Cherie Dimar (former President of both entities). JCPS district leaders were also notified on several occasions, and they did nothing, and in some cases denied it was happening. All documentation to these allegations will be posted on our website at www.dearjcps.com/audio-archives.

Chris Prestridge is the owner of FOL Sports, and Board member with Friends of Lakewood, and also serves as the current PTA President of Woodrow Wilson HS in Dallas ISD, Dallas, TX. FOL Sports was born out of a need to provide our children with more motion and activity based structured and free play. Wth schools limiting recess and gym time, electronics and video games are taking up more and more of our kids time. We wanted to provide a place our kids could learn about the importance of fitness and teamwork in an electronics free zone. FOL Sports is in its 5th year of providing an amazing program to Lakewood kids. Run by 2 Lakewood dads and open to boys and girls, incoming Kinder to 5th grade. Friends of Lakewood (FOL) is the Father's organization associated with Lakewood Elementary that has been providing for Lakewood Elementary since 1982. FOLS has over 1000 members strong and are comprised of dads that are dedicated to enhancing the educational experience of the students of Lakewood Elementary School. As part of the Amazing Things podcast launch, I am supporting an amazing pilot project in Uganda. LIsten in to learn about the Conscious Coalition (CC) and their ground-breaking international joint venture bringing clean water, world-class servant leadership training, compassionate peace building, women's empowerment, and children's enrichment in a pilot project in west Uganda. Leaders from across the community will receive in-person and virtual training from international experts, and our Amazing Things kickoff is helping promote the fund raising to support this project. Visit the CC site to learn more and donate to the project that will begin a movement multiplying community building in the region and around the world. Listen to the episode with Michael Bezdek to learn more from the project's visionary leader. For more Amazing Things visit MoreAmazingThings.com where you can join the VIP Team (Very Inspiring People) for members-only benefits including fun giveaways for the Amazing Things launch month of April, 2021. Help share the inspiration by subscribing, reviewing, and sharing Amazing Things with others! Thanks for stopping by and tuning in.Join Dan Garrison on Amazing Things to learn and be inspired as he shares authentic conversations with friends who are servant leaders doing amazing things to impact their neighbors both down the street and across the nations. Entrepreneurs, educators, and other high-impact humans will encourage you to go do amazing things in your communities. Via video on YouTube Via Apple podcast Via Spotify

Maria Hasbany is a high-capacity civic leader in Dallas, TX currently serving as Appointee to the Dallas Park & Recreation Board - District 9 at City of Dallas Park & Recreation. She previously has served in many volunteer capacities in public schools in the Dallas ISD, including her time as the PTA President at historic and award-winning Woodrow Wilson HS where she helped bring numerous high-impact improvements to the campus and other feeder pattern schools in the east Dallas area. You can connect with Maria via maria.hasbany@dallascityhall.com. As part of the Amazing Things podcast launch, I am supporting an amazing pilot project in Uganda. LIsten in to learn about the Conscious Coalition (CC) and their ground-breaking international joint venture bringing clean water, world-class servant leadership training, compassionate peace building, women's empowerment, and children's enrichment in a pilot project in west Uganda. Leaders from across the community will receive in-person and virtual training from international experts, and our Amazing Things kickoff is helping promote the fund raising to support this project. Visit the CC site to learn more and donate to the project that will begin a movement multiplying community building in the region and around the world. Listen to the episode with Michael Bezdek to learn more from the project's visionary leader. For more Amazing Things visit MoreAmazingThings.com where you can join the VIP Team (Very Inspiring People) for members-only benefits including fun giveaways for the Amazing Things launch month of April, 2021. Help share the inspiration by subscribing, reviewing, and sharing Amazing Things with others! Thanks for stopping by and tuning in. Join Dan Garrison on Amazing Things to learn and be inspired as he shares authentic conversations with friends who are servant leaders doing amazing things to impact their neighbors both down the street and across the nations. Entrepreneurs, educators, and other high-impact humans will encourage you to go do amazing things in your communities. Via video on YouTube Via Apple podcast Via Spotify

PTA, PTO, “National”, State PTAs - what's the deal? This episode will demystify the multitude of PTs as well as give tips for the best way to leverage the resources. If you are a PTA leader, PTO leader or parent wondering how to navigate the PT system or how to leverage the resources, this episode is for you.    About Our Guest: MaryBeth Weeks, New Mexico PTA President MaryBeth Weeks is currently the New Mexico PTA President. Her term of office began on July 1, 2019 and goes through June 30, 2021. She served as a local PTA President and as a member of the NMPTA Board of Directors before assuming the office of New Mexico PTA's President. MaryBeth has participated as a member of the New Mexico Public Education Dept Family Cabinet, the Rio Rancho CPAT and as a member of her elementary school's SAC. She is the mom of seven children ranging in age from nineteen to six. Four of her children receive special education services through her children's school district. MaryBeth is an advocate for equitable education for all children and believes that every student can succeed when education is provided in an appropriate learning environment.   This show is brought to you by K-12 Clothing. K-12 Clothing is a PTA-Dad created business focused on providing high-quality school apparel while increasing access to educational resources through fundraising in schools. Learn more at k12clothing.com

Dawn is an entrepreneur, author, award winning international speaker and philanthropist. Dawn's mission is to inspire people around the world to find their purpose and live it! She is a certified life coach and the founder of the Desire to Inspire Foundation; a non-profit organization that connects with communities around the world to break cycles of extreme poverty. Dawn has also penned several books, including Be… which imparts an important message about perseverance, purpose and putting kindness out into the world.Desire to Inspire FoundationThough she's involved in many projects, Dawn's most proud of her role as a mom to two daughters. Nurturing their hearts and spirits drives a deep desire to do the same for children everywhere. And Dawn is doing exactly that through Desire to Inspire and purposeful trips around the world providing much-needed assistance in the form of clean water, education, clothing, food, books and love. It was after her first trip to Africa that Dawn fell in love with the community there and saw for the first time what she wanted her life's work to be.Today the foundation is in the process of building two community centers that will combine real world training with transformational life coaching principles to help people discover and use their talents to support themselves, their families, and communities.Dawn's Other AccoladesPrior to following her passion to improve the world, Dawn held a number of leadership positions. She served as PTA President, NCL-LA Founder Chapter President, Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA), Big Sister, Public Works Commissioner for the City of La Canada Flintridge, and many others. She attended Cornell University and earned certification in Animal Assisted Therapies from Harcum College. Dawn recently received an Honorary Doctorate in Humanitarianism from the Global International Alliance. She is the 2021 Women of Achievement Ms. Elite Southern California titleholder and was recently appointed as Chaplain of the USA Ladies of All Nations International (LOANI) group for California. Through each experience, she has learned a great deal about leadership and the importance of inspiring people to greatness.Dawn is regularly featured across all forms of media, including MTVRock.com, iHeartRadio, Well World TV, The Balance Doctor, The Naked Truth Podcast, Nora Gouma Magazine, Writersinterviews.com, the BS3 Sports and Music Show, Indie Music Discovery, Arainofthought.com and more.Dawn's Other ProjectsIn addition to helping others through coaching and her foundation, Dawn is currently working on her “Be…” books and Be Line Products as well as her “Recipes for Being” series.  She is also raising money for her “Paths to Purpose” sustainability projects in Africa.No matter the challenge, Dawn believes in Pamela Leo's words, “Children need at least one person in their life who thinks the sun rises and sets on them, who delights in their existence, and loves them unconditionally.”

We are dashing into March with lots going on! Enjoy this episode where we hear from our PTA President and PTA VP!

The first male president of the national PTA did not take office until 2009 and in that same year, only 10% of national PTA members were men. Why don't more men join and how can we change that? This episode features a Utah PTA dad who holds a role 100% focused on changing these statistics. Learn how you can make a change in your organization as well. About our guest: Jason Nackos is a former teacher who taught at the junior high level for 3 years before he “retired” to raise his kids full time. He started to get involved in the PTA once his youngest started school full time because of his desire to be in the school and embarrass his kids on a regular basis. He has served two years as Membership VP, one as President Elect and one as PTA President at Mapleton Elementary in Mapleton, Utah. He currently serves as the Male Engagement Specialist for Utah PTA where he oversees a committee that focuses on increasing male involvement throughout the state. He and his friend Ryan Schriever (a local attorney and former Membership VP at Mapleton Elementary) went viral with a carpool karaoke video in 2018 that co-starred their principal. From there they continued to make videos for their school and for Utah PTA and became affectionately known as The PTA Dads. Some of their videos can be found at the Mapleton Elementary PTA YouTube page. ------------------- This show is brought to you by K-12 Clothing. K-12 Clothing is a PTA-Dad created business focused on providing high-quality school apparel while increasing access to educational resources through fundraising in schools. Learn more at k12clothing.com   This show is made possible by support from SquadLocker.

Tony and Angela’s unique relationship gets called into question when Tony runs for PTA President. We’re discussing how many “intimate” situations these two have already been in after just two seasons, Angela’s loaded endorsement of Tony, and my theory as to why our favorite guest star, Wendy, got a new last name. Join us for Tony for President! It’s The Who’s the Boss Podcast! Join us while we rewatch every episode of this groundbreaking 80s classic television show to get ready for the reboot starring Tony Danza and Alyssa Milano (and hopefully Judith Light and Danny Pintauro). We discuss what still works today, what doesn’t, Angela Bower’s awesomeness, Tony Micelli’s machismo, and why Mona is actually the boss. New episodes every Monday and Thursday available everywhere you listen to podcasts. Things we mentioned in the podcast: Join us for more discussion at The Who's the Boss? Resource on Facebook Who’s the Boss Theme Song Performances and Covers If you enjoy this podcast, please consider rating and reviewing. It will help us get more listeners. Visit us! We’d love to hear from you. @whosthebosspodcast on Instagram @whosthebosspod1 on Twitter The Who’s the Boss Podcast on Facebook If you would like to leave us a voice message to use on a future show, go to https://anchor.fm/wtbpodcast and click on Message. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wtbpodcast/message

Dawn Funk is a former teacher, former graduate professor, former cookie business owner, former PTA President who was disgusted as a Mom and in her marriage and fought for change and did something different to get ride of her disgust!She connected with Jesus finally at age 40 after hitting rock bottom in her marriage and in her finances and said..YES to the world of direct sales!For the last 10 years she has been leading thousands of people to better wellness, traveled the world (including Antartica) and now gets to make cookies just because she wants to bless others.In addition to running her health and wellness business, she runs an online cookie community teaching others to be blessing bakers and helping raise awareness for breast implant illness.She gives all the glory to her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for every single gift and wants to give all those gifts back to the world!

As chair of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion committee of the Michigan PTA, and past PTA President at Norup International School, Jennifer Johnson is living out her purpose – to advocate for all children, and to take steps toward building true equity in education. Growing up in a family committed to Civil Rights and accompanying her mother to rallies from before she could walk, Jennifer feels purpose in her bones – and lives it out by speaking up and modeling for her children and her community. On the latest episode of the Make Meaning Podcast, Jennifer talks with host Lynne Golodner about how her post-Civil Rights childhood led her to a purpose-driven life. She's spent a decade advocating for children and families, and recently earned a certificate in diversity and inclusion from Cornell University. The mom of a teenager and a 9-year-old, Jennifer leads by example, because, as she says, “The children are watching us.”

Today we have entrepreneur and women extraordinare Penny Ledbetter with us! Penny is CEO, wife, mother to 4 children, 2 step-daughters, 5 son and daughter-in-laws all of which are all very accomplished in their own fields and grandmother to 9 grandkids with one more coming in September. I have known Penny for many years as she was one of the few women CEO in my Vistage Group. For those who don’t know about Vistage, it is CEO coaching and peer advisory organization that meets monthly. Penny is the CEO of C. Sanders Emblems. C Sanders is an advertising specialty company that designs original promotional products. They are best known for their beautiful lapel pins that goes on baseball hats, shirts for sports teams like Little League Baseball, clubs like Elks Clubs & RSVP and companies like Disney. Under her leadership, Penny was voted in 2017 by PPAI, PROMOTIONAL PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL, her industry’s trusted professional organization as BEST BOSS to work for. In her early years, Penny spend many years as a teacher before retiring to full time mom after her four kids were born. As Penny’s leadership still could not be contained to just staying at home, she would volunteer in her community that eventually led her to be the PTA President for 3 years, PTA Council President, First District PTA Board for the San Gabriel Valley and Board member on many foundations and committees. Penny is also the ultimate role model for knowing how to balance work with family and still raise successful children. All of Penny’s 6 children graduated from University with 3 having earned a PhD, all in completely different field. Because I know Penny personally I know how accomplished her kids are truly. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to episode seven of our eight-part mini podcast series with the Alliance of Community Foundations of Silicon Valley. Keep tuning in to learn from each member of the Alliance in episodes to come and in recent months. This episode features a conversation with Marsha BonDurant, Board President for Woodside Community Foundation (WCF), Liz Dressel, Board Secretary for WCF and PTA President for Woodside Elementary School and Robyn Cornyn, Head of Communications at WCF facilitated by Michelle Fries, SVCF Director of Nonprofit Support Services. WCF serves a small community in San Mateo County, and the conversation highlights the foundation’s rich history and areas of focus, how WCF is partnering with the community to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, and how the members leverage the relationships and knowledge from the Alliance of Community Foundations of Silicon Valley to learn new ways to support the community. In SVCF’s Philanthropy Now podcast series, we explore trends in the world of philanthropy, social impact initiatives in Silicon Valley and beyond, and we look at how SVCF promotes innovative philanthropic solutions to challenging problems.  Access the full show notes at siliconvalleycf.org

If you’re worried about your child’s safety this fall, you’re definitely not alone. Hear from a local elementary school’s PTA President, as she expresses her thoughts, concerns, and optimism for the future. She has four children of her own, all at different levels of education, so Monica is more than plugged into the debate about what to do!

It's all parents of school aged children can think about....their kids and school. Virtual, two days a week, homeschool? Will they stay in school, will they fall behind? Why are the schools making the decisions they are making and what do they have to say about them? Following the Secretary of Education's declaration that all schools should open in person, regardless of the current climbing pandemic, The Two Jess(es) sit down with two Fairfax County School Board members to get their take on the current crisis, and how it is affecting our kids.This is an honest and at moments, uncomfortable conversation that must be had.Show Notes:Meet Rachna!Rachna Sizemore Heizer is one of three At-Large Fairfax County School Board Members, the 10th largest school system in the United States in a county of over 1 million residents. She is the first Indian American person and first Asian American woman elected to a Fairfax County wide office. She is also the Program Coordinator of the Human Resource Development minor program and teaches employment law, leadership, and diversity and cultural competency online at Texas Tech University. She received both her Bachelor of Arts in Political Economy and her law degree from the University of California at Berkeley and started her career as a corporate and employment lawyer. She has served on numerous community boards and spent over twelve years as a disability justice advocate, working with state and federal officials on education policy and criminal justice issues. Her goals on the school board are to bring a voice to those students who most need it while ensuring a strengths-focused and interdisciplinary education that fosters creativity, critical thinking, and real-world problem solving. Meet Laura Jane!Laura Jane Cohen was sworn into office as the Springfield District School Board Member on December 12, 2019. Laura Jane grew up in Marietta, Georgia and is the daughter and granddaughter of public school teachers.After graduating from the University of Georgia with a degree in Political Science, Laura Jane worked for the Lt. Governor and Secretary of State of Georgia. When she and her husband moved to Fairfax County in 2001, Laura Jane became the Director of Outreach for a National Parkinson’s nonprofit. Having two kids brought her back to her teaching roots. Laura Jane taught preschool for several years before becoming a long-term substitute teacher for Fairfax County Public Schools. Laura Jane also served on the Cherry Run Elementary School PTA for eight years, three years as Staff Relations Chair, two terms as PTA President, and as the liaison to the Fairfax County Council of PTAs. She is currently a proud member of the Lake Braddock PTSA.Laura Jane is a proud volunteer with Moms Demand Action and has also served on the Fairfax County Democratic Committee’s LGBTQ+ Committee. She also served on the Career and Technical Education Advisory Committee as well as the Disputed Materials Committee for the FCPS School Board. In addition to her advocacy work, Laura Jane opened a vintage home decor shop in Clifton in 2015 and enjoys restoring furniture in her free time. Laura Jane and her husband, Seth, live in Burke with their two kids, two dogs, and Laura Jane’s mom.Support the show (http://www.paypal.com)

Some of the most impactful voices from the frontlines of distance learning are those of our beloved Classified staff and volunteers in our Sac City community. This week, we check in with a Classified staff who serves many roles for Pacific Elementary and her husband. Juanita Fred is the Walking Attendant/Noon Time Duty Monitor and PTA President, and her husband Reed Fred is a regular volunteer and current caretaker of Pacific's community garden. Juanita and Reed have been going to Pacific Elementary regularly to tend to the garden, and specifically, they've taken on a special memorial garden that they are taking care of with loving attention. They are also parents to a 7th grader at Fern Bacon Middle School. We will chat with them about their many roles supporting our district during the school closure and their experience navigating Covid 19. We will also share the SEL Competency of the Week- Responsible Decision Making- and a practical tip for practicing SEL. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/scusdsel/message

"STOP AND HAVE FUN"     Before we get started: Please let others know about my newsletter at blendingthefamily.com. If you or someone you know wants coaching please click here and it will take you to the coaching page. My goal is to get the podcast in the top 100 of Apple podcasts and I can only do this with your help. Please leave a rating and review, share the link to the podcast with your social media followers, and support the guest on the podcast. ON WITH THE SHOW.   My guest this week is a very good friend of the family. Nate Harrison is the founder of the daycare "Mile High Adventures." Located in the Denver Colorado metro area: http://www.milehighadvntrs.com/ About Nate: "I've been working with children since 1995; most often as a child care provider, and in 2011 I decided to go private after feeling that so many programs were focused on something other than families and children.  I hold an elementary education degree in Colorado with a PE endorsement, won the State Pickleball Gold Medal in 2014 and 2015, am captain/coach of a men's ice hockey team at the Promenade (Four Championships and three 2nd place finishes in 9 seasons leading the team), and was PTA President at Ryan Elementary in Jefferson County from 2010-2012. I've coached soccer, football, tennis, kayaking/canoeing, and hockey; am a rock climbing instructor for Westminster Rec, been a Girl Scout counselor (residential and day camp), the head instructor and run the snowboard department at SolVista Basin/Granby Ranch in Colorado for six seasons, and have worked in Indiana and Boston with children as a para, substitute teacher, and child care provider. I have a 15 year old son who plays competitive hockey at Hyland Hills (MVP his second season; Captain in his 4th season), leading scorer for Standley Lake in his sophmore year - proud Dad moment, has won 5 state championships in flag football, (though he doesn't give enough credit to his handsome coach), plays lacrosse, and snowboards, wakesurfs, climbs, bikes, and pretty much plays any of the sports I do. My guiding philosophy is having children being outside and active as much as possible.  This helps them gain independence, see the playground of nature, and create lasting memories."   Nate and his son Gabe are HUGE Denver Bronco fans and I wanted to ask Nate right off the bat (no pun intended) how they are dealing with no sports. I do have to mention that Nate is an avid Pickleball player and yes, we do mock him about the sport. Then Nate got me on my lack of being very good at Scrabble. There are some great tips from Nate to help parents out with getting our kids active during these unusual times. Nate does mention someone on the radio named "Stink," who is former NFL player Mark Schlereth heard on 104.3 The Fan in Denver. Nate's son Gabe has been doing online schools for a few years and he offers up one key way to help our kids with getting through each school day. Have an open and honest dialog with your kids was something that really stood out to me that Nate talked about. We both agreed that our American school system is broken. Our hope is that schools will recognize this and make changes. If you want to contribute to Nate's cause after listen to this episode to start his own school PLEASE do so. His daycare is very cutting edge but also logical and a better way to teach kids. Even Seth Godin thinks that our school system is in need of repair.   Tommy Maloney is the Executive producer and host of the podcast Blending The Family, where you can find on Apple Podcasts, Iheart Radio, Spotify, and Stitcher Radio.    Tommy has spoken at TEDx, Ignite Fort Collins, and Keynote Speaker at Everything Dad Convention. He even has won speaking awards through Toastmasters International.    The author of the books "25 Tips For Divorced Dads." "Why not you, Why Not Me" and His new book, "My Dad's Advice At 5:04 AM" is coming out in 2020. He has written for magazines: The Good Men Project, Modern Gladiator, and Nurture Magazine. Plus, he has been a guest writer.   Tommy enjoys a good red blend while writing or hiding from the family. A dad to Betsy, Becca, Connor, and Duke. A husband to Ann.  Podcast music by Twisterium / freebackgroundtracks.net Contact him at  Tommy@BlendingTheFamily.com   TEDx Talk: https://youtu.be/azG2K47iz4Q    Blog: http://blendingthefamily.com/blog/    Podcast: http://blendingthefamily.libsyn.com/    Apple Podcasts: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/tommy-maloney/id958223196?mt=2    Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/tommy-maloney/blending-the-family    Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thetommymaloney    The Good Men Project: https://goodmenproject.com/author/tommy-maloney/   Medium: https://medium.com/@thetommymaloney   Calendly: calendly.com/thomasdmaloneyjr                

A 911 call comes in about a beloved member of the elementary school's after school program, and PTA President, stating she had been driving erratically and was seen hiding drugs in her car. Everyone was shocked and confused, as no one could believe Kelli Peters could ever put herself, or a child in danger. And maybe they were right to be confused. But who would make up such a lie? Visit Patreon.com/mugshotpod to find out how you can support the show and get early, ad-free access to episodes as well as bonus episodes. Any donation is appreciated and goes right back into helping produce the show. Mugshot merchandise can be found at mugshotpod.threadless.com. Get shirts, mugs, and more!Music by:Swelling"Night II"Meydan"Insomnia Pt. 1"SoundCrate"Squad"SoundCrate"Shady Dealings"This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sources:https://www.latimes.com/projects/la-me-framed/https://www.google.com/amp/s/people.com/crime/pta-president-framed-in-drug-possession-plot-by-angry-parents-speaks-out/amp/4https://www.ocregister.com/2016/02/06/jury-awards-57-million-to-irvine-pta-mom-in-drug-planting-case/https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/pta-ex-president-5-7-parents-plant-pot-car-article-1.2523242https://www.irvinecompany.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irvine,_California https://www.latimes.com/projects/la-me-framed/#chapter6 https://www.cityofirvine.org/irvine-police-department https://mynewsla.com/orange-county/2018/02/14/ex-attorney-who-framed-irvine-pta-mom-drops-appeal-netflix-developing-movie-about-bizarre-saga/

A 911 call comes in about a beloved member of the elementary school's after school program, and PTA President, stating she had been driving erratically and was seen hiding drugs in her car. Everyone was shocked and confused, as no one could believe Kelli Peters could ever put herself, or a child in danger. And maybe they were right to be confused. But who would make up such a lie? Visit Patreon.com/mugshotpod to find out how you can support the show and get early, ad-free access to episodes as well as bonus episodes. Any donation is appreciated and goes right back into helping produce the show. Mugshot merchandise can be found at mugshotpod.threadless.com. Get shirts, mugs, and more!Music by:Swelling"Night II"Meydan"Insomnia Pt. 1"SoundCrate"Squad"SoundCrate"Shady Dealings"This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sources:https://www.latimes.com/projects/la-me-framed/https://www.google.com/amp/s/people.com/crime/pta-president-framed-in-drug-possession-plot-by-angry-parents-speaks-out/amp/4https://www.ocregister.com/2016/02/06/jury-awards-57-million-to-irvine-pta-mom-in-drug-planting-case/https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/pta-ex-president-5-7-parents-plant-pot-car-article-1.2523242https://www.irvinecompany.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irvine,_California https://www.latimes.com/projects/la-me-framed/#chapter6 https://www.cityofirvine.org/irvine-police-department https://mynewsla.com/orange-county/2018/02/14/ex-attorney-who-framed-irvine-pta-mom-drops-appeal-netflix-developing-movie-about-bizarre-saga/

Rhonda Ford graduated from the University of Florida at UWF with a major in History and a minor in Public Relations. She lived in China for 2 years teaching English, took cooking classes in Italy and started The Culinary Contessa home dinner parties, and now works for Proclean as their Marketing Director. C: 850-748-4188 Email: rhonda@procleanrestoration.com Office: 484-8500 Michelle Salzman is a business owner, Philanthropist, Wife, Mother and a Wounded Warrior with 5 years of service in the US Army and now a fulltime community volunteer.  She started her photography company in 2002 and now that award-winning company Salz Studio offers a number of business solution services: from photography to graphic design, web development and hosting to marketing and public relations. While raising three children, Michelle ran her company from home and for over a decade she has been a fulltime volunteer and board member of various nonprofit organizations.  The list includes serving as the County level PTA President and on the State Florida PTA Board of Directors. Michelle was recently named a Distinguished Woman by the Gulf Coast Girls Scouts Council, as well as received the Blaise Adams Give Back Award from Junior Achievement.   For the 2019 Women’s History Month, she was one of five women featured in Pensacola’s “Out Front Magazine,” for her advocacy work in Pensacola.   She uses her photography business as a tool to give back financially to our community. Overall, her leadership and philanthropy efforts led to fundraising millions of dollars each year and hundreds of thousand community service hours.  Michelle has followed her heart and passion to help those who cannot help themselves. This passion leads her in the focus areas of children, families in poverty and her fellow wounded veterans.   Email: Michelle@sysctl.net Website: www.salzstudio.com

On this episode of Kumquat Corner, John Kumquat discusses the pros and cons of the Private Prison System with his panel. This episode includes Spokesperson for United Correction Solutions Shelby Townsend, Karen Softby who is running for PTA President, and Trey former gang member and current yang gang member as they discuss the pros and cons of the Private Prison System.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

On this episode of Kumquat Corner, John Kumquat discusses should it be legal for the U.S. to use drone strikes. This episode includes Halibargain representative Shelby Townsend, Karen Softby who is now PTA President, and Progressive Candidate Beta Roar as they discuss the pros and cons of the using drone strikes.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

On this episode of Kumquat Corner, John Kumquat discusses "Whistleblowers". What should the government do to whistleblowers? This weeks guests are Justice Warrior Judge Sparrow, Karen Softby who is running for PTA President, and Beta Roar a progressive candidate as they discuss the pros and cons of whistleblowers.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Noelle isn't Disney's first Christmas movie (as we discussed in Episode 5 ), but it is the first Christmas movie created specifically for Disney's new Disney+ streaming service. Noelle stars Anna Kendrick and Bill Hader as the son and daughter of Santa Claus. Nick Kringle (Hader) has been training his entire life to take over the family business but everyone's plans are interupted when he disapears. It's up to his sister Noelle (Kendrick) to find him and save Christmas! Cliff watched Noelle (because of course he did) and really enjoyed it and highly recommends it if you have Disney+ (and also recommends subscribing to Disney+ if you haven't!)It's Christmas time and that means it's time for Christmas presents! You probably have gifts planned for your family, but what about the people that make your life better the rest of the year? Do you give your barista, dog walker or pharmacist a gift or holiday tip? Heather and Cliff run through the list and talk about what the "appropriate" tips are and whether or not they make sense.Plus, how to run for PTA President without really trying.

On this episode of Kumquat Corner, John Kumquat discusses UniversalBasic Income with our 3 political pundits. This episode includes Judge Sparrow a TV personality, Karen Softby who is running for PTA President, and Trey a former Chicago gang member as they discuss the pros and cons of Universal Basic Income.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

On this episode of Kumquat Corner, John Kumquat discusses UniversalBasic Income with our 3 political pundits. This episode includes Judge Sparrow a TV personality, Karen Softby who is running for PTA President, and Trey a former Chicago gang member as they discuss the pros and cons of Universal Basic Income. Give it a listen and tell us what you think about Universal Basic Income.This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Two of our Pursue Your Passion Conference Speakers speak! Emily Elmore is a former Air Force pilot, business owner, and married mother of two. She was medically retired from the Air Force following a catastrophic injury while flying her C-130J Super Hercules aircraft. Unable to use her right arm, she utilized her background in coding and engineering to transition to web design and data analysis, analyzing and improving brand performance by increasing traffic, leads, and engagement through optimized online platforms and improved web design. A confessed motorhead,Emily started podcasting as "The MotoDoll" in an effort to connect with the community she lost after her injury. Through car stories she discovered that everyone is looking to journey boldly from one destination to the next, and that we often need a wingman to overcome roadblocks. The MotoDoll became the vehicle of her own reinvention. She later founded The MotoDoll LLC, Brand Management and Web Design,offering services that increase traffic, leads, and sales by building brands that build community. Emily is a board member of Powerful Women of the Gulf Coast and an advocate for women in leadership. As an educator and speaker she is available for public engagements and private seminars; past topics include brand development and web design, team dynamics,work-life balance, gender and generational leadership and conflict management.   Michelle Salzman is a Wounded Warrior and local business owner who began her philanthropy journey while attending UWF over a decade ago, and is now a fulltime community volunteer. Michelle served in the US Army for five years and transitioned into the civilian community by completing a degree in Computer Analytics as well as a degree in Business Administration.  For over a decade she has been a fulltime volunteer and board member of various nonprofit organizations, and has also served as the County level PTA President as well as served on the State Florida PTA Board of Directors. Most recently, Michelle was named a Distinguished Woman by the Gulf Coast Girls Scouts Council, as well as received the Blaise Adams Give Back Award from Junior Achievement. Further, she was named the 2015, 2017 and 2018 IN Weekly Volunteer of the Year and has continued displaying her passion to help others. Along with many State, County and local awards for building momentum within the parent organizations and promoting collaborative impact efforts across the school district, she has also received the honor of being named “Mom of the Month” for Greater Pensacola Parenting Magazine, a prestigious nomination for Woman of Distinction for the North Florida Girl Scouts, as well as being named “I am Pensacola” in VIP Pensacola magazine. For the 2019 Women’s History Month, she was one of five women featured in Pensacola’s “Out Front Magazine,” for her advocacy work in Pensacola.  Michelle Salzman sits on several boards throughout the community and has had a hand in many great accomplishments. Her leadership and philanthropy efforts led to locally fundraising millions of dollars each year and hundreds of thousand community service hours.  Michelle has followed her heart and passion to help those who cannot help themselves. This passion leads her in the focus areas of children, families in poverty and her fellow wounded veterans. Most recently, she has announced her candidacy for the State Congress elections in 2020. When she is not serving her community, she is managing her photography business, Salz Studio, which has been serving the gulf coast community for over 15 years.

We are discussing the importance of values in pain care and how values are approached through the lens of acceptance and commitment therapy. In acceptance and commitment therapy, the term values refers to activities that give your life meaning. Values can be looked upon as the people, the causes and the activities that are deeply important to you. When you connect to your values, you’re able to move your life forward in meaningful directions even in the face of very difficult and very painful experiences. This is why values are so important because in clinical trials, values are associated with lots of positive outcomes. Even if pain itself does not change, you can have less anxiety, less depression and improved physical function and enjoy a much richer, full and active life. The best part of values is that you choose your own values. Often people can confuse a value with a goal. Values are not goals and you never accomplish a value. Instead, values act like a compass that helps you make choices and move you in the direction that you want to go. Values keep you on track with a rich, full and active life, even if you have some pain. Joining us is JoAnne Dahl. She is a Professor of Psychology at Uppsala University in Sweden and a clinical psychologist specializing in behavioral medicine. She is the co-author of the book, The Art and Science of Valuing in Psychotherapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Chronic Pain, Living Beyond Your Pain and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Relational Frame Theory in Relationships. We’ll discuss many types of values or what are known as value domains and acceptance and commitment therapy. Values can be a huge topic that many people spend lots and lots of years studying. Values work can be distilled or focus into ten categories. These ten value domains for you to think about are parenting, family and friends, intimate relationships, work, leisure, citizenship, personal growth, health, spirituality and community. As you participate, take a moment to notice what’s essential in your life when you hear one of these value domains mentioned. For example, we’ll discuss the domain of personal care. Personal care can also be looked upon as your personal health which is an important topic for people overcoming chronic pain. Think about how you would like to take care of your body or how you’d like to take care of your health when it comes to exercise or diet under the ideal circumstances. See if you can connect this to a deeper health value that’s personal to you. For example, you may think, “I want to feel healthy and strong when it comes to exercise.” That’s great and it’s important but then I want you to take that one level deeper and I want you to know or I want you to ask yourself, “Why is this important? Why is it important for me to be healthy and strong?” Notice what comes up for you. You may notice, “I want to be healthy and strong so I can coach my son’s baseball games,” or “I want to be healthy and strong so I can be the PTA President at my daughter’s elementary school,” or possibly, “I want to be healthy and strong so I can be a loving and supportive daughter for my mom who is getting older and is not able to take care of herself anymore.” There are lots of reasons why you value being healthy and strong. To accompany this episode, I’ve included the Bull’s Eye Values worksheet for you to download. The Bull’s Eye is a values clarification exercise you can use whether you are somewhat with pain or you’re a practitioner and you’re interested in implementing values work during your therapy sessions. The Bull’s Eye worksheet is a one-page handout and a useful tool that you can use in practice whether you’re a physical medicine professional or a mental health professional. To download the Bull’s Eye worksheet, all you have to do is text the word 152Download to the number 44222 or you can go to IntegrativePainScienceInstitute.com/152download. There are specific instructions on how you can use it and you’ll also learn a lot in this episode. Let’s meet JoAnne Dahl as we discuss values and pain care. Sign up for the latest episode at www.integrativepainscienceinstitute.com/podcasts/. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s How » Join the Healing Pain Podcast Community today: integrativepainsciencinstitute.com Healing Pain Podcast Facebook Healing Pain Podcast Twitter Healing Pain Podcast YouTube Healing Pain Podcast LinkedIn Healing Pain Podcast Instagram

Wendy Tibus, Founder of Get Movin' Fundraising, was a PTA President for her children’s school and a volunteer for years in the early 2000’s. As PTA President she brought the very first DIY Fun Run to the school and raised $28k in 2 weeks. It was a huge success at the time and prompted her devotion for engaging more into helping schools be successful. It was obvious that healthy donation based fundraisers were superseding any type of sales based fundraisers like junk food or unnecessary products. Parents jumped right on board with helping their child reach a donation goal while promoting physical activity. Through that experience, Wendy learned so much about what she could personally do to help re-shape an industry and provide a new way for people to view school fundraising as positive for the future. https://www.getmovinfundraising.com/

Our guests this morning are Jan Fleming and Sandy Savaiano from the Neptunian Women's Club. Jan Fleming is a California native. She moved to Manhattan Beach from Irvine in 1986 with her family. Jan majored in Education with an emphasis on elementary teaching. Volunteering has always been a major part of Jan's life. She's worked with CHOC Hospital Guild and the Young at Art program, was a PTA President and Brownie Leader, and she sat on the Board of Governors at MCC and the USC Town and Gown Scholarship Committee.  Since retiring in 2015, Sandy Savaiano has become a professional “volunteer.”  She has held volunteer positions with The Plato Society of Los Angeles, Beach Cities Health District and Neptunian Woman's Club where she holds the position of CO-VP of Asset Management, and was responsible for the Neptunian Clubhouse renovation, as well as Chair of the Capital Campaign. Her professional career was in the telecommunications and financial services industries. Sandy has called Manhattan Beach home for over 40 years. This morning, we're going to learn about the nearly completed, extensive renovation of the Neptunian Clubhouse and the Welcome Back Beach Bash fundraiser taking place on Saturday, May 11. =+=+=+=+=+=+ To Find Out More about the two show hosts of The South Bay Show read on: Jackie Balestra features a comprehensive selection of things to do, places to go and people to know in the South Bay.to learn more visit http://www.SouthbayByJackie.com To Find Out More about Joe Terry visit https://www.MasternodeConsulting.com/about What's Happening in the South Bay, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, The South Bay Show, Los Angeles, California, Current Events, Calendar, Torrance, El Segundo, Palos Verdes

Our guests this morning are Jan Fleming and Sandy Savaiano from the Neptunian Women's Club. Jan Fleming is a California native. She moved to Manhattan Beach from Irvine in 1986 with her family. Jan majored in Education with an emphasis on elementary teaching. Volunteering has always been a major part of Jan's life. She's worked with CHOC Hospital Guild and the Young at Art program, was a PTA President and Brownie Leader, and she sat on the Board of Governors at MCC and the USC Town and Gown Scholarship Committee.  Since retiring in 2015, Sandy Savaiano has become a professional “volunteer.”  She has held volunteer positions with The Plato Society of Los Angeles, Beach Cities Health District and Neptunian Woman's Club where she holds the position of CO-VP of Asset Management, and was responsible for the Neptunian Clubhouse renovation, as well as Chair of the Capital Campaign. Her professional career was in the telecommunications and financial services industries. Sandy has called Manhattan Beach home for over 40 years. This morning, we're going to learn about the nearly completed, extensive renovation of the Neptunian Clubhouse and the Welcome Back Beach Bash fundraiser taking place on Saturday, May 11. =+=+=+=+=+=+ To Find Out More about the two show hosts of The South Bay Show read on: Jackie Balestra features a comprehensive selection of things to do, places to go and people to know in the South Bay.to learn more visit http://www.SouthbayByJackie.com To Find Out More about Joe Terry visit https://www.MasternodeConsulting.com/about What's Happening in the South Bay, Hermosa Beach, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, The South Bay Show, Los Angeles, California, Current Events, Calendar, Torrance, El Segundo, Palos Verdes

In episode #15 of the 505 Success Podcast we talk with Monica Meyers. Monica Meyers is a native New Mexican, born in Gallup and raised in Phoenix and has a degree from Northern Arizona University. She has lived in Albuquerque for more than 25 years. She truly believes that giving back to your community is the best way to make it better. She is a board member and director with Del Norte Rotary. She was a Girl Scout Leader for 4 years, PTA President, Affiliate member of the American Institute of Architects, and member of NAIOP (Commercial Real Estate) since 1995.

Terry Norwood joined me yesterday afternoon for pleasant conversation about her campaign for Poway School Board in Area C (mostly Rancho Bernardo).  Terry has carved out a unique position in her race.  She is the only challenger running against two incumbents.  She is the only woman on the ballot.  She is the only Rancho Bernardo resident in the race for a district that is primarily about representing Rancho Bernardo's interests. Terry Norwood has spent a great deal of her time as an active member in her community.  She served as PTA President at Rancho Bernardo High School.  She spent numerous years working on the Rancho Bernardo Grad Night event including one year as Committee Chair.  She has served on the school site council at RB High.  She serves on the Palomar PTA Council (the umbrella PTA organization for all of PUSD).  She has served on the Rancho Bernardo Planning Commission and as a board member on the Rancho Bernardo Community Foundation.  Plus she has great experience serving in organizations that support local military families.  Her progression to become a candidate for school board is simply the next logical step in her journey to serve her community. Terry Norwood prides herself on out-of-the-box thinking looking for creative ways to bring new resources to help students in the classroom.  She sees a great need for an active CTE (Career Technical Education) program (aka vocational education) to supplement the traditional college track courses in high school.  We discussed the unique vocational programs available at various high schools that are simply under publicized and thus not offering the full potential of value for students in the area.  She sees opportunities to bring in local businesses to offer internships, to coordinate resources to help students in specialized programs (i.e. robotics) and to offer training at school sites.  While she will lobby Sacramento for more educational funding from the state budget, she wants to also maximize revenue sources available in our own backyard. We discussed her background growing up in Bell County Texas, living abroad in Sicily and on the western outpost of America along the Aleutian Islands of Alaska.  This broad experience with different cultures and lifestyles gives Terry the ability to better empathize with the unique needs of students, teachers, parents, administrators and taxpayers of various backgrounds. Her race offered up many fascinating topics of discussion.  She may be one of the few candidates in America that is facing off against TWO incumbents in the same race.  Because of the challenging 3-2 majority dynamic on the board with her two opponents often on opposite sides of many key issues, this may open up a 4-lane highway down the center as she works to win the race.  Terry hopes to capitalize on this anti-incumbency feeling amongst the electorate. I was particularly intrigued with her ideas to provide visual and performing arts not simply as a separate and distinct school program, but instead as an integrated and money-saving program that helps reinforce lessons in history, social science, literature and other disciplines (including special events like Grad Night).  She strongly believes that different students learn differently, so different methods of teaching must be available (textbook, learning-by-doing, creative presentations, etc.).  We also spoke about her learnings as a mother of a special needs student and how she can help PUSD with special needs education.  Finally we also touched on the lack of long term planning at PUSD particularly with financial and safety matters. But that wasn't all we addressed in this 2-hour discussion.  I invite you to listen and watch as we covered other issues including Rancho Bernardo High School Principal David LeMaster, US Army, US Navy, basketball, tennis, strategies on breaking the 3-2 majority dynamic, how she will work together with other board members and provide stability,

Terry Norwood joined me yesterday afternoon for pleasant conversation about her campaign for Poway School Board in Area C (mostly Rancho Bernardo).  Terry has carved out a unique position in her race.  She is the only challenger running against two incumbents.  She is the only woman on the ballot.  She is the only Rancho Bernardo resident in the race for a district that is primarily about representing Rancho Bernardo's interests. Terry Norwood has spent a great deal of her time as an active member in her community.  She served as PTA President at Rancho Bernardo High School.  She spent numerous years working on the Rancho Bernardo Grad Night event including one year as Committee Chair.  She has served on the school site council at RB High.  She serves on the Palomar PTA Council (the umbrella PTA organization for all of PUSD).  She has served on the Rancho Bernardo Planning Commission and as a board member on the Rancho Bernardo Community Foundation.  Plus she has great experience serving in organizations that support local military families.  Her progression to become a candidate for school board is simply the next logical step in her journey to serve her community. Terry Norwood prides herself on out-of-the-box thinking looking for creative ways to bring new resources to help students in the classroom.  She sees a great need for an active CTE (Career Technical Education) program (aka vocational education) to supplement the traditional college track courses in high school.  We discussed the unique vocational programs available at various high schools that are simply under publicized and thus not offering the full potential of value for students in the area.  She sees opportunities to bring in local businesses to offer internships, to coordinate resources to help students in specialized programs (i.e. robotics) and to offer training at school sites.  While she will lobby Sacramento for more educational funding from the state budget, she wants to also maximize revenue sources available in our own backyard. We discussed her background growing up in Bell County Texas, living abroad in Sicily and on the western outpost of America along the Aleutian Islands of Alaska.  This broad experience with different cultures and lifestyles gives Terry the ability to better empathize with the unique needs of students, teachers, parents, administrators and taxpayers of various backgrounds. Her race offered up many fascinating topics of discussion.  She may be one of the few candidates in America that is facing off against TWO incumbents in the same race.  Because of the challenging 3-2 majority dynamic on the board with her two opponents often on opposite sides of many key issues, this may open up a 4-lane highway down the center as she works to win the race.  Terry hopes to capitalize on this anti-incumbency feeling amongst the electorate. I was particularly intrigued with her ideas to provide visual and performing arts not simply as a separate and distinct school program, but instead as an integrated and money-saving program that helps reinforce lessons in history, social science, literature and other disciplines (including special events like Grad Night).  She strongly believes that different students learn differently, so different methods of teaching must be available (textbook, learning-by-doing, creative presentations, etc.).  We also spoke about her learnings as a mother of a special needs student and how she can help PUSD with special needs education.  Finally we also touched on the lack of long term planning at PUSD particularly with financial and safety matters. But that wasn't all we addressed in this 2-hour discussion.  I invite you to listen and watch as we covered other issues including Rancho Bernardo High School Principal David LeMaster, US Army, US Navy, basketball, tennis, strategies on breaking the 3-2 majority dynamic, how she will work together with other board members and provide stability,

We all know someone who has become the bitter PTA President. At first they were giving their time joyfully, but through too much personal extension and not enough support, they’ve become resentful. Whether in the PTA, at your job, at home, or with friends, if you’re feeling like you are doing a majority of the work supporting others, but don’t feel supported yourself, it’s time to check that you haven’t developed BP TAP—Bitter PTA President syndrome! Today I’m discussing six signs that you’re on the road to becoming overextended, as well as strategies for how you can stop the pattern in its tracks. Listen now | Listen in iTunes The post 84: The Bitter PTA President appeared first on Sundae Schneider-Bean, LLC..

  Meet Firefighter David Perez. Follow his journey from the schoolyards in Hialeah to the college football fields in Ohio. David has worked with youth programs, governmental affairs, emergency management and served as PTA President among other things. David currently serves as a firefighter for the City of Coral Gables and union leader for the Florida Professional Firefighters Association.   David joined the Doug and Mike Show to also talk about his recent bid for Florida Senate District 36 and why serving in the Florida Legislature is important to both his district in Miami-Dade and the fire service.   Learn more about David Perez: www.DavidPerezforSenate.com Facebook https://www.facebook.com/PerezforFlorida/ Instagram DavidPerezFl   Follow the Doug and Mike Show on FaceBook, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter. www.DougandMikeShow.com 

In today’s Dirty Little Secret we take another trip to “Seeking Arrangements” and talk to a woman who is making way more money than her husband as a sugar baby. However, the more interesting thing is what she does as a normal basis. Let’s just say she doesn’t want people finding out why for her kids’ sake.

Bryan Erwin is a Los Angeles based comedian/writer/producer/director with eighteen years of experience in film, television and commercials. Bryan's projects in film include the feature comedy FIXED (writer/producer) and the drama Deuces (producer). In television, Bryan co-wrote and produced the comedy pilots Sales Guys and The Fives for Louie Anderson and Barry Katz, created and starred in DADS on Disney Jr. and wrote for the hit Disney show Code 9. On the web, Bryan created the critically acclaimed "Sordahon's Journey" campaign for the video game Two Worlds Two and the Youtube sensation Policeman vs Fireman. A former radio DJ and band manager from Wisconsin, Bryan moved to Los Angeles to be a stand up comedian and creator. He got married, had kids, a vasectomy and is a two term PTA President. He still does stand up and was known in a very small industry circle as the guy who ran the most popular filming location in Hollywood, The Herald Examiner Building. Bryan has worked on over 800 productions and is considered to be the most "Unknown Known" person in Los Angeles. Bryan can also be heard bi-weekly with comedian Jon Huck on the podcast Hollywood Anonymous, a show celebrating the less celebrated in Hollywood.

Bryan Erwin is a Los Angeles based comedian/writer/producer/director with eighteen years of experience in film, television and commercials. Bryan's projects in film include the feature comedy FIXED (writer/producer) and the drama Deuces (producer). In television, Bryan co-wrote and produced the comedy pilots Sales Guys and The Fives for Louie Anderson and Barry Katz, created and starred in DADS on Disney Jr. and wrote for the hit Disney show Code 9. On the web, Bryan created the critically acclaimed "Sordahon's Journey" campaign for the video game Two Worlds Two and the Youtube sensation Policeman vs Fireman. A former radio DJ and band manager from Wisconsin, Bryan moved to Los Angeles to be a stand up comedian and creator. He got married, had kids, a vasectomy and is a two term PTA President. He still does stand up and was known in a very small industry circle as the guy who ran the most popular filming location in Hollywood, The Herald Examiner Building. Bryan has worked on over 800 productions and is considered to be the most "Unknown Known" person in Los Angeles. Bryan can also be heard bi-weekly with comedian Jon Huck on the podcast Hollywood Anonymous, a show celebrating the less celebrated in Hollywood.

Malise Terrell of Carolina Mama Blog is so happy to host Leigh Hines, North Carolina native and entrepreneur. Leigh's interview highlights her Mom adventures as PTA President, Upscale Travel Blogging and Beauty Counter Consultant. You'll want to hear Leigh! She is a North Carolina native, lives in Raleigh,is a Blogger, creator of #OutAboutNC , and is a PTA President and more.

Today's special guest is Laurie Hochman, Marketing Coordinator at fundraising auction software provider Auctria. As a former PTA President and Executive Board Member, Hochman shares multidimensional tips to boost auction revenue, including... Overview of auction technology Tips to sell more tickets and registrations How to use Snapchat geofilters and Facebook ads for event promotion The best way to expedite checkout at the end of the night ...and more! Best of all, all listeners are invited to request Auctria's FREE auction timeline and checklist to stay on track from day 1 to complete execution. Visit www.auctria.com for more information and to request your copy.

Khateebah Farrah N. Khan delivered the 23rd khutbah for The Women's Mosque of America on November 18th, 2016. In her timely and inspiring khutbah, Farrah shares with the congregation the lessons she learned in her run for Irvine city council, she encourages the congregation to keep hope alive despite the tense post-election political climate, and she ultimately rallies Muslim women everywhere to run for public office. Bio: Farrah N. Khan has worked extensively with many community organizations to host events, collaborate on efforts and provide support. She founded a children's interfaith group, First Drops, in 2011. The organization provides children (ages 5-13) and their families opportunities to go on site visits to churches, synagogues, mosques and temples throughout Orange County to get a better understanding of one another. The group partners with a local Church every 4th Sunday of the month to feed the homeless population in Santa Ana. Farrah has always enjoyed working with the community. She started by volunteering at her children's school and several non-profits. She committed to being an active PTA member and has since served on the PTA Board at the Elementary and Middle School level. She served as PTA President for 3 terms at her sons' elementary school, served on the PTA Board at the Middle School and is currently serving on the School Site Council at the High School. She and her husband are also Legacy Partners with the Irvine Public School Foundation. One of Farrah's joys has been serving on the Steering Committee for the Irvine Global Village Festival for the past 6 years. She is also a proud CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) volunteer with the Irvine Police Department, a program she highly recommends for every resident and business of Irvine. Farrah currently serves as the Executive Director of the Newport Mesa Irvine Interfaith Council. Farrah finds great pride in working with the faith communities not only for dialogue, but also to discuss social and economic issues affecting Irvine, Newport Beach and Costa Mesa. Farrah was appointed as a Community Services Commissioner in 2014. During her time as Commissioner, she was the only Commissioner who took the time to get to know the city parks, open spaces, land development, amenities and employees. She was an advocate for sufficient park space. Farrah just ran for Irvine City Council in the 2016 election as a first time candidate and is proud to have placed 4th out of 11 candidates in a hard-fought race.

Khateebah Farrah N. Khan delivered the 23rd khutbah for The Women's Mosque of America on November 18th, 2016. In her timely and inspiring khutbah, Farrah shares with the congregation the lessons she learned in her run for Irvine city council, she encourages the congregation to keep hope alive despite the tense post-election political climate, and she ultimately rallies Muslim women everywhere to run for public office. Bio: Farrah N. Khan has worked extensively with many community organizations to host events, collaborate on efforts and provide support. She founded a children's interfaith group, First Drops, in 2011. The organization provides children (ages 5-13) and their families opportunities to go on site visits to churches, synagogues, mosques and temples throughout Orange County to get a better understanding of one another. The group partners with a local Church every 4th Sunday of the month to feed the homeless population in Santa Ana. Farrah has always enjoyed working with the community. She started by volunteering at her children's school and several non-profits. She committed to being an active PTA member and has since served on the PTA Board at the Elementary and Middle School level. She served as PTA President for 3 terms at her sons' elementary school, served on the PTA Board at the Middle School and is currently serving on the School Site Council at the High School. She and her husband are also Legacy Partners with the Irvine Public School Foundation. One of Farrah's joys has been serving on the Steering Committee for the Irvine Global Village Festival for the past 6 years. She is also a proud CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) volunteer with the Irvine Police Department, a program she highly recommends for every resident and business of Irvine. Farrah currently serves as the Executive Director of the Newport Mesa Irvine Interfaith Council. Farrah finds great pride in working with the faith communities not only for dialogue, but also to discuss social and economic issues affecting Irvine, Newport Beach and Costa Mesa. Farrah was appointed as a Community Services Commissioner in 2014. During her time as Commissioner, she was the only Commissioner who took the time to get to know the city parks, open spaces, land development, amenities and employees. She was an advocate for sufficient park space. Farrah just ran for Irvine City Council in the 2016 election as a first time candidate and is proud to have placed 4th out of 11 candidates in a hard-fought race.

Our guest is newly elected member of Compton Unified School Board of Trustees, Sandra Faye Moss. She is a mother and grandmother who has dedicated her life to service and leadership! Sandra served as PTA President for 3 schools, Secretary and member of 3 School Site Councils, 3 years on the Student Attendance Review Team and Student Attendance Review Board for the LA Unified School District, and numerous committees to reduce truancy and suspensions. In addition, Sandra served on Mayor Aja Brown's task force for the City of Compton. As a longtime leader within her church, she founded the “Rites of Passage” mentoring program in 2007, a program for boys between the ages of 14 to 24.  Twenty of twenty-two participants in the program have gone on to attend college and are gainfully employed. In 1994, Sandra began her career with the Los Angeles County Probation Department and she has worked in more than eight units over the course of twenty-two years.  Management repeatedly selects Sandra to provide leadership, training and mentioning to her co-workers because of her energetic personality, positive outlook, ability to motivate and her “can do” attitude. Sandra has taught hundreds of Juvenile Detention Officers and Deputy Probation Officers as an Adjunct Professor for more than ten years at West Los Angeles College.  She has provided probation supervision and preventive services at more than twenty-six elementary, middle and high school campuses.  She has received multiple “employee of the year” awards, and in February 2015, State Senator Holly J. Mitchell recognized Sandra for her outstanding community service. In November Sandra Moss was elected to the Compton Unified School Board of Trustees.  This was her very first run for elected office, and the students of Compton Unified School District will benefit greatly from the wise decision of the voters to elect her to this office!

JOANN Tilghman is the President and Owner at Granny Jo Products that specializes in producing items for the elderly and handicapped that promotes their dignity and independence. Breakfast with her in laws led JoAnn to a retail market void. Rather than ignore the void she elected to fill it with fashionable accessories for seniors and the handicapped. Life has presented JoAnn with many interesting opportunities. She has been Mom, wife, soccer coach, PTA President, professional beverage taster, corporate trainer,  and university special events director. To learn more, visit www.grannyjoproducts.com/ Check the infographic show notes, plus her top tips and advice for entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs at www.TodaysLeadingWomen.com or by clicking here!

Bryan Erwin Writer & Producer Bryan Erwin moved from Wisconsin to Los Angeles to be a comedian. Then, he got married, had kids, a vasectomy and is now a PTA President. He still does stand up and is known in a very small industry circle as the guy who runs the most popular filming location in Hollywood, The Herald Examiner Building. Bryan has worked on over 800 productions and is considered to be the most "Unknown Known" person in L.A. On a successful note, Bryan created the critically acclaimed "Sordahon's Journey" campaign for the video game Two Worlds Two and the Youtube sensation Policeman vs Fireman. Firemen really like him. The policemen, not so much. Bryan has co-produced and directed two television pilots with comedian Louie Anderson. Bryan is currently producing on the features "The Untitled Jamal Hill Project" for Queen Latifah's company One Unit and "Frozen Peas", the story of one man's vasectomy, minivan and mid-life crisis.

Bryan Erwin Writer & Producer Bryan Erwin moved from Wisconsin to Los Angeles to be a comedian. Then, he got married, had kids, a vasectomy and is now a PTA President. He still does stand up and is known in a very small industry circle as the guy who runs the most popular filming location in Hollywood, The Herald Examiner Building. Bryan has worked on over 800 productions and is considered to be the most "Unknown Known" person in L.A. On a successful note, Bryan created the critically acclaimed "Sordahon's Journey" campaign for the video game Two Worlds Two and the Youtube sensation Policeman vs Fireman. Firemen really like him. The policemen, not so much. Bryan has co-produced and directed two television pilots with comedian Louie Anderson. Bryan is currently producing on the features "The Untitled Jamal Hill Project" for Queen Latifah's company One Unit and "Frozen Peas", the story of one man's vasectomy, minivan and mid-life crisis.

A weekly look at father involvement in education through the Watch D.O.G.S. program of the National Center for Fathering. Dads of Great Students is a national program currently operating in 47 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, Mexico and even China. Over 3000 schools utilize the fathers and father figures within their own community to enhance the environment and safety of their schools. Watch D.O.G.S. National Coordinator Keith Schumacher is the host of the show. Senior National Program Developer Chris Danenhauer co-hosts and they are regularly joined by Watch D.O.G.S. Executive Director Eric Snow.  

The New York State PTA was one of the first in the nation to adopt the Go Green Initiative. When New York won the “Go Green State of the Year” award in 2006, the State PTA was recognized along with NYSAR3 as being a pivotal organization in helping schools across the state ‘go green'. Listen in today as Maria DeWald, President of the New York State PTA, talks about the correlation between the mission of PTA to protect the well-being of children and the mission of the Go Green Initiative, which is to protect children's health through environmental stewardship.

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