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Daisy Fiore, PhD, Senior Coordinator of Education with the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey, talks about their Baby Owl Shower: Eras, Celebrating 40 Years, to raise funds and awareness on how you can get involved with conservation. There will be crafts, games, a raffle, and visits with the Center's Ambassador birds. Admission is free with an item from their general wishlist or Amazon wishlist. Find out more at www.cbop.audubon.org or call (407) 644-0190.
Daisy Fiore, PhD, Senior Coordinator of Education with the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey, talks about their Baby Owl Shower: Eras, Celebrating 40 Years, to raise funds and awareness on how you can get involved with conservation. There will be crafts, games, a raffle, and visits with the Center's Ambassador birds. Admission is free with an item from their general wishlist or Amazon wishlist. Find out more at www.cbop.audubon.org or call (407) 644-0190.
In this episode of the Sportsmen's Voice roundup, Fred is joined by CSF's Senior Coordinator of Southeastern States Conner Barker for this week's lead story on the ongoing debate surrounding Sunday hunting restrictions in North Carolina. Conner and Fred dive into the historical context, recent legislative changes, and the implications of recent court rulings on the future of the policy, along with the impact of these restrictions on hunters and the broader conservation community. Fred then dives into all the rest of the key headlines affecting sportsmen and women around the country, including recent legislative changes affecting wildlife management in North Dakota, the ongoing scrutiny of lead ammunition in the Northeast, and the celebration of Sportsmen's Day in Colorado. Takeaways North Carolina Sunday Hunting: North Carolina has restrictive Sunday hunting laws dating back over a century, and has recently seen legislative and rule making changes opening up Sunday hunting on private lands and 51 game lands. North Dakota Wildlife Agency Authority: CSF believes wildlife management should remain with state agencies for effective conservation; unfortunately recent legislation has now stripped some management authority from the North Dakota Game and Fish Department. Lead Ammo In The Northeast: CSF opposes statutory bans on using lead ammunition that would have unintended and negative impacts on conservation funding, to the detriment of habitat and wildlife conservation efforts. Get the FREE Sportsmen's Voice e-publication in your inbox every Monday: www.congressionalsportsmen.org/newsletter Sign up for FREE legislative tracking through CSF's Tracking the Capitols tool: www.congressionalsportsmen.org/tracking-the-capitols/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
For the second year in a row, what had been an uneventful, consensus-driven United Nations meeting on drug policy saw unexpected drama and signs of real change. At the 68th session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) in Vienna in March 2025, governments approved the formation of an independent expert commission to recommend changes to the architecture of global drug policy, which has changed little since the early 1960s. Colombia again played a catalytic role, as it did in 2024. But this time, the United States—under the new Trump administration—tried to block nearly everything, isolating itself diplomatically in the process. In this episode of the WOLA Podcast, Adam Isacson speaks with three experts who were in Vienna: Ann Fordham, Executive Director of the International Drug Policy Consortium (IDPC), a network of 195 organizations working to reform global drug policy. Isabel Pereira, Senior Coordinator for drug policy at DeJusticia, a Bogotá-based think tank and advocacy group. John Walsh, WOLA's Director for Drug Policy, who has tracked the UN's drug control system since the 1980s. The conversation traces the slow evolution of the UN drug control system—from decades of punitive consensus to today's shifting coalitions, unprecedented votes, and long-overdue reviews. Much of the episode centers on a breakthrough: a new resolution establishing an “independent external review” of the UN's own drug control institutions. For years, countries like Colombia have called for an honest assessment of the system's failings. Now, thanks to a resolution spearheaded by Colombia and passed over U.S. opposition, that review is happening. The details still matter: how independent the expert panel will truly be, who funds it, and whether the review can influence the hard architecture of the drug control treaties. “Vienna was very much a space where delegates would just pat each other on the back on how well we're doing the war on drugs,” Pereira said. “The spirit of Vienna created a sort of lockdown situation on debate, true debate,” added Walsh. “Civil society enlivened the Vienna atmosphere” in recent years, he noted, “with new debates, new arguments.” Now, this international space has become more dynamic. The guests also discuss coca leaf: its decades-old listing as a Schedule I narcotic, Bolivia's and Colombia's ongoing push for a scientific review, and the possibility of a pivotal vote in 2026. They stress how traditional knowledge—especially from Indigenous communities—must be recognized as legitimate scientific input during that review. Underlying it all is a major diplomatic shift. Colombia is using the UN system to demand drug policy grounded in health, human rights, and development—not militarized prohibition. But with Petro's term ending in 2026, it's unclear who will pick up the baton. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is signaling a return to zero-tolerance drug war policies—and burning bridges with potential allies in the process. “They behaved so terribly. I mean, they broke with all diplomatic niceties,” said Fordham. “The U.S. just went for it in their opening statement… It was frankly an embarrassing, but also pretty shocking statement.” Despite the uncertainty, all three guests agree: civil society is no longer on the sidelines. NGOs and experts are shaping debates, challenging rigid thinking in Vienna, and holding governments to account.
Killaloe Municipal District is "quietly confident" its efforts to secure State funding for two major projects in East Clare will prove successful. It comes as Clare County Council has submitted a funding application for what are being described as "transformational" public realm regeneration and enhancement projects in Crusheen and Killaloe-Ballina. Funds are being sought for the reopening of Crusheen Railway Station as well as the development of a multi-purpose community enterprise hub and creche in the village. Additionally, an application has been submitted for public realm revitalisation in Killaloe-Ballina town centres including the transformation of the vacant Killaloe Courthouse into a cultural and musical venue. The applications have been made under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund which can make up to €1 million available to a local authority for the purpose of feasibility and project development works. As Killaloe-Ballina straddles the Clare-Tipperary border however, the application is a joint effort from both local authorities, meaning up to €2 million can be awarded for this project. Senior Coordinator of Killaloe Municipal District, Brian McCarthy believes they have a strong case. The Department of Rural and Community Development is expected to announce successful RRDF applicants by September of this year. After this point, should the East Clare projects be successful, further funding can be applied for to deliver the works. Killaloe Fianna Fáil Councillor Tony O'Brien says the investment would allow his hometown to become a more "sustainable community".
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Our #BVUnmuted series continues with a focus with an update on the approved 2023 Bond. Blue Valley Superintendent Dr. Tonya Merrigan is joined by Executive Director of Operations Jake Slobodnik, Director of Safety and Security Dan Carney, and Senior Coordinator of Digital Resources Liz Chopp.#BVTogether
This week on the Church in Action Program, we have an interesting discussion on innovative ways to “do church”, evangelism and disciple making. We are joined by Chris Backert, Senior Director of Fresh Expressions North America, and Kathleen Blackey, Senior Coordinator of Communications for Fresh Expressions and Co-Pastor of First Baptist Church of South Londonderry, Vermont. We hope you enjoy this fun and unique conversation!
Host Sherry Bagley is joined by Christy Brodeur, Youth Learning Coordinator at Project Adventure, and Elyse Norton, Senior Coordinator of Youth and Adult Learning Programs at Project Adventure, who also serve as co-conveners of the AEE Northeast Regional Conference. Together, they share their unique career journeys into experiential education—Christy starting in summer camps and Elyse transitioning from music education. The conversation highlights the transformative benefits of regional conferences, including opportunities for networking, professional growth, and building a strong sense of community. They also delve into cherished traditions, unforgettable moments, and the vibrant, welcoming atmosphere that makes AEE events so impactful for attendees. It's in the Experience is produced by Association Briefings.
“Blues for Kids felt like Navigate STL Schools was doing something that other organizations weren't…providing tangible resources for children and families in the Saint Louis area from the get go.” -Eva O'Shea Today's guests are Eva O'Shea, Senior Manager of Community Management, and Devon Furash, Senior Coordinator of Community Development for Blues for Kids of the St. Louis Blues. They sat down with Staci to discuss Navigate STL Schools receiving their Captain's Grant and the kid's programs that Blues for Kids and the Blues offer.
This EP features legendary Athletic Trainer Kenny Lowe. Kenny is semi-retired now, but the former Head Therapist with the Edmonton Oilers of the NHL from 1989-2010 and the Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL from 1982-1989.Kenny started his career as the Head Therapist at Concordia University before taking a job with the Eskimos (now Elks) and was a member of multiple Grey Cup-winning teams through the early 80s. He is the older brother of former Oiler Kevin Lowe and experienced winning the Stanley Cup with his brother in his rookie season with the Oilers in 1990. From 2010 to 2018 Kenny acted as the Senior Coordinator of Medical Services for the Oilers. He's been the lead therapist with several Canadian National teams including several world championships and Olympic medals in Salt Lake City and Turino Italy.He is married and father of 2 girls Amanda & Melissa. Now in semi-retirement, he can be involved with his 5-year-old grandson (Jack) and 2-year-old granddaughter (Lena). Enjoy the insights of a legend!If you liked this EP, please take the time to rate and comment, share with a friend, and connect with us on social channels IG @Kingopain, TW @BuiltbyScott, LI+FB Scott Livingston. You can find all things LYM at www.LYMLab.com, download your free Life Lab Starter Kit today and get busy living https://lymlab.com/free-lym-lab-starter/Please take the time to visit and connect with our sponsors, they are an essential part of our success:www.ReconditioningHQ.com
In this episode of Eyeway Conversations, host George Abraham sits down with Ashmira Hamirani, a professional social worker with an extraordinary journey of resilience and purpose. Originally from Mumbai and now based in Bengaluru, Ashmira shares her inspiring life story — from pursuing a master's in Criminology and Justice at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) to working in prisons and aftercare programs, and now advocating for accessibility and inclusivity. Ashmira discusses her passion for addressing human trafficking and the systemic challenges women face in the criminal justice system. She recounts her experiences working in the Bangalore Central Prison and with the Prayas organization, highlighting her impactful work in aftercare services for women post-incarceration. Beyond her professional journey, Ashmira shares personal stories of overcoming societal and institutional barriers as a blind woman. From battling university rules to study psychology to learning to cook and raise her daughter independently, her narrative is a testament to perseverance and adaptability. Currently serving as a Senior Coordinator at the Association of People with Disability (APD), Ashmira leads initiatives to improve accessibility through the "Yes to Access" app. She also conducts empathy-building workshops and contributes to research on disability rights and transportation accessibility. This episode sheds light on the unique challenges and triumphs of living with visual impairment while dedicating one's life to social justice and empowerment. About The Guest: Social worker specializing in Criminology and Justice. Experience working in Bangalore Central Prison and aftercare programs for women. Current role at APD Bengaluru, leading accessibility projects and research. Key Topics Discussed: Pursuing higher education and career in Criminology and Justice despite systemic barriers. Challenges faced by women in prisons and post-release rehabilitation efforts. Personal anecdotes about childhood, family support, and learning to cook as a visually impaired individual. Raising her daughter as a blind mother and the lessons learned. Accessibility advocacy through the "Yes to Access" app and promoting empathy in corporates and colleges. Memorable Quotes: “The ultimate aim is that when someone comes out of prison, they should have adequate support to rebuild their life and avoid vulnerable situations.” “As a blind mother, I've learned that while eye coordination is important in the early years, what truly matters is communication and involvement.” Resources Mentioned: Prayas – Field Action Project of TISS Association of People with Disability (APD) Additional Information: Explore more about accessibility rights under the recent Supreme Court judgment. Learn how you can volunteer or support initiatives for disability inclusion. Listen to this powerful conversation to gain insights into the intersections of disability, social justice, and resilience.
In this thought-provoking episode, host Maria Ceballos-Wallis is joined by Shawn Norris and Dr. Holly Silvestri of the SAFE AI Task Force (Stakeholders Advocating for Fair and Ethical AI in Interpreting) to explore the impact of artificial intelligence on the interpreting profession. They delve into the role AI could play in shaping language access, both for oral languages and the deaf and hard of hearing community, and the safeguards needed to protect fair practices. The conversation also explores insights from a recent survey, interpreters' responses to AI developments, and the crucial need for human oversight to ensure ethical standards and cultural sensitivity are maintained.Learn More at safeaitf.org SAFE AI (Stakeholders Advocating for Fair and Ethical AI in Interpreting)About our Guests:Dr. Holly Ann Silvestri has significant experience in the field of translator and interpreter training in addition to running her own language service provider agency as well as freelancing for other agencies and government entities. Currently she works as Senior Coordinator for Translation, Training, and Curriculum at the National Center for Interpretation at the University of Arizona. Her working languages are Spanish, French and English. She is a founding member of the American Association of Interpreters and Translators in Education as well as Chair of the Public Relations Committee for SAFE AI. She is also a member of the American Translators Association and the Arizona Translators and Interpreters.Shawn Norris is a seasoned language access leader, holding key roles such as President of FRID and CCHI Commissioner. Raised by Deaf parents, he's a passionate advocate for the Deaf community with over a decade of experience in the interpreting field. Shawn founded a local agency in Jacksonville, enhancing language accessibility, and is now the COO of AI Deaf, focusing on advancing VRI services.
A quick chat with Raneem Turjman (Film Programme Senior Coordinator at Sharjah Art Foundation) to talk to us about the 7th Edition Of Sharjah Film Platform Taking place from 15 to 24 November 2024 at Mirage City Cinema and City Centre Al Zahia, the Sharjah Film Platform 7 is one to keep an eye out for. Bringing 30 international films from around the world, this festival promises 10 days of cinematic glory. For more info, check out https://ticket.sharjahart.org/Home/SFP?E=MTA0OA~EQ~~EQ~&L=NA-1 Listen to #Pulse95Radio in the UAE by tuning in on your radio (95.00 FM) or online on our website: www.pulse95radio.com ************************ Follow us on Social. www.instagram/com/pulse95radio www.facebook.com/pulse95radio www.twitter.com/pulse95radio
The Gospel, when rightly comprehended, is Life from death, Light from darkness, and Truth as a Person, Who sets free ALL of humanity and the created realm. The good news of the gospel reflects a God Who took/takes it upon Himself to cover every aspect of what it took/takes to redeem, heal, restore, renew and transform all for all His beloved kids and all creation back to original design. And He did/does this at His expense - talk about pure Love and pure grace! Join Rod Williams and myself as we discuss what the Gospel actually means, from the only eternally sound lens/hermeneutic: the lens of Christ in union with Father & Holy Spirit and all of humanity. Rod Williams is a compelling speaker and writer with a passion to empower believers to know their true identity and live joyfully out of their present union with Christ made possible by what Jesus accomplished through the Cross of His Grace. Rod has served in many capacities in churches over the years, including Senior Pastor at The Santa Cruz Church, Senior Coordinator at Cana Seminary and Alumni Professor at School of Kingdom. He holds a degree in Theology from Pacific Coast Baptist Bible College and participated in leadership training intensives at Bethel Church in Redding California, Global Celebration, Jesus Ministry and Global Awakening ministries. Rod previously worked as an entrepreneur and consultant in Silicon Valley for 30 years developing network computing technology and writing for companies such as Apple Computer, Cisco Systems, Microsoft, Xerox PARC, Cadence, and several semiconductor companies. His writing has been featured in Electronic Engineering Times and other industry publications, including one of the first books on wireless hand held computing. LINKS MENTIONED: Social Media - ► Facebook: @Rodeen Williams ► X: deltakainos Websites - ► GAN: https://GANTV.com ► thenewmystics.com ► johncrowder.net ► https://perichoresis.org/across-all-worlds-live-with-baxter/ YouTube Accounts Mentioned: ► @JohnCrowder ► @BlissCoCo Interview: Rod Williams interviewed by Jason Clark, Rethinking God with Tacos: https://afamilystory.org/?s=Rod+williams Please rate, review, share, and subscribe - - a little thing that makes a big difference!! Thank you! "Marked by Love, Revised & Expanded Edition" is here: #1 Best Seller & #1 New Release in our category! Find out more here! https://bit.ly/3UGeJBI Nab your copy: https://amzn.to/3K2J9ZV CONNECT WITH CATHERINE: ► Website: https://catherinetoon.com/ ► Facebook: / catherinetoonmd ► Instagram: / catherinetoon ► Twitter: / catherinetoonmd ► Pinterest: https://pin.it/4lHhOll FREE RESOURCES: ► Podcast: https://catherinetoon.com/perspective... ► Free eBooks: https://catherinetoon.com/free-downlo... ► Sign up for weekly prophetic emails: https://catherinetoon.com/ ► Blog: https://catherinetoon.com/blog/ ► Free chapter of Marked by Love: https://markedbylovebook.com/free-cha... ABOUT CATHERINE: Encouraging you to experience God and discover who you truly are! Catherine has been in the business of changing lives for decades as an author, speaker, and prophetic coach. She is incredibly gifted at calling forth personal destiny and has helped thousands of individuals who are on that journey.
What are the key takeaways from the 2024 Quad Leaders' Summit? The Quad has helped its members to align and coordinate key policies, but what more needs to be done to improve its ability to deliver on major initiatives? Would the Quad benefit from pursuing a foundational treaty, agreement, or common branding, or is it better served by retaining its current, flexible approach? In this episode, Gaurav Saini and Kate Clayton join David Andrews to discuss the 2024 Quad Leaders' Summit, and what the future may look like with incoming leadership changes. Dr Gaurav Saini is the co-founder of the Council for Strategic and Defence Research, a New Delhi think tank focused on foreign policy and security issues. He is part of the US State Department's Emerging Quad Think Tank Leaders program. Kate Clayton is a Senior Coordinator for Research and Programs at La Trobe Asia and the Blue Security Maritime Exchange. David Andrews is a Senior Policy Advisor at the ANU National Security College (NSC). Show notes: NSC academic programs – find out more Joint statement from the leaders of Australia, India, Japan, and the United States Gaurav Saini's article in the Lowy Institute Interpreter – with NSC's Dirk van der Kley. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mallory Henry, Caron Treatment Centers' Senior Coordinator of Education Alliance, including the Family Education Program, offers guidance about the role of parents seeking treatment for their children dealing with addiction and additional mental health challenges. Podcast Disclaimer The Parent-to-Parent Podcasts are provided as a service to you from other parents and do not represent professional clinical advice. The views and opinions expressed in the Parent-to-Parent Podcasts are not necessarily those of Caron or its affiliates. Nothing contained in the Parent-to-Parent Podcasts is intended to be instructional for clinical diagnosis or treatment. The information should not be considered complete, nor should it be relied on to suggest a course of treatment for a particular individual. It should not be used in place of a visit, call, consultation or the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider. You should never disregard clinical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard or read in the Parent-to-Parent Podcasts. Caron and its affiliates are neither responsible nor liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, punitive, or other damages arising out of or relating in any way to the Parent-to-Parent Podcasts, content or information contained therein or any hyperlinked website. Your sole remedy for dissatisfaction with the Parent-to-Parent Podcasts, content or information contained therein, and/or hyperlinked websites is to stop using the Parent-to-Parent Podcasts or hyperlinked websites. Please be advised that the Parent-to-Parent Podcasts may be protected by federal and international copyright or other laws, and your right to reprint, republish, modify, reproduce, or distribute the Parent-to-Parent Podcasts may be limited accordingly.
Mothers and fathers consider the positive outcomes that have emerged during their journey of parenting a child with a substance use disorder or another mental health condition. Mallory Henry, Caron Treatment Centers' Senior Coordinator of Education Alliance, including the Family Education Program, joins this parent support group meeting. Podcast Disclaimer The Parent-to-Parent Podcasts are provided as a service to you from other parents and do not represent professional clinical advice. The views and opinions expressed in the Parent-to-Parent Podcasts are not necessarily those of Caron or its affiliates. Nothing contained in the Parent-to-Parent Podcasts is intended to be instructional for clinical diagnosis or treatment. The information should not be considered complete, nor should it be relied on to suggest a course of treatment for a particular individual. It should not be used in place of a visit, call, consultation or the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider. You should never disregard clinical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard or read in the Parent-to-Parent Podcasts. Caron and its affiliates are neither responsible nor liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, punitive, or other damages arising out of or relating in any way to the Parent-to-Parent Podcasts, content or information contained therein or any hyperlinked website. Your sole remedy for dissatisfaction with the Parent-to-Parent Podcasts, content or information contained therein, and/or hyperlinked websites is to stop using the Parent-to-Parent Podcasts or hyperlinked websites. Please be advised that the Parent-to-Parent Podcasts may be protected by federal and international copyright or other laws, and your right to reprint, republish, modify, reproduce, or distribute the Parent-to-Parent Podcasts may be limited accordingly.
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Claudio Aguiar, Director of Field Training, and Kimberly Kim, Field Copywriter & Content Manager, have the privilege of announcing the finalists in our August Storytelling Contest: David Bell, Coordinator, IL Kathy Hoeft, Senior Director, FL Karen Schlueter-Morland, Senior Coordinator, MN Scott J. Pennington, Ambassador, MN Trista Walker, Senior Coordinator, FL And we'll have the privilege of hearing many of them share their stories and how they learned to make them both compelling AND compliant! PLUS - Sundeep Dolliver, Sr. Manager of PR & Partnerships, joins us to introduce our latest seasonal Life Shake flavor (available 9/26), and how every purchase fulfills your need for a healthy, tasty, protein-packed indulgence, while providing essentials for babies in need.
Claudio Aguiar, Director of Field Training, and Kimberly Kim, Field Copywriter & Content Manager, have the privilege of announcing the finalists in our August Storytelling Contest: David Bell, Coordinator, IL Kathy Hoeft, Senior Director, FL Karen Schlueter-Morland, Senior Coordinator, MN Scott J. Pennington, Ambassador, MN Trista Walker, Senior Coordinator, FL And we'll have the privilege of hearing many of them share their stories and how they learned to make them both compelling AND compliant! PLUS - Sundeep Dolliver, Sr. Manager of PR & Partnerships, joins us to introduce our latest seasonal Life Shake flavor (available 9/26), and how every purchase fulfills your need for a healthy, tasty, protein-packed indulgence, while providing essentials for babies in need.
Branden Bonner is an American musical artist, audio engineer & producer best known for his numerous projects in the entertainment industry. He is most known as the guitarist of Shadow of Corvus (Melodic Death Metal), the senior audio engineer at Dark Glass Productions, and the Senior Coordinator of Digital Video Programming at Shout! Studios. https://www.brandenbonner.com/ Welcome to Start The Beat—a podcast documenting the Pittsburgh music scene's past, present, and future. This episode is available on YouTube, Spotify, Apple, and wherever you listen to podcasts. Links available at https://briansikeshowe.com/startthebeat.
Katie Streater is a Rockstar - and you can be one too, if you're under 30! It's not too early for next year's contenders to start thinking about how to be named a “30 Under 30.” Get the inside scoop from Brand USA's Katie Streater, one of this year's 30, and from D.I.'s Taylor Ruoff Snider. Katie Streater is Senior Coordinator for Global Trade Development at Brand USA. Taylor Ruoff Snider is Senior Manager of Professional Development at Destinations International. This wraps-up our D.I. 2024 series. Live from ESTO is coming soon!
Dive into the forefront of language innovation with the ground-breaking study on automated interpreting and discover how AI is revolutionising our field. We had the pleasure of having a conversation with Dr. Holly Silvestri from the University of Arizona in the US who brought us the highlights of this survey conducted by Interpreting Safe AI Task Force - https://safeaitf.org Join us to explore the pivotal role of interpreters in shaping the responsible adoption of AI, while addressing key concerns such as risk assessment, language access, and ethical challenges. Uncover a future where AI augments, rather than replaces, our craft, fostering collaboration and inclusive communication, while ensuring accountability and preserving the essence of human interpretation.Be part of this conversation!Dr. Holly Silvestri is the Senior Coordinator for Translation, Training, and Curriculum for the National Center of Interpretation, a unit of the University of AZ. She has also taught in the U of AZ undergraduate program for Spanish T & I. Additionally, she works as a freelancer and runs her own LSP (language service provider) company. She is an accomplished community interpreter, trainer of interpreters and translators, and provider of professional development workshops in this field. Her working languages are English, Spanish, and French.Visit our website for more training and professional development resources for interpreters and translators: nexpd.com#AIinInterpreting #LanguageInnovation #ProfessionalDevelopment
LAUNCH EVENT Global Food 50/50 Launch Event Co-organized by Global Health 50/50, IFPRI, and UN Women MAR 7, 2024 - 9:00 TO 10:30AM EST / 1:00 TO 2:30pm BST The Global Food 50/50 initiative monitors progress and holds food system organizations accountable for advancing gender-just and equitable food systems. This event marks the launch of the third annual Global Food 50/50 Report, which reviews the gender- and equity-related policies and practices of 51 global food system organizations to assess two interlinked dimensions of inequality: inequality of opportunity in careers within organizations and inequality in who benefits from the global food system. For the first time, the 2023/2024 Report expands its focus to address a policy area that plays a decisive role in promoting equality of opportunity in the workplace: the extent to which workplace policies recognize and support employees' care responsibilities. The data reveal policy attention to parental leave, but other policies related to family needs, such as child care and elder care, remain scarce. This launch event seminar will present key findings from the report and explore how this new accountability mechanism can empower a broader movement to demand more equitable and inclusive organizations across the global food system. Introductory Remarks Johan Swinnen, Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR and Director General, IFPRI Keynote Address Jamille Bigio, Senior Coordinator for Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Results of 2022 Global Food 50/50 Report Jemimah Njuki, Chief, Economic Empowerment, UN Women Sonja Tanaka, Deputy Director, Global Health 50/50 Panelists Ananda Uvl, Head of Public Affairs and Corporate Communications, East-West Seed Juan Echanove, Associate Vice President, Food and Water Systems, CARE Susan Kaaria, Director, African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD) Santiago Alba-Corral, Director, Climate-Resilient Food Systems, International Development Research Centre (IDRC) Closing Remarks Sarah Hawkes, Co-Founder and Co-Director, Global Health 50/50 Moderator Hazel Malapit, Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI More about this Event: https://www.ifpri.org/event/global-food-5050-launch-event-0 Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription
Is our growing presence in the backcountry stressing wintering wildlife and degrading their habitats? Can we responsibly use wildlife habitat as our playgrounds? How can we keep wildlife in mind, keep disturbances and displacements minimal as climate change increases, and ensure that wildlife populations can be resilient in an uncertain future? SPEAKER BIOS: Sarah Dewey: Sarah is a Wildlife Biologist at Grand Teton National Park and the Chair of the Teton Range Bighorn Sheep Working Group. She monitors, researches, and manages the ungulate populations in the park, including bighorn sheep, bison, elk, moose, mule deer, and pronghorn. Kurt Hellman: Kurt is the Senior Coordinator of the Wildlife-Recreation Coexistence Program for Conservation Northwest. While supporting conservation efforts through grassroots activism, Kurt also works to better the relationship between wildlife and outdoor recreation across Washington state. Mike Crosby: Mike is a 34-year veteran of the Colorado Division of Wildlife, now Colorado Parks and Wildlife. He currently serves as President of the Open Lands, Rivers, and Trails committee and helped found the Wintering Wildlife Conservation Initiative in 2021. RESOURCES: Conservation Northwest Teton Bighorn Sheep Working Group Bighorn Sheep Working Group Recommendations Wintering Wildlife Conservation Initiative Denizens of the Steep Poster: Minimizing our Impacts to Wintering Wildlife Colorado Mountain Club SPONSORS: Outdoor Alliance The Mighty Arrow Family Foundation REI TRANSCRIPTS: (click here) CREDITS: Produced/Edited by Tess Goodwin Co-hosted by David Page Co-hosted and Directed by Emily Scott Music by Rattlesnake Preachers feat. Kerry McClay
Are you passionate about mentorship and discipleship? In this episode of the Lausanne Movement Podcast, we sit down with Ole-Magnus Olasfrud, a seasoned spiritual mentor, who shares his personal journey from a challenging childhood in Norway to his role as a spiritual mentor and Senior Coordinator for Lausanne's Younger Leaders Generation. Ole-Magnus unpacks the significant role of mentorship and discipleship in his life and spiritual growth, emphasising the importance of relationships, scriptural guidance, and prayer in mentoring. According to Ole-Magnus, the essence of mentoring lies in nurturing the whole life, caring for an individual's spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical well-being. He discusses the foundational principles of mentoring, which include building relationships, studying Scripture, and fostering a culture of mutual learning. Additionally, Ole-Magnus provides insights on how to initiate and when to conclude mentoring relationships in a healthy and effective manner. He enriches the discussion with anecdotes from his extensive experience and talks about his ongoing work with Lausanne's Younger Leaders Generation. Subscribe to our podcast for more inspiring conversations about global mission and leadership. For further information about the Lausanne Movement, please visit our webpage: https://www.lausanne.org. Ole-Magnus Olafsrud is from Norway and serves with the Lausanne Movement and Barnabas Focus, after 50 years with The Navigators. He and his team work to mobilise mentors for generational disciple-making through equipped whole-life mentoring of younger leaders for global mission.
In a this week's episode of SA Voices From The Field, guest Omar Mehdi shared his inspiring journey from being a student at the American University of Kuwait (AUK) to returning as the Director of Student Life. Throughout his discussion, he highlighted his experiences of personal and professional growth, the challenges of transitioning from a student to a professional supervisor, and the cultural shifts he faced as an international student in the United States. Navigating Change and Professional Growth Omar Mehdi's story is a testament to the transformative power of embracing change and pursuing new experiences. After completing his Master's in Leadership and Higher Education at the University of San Diego, Omar ventured into the corporate world, gaining valuable real-world experience outside the traditional university setting. His time in the business world provided him with a fresh perspective on decision-making, financial management, and the cultivation of a new professional network. From Player to Supervisor Lessons in Leadership Returning to AUK as the Director of Student Life, Omar Mehdi faced the unique challenge of transitioning from being under the direction of coaches to becoming their supervisor. His experiences of making difficult decisions and managing transitions within the sports program shed light on the complexities of leadership and the importance of personality and character in navigating such transitions successfully. Reflection and Communication in Student Affairs Throughout his journey, Omar credits his ability to reflect and communicate his feelings to his university program. Initially finding the concept challenging, he came to realize the immense benefit of personal reflection and open communication, particularly when addressing difficult decisions and managing personnel changes. Omar's experience underscores the value of emotional intelligence and self-awareness in the field of student affairs, serving as a guiding light for aspiring professionals. Embracing Diversity as an International Student As an international student in the United States, Omar faced a range of challenges, including culture shock, visa issues, and a steep learning curve. His insights into the significance of listening to and understanding the diverse needs and backgrounds of international students highlight the importance of cultural sensitivity and awareness in creating inclusive and supportive environments within higher education institutions. Impactful Advice for Student Affairs Professionals Omar's journey and reflections offer invaluable advice for those pursuing careers in student affairs. His emphasis on the significance of personal and professional growth, the value of emotional intelligence, and the need to listen to and understand the diverse needs of students resonates deeply with the mission of creating inclusive and supportive campus communities. Inspiring Change and Transformation Omar's story serves as an inspiration for those navigating shifts in their professional paths, urging individuals to embrace change, seek new experiences, and recognize the transformative power of diverse experiences. His impact as the Director of Student Life at AUK reflects a commitment to fostering meaningful student experiences and impacting lives within the academic environment. In conclusion, Omar Mehdi's journey from student to supervisor embodies the spirit of growth, resilience, and the pursuit of meaningful impact within the field of student affairs. His reflections on leadership, personal growth, and embracing diversity serve as a beacon of inspiration for professionals and students alike, underscoring the profound impact of transformative experiences within higher education. This serves as a reminder of the power of personal and professional growth, the importance of cultural sensitivity, and the transformative potential of navigating change with resilience and grace. Omar Mehdi's journey stands as a testament to the possibilities that unfold when one embraces diverse opportunities and the journey of lifelong learning within the vibrant tapestry of student affairs. Please subscribe to SA Voices from the Field on your favorite podcasting device and share the podcast with other student affairs colleagues! TRANSCRIPT Dr. Jill Creighton [00:00:02]: Welcome to Student Affairs Voices From the Field, the podcast where we share your student affairs stories from fresh perspectives to seasoned experts. This is season nine on transitions in Student Affairs. This podcast is brought to you by NASPA. And I'm Dr. Jill Creighton. She her hers your essay Voices from the Field, host today on SA Voices, are pleased to bring you back to the Middle East, to the country of Kuwait to meet Omar Mehdi. Omar graduated from the American University of Kuwait with a BBA in Management in 2012 and then an Ma in Leadership in Higher Education from the University of San Diego in 2014. Omar returned to Auk in 2014 as the Sports Coordinator in the Office of Student Life and then in 2016 was promoted to Senior Coordinator for Sports in 2019, became the Assistant Director of the Office of Student Life, and then left the world of Student Affairs in 2020 to return in 2023 as the Director of the Office of Student Life. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:01:00]: I hope you enjoy getting to know Omar. Omar Mehdi, welcome to the show. Omar Mehdi [00:01:05]: Thank you very much. I'm very happy to be here and very happy to join you, Jill. Thank you for inviting me. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:01:11]: It's a wonderful thing to be able to continue our tradition of having guests from all over the world on SA Voices. And will you let our listeners know where we're speaking from today? Omar Mehdi [00:01:21]: So we are speaking live from Kuwait. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:01:24]: Excellent. And Omar works with a previous guest, Paula, who was on our International Voices season. Listeners, I'm also going to let you know that I'm a little under the weather as we record today, so my audio quality might just be a little bit different than what you're used to. But please bear with us as we I'm sure the conversation will be just as rich, just with a little bit of a deeper voice today. Omar, we love to start our shows by getting to know our guests, and you have one of the most interesting transitions on our season because you've gone from being a student at your university, american University of Kuwait, all the way through becoming the Director of Student Life. So can you tell us about that journey? Omar Mehdi [00:02:02]: Yes, it is very interesting to be a student in this university and then graduate from it, come back and work here. My path into this world of student affairs came by chance. I didn't expect that I would graduate and work in the field when I was a student at Auk at the American University of Kuwait. One of the admissions counselors who helped me get into Auk recommended working on campus, be a student employee, and she recommended me to the Office of Student Life because I wanted a job and I had time and why not? I started working at Office Student Life back then. And Then back then, the Dean Of Student Affairs, dr. Carol Ross, and The Director Of Student Life, Damien Medina, were I think they just started the nuff program, NASFA, and they recommended it to me. They like, Listen, if you're interested, this is a unique opportunity to be an undergraduate, a student who gets to know more about what we do and why we do it. I was passionate about working in general, and the fact that they gave me an opportunity to work got me into it. Omar Mehdi [00:02:55]: And then I did the nuff program, traveled to Philadelphia back then, where the NASA annual conference was, we did the pre conference with enough group. It was the first time I go to the US. And it was the first time I go to a real conference, not a small conference for undergraduates. It was one which is with professionals and opened up my eyes to realize that the three people that work in the office life at the American University of Kuwait are part of a much bigger group of people that do this. So to see the size, the scale, the number of people that have the same title but work across the US. Canada and more, it was huge for me. I was lucky that the speakers at the Nuff pre conference were outstanding. We had I forget the name of the title of the book, but the strengths, the five strengths. Omar Mehdi [00:03:35]: So that you do this quiz at the end of the book and they give you the five strengths. They brought the speaker. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:03:40]: It was really cool for Gallup strength. Omar Mehdi [00:03:43]: Yes. And he was really cool, very engaging. So it was a very enriching experience for me. And then after it, I started considering doing a Master's degree in the field in the Division of Student Affairs. I was lucky enough to be admitted and selected for the Student Affairs program at the University of San Diego. So at USD, I did my Master's in Leadership and Higher Education. And the beauty of that program is that you get to have your graduate assistantship with the coursework, too. So again, I was very lucky. Omar Mehdi [00:04:15]: And you'll notice this is like a pattern in my path. I've always been lucky with the people I work with. Assistant director back then, danielle Nelman and the other assistant director, Stephanie, and the Director of the center for Student Success. All of them were excellent mentors. All of them allowed me to be this little kid who comes from Kuwait who just graduated undergrad right to his masters, have very little experience in the real world to learn, make mistakes, grow and develop. The year and a half I spent USD was, I think, pushed me at least five years ahead than I used to think that I would by the time I graduate. And then I came back. Luckily, there was a position available at American University of Kuwait. Omar Mehdi [00:04:55]: So I started as a sports coordinator as a student. I was a student athlete, too, so I was a captain of soccer team. I was in the basketball team. I was in the volleyball team, I was in the table tennis team. So I was very well versed with our program student athlete. But now I came in as a coordinator, I was lucky that the position was available. I started there and then moved into the senior coordinator for sports, then assistant director. I took a sabbatical or a break from student affairs. Omar Mehdi [00:05:17]: I left in 2020, just before COVID to work in a corporate world for three years there, and then came back February 2023. So the beginning of this year back to a UK as the Director of Student Life. And that's how I got here. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:05:29]: You didn't take the worst three years off of the profession. Omar Mehdi [00:05:32]: Let me tell you again, I was lucky. It was a troubling time for every industry in the world. But to navigate to support students, and how to offer students an experience into a digital one is a very difficult one. And like every country in the world, kuwait was very unsettled at that point, and we didn't know what was happening. We don't know how long this is going to take. When do we go back? So I left just before COVID and came back just after COVID. So when Hybrid was done, online was done, I came back. So I never got to see university through a COVID experience. Omar Mehdi [00:06:02]: I never got to do that, which maybe I'm lucky, but the three years that I was away from the university's industry, I had to also participate or try to offer the company I worked for as much support as I can to the staff and clients that we had. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:06:17]: What made you want to depart the field during that time? Omar Mehdi [00:06:20]: So I graduated with a bachelor's in Business Management, and the position I moved out of the Auk to go to was one in the business field. It was a great opportunity to test something new, try something different. As you know, as great as it is to work in student affairs and to work in a university, I graduated from Auk. I went for a few years to the States, to two years in the States, came back and worked in Auk. I didn't know anything outside of Auk, which has a lot of advantages in the job because I know it really well. But as a person, as an individual, to grow, you have to kind of leave your comfort zone. You have to leave what you're used to and you have to try something different. I was lucky to in the three years that I was there, I was lucky to learn so much. Omar Mehdi [00:06:58]: And I think I came back as a much stronger candidate for the position than if I was promoted from assistant Director automatically to the director. In the three years I've learned so much about the real world when it comes to working with people that are not just students, they don't have to be here. They can choose to pay somewhere else and go because I work in the gyms industry. So it's a month to month relationship. They can choose next month to leave you. So what you work on, how you develop a relationship with them, is very different to I have a whole semester with you, at least if not four or five, six years. So I came back, as I said, as a much stronger candidate for the position. And I can add so much to what I do through both experiences in student affairs and outside. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:07:37]: What inspired you to come back into student affairs and specifically back to Auk after having that business experience? Omar Mehdi [00:07:44]: The inspiration always comes back to I love what I do in student affairs and I love the field. And I always thought, listen, I'll change the world one student at a time, just let me graduate from USD and the world will never be the same because I want to change the world. You do mature. You do realize it's not that as easy as it sounds, but there's a very different mindset. And I enjoyed my job outside of Auk. There's a very different hat you wear and a very different mindset that you have when you work in a business and you care about financials, you care about bottom line. And there's a very different mindset to trying to create experiences for students to develop, to grow, and to learn from the worries that you have. The concentration, the focus is very different. Omar Mehdi [00:08:22]: Going back to trying to build programs or trying to build an experience for students to better themselves, to learn to experience new things, is always something that has attracted me. And that's why when I knew the job was available, I automatically applied to it because I knew this is something I'd love to go back to. And to add to that, I've always done it from a sports perspective. I've always done it as a sports coordinator and then a senior sports coordinator, and then to be able to do it at a director level where I can impact or influence policies or programs at more than just sports. So under our department, we have athletics, we have clubs and organizations, code of conduct, student employment, we have a bunch of facilities that we're in charge of, the lounge, courts and so on. And to be able to influence more than just one aspect of student life is something that excites me to come back to. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:09:12]: You said something interesting earlier, which is that you brought back skills that you didn't have before based on the business experience you had. What are some of those skills that you gained while you were out working in corporate world that have really served you well coming into this role as director of Student life? Omar Mehdi [00:09:26]: Absolutely. So many one of the things that comes to mind very quickly is the change in network. So in network and student affairs, most of us do very similar jobs and open up very similar paths for each other because we're in the same industry. However, when you go to a different industry, your network suddenly changes and you network with a lot of different industries. And coming back knowing so many different having new ties and having new networks is something that was very valuable, I think, for me so far. A lot of the students have ideas but don't know where to go and don't know who to talk to. A lot of clubs and organizations want to reach out to organizations in Kuwait where they may be too busy and so on. But knowing individuals in It can open up doors and open up channels for them. Omar Mehdi [00:10:08]: That's one thing for sure. Another thing in the directorship position you have to assume responsibilities. You don't. As a coordinator, when I left Auk, I was the chief operating officer. So as a chief operating officer in a company, your HR manager reports to you, the finance manager reports to you. Understanding how those moving pieces work and the rationale behind them is something I didn't have in the past. So coming back to now as a director, I understand budgeting at a different perspective. I understand hiring at a different perspective. Omar Mehdi [00:10:36]: I understand scale at a different perspective. In the company I used to work in too, we'd organize nationwide events where, for example, there'd be thousands of people that attend our events. Whereas Auk total is 2000 something students. So to understand scalability is something what was new to me. I was used to the same scale. I was used to the exact same scale. As a student here, I graduated, I worked here. USD provided that too. Omar Mehdi [00:10:59]: But coming back here was easy. It wasn't something new to me. So understanding that planning at a different scale is something else and assuming responsibility and making hard decisions during COVID at such an executive position at a company where you have to choose to either let go of people, change contracts and so on, and then to move back to a decision making position where it's not as serious as decisions that we make. I'm never going to choose to close a branch or open up a branch. As a director of student life, I'm never going to choose. And this directly impacts people's livelihood. The decisions that we do here I can take a lot lighter than in the past position that I had, which gave me a lot of perspective too. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:11:35]: You've also come back to an environment where you mentioned this was kind of the main environment that you knew as an adult, right? You were a student there, you grew up in the sports environment there. Talk to us about the transition of going from student at the institution to professional and how your relationships with people at Auk needed to change at that time. Omar Mehdi [00:11:54]: Absolutely. This may sound very interesting to the audience. So when I was a student. I came into Auk in fall 2008 and I graduated spring 2012. In the four years that I was there, the law in Kuwait was that universities had to be segregated gender wise. So I would come to Auk. It is a mixed university with gender segregated classes, naturally, that influenced and changed the dynamics between the genders and between all of campus life. So I leave to the states, I come back, and this law has changed. Omar Mehdi [00:12:23]: And now classes are mixed naturally. This changes the overall atmosphere and the campus culture. So even today, which is a mixed culture, the university experience that the students are having today is very different to the one I was having simply because of that. Naturally, as I age and the gap gets bigger between me and the incoming students and the students on campus. So although they're the similar buildings, the exact same buildings, it's the same culture, sorry, it's the same colors, it's the same some of the same employees, some of the same staff, but the culture has shifted completely when I even speak to students today. The university I went to is a very different university that they went to simply because of the way we were. The life that we lived was a very different one. However, I did come back as a young employee. Omar Mehdi [00:13:05]: I was 24, and some of the students, especially the nontraditional ones, were close to my age, if not older. I did come back and found some of the students who I was friends with who are still students. The nature of the position that I had because I was a sports coordinator, you tend to be the fun guy. You're not like there to discipline, you're not charged for code of conduct. So it was easy to be the young guy on campus because you're the sports guy. So you're friends with all the players, you're friends with all the coaches, you're doing the fun stuff. However, I think one of the first things that I had to do, and I think it made me a better professional today, is right off the bat, I had to discipline athletes. So I do have to stick to a GPA requirement when selecting students. Omar Mehdi [00:13:45]: I do have to enforce these laws. I do have to make sure that their behavior in the team practice and so on is held to a certain standard. Doing it at an age where you're very young to them can cause a lot more conflict and friction, whereas if you're much older, maybe because of simply your age, there can be an assumed authority to your personality that they succumb to. But I think especially that I was balancing doing that meanwhile, while being the supervisor or the person in charge of all the coaches who are all older than and a few of them were my coaches too. And I've had to let go of one of them. Who? Once upon a time, I used to play for them. And now I have to let them go. So those experiences are very, very sticky and uncomfortable. Omar Mehdi [00:14:25]: And forcing myself to go through them and not backing down, I think have made me more confident moving forward. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:14:31]: Let's talk about that transition with that one person specifically, where you're going from being under their direction as a coach to being their leader as a supervisor. How did you navigate the shift in that relationship? Omar Mehdi [00:14:44]: So I had two coaches that I played for and then ended up coming back and becoming their supervisor. In the first year that I was back, I had to let go of one of them. The second year I was back, I had to let go of the second one. I think the first one was, I think, a rough transition. That person didn't take it well, didn't take me offering pointers about how they do their job well, them not taking my feedback seriously, although it sounded serious, although I tried to do it in a serious setting. In the first year I worked at Auk, I'd also dress more professionally just to put that boundary and standard between me and the students and the people that report to me. However, they still never took it that seriously. And when it came to a point in time where we can no longer continue, they never reacted really well. Omar Mehdi [00:15:23]: I also think if I were to do it today, I would have done things a lot differently. I have learned in the past, unfortunately, 20 years of working. But the point I'm trying to make is the second time I was able to do it, the personality of the person that I had to ask to step down from the position was a lot more accepting of their mistakes and faults. I also learned that sometimes, even if because you can be really hard on yourself, on the approach because if it doesn't turn out to be as smooth as you hope for it, you also realize that it's not always only on the setting that you put. The other person plays a role. And the character and the personality that you are dealing with is a variable to the situation. So the second situation went a lot smoother, and that person, although they were let go, they were appreciated by the team, the university, they were given a farewell gift and so on. Whereas the first one, it was more storming out. Omar Mehdi [00:16:09]: Never want to talk to you again. This is ridiculous. I had to play it back. Driving back home and you're in the shower, you think about what they said. You know, these moments in your life where you think about these difficult situations where if you were to go back, you'd say some things differently. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:16:21]: Can you tell us more about what it meant for you to reflect on it and go through your own growth process? Omar Mehdi [00:16:28]: Luckily, because of the program that I was in in the university of San Diego. Reflection was huge. Reflection is huge in the process, and it's very embedded in the coursework that we do, coming from the background and atmosphere I came from in Kuwait. To go to USD and try to reflect on my own life was a very new skill. I have never reflected my life to be especially publicly too, there were situations where you would have to publicly reflect and you have to talk about what your reflections look like because that's how the setting is made in the classroom. And because it was very difficult. And by the time I graduated, I actually was able to do this. Now I'm able to reflect, get in touch with my feelings and vocalize how I feel and communicate what I need, what I'm feeling, what I'm learning was a huge advantage for me in the program. Omar Mehdi [00:17:14]: It's one of the main things I actually walked away with that I still use today. And it's something I practice in my positions that I've had. But in that period of time, it's interesting because at that point in time, you do reflect on how the words that are said or things that are communicated in the meeting may bruise your ego or bruise your authority and you want to defend it. The first reaction you may have is, I want to defend my ego and defend my authority, and I need to put my foot down. And because in that room I am the younger person. I am the person that not too long ago, I used to be your player, I'd had to be a lot more diplomatic and let go of the bruising that was happening to the ego and the position and the authority. So reflecting on maybe I could have been more aggressive. Reflecting on what if I did this, what would have happened? Maybe thinking I should have made it short and sweet. Omar Mehdi [00:18:02]: I shouldn't have maybe gone through an entire meeting with time, unfortunately, I've had several situations where I've had to let go of people. I've been able to maybe see the mistakes that I've done in that meeting and then not repeat them in the future situations, unfortunately, that I've had. But in that period of time where I was going through it, it was difficult because it was a very aggressive meeting. It wasn't a good situation. In the back of your mind, you keep circling back to the because you could have said this and you could have done this. And maybe you think, and this is a person that I don't necessarily have bad feelings towards you. I just don't think you're the right person for this job. But because I was your player, I do have a fond memory of you. Omar Mehdi [00:18:41]: And now that's ruined because now you think I'm a horrible monster who's let you go. But I actually don't have anything against you. I just think we need to try someone else. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:18:49]: Let's go back in time a little bit and talk about your transition to being an international student. You've spent most of your life in Kuwait, if not all of your life in Kuwait. And you're like, let's go to San Diego. It's sunny there. But tell us about that immersion into American culture and your adjustment period into life in USC. Omar Mehdi [00:19:08]: All right, so, as you said, lived my whole life here, born and raised. And sometimes it's like the fish in the water. They don't know they're wet, and you have to leave to know what dry is, because you have to leave the sea to know that what dry looks like. In Kuwait, I knew myself through titles. I am the captain of the football team. That is what I do. I play football. I am the youngest son to my parents. Omar Mehdi [00:19:31]: That is what I do. I am the youngest son to them. I am friends with so and so. That is what do. And because I was in that setting, I never got a chance to actually get to know who I am outside of these roles that you play. The moment I moved to the United States, and the moment you go there, you realize the world's much bigger than the little world you live in. And this can be true to any country, any city you live in. And because the United States is really far in distance and in similarities between the country I live in, everything is new. Omar Mehdi [00:19:54]: I never paid attention to the color of my skin till I went to the United States. I never realized I have a color of my skin till I walked into the US. That I realized I don't look like them. They do look at me and see a difference. My accent, the things I say, what's appropriate to say and what's not appropriate to say. You can say things in Kuwait that can make everybody laugh and make everybody feel comfortable, but you can say in the States, and everybody will think you're horrible and think you're crossing all kinds of red lines. So moving there in the beginning and this is the thing, I had visa issues to get to the States, so I missed the first semester. And then because of my assistantship, that goes with the actual being admitted to the university. Omar Mehdi [00:20:29]: So there was an office who was waiting for me to come that I actually never turned up to for a whole semester because they were waiting on me to get my visa. And by the time I got there, it was literally a few days before spring orientation. We were in charge of spring orientation as an office center for student success. So I literally had to hit the ground running. There was no room for you to train right now. Whatever task I give, you just have to do it. We will get to training you later. We will get to transitioning you later today. Omar Mehdi [00:20:50]: We have to do orientation. And it was the first time they do orientation too, as an office, maybe there was the first time for the center for Student Success to organize orientation, but for me, it was the first time doing everything. The learning curve for them was related to orientation. For me, it was everything. Whether it was orientation, these people, their names, what time does the sun set? Where do I get what this and that? I moved there not having an apartment or a place to stay. I stayed at a motel in the beginning, so I'd finish work and go back to a motel. Classes haven't started yet, so that's a new curve that's coming up. And I think I was lucky to have that. Omar Mehdi [00:21:20]: And I think because I hit the ground running, there wasn't time for me to dwell on the differences, dwell on the culture shock. Because you hit the ground running, you quickly have to adapt. And no time I was able to get myself sorted and move into a place and all that stuff. But the person that went to the United States of America and the person that left the United States of America are two different people. And I'm a much better person because of the experience I had. If I never went to the United States, I think I'd still be the same person I was. And I would say that is a worse off human being. I think as a person, I became much better outside of career wise. Omar Mehdi [00:21:53]: Career wise, I've developed mentally because of the experiences I had, because of the mentors that I had, because of the program that I was in. But genuinely, as a human being, I also improved a lot. I've changed a lot. The reflection process that is embedded into the program has allowed me to change some of the things that I never realized were a part of who I am. And going back to the point I was saying earlier where I knew myself through my roles, going to a country that A doesn't care about, maybe soccer, in the same way Kuwait does, and who I do as a person, and realizing you have a skill nobody cares about, and then nobody knows who you are. You don't know who anybody is, you don't know where things are. And trying to create something in that environment made me a much more confident, much more independent, and much more well rounded. I used to live with my parents. Omar Mehdi [00:22:36]: I still live with my parents because of the culture that we live in. You don't leave your house until you get married. So naturally, food is something I take for granted, laundry is something I take for granted. And this is something every college student feels the first time they go getting to learn how to do their laundry and something new. But it was new to me, and I was doing it as the older dog. I was doing it as. A person who has 21 years old, not 1718. So now I'm a little different, too, in that aspect. Omar Mehdi [00:22:59]: And then you move into the actual coursework and the actual program. And it was very strange to me that people were talking about their feelings in the classroom. It was extremely strange. It was strange to the point of it was off putting. Like, why are you being emotional? I don't want to learn this. I want to learn what says in textbook. I'm still looking at it as a traditional education style. And people were talking, everybody's talking about their feelings. Omar Mehdi [00:23:22]: And I'm sitting there thinking, this is ridiculous. You guys need to take yourself seriously. There's a professor here. And then some of them would be emotional to a point where they would cry. And to me, this is ridiculous. Guys, come on. Get a good grip. And I never understood the value of what they were bringing to the table till, I think, my second semester. Omar Mehdi [00:23:40]: And that's when everything clicked, kind of. I started drinking the Koolaid, tried to understand what it is that we do and why we do it. Understanding that emotion isn't a bad thing, feeling it isn't a bad thing. The knowledge and learning that you get from getting in touch with these emotions and unraveling the onion is something that is valuable. Understanding also that in Kuwait, being a student employee at a university, it's a great experience, but you're not really in charge of a lot of bigger things. And then you move to the States, and now you're a graduate assistantship. So it has a higher responsibility. The volume of work is more responsible, or the kind of work is more responsible. Omar Mehdi [00:24:15]: And then these supervisors aren't. I don't know them. They're new to me. And working to impress them was something very hard for me because I don't know who they are. I don't know what they expect when it comes to the delivery of work or the quality of work that you have to do. I was very impressed by them, and naturally, I wanted to impress them. So that was great, and I learned a lot from being able to work with them. And the best part of my program, what made transitioning to life in the United States and San Diego specifically, is the program was very sensitive to the fact that I am an international student. Omar Mehdi [00:24:46]: They were very careful with my transition in the sense that we had a cohort that would meet every two weeks as a class, and we would talk about our experiences. The people in the cohort were also very friendly to the fact that, hey, Amar is not from here. Like, how's doing? I think they were very welcoming. I was very lucky to have a very welcoming cohort that wanted what's best for me. They would talk to me about my transition and how I'm coping, which some people may not do that. You may not be so lucky to have a cohort that actually cares to check in, to actually care to give. You advice to actually to see how it's like to be the international student and see your input or what you bring to the table, your perspective as valuable. So in a nutshell, it's lucky to have that experience. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:25:24]: What advice would you give student affairs professionals around the world to support international students coming to their campuses? Omar Mehdi [00:25:30]: I think they should listen. I think that international students is a title you use for non US students. However, we as a group have so many different things. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:25:40]: Literally the entire world, it's everybody but American. Omar Mehdi [00:25:43]: And we are all very, very different in our backgrounds and so on. However, we do go through similar aspects of US. What makes us international students, the culture shock, the transition, trying to get self sorted and so on. However, listening is very important. The student groups that come to you may have very different needs, may experience things very differently. So maybe a student from a certain country may experience the exact same thing. A different student is from a different country experiencing it very differently. The international office that belonged to the USD at University of San Diego was also very cultured, which, I don't mean this in a bad way, but it isn't the same in the States. Omar Mehdi [00:26:15]: Like in my first week in the US. Someone came to me and said, Where are you from? And I said, Kuwait. And they said, oh, is that inside India? And to me it didn't offend me. I laughed because I was like, oh, Sweden, no, you need to open up a map of the world to me. I laughed. It didn't offend me, but it could offend people. That not knowing the difference between someone who is and it happens in the world because there are a lot of states that are neighboring and have very similar populations but hate each other and don't get along. So mistakening the difference between one and so listening and realizing that students have different needs and number two, being cultured and incoming student. Omar Mehdi [00:26:49]: Especially that as a person who is Muslim, who does believe in Islam, who does practice Islam and lives in a conservative country, when you go to the United States, which is a very liberal country, a lot of things can offend me. And trying to understand if this is something that may be normal to Americans, maybe hard for me to swallow or to cope with, can impact my experience and impact my retention. Reasons to come back is something very important because one of the things that used to happen in the class, especially in student affairs, they'll talk about LGBT concerns. And this is unheard of in where I come unheard of. And to be in a classroom where you're trying to understand their perspective is something that is foreign and alien to me because this is not something that is welcomed nor accommodated in where I come from. So this is one example, but you can have so many, and because again, I come from Kuwait, right? So a lot of people would ask me about Iraq as if I lived there, and then the war in Iraq was still going on, so people would ask me about the war and the troops. And San Diego is a very Marines heavy city, and a lot of our students in USD were there for the GI G Bill or what's it called, and they would come and want to talk to me about Iraq and talk about their experience. But that's not mine. Omar Mehdi [00:27:56]: I know it's close, but it's not mine. And I've never been to Iraq. So it's trying to understand the nuances of where they come from is very important because you're going to welcome them in as a university and you have a responsibility to make them feel comfortable in the same way that you have a responsibility to make res life, to be comfortable for the incoming freshman students and so on. So for me, the International Student Office needs to a listen, and b be more cultured in the nuances of the student groups coming in because they come with very, very different backgrounds. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:28:22]: It's time to take a quick break and toss it over to producer Chris to learn what's going on in the NASPA world. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:28:28]: Thanks, Jill. So excited to be back in the NASPA world, and as always, there's a ton of things happening in NASPA, and I always love being able to share with you some of the great things that are happening. Another great blog on the NASPA website how community Colleges and University Partnerships improve enrollment and student experiences. This is by Sherry Rowland of Tallahassee Community College. Sherry provides some really great insights into her own experience, but also some practical applications and takeaways that you may be able to consider for implementing at your own campus. If you've never checked out the NASPA blog, you need to go over to the NASPA website, click on the latest, and go down to blog. Or you can just scroll over to the latest and go down to blog and you'll find this article right toward the top of the page. Finally, we are thrilled to announce that ACPA College Student Educators International and NASPA Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education are once again partnering to devise and update the ACPA NASPA professional competencies for student affairs educators, along with the complementary rubrics with a planned release for the updates in Spring 2025. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:29:50]: There's a large number of individuals from both ACPA and NASPA that are on the Task Force. As the Task Force begins its work, we at NASPA are excited to offer the first of many opportunities for members to provide feedback about your experiences with and use of the professional competencies in your work. This first opportunity will be focused on groups centering on individuals in various positions in January 2024, NASPA will offer additional focus groups based on the ten current professional competency areas. NASPA also will provide an opportunity to offer written feedback via a short survey. Should have received an email just recently where you can sign up for one of the initial focus groups. All you have to do is click on the link in your email to be able to sign up for a session. And Espa does anticipate that these sessions will fill, but there will be additional opportunities that will continue to offer other engagement opportunities for you to provide feedback over the next few months. Every week, we're going to be sharing some amazing things that are happening within the association. Dr. Christopher Lewis [00:30:57]: So we are going to be able to try and keep you up to date on everything that's happening and allow for you to be able to get involved in different ways. Because the association is as strong as its members and for all of us, we have to find our place within the association, whether it be getting involved with a knowledge community, giving back within one of the centers or the divisions of the association. And as you're doing that, it's important to be able to identify for yourself where do you fit, where do you want to give back? Each week. We're hoping that we will share some things that might encourage you, might allow for you to be able to get some ideas that will provide you with an opportunity to be able to say, hey, I see myself in. That knowledge, community. I see myself doing something like that or encourage you in other ways that allow for you to be able to think beyond what's available right now, to offer other things to the association, to bring your gifts, your talents to the association and to all of the members within the association. Because through doing that, all of us are stronger and the association is better. Tune in again next week as we find out more about what is happening in NASPA. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:32:18]: Chris, we always appreciate the time and effort you put into the NASPA World segment and keeping us informed on what's going on in and around NASPA. Omar, we have now reached our lightning round segment, which means I have about 90 seconds for you to answer seven questions. You ready to go? Omar Mehdi [00:32:33]: Let's go. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:32:34]: All right, question number one. If you were a conference keynote speaker, what would your entrance music be? Omar Mehdi [00:32:39]: Eyes of Tiger. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:32:40]: Number two, when you were five years old, what did you want to be when you grew up? Omar Mehdi [00:32:44]: Engineer. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:32:44]: Number three who's your most influential professional mentor? Omar Mehdi [00:32:47]: Fat Wahat. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:32:48]: Number four. Your essential student affairs. Omar Mehdi [00:32:51]: Read the Chronicle. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:32:52]: Number five, the best TV show you binged during the pandemic? Omar Mehdi [00:32:56]: The Office. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:32:56]: Number six. The podcast you've spent the most hours listening to in the last year. Omar Mehdi [00:33:01]: The rest is football. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:33:02]: And finally, number seven any shout outs you'd like to give, personal or professional? Omar Mehdi [00:33:06]: I'd like to give a shout out to the American University of Kuwait with all the employees and faculty that have made me the person I am today, whether as a student or as an employee. I learned from them and learned from them on a daily basis, and I'm very grateful for everyone who has been a part of it. Last but definitely least, I'd like to give a shout out to my family who make me who I am and have to tolerate who I am too. So shout out goes to them. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:33:29]: Thank you so much for sharing your perspective from Kuwait. I think it's always amazing to have more international voices on the show. The vast majority of our listenership comes from the US. But we're getting quite a bump coming in from Qatar lately. A few downloads here and there from many, many other countries too, but just really appreciative of you coming in and sharing your perspective on all of the transitions you've had over the years. Omar, if folks would like to reach you after the show, how can they find you? Omar Mehdi [00:33:56]: They can find me on Instagram as Ometti number one and number 414, so Ometi 14 and email. I'm sure you can share that in the announcement. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:34:06]: All right, Omar, it's been a pleasure. Thank you so much for sharing your voice with us today. Omar Mehdi [00:34:10]: Thank you, Jill. I really appreciate it and enjoyed the conversation. Hopefully I get to meet you one day in one of the conferences. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:34:18]: This has been an episode of SA Voices from the Field brought to you by NASPA. This show is always made possible because of you, our listeners. We are so grateful that you continue to listen to us season after season. If you'd like to reach the show, you can always email us at savoices@naspa.org or find me on LinkedIn. By searching for Dr. Jill L. Craighton. We welcome your feedback and topic and especially your guest suggestions. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:34:43]: We'd love it if you take a moment to tell a colleague about the show. And please, like, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you're listening now. It really does help other student affairs professionals find the show and helps us become more visible in the larger podcasting community. This episode was produced hosted by Dr. Jill L. Creighton SAP Mi. Produced and audio engineered by Dr. Chris Lewis. Dr. Jill Creighton [00:35:05]: Guest coordination by Lu Yongru. Special thanks to University of Michigan, Flint for your support as we create this project. Catch you next time.
Gardening is good for our health and our community. We are so fortunate to have our friend, and neighbour, Erin Neal on the podcast! Learn more about Erin's important work in community support and the impacts gardening has had on her and on her role with the Calgary Drop-in Centre. The partnership between Golden Acre and the Drop-in Centre is a beautiful one and hopefully will inspire a similar project in your community! ************************* In this weeks episode .... 00:00 | Introduction 03:50 | Interview with Erin Neal from the Calgary Drop-in Centre 04:45 | Gardening through Childhood 09:12 | Gardening with the Calgary Drop-in Centre 20:50 | Erin's gardening tip 22:15 | How Golden Acre & the Calgary Drop-in Centre came together 26:30 | Question of the Week ************************* Special Guest | Erin Neal Erin is the Senior Coordinator for Affordable Housing at the Calgary Drop-In Centre and has been in the sector for over 15 years, serving those experiencing homelessness. She has a personal interest in gardening, and this is a part of her self-care routine. One specific project Erin supports with Golden Acres help, is the Greenview Rise community garden. It is in its 3rd growing year and offers a creative space for community members who have exited homelessness to engage in their varying abilities to garden. During our gardening day, with Colin and Jimmy, some of the highlights was on how to attract different pollinators into the garden and how often gardeners should be fertilizing their plants. Residents were able to choose what they planted in their gardening plots and there was a mixture of herbs, vegetables, berries, and flowers available. One resident said "I saw a lot of happy faces gardening today for the first time ever . . . it creates a sense of ownership, pride, and accomplishment. I had a wonderful time interacting with the garden folks and it means residents joining and relating to our new shared hobby." Erin looks forward to supporting the Greenview Rise Community Garden looks forward through this season and many of the residents have already been discussing how they will share their harvests with each other and incorporate them into their recipes. RESOURCES Calgary Drop-in Centre Article: "Community Gardens at the DI" ************************* CONNECT WITH US Thank you so much for supporting our podcast and for making the world a more planty place. Please subscribe, leave a rating or review and listen in for new gardening discussions every week! Leave an anonymous voicemail! Instagram Facebook Email us social@goldenacre.ca --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/golden-acre-home-garden/message
Chris Bullard, Senior Coordinator for the Outdoor Program, joins us to talk about the Outdoor Program and Campus Recreation at PSU. We learn how students can explore Oregon's great outdoors with the Outdoor Program's many guided trips and gear rentals, from sea kayaking to snowboarding to climbing, no experience or special equipment necessary. Chris also tells us about the many offerings the recreation center provides, including the pool, climbing walls, weight rooms, indoor track, multi-use rooms, fitness and cardio machines, basketball court, and much more. Students can join an intramural or a pick-up game, attend a yoga class, and go bouldering – it's all included for students enrolled in just one credit or more."
Esmé Stribling-Hough is a Global Public Affairs Senior Coordinator at Weber Shandwick, a marketing communications firm. She graduated in 2020, during the height of the pandemic, and landed a job at Laurel Strategies Inc., a global business advisory and strategic communications firm. The post 1101: What's It's Like to Be a Senior Coordinator in Public Affairs With Esmé Stribling-Hough, Weber Shandwick [Main T4C episode] appeared first on Time4Coffee.
Wednesday – We interview comedian Nick DiPaolo ahead of his Daytona visit. Animal House with Billy Owlish & Daisy Fiore, Senior Coordinator of Education for the Audubon Center for Birds of Prey. Orlando Sentinel columnist Scott Maxwell on using the tourist tax in Florida and his love of chicken wings. Rauce Thoughts on Jack's new kicks. Plus, WOKE News, Trivia & Last Call.
Holly McKenzie joined Baylor Athletics in July of 2022 as the Senior Coordinator for Sports Ministry. In her role, McKenzie assists and provides leadership to ministry occurring on the women's student-athletes, coaches and athletic staff by providing pastoral care, evangelism, discipleship, and other spiritually formative programming to student-athletes, coaches, and staff. Previously, McKenzie served as an Athletes in Action Local Team Leader/Campus Director at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Whitewater from 2015-2022. She led Bible studies, provided evangelism and discipleship to female student-athletes at UW, as well as led and trained a team of staff who served in various sports ministry roles at UW and other campuses. The Harrisburg, Penn., native earned her bachelor's in Community Nutrition from Rutgers University in 2014. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
If you look up in the sky from time to time you may get lucky and see an owl, hawk or eagle. If you go to the Audobon Center for Birds of Prey you are guaranteed to see one and it will only cost you $8. You will likely learn a lot too. Daisy Fiore, the Senior Coordinator for Education joined Ginger Gadsden and Matt Austin on Florida's Fourth Estate to talk more about the location and how it has become a haven for injured raptors. Fiore started with Trouble, a 36-year-old bald eagle. She confidently held the bird out on her arm, but agreed eagles can be vicious and intimidating. “Bald eagles are extremely territorial,” she said. “They form pair bonds and they are very nice in those pair bonds, but to stranger eagles, they are very territorial. They are trying to protect the best nesting space that they are laying claim to. Keep other eagles out of there. Protect their hunting territory.” Austin said once thought two eagles blocking traffic on the side of the road were in love, but quickly realized they were actually fighting. “Every year here at Audobon Center for Birds of Prey we do get in a couple eagles that have got into territory fights with one another and have been injured in those territory fights,” Fiore said. “It's very true that if you see two eagles together, it could be a bonded pair... but they could also be getting in a territory fight.” If you haven't seen one yet, you likely will. “We are usually second or third as far as largest populations (for eagles),” Fiore said. She added great horned owls are also prevalent in our state and if you haven't seen them, you have likely heard them. “They make that whoo whoo call that everyone thinks of,” she said. “They are called the tigers of the sky.... eagles may have a strong grip, but great horned owls can grip about twice as strong as an eagle,” Fiore said. “(Great horned owls can) actually crush bone with those tallons.” Fiore also said there is a red-shouldered hawk at the center and that they are the most common bird of prey in Florida. Most of the birds at the Audobon Center live there because they have been injured and are not able to be re-introduced to the wild. If you would like to learn more or help out, Fiore said they are in need of volunteers and for every visitor that comes, the ticket price goes back into supporting the birds. Florida's Fourth Estate is on News 6 at 5:30 p.m. every Monday and Friday. You can also watch it anytime on News 6+. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Geopolitical competition is an increasingly common feature of armed conflicts around the world. From Russia's invasion of Ukraine to competing regional influences in Yemen, regional contests in Mozambique and climate-change mitigation efforts across continents. This podcast episode marks the launch of The Armed Conflict Survey 2022 with a discussion about the global conflict landscape and the conflict trends and developments that have left a mark on this year's report. Podcast host Meia Nouwens is joined by some of the team behind the annual flagship publication – Dr Irene Mia, Dr Benjamin Petrini, Juan Pablo Bickel and Erica Pepe. Meia, Irene, Benjamin, Juan and Erica discuss some of the key topics explored in The Armed Conflict Survey 2022, including: Recent developments in the global conflict landscape, including the global significance of the Russia–Ukraine war The nexus between climate change and conflict The re-emergence of protracted conflictThe political and military weaponisation of natural resources The internationalisation of conflicts in sub-Saharan Africa The synthetic opioid issue that is causing troubles for policymakers in the Americas The IISS Armed Conflict Global Relevance Indicator Host and speakers: Meia Nouwens, IISS Senior Fellow for China | Twitter: @MeiaNouwens | Meia Nouwens (iiss.org) Dr Irene Mia, Editor, Armed Conflict Survey; Senior Fellow for Latin America, and Conflict, Security and Development | Twitter: @_IreneMia | Dr Irene Mia (iiss.org) Dr Benjamin Petrini, Research Fellow for Conflict, Security and Development | Twitter: @BenjaminPetrini | Dr Benjamin Petrini (iiss.org) Juan Pablo Medina Bickel, Research Analyst for Conflict, Security and Development, and Latin America | Twitter: @JP_Bickel | Juan Pablo Bickel (iiss.org) Erica Pepe, Senior Coordinator for Research; Research Analyst for Conflict, Security and Development | Twitter: @ericapepe7 | Erica Pepe (iiss.org) We hope you enjoy listening to the episode. Don't forget to follow, rate and subscribe to Sounds Strategic on wherever you listen to your favourite podcasts. Date of recording: 20 October 2022 Sounds Strategic is recorded and produced at the IISS. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
LAUNCH EVENT Tracking and promoting progress on gender equality: Emerging trends, challenges, and opportunities from the 2022 Global Food 5050 Report 2022 Borlaug Dialogue Side Event Co-organized by Global Health 5050, IFPRI, and UN Women OCT 18, 2022 - 8:00 TO 9:30AM EDT Established in the lead-up to the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit, the Global Food 50/50 initiative is a response to stakeholder demands for a global food system that is accountable for progress toward gender equality. This event will mark the launch of the second annual Global Food 50/50 Report, which provides data and analysis on the gender- and equity-related policies and practices of 51 global food system organizations. The Report shines a light on the progress, and lack of progress, made by food organizations in promoting diversity and equality in their leadership and decision-making and in putting gender equality at the heart of their work. This year, in 2022, we complemented our annual leadership analysis with a study of the board members of governing bodies. The data reveals not only gender inequalities in board representation, but that board seats are also dominated by nationals from high-income countries. The Report asserts that this skewed distribution of power and privilege undermines global efforts to reach the Sustainable Development Goals. This launch event seminar will present the report's findings and explore how this accountability mechanism can empower a movement for more equitable, inclusive organizations across the global food system. Introductory Remarks Johan Swinnen, Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR and Director General, IFPRI (video remarks) Sarah Hendriks, Director for Policy, Programs and Inter Governmental Division, UN Women Results of 2021 Global Food 50/50 Report Jemimah Njuki, Chief, Economic Empowerment, UN Women Sonja Tanaka, Deputy Director, Global Health 50/50 Keynote Address Ambassador Gabriel Ferrero, Chair, Committee on World Food Security Panelists Megha Desai, Senior Coordinator, Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA) Martha Nyagaya, Country Director for Kenya, Nutrition International Benjamin Davis, Director, Inclusive Rural Transformation and Gender Equality Division, FAO Maura Barry, Senior Deputy Assistant to the Administrator, Bureau for Resilience and Food Security, USAID (TBC) Closing Remarks Sarah Hawkes, Co-Founder and Co-Director, Global Health 50/50 Moderator Hazel Malapit, Senior Research Coordinator, IFPRI LINKS: More on the seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/global-food-5050-launch-event Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription
Dawn Fitzpatrick is the Senior Coordinator for the Office of Human Dignity and Solidarity for the Archdiocese of Chicago. She has been pro-life her entire life and now is working to bring a culture of life to the city of Chicago and beyond. What exactly does the Archdiocese do to fight for life? Listen to this episode of Life Chat to find out!
למה חשוב למדוד כל שלב בתהליך הגיוס? מה המטריקות שאנחנו מודדים כדי לדעת שהתהליכים שלנו יעילים? ומה אפשר לעשות כדי לשפר את הגיוס שלנו? גיוס עובדים הוא אחד הדברים הכי מאתגרים עבור כל סטארטאפ. התחרות גדולה, לרוב יש יותר ביקוש מהיצע, ולכן חשוב להיות עם האצבע על הדופק ולוודא שתהליכי הגיוס שלנו משרתים אותנו בצורה הטובה ביותר. כמו בכל דבר אחר בחברה, גם כשמדובר בתהליכי גיוס אנחנו מודדים כל שלב, ובאופן ספציפי ארבעה ורטיקלים עיקריים - כמות, איכות, מהירות וחווית מועמד. השבוע, אדוה שיסגל מדברת עם גל אשל, Talent Acquisition Team Lead, ושחר שגיא, Senior Coordinator במאנדיי, שמובילות תהליכי גיוס בחברה. בפרק גל ושחר עוברות דרך ארבעת הורטיקלים ומשתפות מה מודדים בכל אחד מהם, איך אנחנו יודעים מה צריך לשפר, ומה מאתגר במדידה של כל שלב. לינק למצגת עם כל החומרים מהפרק --- מוזמנים להצטרף אל קבוצת הפייסבוק שלנו ולהמשיך את השיח - www.facebook.com/groups/startupforstartup/ ניתן למצוא את כל הפרקים ותכנים נוספים באתר שלנו - https://www.startupforstartup.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hi #smartcommunity friends! In this episode of the Smart Community Podcast I have a great conversation with Chris Manoski. Chris is the Senior Coordinator for Place and Engagement at Cumberland City Council, and proudly born and raised in Western Sydney. In this episode we begin by Chris telling us about his background growing up in Western Sydney, his current role at Cumberland City Council, and his passion for making change for the better. Chris then tells us what inspired him to work in the social sector as well as his love for tech and the Smart City space, what a Smart Community means to him, and he discusses what he believes makes Smart Community strategies and programs successful. Chris then tells us a bit about the Cumberland City Council Smart Cities journey, some of the projects he has been working on as well as the changes he has seen in the space recently, before he discusses the key foundations required to enable smart furniture applications. We finish our chat discussing the emerging trends of business to business selling models through tech and open data. As always, we hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as we enjoyed making it!Find the full show notes at: www.mysmart.communityConnect with Chris via LinkedIn or email: Christopher.Manoski@cumberland.nsw.gov.auConnect with me via email: hello@mysmart.communityConnect with My Smart Community via LinkedIn or Twitter and watch on YouTubeThe Smart Community Podcast is produced by Perk Digital
What You Will Learn: Should organizations respond to identity-based trauma events How Americans view the responses of organizations following incidents What can organizations do if they misstep, and how can they strengthen their brand afterward How ongoing transparency and accountability impact the strength of a brand What consumer demographics expect the most and the least from brands Which demographic is the most loyal and less likely to shift How the language used when addressing social justice issues affects public opinion About Del Esparza & Dr. Brandale Mills Cox Del Esparza is a DEI advocate and the CEO of Esparza Advertising, a full-service marketing firm, focused on driving successful brands by making a scene. Del has a demonstrated history of working in the marketing and advertising industry and is skilled in digital marketing, web design, market research, management, direct marketing, and marketing strategy. Dr. Brandale Mills Cox recently published her book, “Black Women Filmmakers and Black Love on Screen,” which offers a definition of Black Love and an analysis of how it is portrayed from the perspective of a Black female filmmaker. She has presented her research at international and national conferences, with her scholarship including issues related to feminism, social media, racial politics, film, female representations in the mass media, and popular culture. Dr. Mills' passion and desire for positive social advocacy is reflected in many of her roles in the journalism, communication, public relations, and event coordinating fields. Her position as Senior Coordinator for the National Diversity Council and as Operations Coordinator at d-mars.com Marketing and Communications, (publisher of the only African-American Business Journal in the city of Houston), has given her the opportunity to advocate for diverse communities and organizations. Dr. Mills has also served as a Public Relations Consultant for several Houston area non-profit organizations dedicated to assisting under-served communities. How to connect with Del Esparza & Dr. Brandale Mills Cox: Del Esparza: Website: https://esparza.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/del-esparza-8b49781/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/esparza-advertising/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/esparzaadvertising/ Twitter: https://www.facebook.com/esparzaadvertising/ Dr. Brandale Mills Cox: Website: https://drbrandalemills.com/ https://www.inclusivemarketresearchgroup.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandale-mills-cox-ph-d-327751b/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/inclusive-market-research-group/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/inclusivemrg/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/InclusiveMRG How to Connect with Sara Taylor: Website: www.deepseeconsulting.com Twitter: @deepseesara
Senior Coordinator of Special Projects for U.S. Soccer, Sabrina Alsaffar, has gone through a lot in her incredible journey and she does not hold back in sharing it with us. In this episode, you will certainly laugh a lot. You will be outraged at some of the things she's gone through. You will feel sheer joy for how she boldly went after what she wanted. You will also feel compelled to connect with her and make sure she is a part of your network. In this episode, we talk about How she broke the mold of what was expected of her by her immigrant parents What she did when someone in HR told her to “go back to your little country” How she brought up uncomfortable D&I truths in interviews Why she made the jump from Government to Sports Why you should think about if you are unhappy or on autopilot And you know there is so much more! Connect with Jahaan: Learn more about working with Jahaan and see if it's the right fit for you: https://JahaanBlakeAppointmentScheduling.as.me/LetsTalk Join Jahaan's VIP Email List: https://bit.ly/3yccwAP Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jahaanblake/ Email: jblake@jahaanblake.com Website: https://jahaanblake.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jahaanblake/ Links: The Cheetah Girls: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cheetah_Girls_(group) Connect with Sabrina : Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabrina-alsaffar/ Sabrina Alsaffar is a Canadian transplant who pivoted from international affairs to the most internationally followed game - soccer. Starting off her career in crisis communications and digital analytics, Sabrina has worked on global campaigns like UN Security Council Bid, The G7 Summit and the UN General Assembly. She led in digital analytics, social media strategy and advised 200 Canadian embassies and consulates around the world on their comms strategies. After moving to DC to complete her master's in marketing and communications, she found a new opportunity to pursue an old passion - sports. She is now the Senior Coordinator of Special Projects and U.S. Soccer, working on projects like SheBelieves and the 2022 World Cup.
Aaron Flores is a registered dietitian nutritionist based out of Los Angeles, California. He also works at Center for Discovery as Senior Coordinator for Weight-Inclusive Care He uses Intuitive Eating and Health at Every Size® in his work to help individuals learn how to make peace with food and their bodies. He is a Certified Body Trust® provider and he also the co-host of the popular podcast, Dietitians Unplugged. We seem to think that disordered eating is a girl thing, perhaps because that's what the “numbers” tell us. But the numbers only reflect people who get help and people who know they have a problem. For various reasons, that doesn't quite frequently happen in men. Aaron and I talk about what may be similar or different in ED's in men. And we talk about shame. Sprinkled into this episode is Aaron's Star Wars love and his knack for taking lessons from the series. You can't see but his office is full of Star Wars paraphernalia. Stay tuned until the end, we chat a bit about clinicians who have their own ED and disordered eating struggles. I won't say more about that here, you'll have to listen!
In today's episode of the SMG Industry Insights Podcast, Dr. Lukow, Alana, and Wendell chat with HPU alumnus, DJ Cummings! DJ graduated from HPU in 2017 and is now the Senior Coordinator of Digital Platform over at NASCAAR where he has been working since 2018 . In this episode, we ask DJ about his early experiences working in sports, how he adapted to working in a virtual environment as well as some advice that he has for college students on how to build up their resume.
Welcome back to A Pod of Their Own, a show by the women of Amazin' Avenue where we talk all things Mets, social justice issues in baseball, and normalize female voices in the sports podcasting space. This week, we're lucky enough to have very special guest Elizabeth Benn on the show. Liz is the Mets' new Director of major league operations. She is the highest-ranking woman to hold a baseball operations role in the team's history. Liz previously served as Senior Coordinator of baseball operations for Major League baseball and also was the first woman to play in the New York Metro Baseball League. She has a Masters in Philosophy from Columbia University and is an Adjunct Lecturer at Lehman College. We chat with Liz about how she fell in love with baseball, what it was like getting hired during the lockout, issues of diversity and equity in baseball, the future of the Mets organization, our shared love of animals, and more. We wrap things up like we always do with Walk-off Wins, where each of us talks about what's making us happy this week, baseball-related or otherwise. You can listen or subscribe to all of our wonderful Amazin' Avenue Audio podcasts through Apple Podcasts, where we encourage you to leave a review if you enjoy the show. It really helps! And you can find us on the Stitcher app, Spotify, or listen wherever you find podcasts. You can follow A Pod of Their Own on Twitter (@apodoftheirown) and you can also follow our co-hosts on Twitter: Allison McCague (@PetitePhD), Maggie Wiggin (@maggie162), and Linda Surovich (@LindaSurovich). And you can find Kellyanne Healey in the Amazin' Avenue comments (LaRomaBella). You can also find our guest Liz Benn on Twitter (@elizabenn). You can also email the show at aa.apodoftheirown@gmail.com. Look for A Pod of Their Own in your feeds every Wednesday and don't forget: there's no crying in podcasting! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Yellow fever and other disease outbreaks often beset vulnerable, conflict-affected places. This increases risk, and makes prevention and response more complex. The challenging reality of tackling infectious disease in humanitarian settings, with Dr Jorge Castilla, the World Health Organization's Senior Coordinator for Health Emergency Response, and Dr Daniela Garone, International Medical Coordinator for Medicins Sans Frontiers.
In this episode, we hear from Mr. Edward Russo, Senior Coordinator of Field Development at Autism Speaks. He tells us about all of the fantastic work Autism Speaks is doing as well as how we can all help. Mr. Russo also speaks about the many different programs his organization has to offer. We are grateful for non-profit leaders like Mr. Edward Russo. For more information about Autism Speaks, please visit the link below. https://www.autismspeaks.org
From straddling the paradigms of weight management treatment (that is "baked into all of our training") to his manifesto for Binge Eating Disorder (BED) treatment, Aaron Flores shares what he wishes he would have known as he was entering this field of eating disorders. As a new dietitian, Aaron shares he had a different passion and remembers thinking, "I knew I would never work with eating disorders". We are SO GRATEFUL he now does! As co-instructor for the Binge Eating Disorder Course through EDRD Pro, Aaron shares his emotional growth journey that includes how professional and personal knowledge of shame and trauma is essential to fight against weight stigma and for social justice for all in the room. Although designed for dietitians, this course is excellent for any professional who wants to expand their understanding of BED and of being a clinician side-by-side with our clients. --------------- Aaron is a registered dietitian nutritionist based out of Los Angeles, California. With over 10 years of experience, Aaron has worked with eating disorders in a variety of settings. A large part of his career was spent working at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System where he helped develop and launch one of the first Binge Eating Disorder programs to help Veterans struggling with this disorder. Since leaving the VA, Aaron has continued to work in the eating disorder community helping run groups and providing individual counseling to adolescents and adults. He currently works part-time at Center for Discovery as Senior Coordinator for Weight-Inclusive Care and part-time in his private practice in Calabasas, CA. He is a Certified Body Trust® provider, and his main areas of focus are Intuitive Eating and Health at Every Size®. In his work, Aaron helps individuals learn how to make peace with food and develop body-positive behaviors. His work has been featured during Weight Stigma Awareness Week, in blogs for the National Eating Disorder Information Centre and National Eating Disorder Association. Aaron is a frequent speaker and has presented at the 2016 and 2017 Binge Eating Disorder Awareness Annual Conference, the 2018 and 2019 International Conference on Eating Disorders and the 2018 Association for Size Diversity and Health Conference. Along with his work with eating disorders, he also is a co-host of the podcast, Dietitians Unplugged. Aaron Flores's private practice is in Calabasas, CA. He also works at Center for Discovery as Senior Coordinator for Weight-Inclusive Care He uses Intuitive Eating and Health at Every Size® in his work to help individuals learn how to make peace with food and their bodies. He is a Certified Body Trust® provider and he also the co-host of the popular podcast, Dietitians Unplugged. You can find him on Instagram at #SmashTheWeightriarchy. EDRD Pro stands for Eating Disorder Registered Dietitians and Professionals. If you haven't heard of it, an online learning platform for eating disorder dietitians that has been growing since 2017. You can learn all about membership benefits and browse the webinar library at EDRDpro.com. Catering to eating disorder dietitians, members range from students to seasoned professionals. Every month, there are new continuing education webinars that explore various topics related to eating disorder treatment, counseling skills, working from a weight inclusive lense, and even clinician self-care. In addition to the monthly webinars, there are amazing courses that you can complete at your own pace, including courses on: treating ARFID, using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Nutrition Counseling, Working with Adolescents from a Family Based Treatment-informed approach, and the newest course - Binge Eating Disorder Treatment for Dietitians. This course, co-instructed by Aaron Flores and Fiona Sutherland is the first comprehensive training course designed just for RDs on an inclusive approach to treating BED. It includes 5 self-paced learning modules as well as 4, 90-minute live learning sessions that start in July. Sign up by July 15th in order to grab your spot for the summer 2021 cohort of live meetings. All information about EDRD Pro membership and courses is available at EDRDpro.com. You can sign up for a trial month for just $1 with no long-term commitment, or even opt for a group annual membership for more savings. There are loads of ways to learn and grow with EDRD Pro as you move along on your professional learning trajectory! With your host Beth Harrell Follow Beth on Instagram
This week, we meet with Anthony Kelly-Glasoe, Customer Success Specialist at Xcelerate Restoration Software. Anthony has worked for years in the restoration industry as a Senior Coordinator at a prominent restoration company, during which time he focused on the standardization in collecting field documentation to improve estimation and billing processes - all for improved efficiency and revenue opportunities. He's worked through hundreds to thousands of remote estimating projects, and has first-hand experience in improving results.Anthony and Rachel discuss the top reasons why your restoration company may want to consider remote estimating and how it can make a large impact on your organization, your employees and overall business success in the market today.***Anthony Kelly-Glasoehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonykellyglasoe/Schedule a Demo with XcelerateRequest a demo of Xcelerate Restoration Software and see why other contractors are choosing a more intuitive, user-friendly platform for their office and field documentation. https://bit.ly/31fxfp8Restore Your Power to Succeed is a podcast to help restoration professionals succeed both personally and in business. This podcast is dedicated to teaching what top-performers in the restoration industry has learned. From leadership, personal growth, and managing and growing teams, to addressing industry-specific pain points, this podcast is for everyone who has a desire to grow.
This episode features Esmé Ng, a junior majoring in Theater and American Studies (Race and Ethnicity Concentration), and Isabel Algrant, a senior majoring in Theater and Government. In the first half of this episode, we hear Esmé Ng read a monologue from Among the Dead by the transnational playwright Hansol Jung. Esmé is a Staten Island-raised Playwright, Actor, Dramaturg, and Art Model. Their work typically centers around Asian American, Queer, and Feminine identities, and seeks to examine how theater's historical hierarchies of power can be erased and re-written. Esmé is currently pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Theater and American Studies, concentrating in Race and Ethnicity at Wesleyan University. In the second half, Isabel Algrant reads from Toni Morrison's Desdemona. Isabel is a senior government and theater double major at Wesleyan. She is the Senior Coordinator of the SHADES student of color theater collective as well as being the Chapter Leader for Eye to Eye. She is currently pursuing an honors thesis in theater focusing on race, interrace, and inclusion in theatrical performance. Find more about her work on Othello at https://sites.google.com/wesleyan.edu/thebraidedproject/home Thanks to Esmé and Isabel for their appearances on this episode! The Words of Wesleyan is produced by the Shapiro Center for Writing at Wesleyan University. Host: Anna Tjeltveit Creators: Anna Tjeltveit, Amy Bloom, Stephanie Weiner Theme Music: "Let Me Make It Clear" by Wesleyan Professor of Music Jay Hoggard
Voices from the Field --- Sport Industry Professional Insights
Hosts Brian Avery and Shelley Lyle, with the University of Florida Department of Sport Management, Office of Engaged Learning interviewed Taylor Wells, a Senior Coordinator for the MLS. Taylor received her bachelors from Concordia University Irvine and her masters of business administration from La Sierra University. Her work experience includes PR/Communications for the L.A. Clippers, Client Service Rep for Bank of America, Marketing and Global Outreach Coordinator for the Grover Corner Counseling and Community Center. Taylor has worked for the MLS for over 3 years serving as the Executive Assistant to Deputy Commissioner and Executive Vice President, Communications before taking on her current role as Senior Coordinator of Player Engagement. She is also attending Law school at Fordham University of Law. #UFSPM #GoGators #UF
Senior Coordinator of MLS Operations, Kyle Kempinski, talks about his experience in the MLS bubble and what it takes to run an MLS event.
In this interview I am joined by my colleague and friend Aaron Flores. Aaron started his career working at the VA and migrated to a weight inclusive paradigm. Aaron is the Senior Coordinator for Size-Inclusive Care at Center for Discovery and is a Certified Body Trust provider. We discuss topics including: His shift from the VA to a weight inclusive approach Sharing space with his clients from a trauma informed lens Weight stigma and social justice issues His approach to running male groups ____________ If you have any questions regarding the topics discussed on this podcast, please reach out to Robyn directly via email: rlgrd@askaboutfood.com You can also connect with Robyn on social media by following her on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn. If you enjoyed this podcast, please leave a review on iTunes and subscribe. Visit Robyn's private practice website where you can subscribe to her free monthly insight newsletter, and receive your FREE GUIDE “Maximizing Your Time with Those Struggling with an Eating Disorder”. For more information on Robyn's book “The Eating Disorder Trap”, please visit the Official "The Eating Disorder Trap" Website. “The Eating Disorder Trap” is also available for purchase on Amazon.
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