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Caroline Saylors and Stacy Horst join Suzann Novak, The Southeast Regional Coordinator to talk about how to support and connect with other like minded woman. We hear from Caroline about how she connected with Suzann through the HerUpland Community and how Stacy has impacted her and her future goals. ---- This Podcast is Presented By: onX Hunt "The #1 GPS Hunting App" Boss Shot Shells "Superior-grade, American-made, Copper-plated Shot Shells" Syren USA "Shotguns for Women. No More Compromises" ---- HerUpland Community Network Instagram Facebook YouTube HerUpland Website
Description: Amanda Dixon, shares how a CTE pathway can be a great fit as well as provide stability for military students. This episode was made possible thanks to the generous support from the Hickam Spouses Club. https://hickamosc.wildapricot.org/ Show Notes: Career and Technical Education | NC DPI CTE Webinar: https://youtu.be/VBOl1RCpygI Bio: Amanda Dixon received her Bachelor of Science in Mass Communications with a concentration in Pre-Law & Leadership Studies from Methodist College, Fayetteville NC and her Master of Education Technology Degree from Lesley University, Boston Massachusetts. She holds a Graduate Certificate in School Leadership from Appalachian State University, Boone NC, and school business financial certifications from the North Carolina Association of School Business Officials and Program Planning and Management from LERN Institute. During her twenty plus years in education she has served as a Secondary English and Language Arts Teacher, Grant Writer and Program Developer, Instructional Coach, Innovative High School Liaison, Director of Indian Education, Director of Workforce and Economic Development in the post-secondary education sector and served as Director of Federal Programs and Career and Technical Education in various schools' districts in North Carolina. She is also a small business owner. Dixon has been named Teacher of the Year, North Carolina Career & Technical Education Sandhills Region Administrator of the Year and is recognized as NCLA Berryman Leadership and Development Award recipient for her efforts in leading innovative opportunities for students in North Carolina. Dixon is the 2022 recipient of the North Carolina Administrator of the Year for Career & Technical Education and was recognized as the NCACTE Outstanding Career and Technical Professional for 2023 where she received a nomination as an ACTE Region II Administrator of the Year and will complete that process with distinguished nominees from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Bahamas, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands during the upcoming year. She is a champion for all children and is passionate about providing innovative and equitable opportunities for students and families as a servant leader for Career and Technical Education. She joined the NC Department of Public Instruction team in March of 2022 where she currently serves as the Southeast Regional Coordinator for Career and Technical Education. Her proudest accomplishment is being the mother of two (Madison and Jerrison) and “glammy” to two borrowed sons. She and her husband Hugh have been married for 18 years and reside in Laurinburg, North Carolina following his recent retirement from the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.
For those who can't attend our Climate Advocate Training live, we provide a pre-recorded version here. After attending CCL's informational session (cclusa.org/intro), this training is geared for new volunteers (and seasoned volunteers who want a refresher) to understand CCL's method and vision, and inspire you to find your role so you can hit the ground running. In this webinar you will: Learn the basics of becoming an effective climate advocate Review the structure, mission, and purpose of CCL Learn how to build constructive relationships with elected representatives with a simulated lobby meeting Review CCL's methodology of creating political will Practice how to appeal to the best in others and build common ground Review the details and further resources to understand how CCL is helping ensure strong climate legislation passes in the final months of the 117th Congress. Skip ahead to the following section(s): (0:00) Intro & Agenda (4:04) CCL's Values, Organization & Structure (18:15) Building Common Ground & Savor vs. Savor Activity (39:49) How to Create Political Will & Five Levers of Political Will (53:11) CCL's Policy Focus (1:04:53) Motivational Interviewing Practice & Preparing For Your Lobby Meeting (1:21:21) Regroup & Closing Thoughts Slides & Notes/Transcript: http://cclusa.org/advocate-slides Connect with your local chapter and explore CCL Community: https://community.citizensclimate.org/chapters Follow us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/citizensclimatelobby and Twitter: https://twitter.com/citizensclimate/ More About The Speakers: Solemi Hernandez is the Southeast Regional Coordinator covering Florida, Alabama, and Georgia. She is currently enrolled as a Political Science student at Florida Gulf Coast University. She has been a grassroots activist and community organizer for many years in Florida. Prior to CCL, she worked as the co-host of a Spanish language TV talk show based in Southwest Florida. While at this position she had the opportunity to research and conduct in-depth personal interviews with political candidates and politicians. She has been volunteering with a number of organizations advocating in Tallahassee for the environment and the Everglades restoration. As Education & Engagement Senior Director Brett strives to develop learning pathways that create the most empowered, informed citizen lobbyists possible. Brett began his career in northern MN as a wilderness program director & instructor for several outdoor education non-profits. Connecting civic engagement with democratic participation & issues-based advocacy, Brett has a PhD in Public Policy/Political Economy, & taught undergraduate policy courses, secondary social studies, & campus sustainability.
Are we leaving a legacy for faithfulness? Join Dawn and Steve in the Morning for a devotional from Blackaby Ministries International about having an awareness of our Christian heritage. Listen to Me, you who follow after righteousness, You who seek the LORD: Look to the rock from which you were hewn, And to the hole of the pit from which you were dug. Isaiah 5:11 Mark Shaner of the National Network of Youth Ministry has information on how youth ministers can connect and be sharpened in ministry by having community with one another. He is convinced more than ever that healthy and well-connected leaders will produce healthy and fruit-bearing ministries. Mark is the Southeast Regional Coordinator for NNYM and has served young people since 1984. He has a huge heart for missions and has led 70-plus mission trips. He also serves on the Board for Warner University, the HEART Missionary Training Village in central Florida, and he coaches with LEAD222. Mark authored a book, "To Russia with God's Love: When the Cold War yielded to the Prince of Peace" He has been married to Vickie since 1982 and they have four adult children currently serving in ministry.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
About Darnell Clark Darnell Clark is the Director of Strength and Conditioning at Charlotte Country Day School. He and his staff are responsible for the human performance needs of 70 teams within 26 sports. He holds degrees from Northwestern University, Arizona State, and is a doctoral candidate in kinesiology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Coach Clark is a long time member of the National Strength & Conditioning Association, where he was awarded the National High School Coach of the Year in 2014. At the NSCA, he has served as the North Carolina State Director and the Southeast Regional Coordinator and currently serves on the Board of Directors as Vice President.
Today's guest hosts are Edwith Theogene and Charlotte Hancock, Organizing Director and Communications Director for Generation Progress. During today's episode, they discuss how the upcoming 2020 election will look a little different than elections in years past given the additional challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic—for example, some states have expanded vote by mail options, some have made the decision to close certain in-person polling places, and many people who have served as poll workers in recent elections (these workers are often older and retired) may not feel safe spending the day at an in-person polling place this year. Even though it’s not always easy to get up-to-date information on voting right now, it’s critical that each person who intends to vote this November makes a plan *now* to do so. Whether that is casting an early ballot in-person—which many states now allow, requesting a mail-in ballot and pledging to return it as soon as possible, or choosing to vote in-person on Election Day, the most important thing is that you know how you’re voting and make sure you have taken all the necessary steps to make that happen. To talk with Edwith and Charlotte more about the upcoming election, and how young people can get involved as voters and volunteers, they’re joined by two guests from the Campus Vote Project. They are Ciarra Malone, the Georgia State Coordinator and Rachel Clay, the Southeast Regional Coordinator. You can find out more about the Campus Vote Project by visiting their website at CampusVoteProject.org, or following them on Twitter, where their handle is @CampusVote. The website for "Generation Progress" is www.GenProgress.org and their Twitter Handle is @GenProgress. Edwith Theogene's Twitter handle is @WhoIsEdwith and Charlotte Hancock's handle is @CharlatAnne.
Today's guest hosts are Edwith Theogene and Charlotte Hancock, Organizing Director and Communications Director for Generation Progress. During today's episode, they discuss how the upcoming 2020 election will look a little different than elections in years past given the additional challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic—for example, some states have expanded vote by mail options, some have made the decision to close certain in-person polling places, and many people who have served as poll workers in recent elections (these workers are often older and retired) may not feel safe spending the day at an in-person polling place this year. Even though it's not always easy to get up-to-date information on voting right now, it's critical that each person who intends to vote this November makes a plan *now* to do so. Whether that is casting an early ballot in-person—which many states now allow, requesting a mail-in ballot and pledging to return it as soon as possible, or choosing to vote in-person on Election Day, the most important thing is that you know how you're voting and make sure you have taken all the necessary steps to make that happen. To talk with Edwith and Charlotte more about the upcoming election, and how young people can get involved as voters and volunteers, they're joined by two guests from the Campus Vote Project. They are Ciarra Malone, the Georgia State Coordinator and Rachel Clay, the Southeast Regional Coordinator. You can find out more about the Campus Vote Project by visiting their website at CampusVoteProject.org, or following them on Twitter, where their handle is @CampusVote. The website for "Generation Progress" is www.GenProgress.org and their Twitter Handle is @GenProgress. Edwith Theogene's Twitter handle is @WhoIsEdwith and Charlotte Hancock's handle is @CharlatAnne.
The challenge of Christianity and Christian churches in the United States and Europe is that traditional churches and denominational organizations are struggling. The gap between growth of the population as a whole and the number of those identifying themselves as Christians is increasing. In addition, attendance in 'traditional' denominational churches has been on the decline for over two decades. Hundreds of churches each year are closing. The result of the decline has created strain on denominational agencies. Since individual church budgets have declined because of the decline in attendance, denominational organizations, dependent upon church budgets, greatly have had to reduce their own staff, ministry, and budgets. These declines and closings are happening across the denominational and theological spectrum. As the other-than-Christian population continues to outdistance the Christian population, there is a rise in the numbers of those identifying themselves as the 'nones,' meaning that they do not identify with any organized religious group. 'Spiritual' but not 'religious' is a common expression of identity. What does all of this mean for Christianity and for churches and denominations in the United States? How is God moving and leading during this time? What are we as Christians and churches supposed to do and to be in the context of these challenges? These are the sorts of questions to which we all, as Christians, are seeking to find answers. Consequently, there is, in an ironic way, or maybe even in a divinely providential way, a shared (dare I say 'united') conversation going on among us across the Christian spectrum. Some, like Stanley Hauerwas, make the case that as Christianity and the Church become less connected to, disentangled from, and disassociated with the dominant culture and politics of the nation, the better able they are to be more truly Christian the church, since the dominant culture and politics of a nation is always corrupting. Others, in seeing every problem and challenge as also an opportunity, envision, with eagerness, the possibility of the flourishing of new creativity within and from churches and Christian organizations. There is great deal of experimentation taking place. One such effort is Fresh Expressions. It is an effort that began in England, but has also taken root here in the United States. My guest is Dr. Chris Backert, who is the National Director of Fresh Expressions US. In addition to his role as National Director of Fresh Expressions US, he serves with the Baptist General Association of Virginia in the area of growth and venture development. He also serves as National Director for both Ecclesia, a US network of missional churches, as well as Missio Alliance. Previously, he served as pastor of New Life Christian Fellowship, a large university congregation in Blacksburg, Virginia and has been involved in the planting of three new congregations. Chris holds a D.Min. in Missional Church Leadership from Fuller Theological Seminary. You can learn more about Fresh Expressions, Chris, and his work at the Fresh Expressions' website: freshexpressionus.org. In addition, an excellent book that gives a thorough understanding of this creative effort and how it is done is: From the Steeple to the Street: Innovating Mission and Ministry through Fresh Expressions of the Church by Dr. Travis Collins who is Fresh Expressions' Director of Mission Advancement and Southeast Regional Coordinator. The music for this episode is from a clip of a song called 'Father Let Your Kingdom Come' which is found on The Porter's Gate Worship Project Work Songs album and is used by permission by The Porter's Gate Worship Project. You can learn more about the album and the Worship Project at theportersgate.com.
Gary Schofield, Jr. MAT, ATC, CSCS *D is an athletic trainer and strength and conditioning coach currently serving as the Director of Youth and High School Development for PLAE, a global performance brand. Schofield is entering his 26th year as a Nationally Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) through the National Athletic Trainers’ Association (NATA) and a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist® with Distinction (CSCS,*D®) Schofield’s unique background of athletic training and strength and conditioning has allowed him to coach and assist in the development of a wide variety of athletes including youth, high school, collegiate, professional and Olympians. For over 20 years he served as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Greater Atlanta Christian School and he is the Co-Founder of the National High School Strength Coaches Association (NHSSCA), serving as a Founding Board Member Emeritus. In 2019, Schofield also became a member of the Marietta College Athletic Training Advisory Board (ATAB) for his alma mater. Schofield received a Bachelor of Science degree in Sports Medicine, with a special emphasis in Athletic Training, from Marietta College in Ohio. He continued his education with the graduate program in athletic training at Georgia State University and the Master of Arts in Teaching program through the University of North Georgia. Schofield served as the Georgia State Director and Southeast Regional Coordinator for the NSCA and was named as the National High School Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year in 2012. Coach Schofield is a sought after speaker and has presented at several state, regional, national and international clinics and conferences. He is a proud father of his son Brett and daughter Savannah and honored to be married to his wife Amanda for the past 18 years. Coach Schofield Contact Information Email: gary.schofield@plae.us Instagram: @CoachSco Facebook: Gary Schofield Twitter: @CoachSchofield Facebook Group: NHSSCA Big Time Strength & Football Clinic
We're here with our guest Noel Sierra, SouthEast Regional Coordinator of MOAR
In this episode, Allison shares her own story of political activism in the 2018 midterm elections. Using audio diary entries along with interviews with friends who shared the journey, Allison explores the highs, lows, and ultimate rewards of organizing support for candidates in the southeastern US. Ultimately, Allison became the Southeast Regional Coordinator for Swing Left and focussed her energy on the long-shot congressional campaign of Tabitha Isner in Alabama.
In the first of three episodes from our bonus mini-season of the Pledge, Allison shares her own story of political activism in the 2018 midterm elections. Using audio diary entries along with interviews with friends who shared the journey, Allison explores the highs, lows, and ultimate rewards of organizing support for candidates in the southeastern US. Ultimately, Allison became the Southeast Regional Coordinator for Swing Left and focussed her energy on the long-shot congressional campaign of Tabitha Isner in Alabama.
The formation of the National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia is a national story with strong ties to Virginia. Fueled by their shared frustration about the United States government’s silence regarding prisoners of war held by the North Vietnamese, Phyllis Galanti, Louise Mulligan, and Jane Denton—all wives of American POWs living in Virginia—began organizing under the auspices of the National League and its founder, Sybil Stockdale. They joined the efforts of other POW wives from other states-like Andrea Rander in Maryland and Marty Halyburton in Georgia, to break the silence and demand that the government account for their husbands and secure their return. In conjunction with the opening of the exhibition, "The League of Wives: Vietnam’s POW/MIA Advocates & Allies," this panel discussion held on March 1, 2019 features a rare opportunity to understand the efforts of the National League by women who led it and how they, and their allies, captured national attention and united a deeply divided country behind bringing our prisoners home and by demanding an accounting for American servicemen missing in action. Moderator: Audrey McKanna Coleman, Senior Archivist and Assistant Director of the Dole Institute of Politics Panelists: Heath Hardage Lee, exhibit curator and author of The League of Wives: The Untold Story of the Women Who Took on the U.S. Government to Bring Their Husbands Home from Vietnam Andrea Rander, founding board member of the National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia Marty Halyburton, Southeast Regional Coordinator and National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia board member Learn more about the exhibition, "The League of Wives: Vietnam’s POW/MIA Advocates & Allies," at VirginiaHistory.org/LeagueofWives.
Your student ministry ought to be a place where students come to be spiritually fed! However, it also ought to be a place where students are trained and resourced to be able to feed spiritually on their own as well. Most ministries unintentionally drift away from equipping students to spend time on their own with the Lord. On this episode of the Multiply! Podcast, Brian has a conversation with Brent Finchum about how we can help students learn to feed themselves spiritually. Brent is the Southeast Regional Coordinator with Word of Life Local Church Ministries and lives in Alabama with his wife and four kids.
Sharing the Gospel with students is both an incredible opportunity and a great responsibility. In today's episode of the Multiply! Podcast, Brian sits down with Brent Finchum to talk about the key necessities (and common mistakes) when sharing the Gospel. Brent currently serves as the Southeast Regional Coordinator with Word of Life Local Church Ministries. He and his wife, Stacy, have four children and live in Alabama.
Dan Bein begins a new series titled "All Stars," which features all of the great things that are happening with OCF nationally. Here he interviews Fr. Anthony Salzman, host of the podcast "Equipping the Saints" and the Southeast Regional Coordinator of OCF.
Dan Bein begins a new series titled "All Stars," which features all of the great things that are happening with OCF nationally. Here he interviews Fr. Anthony Salzman, host of the podcast "Equipping the Saints" and the Southeast Regional Coordinator of OCF.