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The #BeyondHAE youth-produced podcast kicks off January 2025 with an exciting series of episodes spotlighting the newest members of the Youth Leadership Council who joined in 2024. Meet Caroline, who was diagnosed with HAE as a young child, and Avery, a dedicated caregiver for her brother. Both joined the YLC in 2024 and are excited to serve as leaders in the HAE community. With new episodes releasing weekly throughout January and February, listeners will get to know these inspiring young leaders and discover what fuels their passion for HAE advocacy. This youth produced podcast is brought to you thanks to the support of the Hereditary Angioedema Association, a patient advocacy organization serving the needs of the HAE patient and caregiver community. To learn more about the HAEA and access our incredible support network, visit, www.haea.org. Thank you to our sponsor, KalVista.
The #BeyondHAE youth-produced podcast kicks off January 2025 with an exciting series of episodes spotlighting the newest members of the Youth Leadership Council who joined in 2024. This episode features Sully, a dedicated caregiver to his mother who has HAE, as he shares his unique perspective and experiences in the HAE community. With new episodes releasing weekly throughout January and February, listeners will get to know these inspiring young leaders and discover what drives their passion for HAE advocacy. This youth produced podcast is brought to you thanks to the support of the Hereditary Angioedema Association, a patient advocacy organization serving the needs of the HAE patient and caregiver community. To learn more about the HAEA and access our incredible support network, visit, www.haea.org. Thank you to our sponsor, KalVista.
In a conversation celebrating SCI's 20th anniversary, host David welcomes Roger Wong, the first AmeriCorps member with SCI. They discuss his journey with AmeriCorps, motivated by a desire for a meaningful career after dissatisfaction with his consulting job post-9/11. Roger shares his transformative experience managing the Youth Leadership Council, emphasizing youth empowerment and community engagement. He reflects on nearly two decades of professional growth since SCI, noting how the experience built his confidence and skills, leading to roles in corporate social responsibility (CSR) and partnerships with organizations like the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. He underscores the importance of adaptability, partnership-building, and understanding community needs, especially in light of significant crises like 9/11 and the COVID-19 pandemic. Learn More about SCI AmeriCorps at socialcapitalinc.org/americorps
L.J. challenges listeners: ‘within each of our roles in society, we have the power and opportunity to take risks' and to ‘look at yourself, determine your privileges, and go do something different.' As a proud, queer, and trans high school student in Jacksonville, FL, L.J. Valenzuela started advocating by joining Equality Florida's Youth Leadership Council and some local LGBTQ+ groups in his area. Since then, he has spoken at conferences, including the All Together Now Conference, the Association for Middle-Level Education Conference, and a statewide back-to-school mental health webinar earlier this year. Currently, he is a Field and Advocacy fellow with Equality Florida. He is also working within his community to produce an LGBTQ+ play, Hunger, by Ashlyn Colwell, with the playwright within the upcoming months. From these experiences and his journey, L.J. has committed to professionally supporting his community, planning to incorporate activism into his chosen career through an interdisciplinary approach. He likewise urges everyone to find their power and use it to support the queer community and other marginalized groups through their unique ways.In his free time, L.J. is also an avid theatre kid, animated film enthusiast, and LEGO set builder!You can reach him at @ljvalenzuela37 on Instagram or ljvalenzuela31@gmail.com via email.L.J. clarifies his comments: ‘I've become aware that the “red list” for the Thespys program may have been formed for copyright purposes instead of content purposes, though this is unclear. I know we cannot bring anything on the “red list” to the District competition. That said, from my experience, theatrical productions in Florida's schools are still being censored. As a student, I cannot take certain pieces to competition due to their content, and our in-school endeavors must also follow new curriculum laws. I have spoken to my teacher about this, and a main takeaway from official meetings is that many policies have not been fully clarified, so it is difficult to implement them without taking the “safe” censorship route, including censoring LGBTQ+ topics. Therefore, I hesitate to provide a definitive description of the “red list.” However, it should also be remembered that different districts may be handling the situation differently.'
(6/21/2023) Mike and cohost Addison Agen welcomed Kacey Fifield to ConversationsRadio for episode 146! An award-winning singer/songwriter and actress, Kacey Fifield is based in Los Angeles. She's best known for her self-written debut 2022 album ‘BETWEEN THE LINES.' Kacey has 6 million+ streams on her original songs as well as 1.5 million+ unique listeners on Spotify alone. ‘BETWEEN THE LINES' includes three well-received electronic pop singles, the deep house rave-up ‘Toxic' (with Indian producer Nippandab), whose video has over 57K views on You Tube; the celebratory and anthemic ‘Like Us' (with Albanian producer Marin Hoxha); and the escapist, dreamy ‘Palms' (with South Korean producer Little Rain). Kacey's most recent releases include an acoustic ballad ‘Selfish' and an electronic pop ‘Petty'. Kacey participates regularly in humanitarian issues. She is an ambassador for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, hoping to make a difference in finding a cure for cancer. Kacey also is a part of the Youth Leadership Council for Farm Sanctuary and leads a Children's Hospital Aid Club affiliated with St Jude's Hospital. She plays piano and guitar, but ultimately singing is her greatest passion. Follow Kacey on Instagram @kaceyfifield Enjoy the Podcast
The #BeyondHAE Digging Deeper Interview series continues this month with our guest, HAEA Youth Caregiver Eliana who has grown up supporting her older sister who has an HAE diagnosis. Eliana talked with Youth Leadership Council member Kobe about the personal challenges that she encountered as her older sister was searching for a diagnosis. It's not easy watching your sibling suffer through mis-understood symptoms but Eliana found a way to comfort her sister during those difficult times. Today, they are closer than ever and Eliana has joined her sister in advocating for a better future for people with HAE. This is Eliana's story. This youth produced podcast is brought to you thanks to the support of the Hereditary Angioedema Association, a patient advocacy organization serving the needs of the HAE patient and caregiver community. To learn more about the HAEA and access our incredible support network, visit, www.haea.org. Thank you to our sponsors BioCryst and Takeda.
Over the last 50 years, the Electric Cooperative Youth Tour has sent over 75,000 rural teenagers to Washington, D.C., for the “trip of a lifetime,” where they meet with their elected officials and build relationships. Through the Youth Tour and Youth Leadership Council, NRECA works to cultivate our next generation of co-op leaders. Learn more in this episode from NRECA Youth Programs and Training Manager Beth Knudson and 2023 Youth Leadership Council national spokesperson Rukaya Alrubaye.
This episode is also a 40th-anniversary celebration! Utilizing acts of service to create inclusion and community is an ideal that the National Youth Leadership Council was founded upon 40 years ago. On March 16, 1983, Dr. James Kielsmeier founded the Minnesota-based organization. Since then, youth from around the country are empowered to become leaders in their lives and communities. In this episode, you will hear from NYLC's CEO, Amy Meuers and Board Member, Zahra Ali. Zahra is also an undergraduate student at Oxford University, and has served in leadership capacities with NYLC since the 11th grade in high school. We discuss tips for busy parents who want to help their child get involved in improving their local community, as well as topics like: The real reasons why elected officials in America are afraid of today's youth and their ability to influence systemic changes that America's leadership rarely wants to face head-on. A service-learning case-study where students successfully investigated and changed legislation that will continue to improve the lives of youth and their families for years to come. NYLC's website:https://www.nylc.org/ . Amy Meuers' email: ameuers@nylc.org Sponsor NYLC: https://www.nylc.org/page/sponsors Partner with NYLC: https://www.nylc.org/page/partners The Power of Young People To Change The World podcast: https://www.nylc.org/page/podcast Listen up and enjoy! If you listen to this show on Apple Podcasts, please rate us and leave a review. Your positive rating and feedback help other people who care about closing America's education gap find the podcast. Remember to subscribe to the show on your podcast app so that you get notified when new episodes are released! To learn more about the Ed Gap Evolution Podcast visit: www.edgapevolution.com
Continuing with the #BeyondHAE Digging Deeper Interview Series, this month's episode is hosted by Youth Leadership Council member, Kobe who interviews Mariel, a young woman with HAE who talks about growing up with unexplained symptoms and her journey to finally getting a diagnosis in her 20s. She talks about how she has adjusted her outlook on life to find the positive in being part of the rare disease community. This episode is now available to watch in video format on Spotify. This youth produced podcast is brought to you thanks to the support of the Hereditary Angioedema Association, a patient advocacy organization serving the needs of the HAE patient and caregiver community. To learn more about the HAEA and access our incredible support network, visit, www.haea.org. Thank you to our sponsors BioCryst and Takeda.
Pella High School Senior Maddie Schmitz was the Pella Cooperative Electric recipient for the Iowa Youth Tour, and was selected as the Iowa Youth Leadership Council delegate during the National Rural Electric Cooperative (NRECA) Youth Tour.
I sit down with Micaela Geberkoff from Houghton High School on being elected to the Michigan 4-H State Youth Leadership Council. Only 12 people are selected each year.
This episode is hosted by Youth Leadership Council member and HAEA Social Media Intern, Maddie. In this episode, Maddie shares her HAE journey, from her diagnosis and many hospital visits, to becoming part of the HAEA Youth community and advocating for the HAE community on Capitol Hill. This youth produced podcast is brought to you thanks to the support of the Hereditary Angioedema Association, a patient advocacy organization serving the needs of the HAE patient and caregiver community. To learn more about the HAEA and access our incredible support network, visit, www.haea.org.
This special BONUS episode of the #BeyondHAE podcast is a roundtable discussion with the HAEA Youth Leadership Council. Hear from members of the HAEA Youth community as they share some of their back to school tips and tricks. This youth produced podcast is brought to you thanks to the support of the Hereditary Angioedema Association, a patient advocacy organization serving the needs of the HAE patient and caregiver community. To learn more about the HAEA and access our incredible support network, visit, www.haea.org.
What do you remember about your in-school sexual education class? Maybe you just remember feeling uncomfortable, or tuning out because you felt that you already knew everything you needed to know about sex. Keziah Carter and Steven Daniels are seniors at Bradley Tech High School and part of the Youth Leadership Council, a group of teens who advocate for safe sex throughout the community.
On Saturday January 18, 2020, Breaking Barriers held its 2nd annual graduation ceremony for the Youth Leadership Council. The keynote address for the graduation was Anthony Smith, Executive Director of Cities United. Check out this episode of the podcast that features Mr. Smith's full keynote speech. The podcast is brought to you by Say Yes Buffalo, The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo and the Greater Buffalo Racial Equity Roundtable.
On this episode, Dwayne and Daniel sit down with Josiah and Antonio, members of the Breaking Barriers Youth Leadership Council. They speak about their experience with Breaking Barriers, some of the challenges they face as young men of color growing up in Buffalo and they give some advice to those next in line to join the Breaking Barriers brotherhood. The podcast is brought to you by Say Yes Buffalo, The Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo and the Greater Buffalo Racial Equity Roundtable.
This episode spotlights EarthEcho International and one of the organization’s signature programs, the EarthEcho Water Challenge. Kicking off in March each year on World Water Day, EarthEcho encourages participation in the Water Challenge year-round. Founded by the grandchildren of ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau, EarthEcho's mission is to inspire young people throughout the world to take action for a more sustainable future. Caroline Nickerson talks with Sean Russel, the Manager for EarthEcho's Water Challenge program, and Katelyn Higgins, a student leader in EarthEcho and member of the group's Youth Leadership Council. They discuss what it means to incorporate youth voices at every level of the organization, how to explain water chemistry to kids, how water monitoring can turn into water action, and how you can get involved in the science to better understand and protect the waters where you live. A transcript is available here.
Fort Lee’s Youth Leadership Council raises awareness about comfort women. Korean beauty products are the hottest trends. Shintaro Okamoto, one of the prolific ice carvers in the world. Host Ernabel Demillo explores the 2018 calendar “Haiku With Hotties.”
AMY MEUERS, COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR AT NYLC ON THE UPCOMINGNATIONAL SERVICE LEARNING CONFERENCE AND THE GENERATOR SCHOOL NETWORK
YOUTH VOICES THAT SERVE TO LEARN. SUSANNA VALDES, CHIEF LEARNING OFFICER OF NYLC WILL BE JOINED BY JOE MITCHELL AND LIZ PATEL AS WE LEARN HOW NYLC IMPACTS EDUCATION AND STUDENT SUCCESS.
Charlotte View interview with Dr. Maria Hanlin, Executive Director of Mecklenburg Ministries since June 2005. During this time, Mecklenburg Ministries' congregational membership has grown from 50 to over 90 member congregations and Mecklenburg Ministries has initiated many programs/councils including: “In Our Own Backyard” Interfaith Service Camp, Youth Leadership Council, annual Awards Breakfast, Interfaith Clergy Habitat Builds, Clergy Advisory Board, Liaison Council, “In Their Shoes” Homeless Awareness Walk, Friday Friends program and Festival, as well as having grown the Thanksgiving Service from 300 to over 1,300 and collaborated to produce two documentaries: Souls of Our Students and Souls of Our Teachers. Maria serves on the Crossroads Steering Committee, The Benefit Bank Advisory Committee, The City's Community Cabinet, the Charlotte Mecklenburg School Superintendent's Interfaith Advisory Committee, and the Crisis Assistance Advocacy Committee. Dr. Maria Hanlin did her undergraduate work at Vanderbilt University, her Masters of Divinity at the School of Theology at Claremont, and her doctorate in "Ministry with the Poor" at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C. Maria has served as the Director of Admissions for the School of Theology at Claremont, as chaplain for a girls home for emotionally abused teenage girls in California, as well as serving 20 years as a pastor in various congregations in Los Angeles and in the Charlotte area.