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Environmental racism is real. Neighborhoods housing people of color and people of lower socio-economic status are riddled with landfills, manufacturing plants, hazardous waste sites, and utilities plants that increase their exposure to pollution and risk of detrimental health conditions. Environmental racism also includes a lack of preventive policies, consistent oversight, and accountability. I LOVE […]
I’m excited to share with you that I received a LinkedIn To Social Work Voice badge! Part of my mission as a Social Work Career Empowerment Coach, hiring manager, and internship supervisor is to dismantle the outdated, narrow view of social work so that social workers are empowered to believe they can do an […]
January National Mentoring Month Financial Wellness Month Get Organized Month National Hobby Month February Black History Month American Heart Month Library Lovers Month March Women’s History Month Social Work Month National Reading Month April National Internship Awareness Month Stress Awareness Month Financial Literacy Month May National Mental Health Month National Walking Month Small Business […]
What has been consistent in my career endeavors is using my platform and voice to empower, teach and connect. Empower.Teach.Connect has been my professional mantra for years (different than my professional mission statement). 2007 – Empowering social workers and future social workers in a formal capacity as hiring manager and supervisor 2013 – Empowering […]
Normally my word of the year arrives in December. In 2024, it didn’t show up until the first week of January. There had been a few words floating around in my head but, I hadn’t received the divine download yet. I told a friend that I was sure it was something that I have […]
2023 Word of the Year: Authenticity This year has been a year of confirmation – reminders that I am on the perfect (personal and professional) path for me and that when I show up authentically, I experience almost immediate positive results. “Personal development often proceeds professional elevation.” – Nicki Sanders Since I am more […]
My 2023 Word of the Year is Authenticity. Authenticity has been centered in my These 3 Words monthly mantras this year. (Hard to believe that I began this in 2014.) January – Elevate Your Authenticity February – Authenticity Requires Introspection March – Connect With Authenticity April – Authenticity Is Liberation May – Authenticity Requires […]
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