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Yes, we are still supporting teen boys in foster homes, group homes, and homeless shelters. Here are ways you can get involved with Pack A Backpack™ Drive 2022: Sponsor an agency – Purchase new donations then visit the agency website and follow their procedures for making/delivering donations directly to the selected agency. Host a […]
Are you struggling to leverage your college education? Do you want to build your social work career on a solid foundation? Does your job search feel painful and unproductive? I created the Uplevel Your Position Career Development Program to help social work students and recent graduates launch and build strong, successful careers in the […]
In a blog post titled “5 Graduation Gift Ideas for Your Intern”, published 6 years ago on April 25, 2016, I noted that many companies take their intern to brunch or lunch and that gifts can also be more personal and more tailored to the intern’s style, hobbies, or preferences. The 5 intern graduation […]
In addition to being my birthday month, April is now celebrated as Earth Month. Earth Day is April 22nd. I have always loved nature – grass and trees specifically. I would rather be in a park than on a beach although clean beaches are great too. You know I love farms and barns. When […]
Job hunting is one of my least favorite things. Right below job hunting is interviewing as a hiring manager. I really don’t like reading through emails and conducting interviews where I want to tell people all the things that are holding them back but I cannot. I became a Career Coach because I wanted […]
Applications are open for the Uplevel Your Position Career Development Program! Apply between April 17, 2022 – April 27, 2022. I created the Uplevel Your Position Career Development Program to help social workers launch and build strong, successful careers in the profession. I believe that we all should be paid well to do […]
My business focus: High-performing Women of Color in social work leadership My personal belief: We are born leaders My personal philosophy on leadership: Leadership is a privilege Leadership is about impact and influence, not a title Leadership is earned, not taken Leadership is about transformation, not transactions Great leaders create more great leaders Career […]
When I tell you that my friends and I were sent angels of protection during my entire Costa Rica birthday vacation! I had a great time but there were some moments…it was definitely an adventure. From needing to refuel our plane, to driving to a dark treehouse in the dark, to the front driver’s […]
I have joyfully entered the last year of my 40’s! I spent my birthday week in Costa Rica. Treehouse in Jaco. Beach in Puntarenas. Mountain house in La Fortuna. Here’s What I Remembered, Revisited and Reinstated While in Costa Rica I Remembered: How much I love traveling. Nine years ago, I decided that I […]