I talk to people everywhere because everywhere is an opportunity for learning and a new relationship. I was at a wedding Memorial Day weekend and found myself seated next to Tiffany Alexy. We got to talking and I realized pretty quickly that I liked this new person I was meeting. She was personable, but clearly [...]
Being an active citizen whether through community service or advocacy has always been a part of me. In fact, I'd say it’s in my DNA. Both my Grandfathers served in the military. Following his time in the Army, my maternal Grandfather was on the City Council; Board of Education -- where he helped desegregate schools [...]
A few months back, my friend Evi offered to introduce me to some other people who use communications and storytelling for more community-based and social issue related work, since that's what I feel really called to explore. Thus, I was introduced to Meghan. We shared a bit about our backgrounds, meetup connections, and travel interests via [...]
It's funny how small this world is and how interests tie us together in community. Last November, I was at a UN Women Board meeting with Marcy Stahl except we never spoke or met because there were so many things discussed that busy Sunday afternoon. Months later, someone said, "oh, I met someone you should talk [...]
Crazy how you meet people when you're out to learn and connect and some of those connections just seem to stick! She's been in Raleigh, NC for about 10 years, but I met Jessica Woodbury last fall at Internet Summit 2016. There we were in a crowd of folks and turns out we knew a [...]
My Passion for Advocating to Fight Poverty with RESULTS There never has been a more important time than now to speak up about issues you care about and make a difference in your community, state, country, and the world! Some may know that I am a grassroots advocate with RESULTS – a movement of passionate, [...]
But, is there such a thing as an "everyday Mom?" When the Women & the Ways We Work interview series was first conceived, I didn't know where it would go, but in January 2017 I decided to speak to women about the many ways they work and really did mean all the many ways we [...]
As I've been interviewing different women for the Women & the Ways We Work series, I've heard incredible stories, but nothing like the boldness of Angela LaPointe's boldness and risk-taking through moving about the country and travel so much, as well as her drive for business and people. With that being said, I'm amazed at [...]
This week marks the 16th profile in Women & the Ways We Work and features an interview with Erin A. Frost. I'm thrilled to share her perspectives because Dr. Erin Frost is one of the people I turned to in my study of feminism in graduate school. We first met briefly at a Design of Communications [...]
I'm thrilled to include an interview of Gwen Saunders for this week's Women & the Ways We Work. I've long admired my cousin Gwen, the many ways she works, and how she's evolved as a person throughout her life. What better way to celebrate issue #15 and her incredible evolution than by sharing her story on [...]
