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Great article, short read, on the importance of #parks being good #neighbors! #raleigh #raleighparks #raleighparksandrecreation #recreation #belonging #empathy #inclusion #powerofparks

I'm grateful for the Organization Development and Knowledge Management (ODKM) master's program at George Mason University. Currently, I have the privilege to work with Lea Pickett and Madhavi Jodhpurkar (two ODKM alumni) on Organization Development (OD) projects at EnCompass LLC for USAID Bureau for Global Health, which is a dream! I was first introduced to the program via a few colleagues, as I led an OD Team at the Marine Corps. I recall my colleague and dear friend, Lea Pickett, brought so much value to our team and clients. Once she creatively swayed a high-level client to use storytelling to replace a leadership team's status updates to promote engagement and fun. The team embraced the approach, and it was a huge success! I attended a few Learn Comms, which is when current students share their learnings/wisdom with the larger community (the next one is Nov 18th!). I spoke with Tojo Thatchenkery and Penny Potter, PhD (two amazing professors/leads of the program) and they invited me to the open house. At the time, I was skeptical of pursuing the program because I already had a master's degree. I ultimately decided to complete the program because of the transformational focus and the practicality of the learnings. While going through the program, I loved the ability to directly apply my learnings to client-facing work to make an organizational impact, as well as cultivate meaningful friendships with students and faculty. Most importantly it was a transformative (life changing) experience! As a result, my leadership effectiveness substantially improved in all aspects of my life. I highly recommend this program and encourage you to attend the upcoming open house (details below). If you have further questions about the program, please reach out to Penny Potter, PhD. #OrganizationDevelopment #KnoweldgeManagement #LeadershipEffectiveness #Transformation #ODKM #MSOD

I believe wholeheartedly in this work! I have been in this work since 2016 in some facet. It has ebbed and flowed over the years and even looked different post-pandemic. Nevertheless, the tools of engagement that we share with our students will always give them the option to restore. This article quotes the work of NC, but more importantly the work of Southwest Guilford High School! #restorativepractices #toolsofengagement #transformativeleader #principallife #educationalleadership https://lnkd.in/erCyWaXY

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Fall Fest at Oakton College this week. Very happy to see so many students reaching out for success. Our team is here to support and help our students in any way we can with our FREE services. Check out our class opportunities and so much more: https://lnkd.in/gRf9dz9g Always lead with the students in mind. Remember why they are here. #servantleadership #transformationalleadership #adulteducation #continuingeducation

American urbanist William Hollingsworth "Holly" Whyte Jr., in the early 1980s, spoke three words at a Pittsburgh lecture that shaped my life's work. "People," Whyte said, "attract people." That simple guidance informed me as I wrote the first article on the future of Pittsburgh's riverfronts (1986) and instigated the idea of continuous riverfront access as a co-founder of Friends of the Riverfront (1990). It later informed my writing of Tom Murphy's four-part policy Red Book (1993) and my participation in the Forbes Field II Task Force (1996) that envisioned PNC Park. The Urban Land Institute's recent Downtown Revitalization report to Point Park University presents an either/or fallacy of choosing between downtown as a Central Business District or a Central Neighborhood District. Elements of each will be required. Like many aspects of life, short-sighted profit motives often steer investments in high-end downtown housing, neglecting the needs of middle- and low-income participants. Downtown Pittsburgh thrived when all could enjoy the simple pleasures of Jenkins Arcade and Candy-Rama. Buried in the ULI's 71-slide deck are three simple words that honor William Whyte's legacy. "Remove (the) invisible wall." While the ULI sees the wall as the separation between the university and the universal, broad economic participation is the greater barrier. Somewhere between the extremes of haute couture and street-hustled vendor goods lies the economic mortar (produce from GC Murphy's New Diamond Market and Nicholas Coffee peanuts) that long glued downtown Pittsburgh together. https://lnkd.in/eKBTGr8R

It's taken a few months, but I have my newest deep dive history of downtown Gainesville, part two of a three-part history. The 1980's were the first steps in revitalization. By focusing on designing for people and investing in the arts we created the sparks that would make downtown a lively city center by the early 2000's. How we funded that and how these decisions made downtown what it is today was what I focused on. Give it a read and let me know what you think: https://lnkd.in/gdCwxspF

Greetings from BMC '97. Your Jewish alumni, parents of Jewish students, Jewish faculty, and staff have been through a year of incredible trauma at Bryn Mawr and Haverford, as a result of decisions, actions and complicit inactions by school administrators as a result of a hostile antisemitic environment on both campuses, in response to the Hamas terrorist attacks of October 7. While this recent lawsuit filed by the Deborah Project is against Haverford, Bryn Mawr's complicity is also implicated - allowing an "encampment" and permitting Haverford students who had committed antisemitic acts of violence to come to Bryn Mawr and terrorize the women there. Recently, the BiCo News published an article by a visiting professor, which advocated for armed "revolution" against Israel (i.e., Jews), which contradicts every tenant of Bryn Mawr's Quaker tradition of nonviolence. Yet, when alumni posted a comment in response, her comment was deleted by BiCo editorial staff (twice). These aggressions, overt and micro, are but some recent examples of ongoing an unaddressed trauma and harm, for which there has been no acknowledgement, much less remediation and accountability. As far as I know, you are not a BMC graduate, so while your sentiments here about BMC's history and culture are nice, I was educated there, and have very memories of Bryn Mawr, so much so that I have contributed to the institution in innumerable ways since graduation. Memories that are now tarnished by the betrayal of watching an institution I loved turn on me like a snake, and betray every ideal it espoused in the process - logic, reason, tolerance and respect. Other alumni feel the same. So forgive me if your breezy post about Bryn Mawr's storied past and ice cream socials don't quite land. We look forward to engaging with you on these issues.

This economic development needs to continue! One way to make that happen is meeting our lower income housing needs! Union crossing is a step in the right direction to meet those needs. Continue to promote growth means you continue to promote opportunities for everybody. More jobs, more tax flow (not higher taxes), better schools, more opportunities for parks, more attraction for more businesses.. it’s a growth cycle! #unioncrossing #northsiouxcity #dakotadunes #growth #econimcdevelopment

How well do you know your Kennywood Park history? Check out this article from Thrillist to brush up on your Thunderbolt history, or should we say Pippin history: https://lnkd.in/gMZFX2WY