Council Member Spotlights: Lance Bolton, Kathay Rennels and David Card
In early May, Regional Fellows interviewed a Regional Council Member in each of our featured regions to learn more about their unique work in education institutions…
Council Member Spotlight: Gina Cimino and Dana Duran
In early March, Regional Fellows interviewed Southeast Regional Council Member Gina Cimino, Vice Chairman of Mt. Carmel Health, Wellness and Community Center and Northwest Regional Council…
From Fellowship to Tie-Dye Life: Zoe Goodman’s Remote Work Adventure through Latin America
Zoe Goodman’s Remote Work Adventure through Latin America When I hopped onto Zoom to chat with Zoe Goodman, Fellowship Class of 2013, she was wearing a…
Mandela Washington Fellow: My Leadership Journey
Beginning the Journey I first came across the Mandela Washington Fellowship-Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) on social media. Then I started hearing conversations about the YALI…
A New Place to Call Home
Colorado has always made a bigger impact on me than I felt I was making on it. As a child living in Illinois, my family would…
Philanthropy is About Supporting Those Around You
Helping others has always been a focal point in my home. Both of my parents are medical professionals, so their day-to-day lives revolve around what they…
The Importance of Peer Leadership
When I think of mentorship, I think of a teacher-student relationship, almost in the Confucian sense: An older, wiser person takes a younger, naïve student under…
Grant Partner Spotlight: Huerfano County Youth Services
After a year of strategic discussions, the Southeast Regional Council decided last December to allocate 50 percent of its annual funding towards organizations that support youth…
Understanding The Landscape of Youth Mental Health Support in the San Luis Valley
The San Luis Valley Regional Council shifted its focus to youth mental health in 2020. Initial funding in this focus area supported three organizations: Early Childhood…
Takeaways from the Central Peaks Regional Council’s Youth Mental Health Panel
In October, the Central Peaks Regional Council met with a panel of four youth mental health experts from each county in the region—Chaffee, Custer, Fremont and…