By Jennifer Davis Dodd We’re almost two weeks into 2022, and I’ve been thinking a lot about old ways and new doors. Like many women who’ve unexpectedly added “lived through a multi-year, global pandemic” to her bio, I’ve been assessing the “ways” I’ve lived since late 2019...
By Peter Gamache, Ph.D. & Jackie Sue Griffin, MBA, MS, Turnaround Life, Inc. The Hillsborough County Anti-Drug Alliance (HCADA) is a nonprofit in Hillsborough County, Fla., providing education, resources and support for adults, teens and children to prevent drug, alcohol and tobacco abuse. Youth Coordinator Denise Birungi Evans...
Perhaps no one can identify more with the mission of the Hillsborough County Anti-Drug Alliance than a parent who has lost a child to overdose. Sadly, the nonprofit’s own executive director, Cindy Grant, is among them. In 1997, Cindy and her husband lost their son,...
By Jessica Quaid As we wrap up 2021, it’s safe to say this was the year of “self-love” and “self-care,” but what about self-confidence? I know that sometimes self-confidence can be perceived as being arrogant, vain or conceited. I’m not talking about overdoing it; I simply mean...
By Jennifer Higgins I hold a Ph.D. in Gerontology from the University of Massachusetts, and I have spent more than 25 years in the nonprofit sector, in roles ranging from direct support to executive positions. Why do I start there? Because that is just who I have...
By Ruth Rathblott, republished with permission Is there room in our conversations about diversity for disability? When I have asked whether people see me as diverse, the answer I usually get is related to my gender, not my limb difference. During a presentation I gave a couple...
By Tiffany Rucker, MBA Women and girls around the globe have had to fight for the right to receive an education. In some countries, the fight continues, as girls as young as 10 are married off too much older men for financial gain. Common wisdom once...
By Kendyl Lynch I’m a young female entrepreneur who is launching a new business thousands of miles from her hometown. My journey to open my fitness studio in Tampa is a dream come true. As I sit here writing this, I feel incredibly grateful and fortunate to...
By Pam Williams Pam (above, right) lost her wife, Marci (above, left), to cancer earlier this year; she’s sharing this new chapter of her journey, along with her pup Finn, via Facebook at Pam and Finn’s Journey through Grief - Year 1. We asked her permission...
By Jennifer Davis Dodd One of my best friends died suddenly on May 14, 2021. I was in an after-hours work meeting when my husband tried to call me. I declined the call and texted “in mtg.” He texted back: “911.” When I called him, sitting in...