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meet my loved ones!

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I was born and raised in Northern Vermont and have spent most of my work life in Connecticut.  After 35 years in business and finance, I retired and turned my attention to a life-long passion of mine: to better understand and develop skills in the area of advanced learning. I teach as an adjunct professor at a local Jesuit university and have used the opportunity to explore through experience the concepts and ideas we are learning in this program.  My personal philosophy is that experience is the very best teacher and that learning how to navigate through difficulty and hardship helps develop critical thinking and problem solving skills.

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Joanne Snapp
My father was in the Army when I was born, so I spent three years of my childhood in Germany. From that point on, I've had the travel bug and haven't stopped moving. I grew up in Missouri, lived for 8 years in New York and now 5 years on California. I'm already itching to move again.

When I was a child, I played cabbage patch dolls secretly until sixth grade and always had at least six pretend babies. I always wanted to be a mother. I now have three kids and although there are days when I want nothing more than to be alone, I actually really like being around kids. Except I don't want to be a teacher!

I am most happy in front of hundreds of people. I love speaking, and I am most satisfied after leading a large group session.

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Faith. Family. Service.
Parents immigrated from the Philippines through the US Navy. Grew up in San Ysidro a stone's throw away from Tijuana. Served as a Surface Warfare Officer in the US Navy, then went into teaching. Married to my best friend of (20.5 years! ) and have two amazing children.

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I am a constant reiteration of myself at this point in my life. I began my professional career as a teacher and then administrator as a principal in high schools and then shifted 8 months ago to a life in corporate America at FedEx Freight. Shifting and reiterating has been part of my life at Fed Ex Freight as well. First, with shifting economies in the trucking industry I had to shift programming due to spending cutbacks at the company this fiscal year. Then, with COVID 19, we have had to iterate again for all of our learning and development models. Managing L&D has required us to reiterate who we are as L&D and what we do. This has turned into an opportunity to work with the entire department on why iteration matters - and the impact that change has on organizations. I have created and will launch later this week a Leading and Learning through change webinar series that will go out to the entire company - so lots of online delivery to thousands of employees as we lean into change.

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Catherine Solomon-Sometimes life is a little wacky...

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I work for a large consulting firm, providing public health services/support/project management to the Defense Department. I've been there nearly 8 years. BS from Vanderbilt in Neuroscience, MPH from the Milken Institute School of Public Health at The George Washington University.
Military spouse, public health professional, data nerd, traveler, lifetime learner.

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I am from the Caribbean Island of Trinidad.  I work in higher education as an academic support administrator and instructor.  I instruct first year undergraduate students and first year graduate students.  My areas of interest concern academic persistence among underrepresented groups and the role of grit in rising above personal adversity, to succeed in college.  My hobbies include cooking and reading, even though I do not find much time to do either, due to the rigors of this program.  I am a pet parent to an eight year old staffordshire bull terrier named Onyx.  He rules the roost over here.

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I am a high school social studies teacher in the Commonwealth of Virginia. I am also a very blessed husband and father! I graduated from James Madison University with a B.A in History (Minors in Africana Studies, Interdisciplinary Social Science, and Secondary Education) and a Master of Arts in Teaching from JMU as well!

I'm really excited and happy to be continuing this journey with all of you. Really looking forward to seeing this course develop throughout this semester!

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Originally from Syracuse, New York, I currently live in Buffalo with my husband of 6 years and our pets (two cats, one dog). I have an MS in Health Care Administration and am the Accreditation Manager for the University at Buffalo medical school where I help manage accreditation oversight of UB's 67 residency and fellowship programs. Maine is one of my favorite places on Earth and is where I completed my BA in English (go, Black Bears). I love to travel and most recently (pre-COVID) went to New Foundland. One of the hardest things about quarantine for me has been missing my family, who are in Syracuse.

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Hello! I am the interim Academic Dean, Assistant Dean of Students, and Title IX Coordinator for Pacific College of Health and Science in New York City. I oversee advising, student services, faculty, and curriculum for the NY campus. I have a Bachelors in Business Administration and Masters of Education in Higher Education. I've worked in higher education student affairs for over ten years, first at a law school, then a pharmacy and health sciences college, and now at an integrative health college. My professional interests include student retention, persistence, and services. My career is a large part of my identity. My personal interests include cooking, baking, gardening, and now home renovation! As the daughter of an electrician, I'm also an avid DIY'er. I'm a proud aunt, partner, daughter, sister, friend, and Giants (football) fan. Born and raised in NJ. Prior to COVID, I enjoyed the privilege of being able to travel to at least 1 new US and 1 new international location a year.

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I am a Professor of Education in Learning, Diversity, and Urban Studies. I'm originally from Brasil and immigrated to the US as an adult. My research centers at the learning ecologies of immigrant  students; family and community resources in diverse urban in- and out- of school contexts; and partnerships between family-community-school-university that support the literacy learning of linguistically diverse learners and emphasize educational opportunity and equity. I have taught in public schools in Brazil and the US and have worked with researchers in Chile, Brazil, and Mexico on implementing ecological models of community development.

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Hi! I am the Talent Development director at the Louisiana State Civil Service. I lead a group of learning and development professionals who do everything e-learning design to competency modelling to live facilitation. I'm super passionate about making learning effective, helping our learners reach their goals, and improving our state through its workforce. I wanted to add a bunch of pics, but if I could choose just one, I guess this is a good one. I love finding the unexpected in people, and I love surprising them. I think the most fun I've had is riding into work on this thing wearing a pink business suit.

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Left college and became a wilderness guide. Slept outside more days than in a bed for almost ten years. Have great bear stories. Fan of campfires. Went on to a graduate degree. Started teaching at colleges. Entered administration. Had twin boys and  became stay at home dad. went back to work after that in for profits for some time then found my current job in nonprofit work and educational technology. Enjoy running. Have an MFA in creative writing. Also have a serious eye twitch due to constant Zoom meetings as of late. 10-12 hours on computer daily.

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Service, Change, and Experience.

Hey everyone!! I am a Senior Advisor with Agile Mind, an organization that is looking to transform the teaching and learning of mathematics and science throughout the United States. Before joining Agile Mind, I spent most of 2018 researching eastern teaching approaches abroad in Kaohsiung, Taiwan as a Fulbright ‘Distinguished Awards in Teaching’ Scholar. I was also a High School Math Teacher and Instruction Coach in the Newark Public Schools, and am originally from Levittown, New York. I received my B.A. from Marist College, my Master’s in educational policy from Seton Hall University, and an Ed.M. in public school leadership from Columbia University. I am really looking forward to and excited for this class. Here's to wishing I was back to Peru!!!