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Habitat For Humanity
Mar. 08, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Dena worked in the Detroit area in various marketing roles for fifteen years before taking the position of Director of Development at Habitat for Humanity Capital Region in Lansing in 2010. While in Lansing Dena launched a statewide neighborhood revitalization program - Rock the Block, helped reestablish the affiliate in the community, and increase corporate partnerships through a customized engagement program - “Team Build Workshop”. In 2017 she joined Habitat Oakland where she has grown the Women Build program, launched an Interfaith group, and helped increase awareness through partner videos. To get involved, please contact denav@habitatoakland.org |
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St. Dunstan's Theater
Mar. 15, 2021 12:00 p.m.
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Olympic Walker
Mar. 22, 2021 12:00 p.m.
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Crisis Text Hotline
Mar. 29, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Jen has held prominent roles at Crisis Text Line, including creating the volunteer curriculum & training, hiring & training the original supervision team, and serving as the voice of the community. Currently Jen is the Volunteer Experience Engagement Specialist. Bottomline: Jen is the heart of Crisis Text Line and the spine of its philosophy. Prior to her role as Founding Supervisor of Crisis Text Line, Jen created the first Chat and Text Crisis service available in Michigan. Her areas of expertise include community engagement, as well as Public Speaking regarding crisis intervention and suicide prevention. She's able to connect with teens and young adults with her authentic approach in starting those tough conversations. |
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Birmingham City Manager
Apr. 05, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Thomas M. Markus Thomas M. Markus is the City Manager for Birmingham, Michigan. He previously served as Birmingham City Manager from May 1989 through November 2010, and is currently serving a term that began on January 1, 2021 and will conclude on June 30, 2023. Markus has more than four decades of City Manager experience, serving in seven cities in five different states. He has extensive experience in land-use planning, budgeting, advancing strategic plans, project administration, community goals, infrastructure replacement and repair, and more. Markus holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Urban Studies and Business Administration/Finance from Mankato State University (now known as Minnesota State University), and a Master of Public Administration degree from Roosevelt University in Chicago. |
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Raising Awareness WIth Students
Apr. 12, 2021
Kady is the Founder and Executive Director of Raising Awareness with Students and a member of the Detroit Rotary Club. She is also a graduate of Michigan State University where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies specializing in Community Governance and Advocacy with a cognate in Political Science. |
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Apr. 17, 2021 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Good morning team, I would like for you to sign up for this exciting event Maple Rd clean up on April 17 from 10 am until 12 pm. Don't miss all the fun that we will be having showing how much we care about our mission. Everyone will be talking about it don't miss out here is the link Thanks https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4EA8A92BA1FAC61-maple |
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Community Building
Apr. 19, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Lori Gosselin, B.A., M.Org.M.
Lori believes so strongly in the power of community building to change lives, organizations, and the world itself that she spent 3 years researching and writing a book about it; Sounding the Drum: Community Building in the Digital Age.
She is the CEO of Kalliergo Community Building Corporation, a company she founded to fulfil her mission is to spread community consciousness around the globe.
In her talks, Lori introduces the power of Community building to make leaders of organizations more effective and successful, and to support the mental health and retention of employees. Community building (not team building – they are not the same) is relationship building and relationships form the foundation of any successful collaborative endeavour. |
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Oakland Audubon Society
Apr. 26, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Don was a Research Scientist working in the rubber industry for almost 40 years, having retired in 2016.
He has been an avid birder since he was a young boy (started off on his own without assistance).
He has birded on all 7 continents and 40 countries and all 50 states.
Statistically, he has seen: 5470 species in the world (over 50% of all species), 774 species in the ABA area (815 including Hawaii) and 352 species in Michigan.
He is President of Oakland Audubon Society (has been for the last 13 years) and was a board member at Seven Ponds Nature Center (6 years). He is an ABA member and member of National Audubon. He supports Sierra Club, Greenpeace and other environmental groups.
He loves to bird and travel and is also very active in helping others learn about birding and the environment. |
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Young Eagles
May 24, 2021 12:00 p.m.
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World Traveler
Jun. 14, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Born and raised in Royal Oak Michigan, Reid is currently a branch manager and wealth advisor for Raymond James Financial Services. He is an active volunteer in the community and has served as board president for the Metro Detroit Youth Clubs, formerly The Boys and Girls Club, and is still a very active board member. Past President and Current treasurer for the Royal Oak Optimist Club and longest standing member of the Royal Oak Chamber of Commerce Ambassador Committee. When not in the office I love to travel the world, fish on Lake St Clair and I spend most of my mornings at my local CrossFit Gym Stars and Stripes.
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Birmingham Schools Superintendent
Jul. 26, 2021
Birmingham Public Schools welcomes Dr. Embekka Roberson to her new role as the BPS Superintendent. The BPS Board of Education recommended Dr. Embekka Roberson to serve as the District’s Superintendent on June 8, 2021. Roberson has been with BPS since 2008, having served as Harlan Elementary Principal from 2008 to 2017 and Groves High School Principal from 2017 to 2020. Prior to her position as superintendent, Dr. Roberson served as the Birmingham Public Schools Assistant Superintendent for Student Learning and Inclusion. She has experience at the elementary, middle and high school levels and holds a Doctor of Education degree in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from Wayne State University.
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Docent at Detroit Institute of Arts
Aug. 02, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Kathleen McBroom, a lifelong resident of Beverly Hills, is a librarian, educator, and most recently, docent at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Kathleen conducts tours - both on-site and virtual - for visitors, families, and special groups, which can range from wedding parties to corporate functions to Cub Scouts. When she's not at the museum, Kathleen teaches at Wayne State and fills in occasionally as a substitute librarian at the Baldwin Public Library. |
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Aug. 11, 2021 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
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Executive Director of the Birmingham Shopping District
Aug. 16, 2021 12:00 p.m.
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Aug. 19, 2021 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
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Local author and professor in the MSU School of Journalism
Aug. 23, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Joe Grimm has been visiting editor in residence in the Journalism School at Michigan State University since 2008. Before that, he worked at the Detroit Free Press for 25 years. He has written or co-authored about 30 books. They include “Windjammers: Songs of the Great Lakes Sailors,” “Michigan Voices,” “The Faygo Book” and “Coney Detroit.” He has self-published books for journalism job hunters and has helped students at Michigan State publish more than 20 books. Most are in the Bias Busters series, which answers 100 common questions about different ethnic, racial, religious, gender, cultural or occupational groups. |
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West Bloomfield Library Director
Aug. 30, 2021 12:00 p.m.
Cathleen Russ has been the director of the West Bloomfield Township Public Library since December 2020. Prior to that, she was Director of the Troy Public Library from 2007-2020, during which she led the Library through several contentious millage campaigns. She also taught Library Administration and Management as an Adjunct Professor at Wayne State University from 2010-2014.
Cathy holds a Master of Library and Information Science from Wayne State University and a Bachelor of Arts, Honors, Communications from Loyola University Chicago. She served on the Michigan Library Association Board of Directors from 2017-2020, and was recently re-elected to another 4 year term. The Michigan Library Association honored Cathy as the Michigan Librarian of the Year in 2019.
Cathy is also the President of the Metro Detroit Book and Author Society, and has led the Village Club of Bloomfield Hills book discussion group for over 20 years.
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