It was a fantastic experience to visit with all of the VA250 County Chairmen throughout Virginia for this piece. I learned so many stories about the American Revolution that I didn't read in the history books.
Here's a photo of Revolutionary War Heroin Elizabeth Bennett Young that wasn't published. However, her story is one of my favorites in the article.
Utah Volunteers_Calvary Chapel SL_5 min._L.Kennedy_092522.mp4Storytelling Video: UServeUtah and CalvaryChapel Salt Lake, 2020.
Note: This video was not made to endorse Donald Trump's 2020 presidential candidacy, nor did I post it here to endorse his 2024 presidential win. Instead, his 2020 Farmers to Families Food Box Program was a significant part of Calvary Chapel's story in 2020. While COVID-19 permanently closed several churches in Salt Lake City, Utah, Calvary Chapel, Salt Lake (CalvarySLC) kept its doors open by utilizing this program and becoming a food bank. The food bank became so popular that CalvarySLC drew additional donations from local grocers and expanded its outreach by forming the Utah Food For Families organization. That story is a backdrop to this report about how Utahans' service-oriented values garner numerous Americorps awards year after year.
Storytelling Podcast: Andrea McCarren/Raising America's Vet Dogs.
2022 Gracie Award, Alliance for Women in Media
How could a simple line item on a bucket list save a life? Andrea McCarren, an award-winning veteran journalist, has the answer to that. I had the rare opportunity to interview Andrea and her colleagues to obtain the most intimate details about her journey raising service dogs for our military's wounded war veterans. She shares how one volunteer effort to raise a service dog transformed her entire life and is now defining her legacy.
"I'm proud of my age. I'm proud of what I've accomplished. I care much less about what people think of me - I'm more confident, and my career has shifted into a laser focus on the cause." -Andrea McCarren
Few honors in my life compare to being selected as one of 19 Harvard Extension School students worldwide to serve as a Harvard Extension School Global Ambassador.
I worked with the Associate Dean of Students, academic advisors, and officers of the Harvard Extension Student Association (HESA) to develop, plan, and execute inclusive student events. It was inspiring to see a plan on paper develop into gatherings that brought our global community together for networking and friendship. Being able to utilize my editorial and marketing skills for my community was a rare privilege and I will always appreciate them for their belief in me as their HES Global Ambassador.
Above all, meeting and working with HES leaders and students around the globe was
a treasured experience. Please enjoy looking at how our community came together below, and the ways we learned how to make a difference.
“The meaning of life is to find your gift.
The purpose of life is to give it away.”
— William Shakespeare
While working in the content marketing department at Western Governors University (WGU), I enjoyed working on several editorial content marketing initiatives. I partnered with the content marketing manager to build WGU's first online publication, Hey Teach!, and wrote several articles for WGU partners, including Scholastic Magazine and The Lifetime Channel.
One of my standout experiences was interviewing and writing a story on Country Music Star Angi Keilhauer. I wrote the editorial piece that accompanied this video, which you can read here: 'The Voice' Finalist Says Degree Led to Top 5 Album
Please click on additional stories below that I produced at WGU:
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