Communities That Care Coalition
Promoting health, well-being, and equity among young people in Franklin County and the North Quabbin
Winner of the 2018 Sir Georg Solti Conducting Award by the U.S Solti Foundation, Berlin-based American conductor, Roderick Cox, has been praised as a conductor who is “paving the way” (NBC News) and recognised as a “trailblazer… a conductor who will be amongst the vanguard” (Minnesota StarTribune).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renetta_McCann
Renetta McCann (born December 8, 1956) is an American advertising and public relations executive who previously served as chief executive officer of Starcom Mediavest Group in North America.
https://www.alumni.northwestern.edu/s/1479/02-naa/16/landing.aspx?sid=1479&gid=2&pgid=45863
Willard “Will” S. Evans Jr. is a seasoned leader in both the public and private sectors. Known for his collaborative personal style and business acumen, he has extensive leadership experience that encompasses business, government, academic, civic, emergency, and social service organizations.
GULF COAST, Miss. (WLOX) – Remember Demi Johnson? The now ninth grader is headed to the nation’s capital in just a few days for the National Geographic Explorers Festival.
Her well-deserved trip to Washington D.C. comes after she became a top-15 finalist for her award with the Slingshot Challenge this spring. She also received her Girl Scout Silver Award for her research with the Mississippi Oyster Gardening Program.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diahann_Carroll
Diahann Carroll (/daɪˈæn/ dy-AN; born Carol Diann Johnson; July 17, 1935 – October 4, 2019) was an American actress, singer, model, and activist. Carroll was the recipient of numerous nominations and awards for her stage and screen performances, including a Tony Award in 1962, Golden Globe Award in 1968, and five Emmy Award nominations.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Boniface
Victor Okoh Boniface (born 23 December 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen and the Nigeria national team. Boniface is renowned for his pace, strength, dribbling ability, finishing and work ethic.[2][3][4][5]
https://alaysiablackhackett.com
As an expert with 20 years of executive-level diversity leadership in public, private, and academic sectors, Dr. Lacy’s expertise focuses on fostering inclusive and equitable environments, with a drive for social and economic development. Dr. Lacy has a track record of building diverse and equitable infrastructures in organizations of all sizes, where her proficiency in change management practices helps her coordinate strategic initiatives and drive organizational growth. Dr. Lacy has always been very active within her community, working with organizations to develop and offer policies that meet the needs of both marginalized constituents and community leaders and has held numerous board positions. Alaysia is the CEO of ABH Solutions, LLC, a consultant firm focusing on sustainable change through organizational development and individual, economic, and global strategies.
In the summer of 2022, Alaysia was appointed by President Joe Biden as the inaugural Chief Diversity and Equity Officer for the Secretary of Labor.
https://conferences.shrm.org/presenter/alaysia-hackett?conf=29582
Alaysia Black Hackett is the Chief Diversity and Equity Officer in the Office of the Secretary at the United States Department of Labor. Appointed in the summer of 2022, she leads and provides strategic insight for the Department’s internal and external initiatives for interagency diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) programs. She serves as the principal advisor and subject matter expert on promoting DEIA into systems that guide the labor market, diversifying the workforce, dismantling historically exclusive systems that perpetuate discrimination in the workplace and embedding equity in the labor field so that all people may feel seen, heard and included.
A More Inclusive Bike Helmet
Gass Iyacu ’24 rode a scooter across Northwestern’s Evanston campus to get to class every day. Emma Jackson ’24 rode her bike. But neither regularly wore a helmet. Why?
“They just don’t fit!” says Iyacu, who wears his hair in various styles, such as an Afro or braids. Jackson has the same problem. Helmets typically frizz her hair and disrupt her natural curls.
Determined to find a solution, the two manufacturing and design engineering majors teamed up with classmates Pratham Bansal ’24, Alicia Cabrera ’24 and Kevin Kaspar ’24 to create the CALYX helmet system, an expandable helmet and accessory that accommodates thick, curly and voluminous hair while prioritizing safety and proper ventilation.