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Dara:Wonderful thoughts about the Baltimore City school system as well as segregation in our city and our schools by Edit Barry. Originally posted on Re:education in Baltimore: Cities cleave along...
View ArticleThe National Conference on Volunteering and Service
I’m here in Chicago at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service. Day one has been great!!! I connected with AmeriCorps Alums at their pre-conference networking event and met AmeriCorps...
View ArticleSoda bans and soda taxes: My final verdict
As part of my Master’s in Public Policy at Johns Hopkins University, my Economics professor asked the class to examine soda taxes and soda bans to see if they have the potential to curb obesity. The...
View ArticleWhat is a Behavioral Interview?
Never heard of a behavioral interview? Don’t worry, chances are you’ve already been on one. The goal of a behavioral interview is to discover how a potential employee will act in a specific situation....
View ArticleI’ve been selected as one of Google’s Project Glass Explorers
Breaking news! I’ve been selected as one of Google’s Project Glass Explorers. What does that mean? I will be allowed to purchase google glass before the general public and help launch the product in...
View ArticleReblog from Volunteer Maryland: The Strength of Branding
Dara:Kelly not only attended, but organized the personal branding roundtable discussion yesterday on behalf of AmeriCorps Alums Baltimore. (She also baked a delicious cake for all of us to enjoy!) In...
View ArticlePersonal Branding: The Gift that Keeps on Giving
I got a tweet from one of the participants in my personal branding workshop last week. She ordered her first set of personal business cards from moo.com. Love when my participants follow their action...
View ArticleTransition Announcement: Graduated from Hopkins, Working at National Summer...
Greetings, Though some may already be aware, I’m writing to let you know that after two wonderful and challenging years I’ve graduated from The Institute of Health and Social Policy at Johns Hopkins...
View ArticleUsing Instagram to Grow Your Blog or Personal Brand
Dara:Thinking a lot about how to use instagram to build my personal brand, this post is great! Originally posted on The Daily Post: Some of you may not use Instagram as actively as others, but even if...
View ArticleLive Tweeting: Day 2 of the School’s Out Washington Bridge Conference
Today I had the great pleasure of attending and presenting at the 14th annual School’s Out Washington Bridge Conference. The people I met were passionate about working with young people and were...
View ArticleNational Summer Learning Association to Host Summer Changes Everything in...
Baltimore — With millions of students now back in school, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake joins the National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) in convening nearly 600 leaders from across the...
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