Episode 67: Leading with Cultural Humility

August 03, 2018 00:14:20
Episode 67: Leading with Cultural Humility
Into the Fold: Issues in Mental Health
Episode 67: Leading with Cultural Humility

Aug 03 2018 | 00:14:20

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Show Notes

Sherrye Willis is founder and CEO of Alliance for Greater Works, a nonprofit organization whose entire focus is facilitating collaborative partnerships to benefit under-resourced communities. Based in Grand Prairie, Texas, they previously served as Coordinator of our African American Faith-Based Education and Awareness Initiative. Now, Sherrye and her organization is tasked with the pivotal role of coordinating the Collaborative Approaches to Well-being in Rural Communities grants. What does "coordination" mean, and why is it important enough to make its own role? Most importantly, how do our communities benefit? Sherrye joins us to answer these questions and more. Related links: http://hogg.utexas.edu/texas-rural-communities http://hogg.utexas.edu/podcast-mental-health-rural-communities http://hogg.utexas.edu/podcast-moving-upstream

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