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Music is the medium, and helping students feel seen and valued is the goal. This is the fuel behind Maize Elementary School teacher Katie Todd’s music instruction to kindergarten through fourth grade students.
Katie earned her Bachelors of Music Education in 2012 from Kansas State University. She continued her education by pursuing a Masters of Music Education degree at her alma mater, graduating in 2017. Todd is in her twelfth year of teaching and currently teaches in Maize USD 266, where she is admired by colleagues, parents, and students alike.
Katie finds much of the inspiration for lessons from her time spent with her two young daughters, Olivia and Charlotte, and her husband.Being a mother gives her insight into what families need from their educators to help them connect and bond. Additionally, she teaches private oboe lessons, is a New Teacher Mentor, and collaborates with Kansas State University to support new and future Elementary Music Teachers. In January of 2024 Todd was recognized as a Music for All: Advocacy in Action award winner for the Elementary Excellence category. She received this for her efforts over the past three years to connect students and their families with Kindie music artists through their grade level performances. She was also selected as the 2024 Elementary Teacher of the Year Nominee for USD266.
In August of 2024 Katie released her first single Chickadee under the artist name “Katie T”. Her entrance into the Kindie music world came after encouragement received from friends and family as well as members of the Children’s Music Network. She was fortunate to work with Bret Turner and Ian Walters of The Tallest Kid in the Room on this release. The song can be heard on all streaming platforms.
Katie loves building relationships with her students and families and is passionate about helping them connect to each other and finding a deeper understanding of themselves through music. This quote can be found on the wall of her classroom: “ This is why I teach music…not because I expect you to major in music, not because I expect you to play or sing all your life, not so you can relax, not so you can have fun, but so you will be human, so you will recognize beauty, so you will be closer to an infinite beyond this world, so you will have something to clog to, so you will have more love, more compassion, more gentleness, more good. In short, more life.” - author unknown
Chickadee by Katie Todd
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Martin Ross a nonprofiit leader who specializes in forming Trifectas for community transformation and continues to add to his “10,000” hours in areas of workforce development, partnerships, external affairs and community engagement. In Spanish, he likes to call himself a “puente” or bridge/bridge builder. As an appointed person in Sacramento County, he serves as a chairman, commissioner, or committee member, and is a candidate for school board for the San Juan Unified School District Area 4. For more on the good that he is doing in the neighborhood in practical, compassionate, and innovative ways please follow him on social media and/or go to his website at www.electmartinross.com
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Alex Kingsley (they/them) is a writer, comedian, game designer, and playwright. They are a co-founder of the new media company Strong Branch Productions, where they write and direct sci-fi comedy podcast The Stench of Adventure and other shows. Their debut novel Empress of Dust will be published by Space Wizard Science Fantasy in Fall 2024. Their short fiction has appeared in Translunar Travelers Lounge, Radon Journal, The Storage Papers, and more. In 2023 they published their short story collection, The Strange Garden and Other Weird Tales. Alex’s sci-fi plays have been produced in LA, Philadelphia, and Chicago. Alex’s SFF-related non-fiction has appeared in Interstellar Flight Magazine and Ancillary Review of Books. Their games can be downloaded pay-what-you-will at alexyquest.itch.io.
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Ken Trung Tang, the first Vietnamese refugee elected to the Alhambra Unified School District Board of Education in California uses his 27 years teaching experience to guide his new roles as a public servant.
Ken Tang has devoted his life to public education and social justice, advocating for students, families, and teachers as a public school teacher, community volunteer, and labor leader. His special areas of focus are building educational equity, inclusion, and linguistic diversity; developing mental health supports for students and staff; and expanding community relationships.
The first in his family to graduate from high school and college, Tang earned a bachelor’s degree in child development, his multiple subject teaching credential and Master in Educational Leadership at the California State University, Los Angeles. Tang began his teaching career in the Garvey School District in 1997, and he currently serveson the Alhambra Unified School District’s Board of Education.
Tang is active in his local teachers’ union, the Garvey Education Association, a delegatein the California Teachers Association’s State Council of Education, and past Board of Director of the National Education Association.An active member of the community, Tang serves as a merit badge counselor for the San Gabriel Valley Boy Scouts of America and is involved with the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA).
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Victoria Oltarsh is a native New Yorker who grew up playing in Central Park while visiting her grandparents living across the street. Now a mother and grandmother herself, she feels most comfortable in the delightful company of children. Victoria has spent her thirty-five-year career directing original and classical plays, teaching rapid-fire-Improv, and story theater, She is a published lyricist on the song, “Lucky Charm,” produced by Grover Washington Jr. on Atlantic Records. Victoria also received an individual artist grant from The Arts Council of Rockland. Her adaptations of classical fairy tales have been performed for students by an adult touring company at school assembly programs. Whether as a teaching artist working for Arts in Ed agencies in underserved NYC public schools, or teaching in private schools, summer programs, and art centers, she loves encouraging children to find their inner voice by expressing themselves through the creative arts. Inspired by the universal wonder of the mystery of looking up at the stars as a child, she is so excited to be a debut author and share her middle-grade space fantasy adventure chapter book, The Boy and the Secret of the Stars, with all.
The Boy and the Secret of the Stars by Victoria Oltarsh
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Lisa’s 38-year career in finance has gone from investment banking to microfinance to shareholder activism and corporate accountability. Most recently Lisa was the Director of Investor Engagement at Majority Action, where she led a team supporting institutional investors in addressing racial inequity and climate change in their portfolio companies and service providers. She has lived in Brazil, Argentina and Mexico and holds an MBA from NYU and an undergraduate degree from Georgetown.
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Jill Hopkins is the Director of Civic Events and New Media for Metro Chicago and Gman Tavern in Chicago. She's served as the host of several podcasts, including Making Beyonce for WBEZ and The Opus for the Consequence Podcast Network, and was a radio personality for CHIRP and Vocalo Radio for over ten years.
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Eric is driven by a single, fundamental question: how do we transform how power and resources are shared in our economy, while centering those who have been systematically excluded?
Eric mobilizes resources for underserved communities as both an investor and an educator. He is Vice President for Community-engaged Investing at Earlystone Management, a family office. He also leads an initiative at Harvard Law School focused on supporting labor pension fund trustees advocate for more responsible investing at their Funds.
Previously, Eric served as the Director of Impact Investments at Common Future, where he led the organization's impact-first investments by-for-and-with communities of color. Before, he was at Transform Finance, where he led educational initiatives for activists and organizers exploring paths for their communities to better engage with capital. He’s also worked at the Woodcock Foundation, where he supported the organization’s grantmaking and impact investments.
Eric serves on multiple boards and investment committees (New York Foundation, UUCEF, Invest Appalachia) and teaches “Capital for Good: Finance, Investment and Social Justice” to graduate students at CUNY.
A former Fulbright Grantee, Eric earned his MPA from Syracuse University and his MBA from NYU. He calls Brooklyn home.
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Robert (Bob) Bossie, SCJ is a 56 year member of the Priests of the Sacred Heart, a religious congregation located in over 40 countries. He worked at Chicago's 8th Day Center for Justice for over 32 years. The Center (which closed in 2018) was a faith-based collective of 30+ religious congregations committed to created a world of justice, peace and integrity of creation.
Bob focused his efforts on nonviolent resistance to nuclear weapons, war, as well as economic and environmental oppression. Though retired now, "he doesn't know how he found time to work before he was retired."
Bob was born in 1937 in Boston, Massachusetts, the middle child of seven. He spent four years in the US Air Force and five years in the military industrial complex maintaining and building various weapon systems including nuclear weapons systems. He often reflects that throughout those nine years with the military, no one in church, school, at work or among his friends ever asked if what he was doing was moral or not. He notes that he is not trying to cast guilt but to acknowledge how immersed is the military and violence in our culture and life. After all, we call it "military service" and say, "thanks for your service" don't we.
As part of his work, Bob has travelled to 30 countries and an equal number of US states. In his travels he met hundreds, if not thousands, of wonderful and inspirational persons. He has always been inspired by the song:
In the struggle, rewards are few.
In fact, I know of only two.
Loving friends and living dreams.
Such rewards are not so few it seems.
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Mullissa Willette is serving her first term on the CalPERS Board of Administration.
She’s an estate administrator with the County of Santa Clara, president of Service Employees International Union 521, and has served on multiple committees and commissions.
Mullissa has a Bachelor of Management, Public Administration from Southern New Hampshire University. She also holds certifications in public pension investment management from UC Berkeley, and advanced assessment analysis at the California State Board of Equalization.
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As a 6th grader, Tammy Fisher was bussed across town in Austin, Texas, to help desegregate the school system. On the first day of class, she is encircled by children who claim to have heard that she was racist. Young Tammy holds her ground, but spends the year in self-reflection.
Years later, Tammy connects that primary school experience to her interest in psychology and becoming a therapist.
Tammy is a Masters Level Licensed Professional Counselor-Supervisor, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist-Supervisor and Sex Therapist in with extensive training in couples work and sexual issues. She provides clinical supervision for new clinicians as well as coaching and consults for fully licensed clinicians. Tammy has also presented at workshops and conferences on relationship enhancement, sexual pleasure, trauma and parenting.
A licensed therapist, more about Tammy Fisher and The Pleasure Principles can be found on her website.
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John Chisum is a veteran songwriter, recording artist, and coach, as well as founder and President of Nashville Christian Songwriters. He's also host of the popular podcast "Song Revolution with John Chisum."
John recalls dating an African-American classmate while they were both in grade school and the racism they both encountered.
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At the age of 6, Jay is sitting alone watching a horror movie that frightens him. When he runs to his father and tells him why he is scared, his father tells Jay, "Son, just change the channel." Jay does this and is immediately relieved. Now, as an adult, when his mind races to all of the potential horrors that might happen in real life, he calls to mind his father's sage advice
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Allie currently works in Democratic politics but has had a string of odd jobs along the way including camp counselor, olive picker, ice cream scooper, tour guide, and editor. She enjoys drinking coffee (always iced) and baking, playing and watching tennis, and spending all her nomadic time near the beach. One day she will get around to writing all the stories about her mom she wants to remember here: https://griefbabe.substack.com/.
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Woody Rini (they/them) is a nonbinary author and speaker who teaches "anti-self-help" methods. After a decade of failed "self help" attempts, Woody hit bottom and turned to support communities and therapists to heal. What started as a must for survival in mid-2021 has turned into multiple years of thriving growth, all as a result of asking for help instead of doing it alone. Woody now runs their own social support community, The Help Collective. Woody also offers coaching on executive functions like scheduling, task planning, and budgeting to creatives, queer folks, neurodiverse people, and anyone who is struggling to fit into the workaholic westernized culture we live in.
You can find Woody's book here: https://bit.ly/helpimoverwhelmed
You can find Woody's free support group and other services on their website here: https://www.thehelpcollective.com/
Woody and their spouse Preetha own an art business called Prints by Preetha where they sell empowering artwork that makes a difference. You can find their artwork here: https://www.printsbypreetha.com/
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Vonda leads the Global Capital Strategies initiative, at the Center for Labor & a Just Economy at Harvard Law School, focusing on financial strategies in service of labor and human rights, and a just transition to a low carbon economy. She also supports the Capital Strategies for a Common Good initiative, researching ties between movements for workers’ rights, environmental justice, and racial justice. Prior to joining CLJE, she led the Just Transition project and co-founded the Trustee Leadership Forum for Retirement Security (TLF) at the Initiative for Responsible Investment at the Harvard Kennedy School. Before her work at Harvard, Vonda was the Director of the Capital Stewardship Program at Service Employees International Union (SEIU), which was created to engage the capital markets and financial institutions in innovative ways. Prior to her time with SEIU, Vonda worked as a community organizer in Chicago, New York, and Boston with the Industrial Areas Foundation. She earned her B.A. from Calvin College and A.M. in Public Policy from the University of Chicago.
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Hannah Rehak is a comedian, essayist, podcaster and filmmaker. She is the Communications Manager at Not Sorry Productions, an understudy at The Second City, the producer of Material Girls and Gender Playground, and the co-host of Nina, Hannah, and Emily in Paris. Hannah is a proud Chicago Public Schools and Macalester College alum with a background in critical race theory and media and cultural studies. She has spent time in Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Morocco, New York and Chicago working in the performing arts and new media. You can learn more about her and see her work at hannahrehak.com.
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Ben Joravsky Staff Writer, Chicago Reader Investigative Reporter, Author and Host of the Ben Joravsky Show Podcast. Ben Joravsky is a prize winning journalist whose piece about Chicago’s Roosevelt High School was chosen as one of 1992’s outstanding sports articles.
Reader senior writer Ben Joravsky riffs on the day's stories with his celebrated humor, insight, and honesty, and interviews politicians, activists, journalists and other political know-it-alls. Presented by the Chicago Reader, the show is available by 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays at chicagoreader.com/joravsky or on the Reader's YouTube channel—or wherever you podcast. Don't miss Oh, What a Week!--the Friday feature in which Ben & special guests review the week's top stories. Also, bonus interviews drop on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays. Reader podcasts are recorded on Shure microphones. Learn more at Shure.com.
Ben in his own word’s:
I moved to Chicago in 1981 and have been writing about local politics ever since. I started freelancing for the Reader in the early 1980s and became a full-time staff writer in 1990.
Since 2003, I’ve zeroed in on larger citywide matters, with a special interest in exposing municipal financing scams, most notably tax increment financing and the the city’s proposal to bring the Olympics to Chicago. I’ve also written dozens of profiles and features, including my year with the Roosevelt High School boys basketball team, which was included in the Best American Sports Writing Anthology.
I’ve written five books, including Hoop Dreams and The Greens, which I cowrote with Rick Stone. I’ve won many journalism prizes, including the 2010 Chicago Journalist of the Year Award from the Chicago Journalists Association and the 2010 Illinois Journalist of the Year Award from Northern Illinois University. Last but not least, I also write for The Third City, a daily humor blog that “rarely lies to the American people.”
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Caleb Frankel, recalls the pain he experienced and the resilience he developed as a result of his parent's divorce. Caleb was seven at the time, and he became the protector of his younger brother while his parents frequently changed homes subsequent to their break up. Caleb recalls the sustaining love of his extended family and family friends that has helped him develop an "eternal optimism."
Caleb Frankel is co-founder and COO at EarlyBird, a financial technology company and investing platform that empowers parents, family, and friends to collectively invest in the children they love, starting at the earliest age. Caleb was born and raised in Chicago, went to University of Illinois, and has spent over a decade as an operator and builder at multiple startups in his hometown.
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Gayle Petrillo recalls being a toddler, and experiencing a horrific accident that scarred her for life. While she and her mother were visiting a neighbor Gayle accidentally spilled an urn of scalding hot coffee on herself, causing burns over 40% of her body. After months in the hospital, Gayle spent her formative years with scars both internal and external.
Born & raised in Albany, New York, Gayle has called Tucson home for 24 years. She has been married to her best friend and most avid supporter, Al, for 43 years.With over 35 years in healthcare leadership roles In 2017 Gayle launched First Impressions, an image consulting and career coaching firm because “We never get a second opportunity to make that all important first impression, on paper, in our virtual world, or in person.”Gayle enhances her clients’ first impressions. From resumes, to presentation skills including eye contact, listening skills and body language to mock interviews, networking strategies, negotiation skills and business etiquette. She works with her clients’ wardrobes ensuring their confidence shines no matter the occasion. Additionally, Gayle works with entrepreneurs to ensure they present the best they have to offer on their website, business card and other collateral.Gayle believes in mentoring our next generation of leaders and giving back to her community. Gayle donates time to local chambers of commerce and a variety of non-profit organizations including the Red Cross of Southern Arizona, Arizona Burn Foundation, Junior Achievement, Southern Arizona Diaper Bank and National Organization of Women Business Owners.Gayle’s first book, The Accident and its Spanish counterpart, El Accidente was released in 2021. As a burn survivor from an accident as a toddler, she shares her story of being fearful of everyone and everything to becoming fearless. She has turned obstacles into positive outcomes and tackled many phobias in an attempt to gain and retain self-confidence.The Accident contains very personal stories told for the first time in the hopes that it will both encourage and support others with physical and emotional scars, to share their stories to help the healing process.
You can contact Gayle Petrillo, MBA directly at: 6855 W. Ina Road
Tucson AZ 85743 TEL: 602-621-0042 Email: [email protected]
Tell Me What Happened features the music of Susan Salidor.
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