Meet Yolanda Fraction

It has been a few years since I met Yolanda at a National Service Regional Training. At the time she was working at the Maryland Commission. Since then, I’ve stayed connected with Yolanda through attending her Learning and Development Chats, and by listening to her...

Small Ways to Make a Big Impact

Are you an AmeriCorps member or supervisor? Do you wonder how you can have a bigger impact during your relatively short term of service? In honor of AmeriCorps Week, I am sharing clips from webinars that I host for AmeriCorps members and supervisors. Today’s clip is...

Doing Our Best By Doing Less

Last week I delivered a keynote speech for the Sunny Peaks Girl Scout Leaders on Doing Our Best By Doing Less. The retreat was held at a Forest Service cabin near Parks, Arizona and I had the opportunity to speak outside with a beautiful backdrop. As a former Girl...

Inspiring Business Owners, Telling Their Story

At the 2018 Rural Policy Forum in Wickenburg, Arizona I was offered the chance to speak at one of the Vision Sessions. The Vision Sessions were all about inspiring work that folks are doing in rural communities in Arizona. My presentation was a little different. I was...