David's Corner

I had a delightful conversation with Nadine Elbitar recently. She's a Community Outreach Coordinator with our office in Beaverton, OR, where she loves being an ambassador for LCSNW in the community. She's proud of her Lebanese heritage and culture and she loves Lebanese cooking. Nadine is a skilled community builder who likes bringing good cheer to her co-workers. Come join us! Please make recommendations of colleagues to be highlighted in the future, and leave a comment below for Nadine and David. David Health, Justice and Hope

It was a pleasure to meet up with Ron Weaver in Portland for a David's Corner conversation. We covered a wide range of topics from Black History Month to how he builds equity practices with his teams as the Program Supervisor for LCSNW's Substance Use programs. This sports fan and athlete even surprised me with a previous NFL tryout and the celebrities he met along the way. If you want to know which team he was up for, you'll have to tune in. Come join us!  Please make recommendations of colleagues to be highlighted in the future, and leave a comment below for Ron and I. Thanks to Yulia Shipulina, Community Outreach Coordinator in Portland for filming today's video.   David Health, Justice and Hope

I had a great conversation recently with Carlos Rosas. Carlos joined us seven years ago as a social worker and grew into leadership to become the Program Supervisor of the Unaccompanied Refugee Minor program in Seattle today. He's passionate about helping refugee youth find quality foster care as they start their lives in a new country. It's important to him being a person of color to show others there is a place for them in his career. His work/life balance is his family and trusting his team to support one another. Please join us! Please make recommendations of colleagues to be highlighted in the future, and leave a comment below for Carlos and David. David Health, Justice and Hope

I was in the Tri-Cities just before Christmas to see first hand their amazing Holiday Lane operations to provide gifts for hundreds of families in need. There I met Amy Marinoni, Senior Advancement Manager, who led the team for this impressive community effort. She's a morning person who loves the mountains and readily gives kudos to her Tri-Cities colleagues. Afterward, I joined Amy as they prepared to welcome the parents of more than 100 children that day. It sure got me in the holiday spirit! Please join us. Please make recommendations of colleagues to be highlighted in the future, and leave a comment below for Amy and David. David Health, Justice and Hope

I recently met Maggi Gerhard, HR Generalist, in David's Corner for Part II of our fun "turn the tables" interview, following Part I last week. She asked me a couple questions that I found touching and we did a rapid fire volley I really enjoyed. Maggi is a great interviewer. Come join us! Please make recommendations of colleagues to be highlighted in the future, and leave a comment below for Maggi and David. David Health, Justice and Hope

Normally I'm asking the questions in a David's Corner conversation, but I was delighted to have the tables turned on me when Maggi Gerhard, HR Generalist, took the reigns of the interview. (Winning a contest put her in the driver's seat!) We cover a wide range of topics from how to create a unified organization to the more humbling revelation of my worst fashion mistake. Our conversation is in two parts. Grab some coffee and join me in the hot seat! Please make recommendations of colleagues to be highlighted in the future, and leave a comment below for Maggi and David. David Health, Justice and Hope