For the last 20 years, a planning committee of Bowling Green/Warren County residents have come together to plan Kwanzaa activities, and co-chair Brittany Whitlow uses her knowledge of Kwanzaa to celebrate with her children. Dr. Maulana Karenga, professor at California State University, created Kwanzaa in
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This year, we welcome Jkeyah Patterson to speak during the Living as Leaders Harvest Festival. Jkeyah Patterson is from Hopkinsville, Ky, and relocated to Bowling Green in 2014 to attend Western Kentucky University. She has worked for Bowling Green Parks and Recreation for the past
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Over three Saturdays, Living as Leaders will hear from several speakers including Dr. Kimberly J. Green, who is joining us for the first time this year. Dr. Kimberly J. Green is a speech-language pathologist and assistant professor in the Communication Sciences and Disorders Department at
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We are happy to announce that Joda Johnson will join us again this year for Living as Leaders. Joda Johnson is married to Minister Curtis Johnson, Sr. They have four children and three grandchildren. Joda is a member of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church of
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In just a few days we kick off Living as Leaders, and this year we welcome Monica Hines as one of our first week speakers. Monica Hines is the Director of the Training Resource Center, Continuing Education Coordinator, and an instructor for the Public Child
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The Living as Leaders program welcomes Danielle Brown back again this year to speak during the Harvest Festival and assist with the service-learning portion. Danielle Brown has her bachelor’s in music education and is currently pursuing her master’s in Organizational Leadership with a concentration in
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We are pleased to welcome Mrs. Shante’ Galloway to Living as Leaders this year to give the closing charge for Week One. Galloway currently serves as the Education Curriculum Coordinator at Jennings Creek Elementary School. She has been an elementary educator within the Warren County
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We are pleased to welcome Emily Leon this year to Living as Leaders as one of our Week Two speakers. Leon serves as a second-grade teacher at Warren Elementary. She graduated from Western Kentucky University in 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education, and
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We are pleased to welcome Andrea Denise Bolden to Living as Leaders as one of our Week Three speakers. Andrea Denise Bolden is an author, educator, and creator/ CPO of Bolden Beauty Industry- Beauty Network ( BBI). A Kentucky native, born and raised she takes
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We are pleased to welcome Dr. Shannon Sales this year to Living as Leaders to give our closing charge for Week Two. Dr. Shannon Sales has her bachelor’s and master’s in social work and further pursued her doctorate in Educational Leadership with a concentration in
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