I was born in the fall of 1996 in Mobile, Alabama, where I was soon adopted and raised in the small town of Monroeville. I moved to Kentucky in my early teens and was headed toward college in pursuit of a track and field dream
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Destiny O’Rourke is a native of Bowling Green, KY where she finished both her undergraduate work in Corporate and Organizational Communication and her graduate work in Public Administration at Western Kentucky University. She began her professional career in higher education, and continues to help students
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Joda Johnson is from Bowling Green, KY. She is married to Minister Curtis Johnson; they have four children (2 daughters and 2 sons) and four grandchildren. Joda Johnson is the Director of The SKYCTC Skills U Program in Bowling Green, KY. She is a graduate
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Selva Calderón is a Western Kentucky University Physics student turned multicultural business professional. She is the manager of sales and forecasting analysis at Fruit of the Loom. Selva specializes in growing businesses by partnering with colleagues and customers from across the Americas. A dedicated mother
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Youth will finish out May with the End of the Year Celebration on Saturday, May 22. The event will recognize each of the young leaders and feature guest speaker attorney Bethany Bonsu. Bethany Bonsu is a trial attorney at the New York County Defender Services,
Read MoreThis Black History Month participate in our coloring activity and giveaway drawing for grades K-12. Color in one or all of the below coloring sheets and enter the youth’s name into a drawing for a chance to win one of three $25 Amazon gift cards.
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For a Real Change, Inc. invites girls in grades 3 – 12 to participate in a no-cost virtual event on MLK Day called “I Have a Dream.” The event includes author Rainbow Huff as the guest speaker and provides a space for girls to visualize
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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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