By Karen M. Sughrue | Sep 16, 2016
While working in the commercial insurance industry, I decided to pursue a master’s degree in adult education. My master’s capstone was entitled Developing a Product for Recruiting and Retaining Baby Boomers to a University. As a mid-life career changer, I...
By Gary Hume | Aug 29, 2016
Dance was my salvation growing up in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn. It kept me away from alcohol, drugs, jail and teen pregnancy - rites of passage for many of my friends. The arts helped me to think differently about myself. I believe they can do the same for others. I left...
By Karen M. Sughrue | Aug 29, 2016
It was through my husband that I first learned about the organization that would become my encore work. It is called First Star and it’s an organization that shines a light on the issues of child neglect and abuse, plus the problems of the nation’s foster...
By Karen M. Sughrue | Aug 29, 2016
I’ve worked in politics, media relations, education, nonprofits and help pay the rent as a writer. Around age 50, I realized it was time to think about how to wrap up the remainder of my most productive years. Through the Minnesota Alliance With Youth, I...
By Karen M. Sughrue | Aug 24, 2016
It’s amazing to consider the fact that today, in western Michigan in the United States of America, there are people who speak more than 120 languages. And it’s even more amazing for me to be part of helping many of those immigrant families to integrate...
