By Media Coverage | Apr 6, 2015
Using horses as the teachers, I founded and operate an all-volunteer public charity based in Texas that brings people with intellectual, physical, and/or emotional disabilities into the mainstream of life. The Dream Catcher Stables program creates inclusion by...
By Media Coverage | Apr 6, 2015
I retired from investment banking at Merrill Lynch when I turned 50 and joined Teach for America in New York City. Education had changed my life, and I felt that I had a responsibility and duty to return the opportunity that had been given to me. The idea of working...
By Media Coverage | Apr 6, 2015
For years I worked in education, part of that time overseas, and at the age of 60, I returned to Montana. I found a part-time job working for a nonprofit, but I was interested in becoming more involved with the community, especially with a group of older women whom I...
By Media Coverage | Mar 31, 2015
The last few years of my life, I have been sharing my story one-on-one with veterans, their families, and the public in my home state of Oregon and beyond. I share my heart and soul trying to reverse the horrific suicide rate among our nation’s veterans. For...
By Liz Prescott | Mar 31, 2015
I am a former corporate training professional for major insurance companies. At about age 55, I got what they call the ‘corporate boot’ and I asked myself, “Now what?” I enrolled in the Encore!Hartford Nonprofit Leadership Program. Through its valuable network, I met...
