MCLP ANNUAL REPORT 2012 - 2013 To develop diverse leaders bn-mclp.org Visionary Sponsor:
MCLP ANNUAL REPORT
2012 - 2013
To develop diverse leaders
bn-mclp.org
Visionary Sponsor:
Dear Friends of MCLP,
The Multicultural Leadership Program (MCLP) was built on a dream: that developing strong, compassionate leaders from all corners of the community would enrich lives. Your support is beginning to make this dream a reality. MCLP supporters provided a total of 8,000 volunteer hours to support the 25 individuals in Class of 2013. You invested your time, money and wisdom into all our classes because you, like us, be-lieve that true servant leaders can make this world a better place. As we complete our fourth year, we know the dream is becoming a reality. We know it when alumni say, “I am a different type of leader now”; when a mentor says, “My mentee told me he would not have applied for his dream job, without the confidence he gained in MCLP”; and when a community organization says, “Our MCLP project took one of our services from ‘red’ to ‘in the black’ in one year.” We are ener-gized when so many alumni tell us “MCLP is truly a transformative leadership experience.” As we begin our fifth year, MCLP continues to rely on you as our circle of support. Your belief and support of the dream helps us navigate through our next phase of growth. The self-confidence and self-truths found during MCLP by each alumnus will fuel the leadership courage needed to “do the right thing” for our community. At this year’s graduation celebration we took another step forward. We announced the MCLP Endowment Fund, to ensure that the MCLP
dream for our community remains strong. The goal is to raise $50,000 by our fifth graduation celebration April 2014. Within a month of the announcement, we received $20,000 in endowment gifts. While there is still much to do to ensure a sustainable program, we move forward in faith and confidence, inspired by your support and our graduates. Just as our graduates are grateful for their circle of support, I thank you for being part of MCLP’s circle of support.
Sonya Chu Mau Executive Director, MCLP
Circle of Support
Behind every successful leader is a circle
of supporters and well wishers.
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Endowment Fund
What is the MCLP Endowment Fund?
It’s a gift that keeps on giving. The MCLP Endowment Fund is a general endowment fund supported by charitable gifts. The fund is invested and managed so that over time it provides a sustainable income stream to the Multicultural Leadership Program (MCLP), yet maintains the gift’s purchasing power in perpetuity.
Why is this endowment being established?
So that MCLP can continue to develop diverse leaders—individuals with a passion to serve and lead in their communities, who will address community needs with solutions that include all the voices of our community.
How does it work?
MCLP began the fund with $50,000 from donations received over the last four years. The initial goal is another $50,000 in gifts, or a total of $100,000 by end of April 2014. Final results will be announced at next year’s graduation celebration. Over the long term, the fund will ensure a financially stable base to fund future MCLP classes and participant scholarships.
The fund will be maintained by the MCLP fiscal agent, Illinois Prairie Community Foundation, to leverage the value provided by their 15 years of experience managing a large endowment portfolio.
All MCLP endowment gifts are welcomed.
Individual donors contributing $1,000 or more and corporate donors contributing $5,000 or more will be recognized as Founding Members. All Founding Members will be listed permanently on the MCLP website and in future graduation programs. All amounts are welcomed and tax deductible.
Endowment gifts can be mailed to:
Illinois Prairie Community Foundation—Attn: MCLP Endowment Fund, 2401 E. Washington, Suite 300B Bloomington, IL 61704 Make checks payable to IPCF-MCLP or to “Illinois Prairie Community Foundation” and cite “MCLP Endowment Fund” as the beneficiary. You may also endow online at www.bn-mclp.org. Click on the “Endow” button on the right navigation page.
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Founding Members
MCLP Endowment Funding Members as of May 31, 2013
All Founding Members will be listed permanently on the MCLP website and in future program material.
Individuals $1,000+
Andrea and Don Thorpe
Annette Martinez
Arlene Hosea and Ben Ryburn
Carole and Jerry Ringer
Chantal and Carl Sneed
Christa Staley
David and Paula Mitchell
Deanna Frautschi and Alan Bedell
Diana and Dave Hauman
Erin Minné
George and Myra Gordon
Heather Stella
Janet Hood
Karen Schmidt
Laura and Bryan Leaver
Mary Riddle
Michael Wolf and Justin Vickers
Robert Williams
Sandeepa Sangras and Phani Aytam
Sonya Mau
William Snyder
Willie Brown
Organizations $5,000+
COUNTRY Financial
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…to the community and sponsors
By building stronger, well‐rounded community members, our community as a whole is strengthened. MCLP small-group projects provide low-cost solutions to key issues affecting our community. By emphasizing diversity, MCLP pro-duces leaders who are equipped to collaborate in building a stronger commu-nity—a community that designs inclusive solutions to address complex issues, a community with programs reflecting the diversity of the people living in it.
…to employers
Employees who complete MCLP will develop greater diversity of thought and core leadership skills that are effective both inside and outside of their place of work. Employees gain a better understanding of their community and establish meaningful contacts within powerful networks throughout McLean County.
…to participants
Participants develop leadership competencies and benefit from a robust learning experience through their class sessions, mentoring relationships, and hands-on community service projects. They are exposed to new thoughts and views to address complex issues, while also learning more about the communi-ty in which they live and work. They walk away better prepared to be effective employees at their jobs and take on leadership roles in the community to serve the local organizations.
Making a difference...
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“ Diversity is not about how we differ.
Diversity is about embracing one another’s uniqueness.”
Ola Joseph
What is MCLP?
MCLP is an intense, professional development curriculum that provides a framework to those with an interest and potential to step into leadership roles within our communities. Participants attend class sessions and carry out com-munity projects over an eight-month period. MCLP strives to prepare skilled individuals for leadership positions in public, private, educational, political, and non-profit sectors. MCLP is offered annually to develop community lead-ers. The MCLP self-exploration framework is designed to help each participant examine the answers to these questions:
Who are you?
What are your strengths and passions?
What are you going to do now?
Class Curriculum
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The MCLP Curriculum focuses on five key areas:
Self-Awareness
The first step to becoming a community leader is to become self-aware. In MCLP, each participant completes a Myers-Briggs evaluation, StrengthsFinder and Leadership 360. These evaluations assist participants in completing a comprehensive study of their leadership style and leadership strengths. Class sessions round out opportunities for self-exploration, including emotional in-telligence, relationship building, and life-balance topics.
Community Service
Each participant works with a small group of diverse individuals on a commu-nity project specially selected for their group. Participants learn invaluable skills, such as leveraging the strengths of team members, communicating a concise point of view, and contributing to the common goal of the team. In addition to helping a community organization, the team dynamic itself is a gratifying learning experience. At the end of the class, each group will have finished a service project meeting an identified community need.
Leadership Skills
All aspects of the leadership experience and skills building are explored during this intense eight-month class. Some of the topics in leadership include strate-gic thinking, team building, managing conflict, change management, crisis leadership, and situational leadership. Each topic is presented by experienced facilitators who encourage both class participation and spirited debate.
Class Curriculum
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“ It begins with the natural feeling that one wants to serve…
Then conscious choice brings one to aspire to lead.
[The servant leader] first makes sure that other people’s
highest priority needs are being served.” Robert Greenleaf, founder of the servant leadership movement
Social and Community Awareness
Social and community awareness is a primary focus of MCLP. Panel discus-sions are interspersed throughout the program on topics such as health care, sustainability, politics and social justice, and education. Panels are comprised of distinguished community leaders who share their unique opinions and expe-riences. The class also participates in a humbling and eye-opening poverty simulation experience.
Servant Leadership
One of the most valuable concepts explored in MCLP is servant leadership. This is the foundational core of the program. The central meaning of servant leadership is that a great leader is first experienced as a servant to others. This simple fact is central to the leader’s greatness: true leadership emerges when the servant leader has the courage to step forward and lead when asked by those he or she serves.
Class Curriculum
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“ The best test [of a true servant-leader], and difficult to administer, is:
Do those served grow as persons? Do they, while being served, become
healthier, wiser, freer, more autonomous, more likely themselves
to become servants? And, what is the effect on the least privileged in
society? Will they benefit or at least not be further deprived?”
Robert Greenleaf, founder of the servant leadership movement
Class of 2013
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Brian Cunningham Class Facilitator
Gina Palmer Class Facilitator
Name Title/Employer
Alex Moncrief Systems Analyst, State Farm Insurance
Ann Perry Human Resources Representative,
State Farm Insurance
Aparna Idate Instructional Assistant Professor, ISU
Carlos T. Miranda Network Engineer, Integrity Technology Solutions
Chuck DiVerde General Manager, Retail Operations, ISU
Christa Staley HR Manager, Afni
Donald Wiggins Producer, Uplift Productions
Emily James Associate Director of Development, ISU
Emily Vigneri Coordinator of Orientation and Transition Service,
ISU
Erica Scott Project Coordinator, State Farm Insurance
Fernando Cornejo In-Language Specialist, State Farm Insurance
Goverdhan Galpalli Systems Analyst, State Farm Insurance
Jeffery Woodard Director of Marketing & Community Relations,
McLean County Museum of History
Kelli Saizon Data Designer, State Farm Insurance
Mary Riddle Sr. VP Adult and Children Supports, Marcfirst
Mauricio Sadicoff Systems Analyst, State Farm Insurance
Michael Wolf Commissioning Section Manager,
Farnsworth Group
Missy Thomas Project Coordinator , State Farm Insurance
Sabrina Coleman Branch Manager, Mid-Illini Credit Union
at Mount Pisgah
Sparsula Simmons CAP (Capacity, Availability, and Performance)
Team Lead, State Farm Insurance
Stephanie Kohl Ringle Operations Coordinator, School of Music,
Illinois Wesleyan University
Sudhir Pai Senior Project Manager, iGATE Corporation
Tereva Parham Radio Host, Production Coordinator, WXRJ 94.9
Tiffany Cho Program Support and Implementation Analyst,
State Farm Insurance
Tony Curcuru Retail Manager, Heartland Bank and
Trust Company
Class after Graduation—April 2013
Class on Networking Night—September 2012
Class of 2013
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Graduation Celebration
On April 13, 2013 the elegant Brown Ballroom at Illinois State University was filled with over 500 people celebrating the graduation of 25 MCLP graduates. Each had completed a rigorous eight-month leadership program. That evening, family and friends came together to recognize their achievements as leaders.
Nicole Clemmons, Master of Ceremonies (MC) for the evening, introduced Rob Fazzini, chair of the MCLP Advisory Council. Rob acknowledged the community leaders in our audience as well as our founder, Phani Aytam.
Emily Vigneri, class of 2013 speaker, set the theme of the evening with the recognition of gifts she’s received during the MCLP journey: 1) knowledge of self and community, 2) heightened responsibility with urgency to act, and 3) connec-tions throughout the community and among classmates. Emily challenged all MCLP graduates, past and present, to reflect on the gifts they received during MCLP and share their gifts with others.
Emily was followed by Macaria Lopez, graduate of the inaugural class of 2010. Macaria shared how “personal” the journey really is. “Being more of a leader than I ever thought” brings great responsibility. Every word or action may help or hinder others along their life’s journey. Through MCLP, Macaria found the courage to make the right decisions for the right reason.
Following our graduates, two founding advisory council members, Deanna Frautschi and Willie Brown, announced the MCLP Endowment Fund. The new fund’s purpose is to help MCLP sustain and achieve the dream of strong, com-passionate leaders from all corners of our community.
A memoir slide show of the past eight months’ activities was followed by our keynote speaker, Azim Khamisa. His leadership journey inspires us all to find the strength to bounce back from our setbacks and proceed to serve and lead where needed.
Leslie Harding, graduation chair, introduced the facilitators for class of 2013: Brian Cunningham and Gina Palmer. The facilitators introduced our graduates as they took the traditional graduation walk with an MCLP alum as escort. During each graduate’s walk, his or her “circle of support” stood to be recognized, prov-ing that no leader achieves alone. The evening closed with Sonya Mau, executive director, inviting the class on stage to be recognized officially as the 4th annual amazing MCLP graduating class!
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Azim Khamisa is an international speaker and advocate for eliminating gang violence, for forgiveness, and for peace.
Mr. Khamisa was an international banker in 1995, when his only son, Tariq, was killed in a senseless gang-related incident by Tony Hicks, a 14-year-old gang member. Azim Khamisa chose to forgive because he felt there were victims at both ends of the gun. By this courageous decision, Azim Khamisa began a journey that is transforming lives: his own life, the life of his son’s killer, and that of millions who have been touched by his efforts.
Says Khamisa: “We humans continuously confront defining moments in our lives. Sometimes these events are joyous; sometimes they are tragedies. At these moments it’s important to make the right choices. When we do, we are literally able to manifest a miracle and produce transformation in ourselves and others.”
Khamisa believes that “forgiveness is a gift you give yourself.” His decision to forgive Tony, freed Azim to pursue a mission that both honored his son and helped reduce violence among youths. His Tariq Khamisa Foundation (www.TKF.org) and subsequent forgiveness work has reached millions through international speaking, public and corporate workshops, an award winning movie, audio recordings and four published books, including the award-winning From Murder to Forgiveness and the Random House book The Secrets of the Bulletproof Spirit, coauthored with Jillian Quinn.
Graduation Celebration
“Azim Khamisa epitomizes the principles upon which MCLP is built.”
Azim Khamisa 2013 Key Note Speaker
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Community Awards
Each year MCLP presents an award to two individuals who live the princi-
ples upon which the Multicultural Leadership Program was founded. The
individuals are selected from nominations received from the community.
The MCLP Community Service Award is a person from the community at
large. The MCLP Alumni award is an MCLP graduate. Both are selected
based on the following criteria:
1. Demonstrated history of making a positive difference in our community
2. Takes action with a drive to serve others and the courage to lead when needed.
3. Leave those he or she works with better off — either wiser, healthier, richer, happier.
Mike Matejka 2013 MCLP Community Service Award Recipient
Mike Matejka has served the Bloomington-Normal community for almost forty years as a community volunteer, multicultural advocate, and servant leader.
Margarita Alvarez 2013 MCLP Alumni Award Recipient
Margarita Alvarez is an advocate for basic human rights and has always been the voice of those who, at many times, cannot speak for themselves.
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Class of 2013
Mentors
Dr. Allen Goben
Dr. Amelia Noël-Elkins
Andrea Thorpe
Dr. Barry Reilly
Carole Ringer
Chris Martin
Christina Schulz
Dale Avery
Deanna Frautschi
Dr. Gary Niehaus
Dr. Janet Krejci
Jean Lawyer
Jeff Gendron
John Wohlwend
Jon Voegele
Dr. Larry Dietz
Marcel Blythe
Mark DeKeersgieter
Mboka Mwilambwe
Rob Fazzini
Rob McDade
Sean Wells
Sonya Gong Jent
Steve Wannemacher
Tony Coletta
Aaron Quick
Aimee Ingalls
Dr. Al Bowman
Dr. Allen Goben
Annette Martinez
Aron Klein
Dr. Barry Reilly
Ben Bennett
Bruce Bergethon
Cheryl Gaines
Cindy Blackburn
Cristina Deutsch
Christina Schultz
Dr. Connie DeVeer
Dale Strassheim
David Hales
Deanna Frautschi
Dennis Goodwin
Diana Hauman
Dr. Dick Wilson
Dixie Axley
Erika Arnhart
Gail Kear
Dr. Gary Niehaus
Dr. George Gordon
Jane Chamberlain
Dr. Janet Krejci
Jay Verner
Jim Browne
Julia Turner
Jo Ann Reidy
Jon Greiner
Dr. Karen Schmidt
Karen Zangerle
Kristen Sand
Lonnie Smith
Mark Peterson
Mary Crego
Mike Matejka
Pat Lingenfelter
Patty Michels
Dr. Paul Pederson
Paula Mitchell
Rachel Schlipmann
Rick Bleichner
Rick Glass
Rick Owens
Rob Fazzini
Sally Zuhn
Sandy Bentley
Sean Wells
Sonya Mau
Steve Denault
Dr. Steve Perry
Steve Schroeder
Steve Wannemacher
Dr. Tari Renner
Todd Hughes
Tom Jecklin
Dr. Tony Bankston
Tony Coletta
Vicki Tilton
Wille Brown
Panelists & Presenters
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Board of Directors
Anand Bhende
Bert Neptune
Carolyn Davis
Craig Luchtefeld
Diana Hauman
Iwin Huang
Janet Hood
Janine Peacher
Juan Garcia
Kari Sandhaas
Kristen Sand
Leslie Harding
Phani Aytam
Rearn Dotson
Sandy Bentley
Santosh Raut
Shleah Scarborough
Tina McCormick
Advisory Council
Andrea Thorpe
Annette Martinez
Bernie Anderson
Carl Sneed
Carl Teichman
Cindy Blackburn
Deanna Frautschi
Erin Minné
Gigi Fansler
Gregg Chadwick
Judge Elizabeth Robb
Mark Peterson
Paula Mitchell
Rob Fazzini, Chair
Sonya Gong Jent
Steve Wannemacher
Tony Coletta
Willie Brown
Sonya Mau, Executive Director
Patty Michels, Program Coordinator
MCLP Staff (Part-time)
Class of 2013
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Committee Members
Central Illinois Regional
Airport
Community Cancer Center
Community Health Care
Clinic
Ecology Action Center
Illinois Symphony Board
League of Women Voters of
McLean County
Marcfirst
McLean County History
Museum
McLean County Regional
Planning Commission
The Baby Fold
United Way Of McLean
County
West Bloomington
Revitalization Project
Board Experience Partners
MCLP Interns
Anita Moore
Bev Hornickel
Bob Bentley
Carol Hreha
Carrie Broquard
Henry Ramsey
Jackie Longbons-Baughman
Katie Doyle
Kaylea Donley
Kristen Grimes
Melinda Zehr
Monica Palmer
Nicole Clemmons
Olemuel Ashford
Paul Hursey
Sally Zuhn
Sharon Gissler
Tammy Vancil
Amanda Carlson
Angelique Ambers
Elayne Goldman
Melissa Brount
Class of 2013
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Community Projects
Objective:
“Develop and pilot an Employment Mentoring Program for Adults with
Autism Spectrum Disorder”
Team: ‘Nonsense’
Project Sponsor: Kari Sandhaas
Project Liaison: John Schultz & Virginia Moody
Group Advisor: Carrie Broquard
Project Team: Missy Thomas, Sabrina Coleman, Sudhir Pai, Tiffany Cho, and Tony Curcuru
http://autismmclean.org/
Project Description:
Employment is a primary challenge for people on the Autism Spectrum. Many are well-educated and highly skilled, but their disability makes access to employment a challenge. This project focused on designing an Employment Mentoring Program for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The goal is to help individuals with ASD (and potentially other cognitive disabili-
ties) develop social/business networking skills and relationships, towards the goal of increasing their employability and access to local employment opportu-nities. The program should be sustainable. It should build a network of men-tors within the community as a conduit for individuals with ASD. It should also increase awareness about people with ASD within the larger community and expand employment access opportunities for individuals with cognitive disabilities, such as ASD.
Project Results:
Team Nonsense explored current tools and resources available for autistic adults, then planned and implemented a small two-month pilot program, called “Bridges to Work.” The program included 1) an application process for mentors and mentees, 2) mentor and mentee informational packets, 3) setting expectations for mentees, and 4) job shadowing and business etiquette training. After the pilot, the team evaluated the program using feedback obtained from mentors, mentees, and parents of the mentees.
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Objective:
“Increase awareness and support of the David Davis Mansion and its endowment fund”
Team: ‘History Avengers’
Project Sponsor: Marcia Young
Project Liaison: Elizabeth Whisman
Group Advisor: Diana Hauman
Project Team: Aparna Idate, Christa Staley, Goverdhan Galpalli, Mauricio Sadicoff, and Sparsula Simmons
http://daviddavismansion.org/
Community Projects
Project Description:
The project team created a marketing plan for the David Davis Mansion (DDM) and increased funding for the Foundation’s endowment fund. They also worked with the David Davis Mansion Board and volunteers to implement portions of the marketing plan.
Project Results:
$20,000 was raised for the DDM endowment fund during their 2012 Christmas Tree Festival. A short-term goal and timeline were set to raise $1,000,000. Training documents were created for board members and volunteers to ensure appropriate fundraising and solicitation‘asks’ occur at all Mansion events. The board connected with fundraising experts with dates scheduled for board educa-tion. A sponsorship program was created after consulting with the DDM Board to define various levels of individual and corporate donations and appropriate ‘awards’ based on the various amounts donated (i.e. $50-$10,000 increment donations). A timeline and budget was finalized for Christmas tree sponsorship for 2013. The team committed to working on this event through its kick off in December 2013. Indiegogo was researched and suggested as an international crowd funding platform for fundraising. The David Davis Mansion Board was presented a complete set of recommendations.
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Objective:
“Prepare a comprehensive marketing plan to reach a broader audience in
Bloomington-Normal”
Team: ‘Roots’
Project Sponsor: Tim Glancy
Project Liaison: Meg Murphy
Group Advisor: Juan Garcia
Project Team: Alex Moncrief, Emily James, Erica Scott, Jeffery Woodard, and Mary Riddle
http://cyfsolutions.org/
Community Projects
Project Description:
The Center for Youth and Family Solutions (CYFS) is a new agency that wanted to improve their public awareness and increase financial support from the com-munity. Team Roots worked with CYFS to complete a marketing plan, including Community Outreach, Media Outreach, Fundraising and Sustainability. Team Roots and CYFS began implementing that plan by completing a poster cam-paign, that increased public awareness and helped increase financial support for CYFS, contacting media outlets (newspapers, TV stations, radio stations) to gener-ate publicity, researching grant opportunities, and completing a framework for a unique signature event to raise funds.
Project Results:
Specifically, Team Roots created 11 posters advertising the services provided by the Bloomington-Normal branch of the Center for Youth and Family Solutions (CYFS). All posters were translated into Spanish. Twenty-eight businesses and non-profit organizations in the Bloomington-Normal area agreed to hang the posters. Team Roots also researched and identified grant and partnership op-portunities for CYFS. Finally, a unique signature event, Painted Wishes – Silent Auction, was designed with CYFS. It is a large-scale fundraiser where artwork produced by the Family Art Workshop will be auctioned off through a silent auction. This is a new event to the Bloomington-Normal area and should attract many community members.
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Objective:
“Develop a plan to re-launch the Automated External Defibrillator program in Bloomington-Normal”
Team: ‘Heartthrobs’
Project Sponsor: Kathi Franklin
Project Liaison: Janice Berlin
Group Advisor: Jon McWhirter
Project Team: Donald Wiggins, Emily Vigneri, Kelli Saizon, Michael Wolf, and Stephanie Kohl Ringle
http://www.ihlf.org/
Project Description:
The project team worked with the Illinois Heart and Lung Foundation (IHLF) to evaluate their Automated External Defibrillator (AED) program in Bloomington-Normal. Team Heartthrobs brought their unique perspectives and individual talents to the project as they researched issues and challenges facing widespread AED adoption; including training, maintenance, registration, usage reports, ac-cessibility and state laws. After contacting various community organization and governmental entities, researching and synthesizing the information, a final re-port detailed findings and recommendations for future programs to implement.
Project Results:
The team recommended events and actions to help promote widespread ac-ceptance of AEDs. They provided a streamlined process for other agencies to apply for reduced-cost devices and further training/marketing to encourage compliance with current laws. In addition, contacts with various organizations on specific actions allow IHLF to begin implementation of selected recommen-dations immediately.
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Community Projects
Objective:
“Create a brand identity for Labyrinth as a recognizable entity in the community”
Team: ‘Fantastic Voyage’
Project Sponsor: Feli Sebastian
Project Liaison: Mary Campbell
Group Advisor: Anand Bhende
Project Team: Ann Perry, Carlos T. Miranda, Chuck DiVerde, Fernando Cornejo, and Tereva Parham
http://www.labyrinthoutreach.org/
Project Description:
The purpose of this project is to build community awareness of Labyrinth, its services, and how Labyrinth addresses the needs of formerly incarcerated women. After interviewing Labyrinth staff, researching options, and brain-storming approaches, we defined a three-pronged effort: 1) building bridges, 2) media connections, and 3) branding and marketing. By project’s end, we had implemented many of the tasks identified in the three-pronged effort.
Project Results:
“Building bridges” focused on establishing partnerships to create a donor base, corporate support, government funding and private assistance. Some of these entities included State Farm Insurance Companies, Heartland Community Col-lege, and Central Illinois Links Incorporated. Through “media connections,” Labyrinth is now able to work with three diverse radio stations, two print pub-lications and one television station. The team established contacts within each outlet to assist Labyrinth in the future to spread news worthy information. “Branding and marketing” produced a website, logo, and print materials in-cluding business cards, brochures, stationary, branding guidelines, and a portable banner.
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Community Projects
Community Involvement
MCLP is a catalyst for our alumni to remain involved with community organiza-tions after graduation. Alumni serve in leadership roles for the following organiza-tions as board members, advisors, volunteers, and employees.
100 Black Men
Aktion Club—Kiwanis Program
Autism Society of McLean County
The Baby Fold
Back to School Alliance
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Illinois
Black Business Alliance
Bloomington Kiwanis
Bloomington-Normal Daybreak Rotary
Boys & Girls Club of Bloomington-Normal
The Center for Youth and Family Solutions
Collaborative Solutions Institute
Community Cancer Center
Community Health Care Clinic
Conexiones Latinas de McLean County
Crossroads Global Handcrafts
David Davis Mansion Foundation
District-87
Ecology Action Center
Faith in Action
Juvenile Extended Day Program
Habitat for Humanity of McLean County
Habitat ReStore
Heartland Head Start
Heartland Community College Foundation
Home Sweet Home Ministries
Humane Society of Central Illinois
Illinois 4-H Youth Development Program
Illinois Heart and Lung Foundation
Illinois Prairie Community Foundation
Illinois Symphony Orchestra
Labyrinth Outreach Services to Women
League of Women Voters of McLean County
Minority & Police Partnership
Marcfirst
March of Dimes
McLean Country Indian Association
McLean County Planning Commission Board
McLean County Recovery Court Advisory Board
Multicultural Leadership Program
Normal Human Relations Commission
Organization of Chinese Americans Inc., Oca Cil
Prevent Child Abuse - Illinois
Project OZ
The Salvation Army
Unit-5
Unity Community Center
West Bloomington Revitalization Program
Western Avenue Community Center
WXRJ
YWCA
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Class of 2012
Anand Bhende
Brian Cunningham
Carrie Broquard
Craig Luchtefeld
Gina Palmer
Grace Pagowska
Heather Stella
Henry Ramsey
Henry Walker
Janet Hood
Janine Peacher
Johnny Nguyen
Juan Garcia
Kari Sandhaas
Kristen Sand
Laura Duvendack
Nicole Clemmons
Pretty Reji
Sagar Gollapudi
Santosh Raut
Shleah Scarborough
Tim Golliday
Tina McCormick
Class Facilitator: Theresia Taylor
Our Graduates Are Our Legacy
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Class of 2011
Anita Moore
Brian Peacher
Carolyn Davis
Cavell Walcott
Denise Younge
Erika Arnhart
Iwin Huang
Jon McWhirter
Kimberly Pfeifer
Latha Rao
Leslie Harding
Lori Harvey
Matt Johnson
Munjal Dave
Nida Kazim
Paul Hursey Jr.
Peter Stroyan
Rahul Bafna
Rearn Dotson
Renee Lafontaine
Sandeep Davalbhakta
Sharonna Owens
Theresia Taylor
Vicente Adame
Yoon Yim
Class Facilitator: Gary D. Williams
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Our Graduates Are Our Legacy
Class of 2010
Bert Neptune
Carl L. Davis
Daniel Liu
Don Paul
Gary Donell Williams
Jamaal Crayton
Jhun Medina
Joe Zacharias
Karen Kapela
Ken Starks
Lauren Kim
Macaria Lopez
Mandava V. Rao
Margarita Alvarez
Marisanta Hidrogo
Mark Walcott
Michael Donnelly
Monica Williams
Nina Olvera
Teena Rajan
Roshaunda Ross
Tom Moy
Vani Prasad
Class Facilitator: Phani Aytam
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Our Graduates Are Our Legacy
MCLP Statistics & Financials
Class of 2010 Class of 2011 Class of 2012 Class of 2013
Graduates 23 25 22 25
Class Presenters 76 78 72 75
Graduation Reservations 206 318 498 535
Website Visits 11,392 13,913 17,287 17,918
Facebook Likes 252 387 491 560
Facebook Daily Total Reach — — 3,388 25,842
Facebook Daily Total Impressions — — 50,675 79,382
Distribution of Revenue
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Thank you to our sponsors!
Scholarship Sponsors
Ann and Carl Frautschi Scholarship Fund
Nadine and Joe Yurieci Scholarship Fund
Willie Brown Scholarship Fund
Endowments
MCLP Endowment Fund
Susan Noble Endowment Fund
Individual Donors
Annette Martinez
Bill Snyder
Deanna Frautschi & Alan Bedell
Willie Brown
© Multicultural Leadership Program 2013