Introducing Kyla Brown Kyla was FIRST female and YOUNGEST to ever to be selected as the Director/GM for Riverside County. December 1, 2023 By Leadership Outfitters General, Shout Out 0 Comment Read More >>
Introducing Phillip Downie Alexander Phillip Alexander Downie (he/him) is a dedicated human rights advocate, event guru, and local television host and executive producer with over two decades of experience in logistics management and business development. October 25, 2023 By Leadership Outfitters General, Shout Out 0 Comment Read More >>
Dr Bridget Cooper Releases "Unflappable" September 27, 2023 By Leadership Outfitters General, Shout Out 0 Comment Read More >>
Best Buddies! Congratulations to the University of Virginia (UVA) Best Buddies chapter for being awarded an Outstanding Chapter award for the 2022-2023 school year! UVA Best Buddies excelled this past academic year in programming and community development. Their spring satellite Friendship Walk was one of the highlights of our 2023 Friendship Walk season in Virginia and DC. The State Director and UVA Alumnae, Molly Whalen, received the award on behalf of the UVA Best Buddies chapter. https://www.bestbuddies.org/vadc/ August 20, 2023 By Leadership Outfitters General, Shout Out 0 Comment Read More >>
JIM ANDERSON, CAE Jim Anderson, President & CEO of the California Society of Association Executives (CalSAE), considers himself “a helpful ear.” He has a genuine passion for helping others, whether it is by listening to challenges, sharing their joys, or helping them in some way.He fed that passion first at the United Way California Capital Region, where, over the course of 16 years, he worked his way up to Executive Vice President of the organization. Seventeen years ago, he took over as the exec at CalSAE.In that time, he has endeavored to lead CalSAE in a way that the organization can “make a difference” through innovation and trying new things. Most recently, he launched an effort to address diversity and inclusion. When asked “why now?” he answered that because of George Floyd’s death earlier this year, he and the board of directors began conversations about what inclusion looked like within CalSAE. The result was much study, the start of an ongoing conversation, and taking a first step by creating a Diversity and Inclusion Task Force. According to Anderson: “This is not a check-the-box exercise, but a long-term culture change. We want to discover where there are opportunities to make a difference.”Anderson has demonstrated his “helpful ear” role during this time of COVID challenges, championing new platforms and formats that continue to bring CalSAE’s members information, education, and networking opportunities. December 4, 2020 By Leadership Outfitters Shout Out Jim Anderson, CAE 0 Comment Read More >>
DR. STEPHAN SCOGGINS Dr. Stephan Scoggins is a true renaissance man. A native of Tulsa, Oklahoma, he began his career as a Registered Nurse and obtained his Masters and Doctorate degrees in Public Health. His community interests led him to become an Oklahoma City Police Officer, where he served as a patrolman, an undercover officer, and later assigned to Public Affairs. He is a proud Veteran with the U.S. Army. Dr. Scoggins is the founder and President of ESTEEM, a behavioral health and motivational center whose acronym stands for Establishing Skills To Elevate Employment & Motivation. Currently, based in Palm Springs, California, Dr. Scoggins specializes in life coaching, staff development, a variety of state certified continuing education classes, and his premier, Paradise On Pico Residential Care Facility for the Elderly. Scoggins says, “Each morning my eyes open I verbally say, “I want to live so God can use me. I never know in which capacity, however, I know that I am ready!” Stephan is pleased to be the broker of Esteem Team Properties, a full service real estate brokerage currently in four states, California, Michigan, Oklahoma and Wyoming. Additionally, Dr. Scoggins is a professional singer and national recording artist with music available on Spotify, Amazon and everywhere music is sold. Links: www.ParadiseOnPico.com www.EsteemDoctor.com www.EsteemTeamProperties.com June 24, 2020 By Leadership Outfitters Shout Out Shout Out 0 Comment Read More >>
Aimee Stephens Aimee Stephens is our Shout Out because of her part in the fight against workplace discrimination. She was the plaintiff in one of the cases that was decided by the U.S. Supreme Court on June 15, 2020. That landmark decision ruled that employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity is prohibited under federal civil rights law. Aimee Stephens died on May 12, 2020 from kidney disease. photo credit Getty Images June 20, 2020 By Leadership Outfitters Shout Out Supreme Court 0 Comment Read More >>
Dr. Bridget Cooper - Powerful TEDx Talk She is a dynamic speaker, facilitator, executive coach, and leadership guru. Her drive is to help people to be passionate about their work and to reduce unproductive conflict so that they will propel their organizations toward success, create healthy work climates, strong and positive working relationships, and happier clients and customers. Bridget also has five best-selling books: Feed The Need, Stuck U., Feed the Need (Teen Edition), Power Play & most recently, Little Landslides, Dr. B brings her down-to-earth insights and action plans to clients and audiences, facilitating powerful change and transformations in work and life satisfaction. Dr. Bridget Cooper – Powerful TEDx Talk, "The Secret to Making Life Hurt Less." October 25, 2018 By Leadership Outfitters Shout Out 0 Comment Read More >>
AJ SCOTT, CPCU She is actively involved in the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers Association (the Big “I”) at the local, state and national levels. In 2016, she served as I-Day Chair for the Greater Los Angeles Area (I-Day is a large-scale insurance convention featuring close to 100 exhibitors and over 500 attendees) and was President of the Los Angeles chapter (IIABA-LA), and she has attended the Big “I” Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. each of the last four years (2013-2016). She also presented as a panelist at the 2016 IIABCal Blue Ribbon Conference. AJ Scott joined Timothy Cline Insurance Agency (TCIA) in May 2006, just weeks after graduating Pepperdine University with a BA in English Literature. As a niche specialist, TCIA insures common interest developments with a particular focus on earthquake coverage (for both associations and building owners). Mentored by Tim Cline, CIRMS, AJ regularly attends HOA meetings to educate volunteer board members and homeowners about community insurance issues. AJ lives in Los Angeles (Westchester/LAX area) with her husband Nic and their dog Tyrion. March 9, 2017 By Leadership Outfitters Shout Out 0 Comment Read More >>
MOLLY LAYCHAK WHALEN Molly Laychak Whalen is a member of the strategic development team who piloted and designed sensory friendly programming for families with children with special needs at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC area. Molly also helped to create the local efforts of the ArtAbility program, a collaborative arts experience for middle school students with autism; and launched a popular community-based special needs resource fair in the Washington, DC area. She has a passion for improving the environment of special education for all stakeholders, and creating a positive experience for parents and families of children with special needs within the Washington DC metropolitan area educational community. Most recently her family participated in the International Spy Museum’s first ever “Access to Spy” a sensory friendly experience for local families. Click here to link to the Spy Museum’s Access Program featured in the Washington Post. February 1, 2017 By Leadership Outfitters Shout Out special education 0 Comment Read More >>