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Sometimes it's more than a vocation--it's a higher calling. YCDC closes season two by chatting with Skip Bremer, Principal of Nebraska Evangelical Lutheran High School. He shares journey from hometown Gretna, to college and early career in rural Wisconsin, to the Los Angeles suburbs, to finding his way back home to Nebraska. Because even through all the change and challenges, you know where you're meant to be.

HOST:  Derek Dauel

This podcast is produced by the York County Development Corporation.  For more information, please visit https://www.yorkdevco.com/. 

Sometimes you know where you belong. YCDC sits down with Dr. Curtis Cogswell, Superintendent of McCool Public Schools, to hear how a born-and-bred Nebraska educator found his way to Lubbock, TX only to come back to a small rural school. He shares first-hand accounts of helming a large Texas middle school to settling in at McCool tasked with growing the institution and, now, facilitating flexible learning through a pandemic. Because leadership in education is rewarding and never boring. 

HOST:  Derek Dauel

This podcast is produced by the York County Development Corporation.  For more information, please visit https://www.yorkdevco.com/.

From West to East, sometimes opportunity takes you all the way across the state. Dana Reinke, Heartland Community Schools Elementary Principal, joins YCDC to share how she landed in Henderson, Nebraska by way of Wellfleet (population 76). From Chadron State, to K - 12 Principal in Brady, to the new opportunity at Heartland; a career in school administration and empowering students simply felt like the right fit. Because there's a lot good taking place in rural public schools. 

HOST:  Derek Dauel

This podcast is produced by the York County Development Corporation.  For more information, please visit https://www.yorkdevco.com/.

You see a lot in three-plus decades of teaching, coaching, and leadership. YCDC sits down with Brad Best, Superintendent of Heartland Community Schools, to hear his story of of education and community activity in Nebraska. From growing up in Geneva to making professional stops in Bellevue, Elkhorn, Seward, and Henderson, he shares his perspective of investing in educators and students. Because teaching in this corner of the heartland makes a difference. 

HOST:  Derek Dauel

This podcast is produced by the York County Development Corporation.  For more information, please visit https://www.yorkdevco.com/.

There's something about the nostalgia factor from your hometown. A few months into her new gig as Henderson Chamber Director, Aubrey Saltus sits down with YCDC to share her story of coming back home. Through life in Heartland Community Schools, to a culinary arts degree, to becoming a tech company chef in San Francisco, to life back in Nebraska - the journey brings great experiences. But at the end of the day, it feels good to be back home and making an impact. 

HOST:  Derek Dauel

This podcast is produced by the York County Development Corporation.  For more information, please visit https://www.yorkdevco.com/.

Meeting great people and doing good work goes a long way. Bradshaw village Clerk/Treasurer, Stephanie Metzger, shares with YCDC her journey from hair school, to the local radio station, to community leader. Through volunteering with the local marketing hometown group, she shares how small town life brings opportunity to both raise a family and be involved in the community. Because small town life can still be exciting. 

HOST:  Derek Dauel

This podcast is produced by the York County Development Corporation.  For more information, please visit https://www.yorkdevco.com/.

Family and community mean more when you're a third generation realtor. YCDC sits down with Bre Ronne to discuss the unique perspective that comes with joining the family business. Along the way she highlights her journey from university years in Lincoln, to pursuing a real estate career, to starting a family in her hometown. Because deep roots and great opportunity are everything. 

HOST:  Derek Dauel

This podcast is produced by the York County Development Corporation.  For more information, please visit https://www.yorkdevco.com/.

If you can do what you love and make an impact in the community, you're doing all right. Through early childhood education with the Sixpence program, Communities for Kids advocacy, and Kirby's School of Dance—Chandra Berlin believes in giving back to her hometown. Along the way she shares how starting a business as a 19-year-old college freshmen equipped her with the tools to pursue her passion. Because making a difference in the life of a child is everything.

HOST:  Derek Dauel

This podcast is produced by the York County Development Corporation.  For more information, please visit https://www.yorkdevco.com/.

When you find where you're supposed to be, you stay. Kris Friesen, Principal of York Elementary School, sits down with YCDC to share why York Public Schools is a cut above the rest. Along the way she speaks to being an agent of innovative change, championing collaboration, and leading in the midst of a pandemic. Because it's not just about school; it's about family, community, and teachers enriching the lives of their students. 

HOST:  Derek Dauel

This podcast is produced by the York County Development Corporation.  For more information, please visit https://www.yorkdevco.com/.

From Estes Park, Colorado to small-town Nebraska. YCDC kicks-off season two by sitting down with Heather Hultgrien, Renewed Horizon Founder & SCC Learning Center Coordinator. She shares her journey of finding York College, teaching music in rural public schools, and making a lasting impact in the space of foster care and adoption advocacy. Along the way, she touches on why her family has made York their home and the surprising opportunities the community brings. Because making a difference in a place you love means something. 

HOST:  Derek Dauel

This podcast is produced by the York County Development Corporation.  For more information, please visit https://www.yorkdevco.com/.