Molina Leadership Solutions

Athena stopped by the podcast today to share her leadership journey. She is from Taiwan. She has been here in the US for 23 years. She speaks English and Chinese. She is a cross-cultural life coach with a Specialty in Asian and American communications. This is her story.

Jonathan stopped by the podcast today to discuss his candidacy and return to locally elected politics. He has served on the Springfield School Board from 2001 to 2016. He left he school board when he returned to teaching in the classroom at the K-12 Level. His leadership experienced is vast from owning a business, his mutiple degrees and advanced education, to include service on many, mane boards in the local community. This is his story.

Sarah stopped by the podcast today. She is the Executive Director of Love For Lane County. She is an innovative digital storyteller with a passion for service and uniting the faith-based community. Her experience spans from her early days in campaign work and lobbying to her current positions as Chair of the Lane County COAD (Community Organizations Active in Disasters) and Co-Chair of the Spiritual Care Committee for the Lane County LTRG (Long Term Recovery Group). Upon graduating from the University of Oregon's Robert D. Clark Honors College, she received the unique gift of training diretly under former UO President Dave Frohnmayer and VP of Adancement Allan Price - two of Oregon's great philanthropic leaders and strategists. This is her story. 

Ruth is one of several candidates running in the Special Election this May 18th for multiple openings on the Springfield School Board. She is the owner South Lane Metro. She recently ran for State Representative District 12 here in Springfield this past year. 

Nasim is the Clinical Program Manager for the Center for Community Counciling. Nasim holds a Master's of Social Work and a Master's in Business Administration with an emphasis in nonprofit management: both degrees are from New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, New Mexico. She has experience at the university level as well as case coordination, team building, marketing and volunteer recruitment. She has additional experience providing psychotherapy, supervision, trainings, class lectures and public presentations. This is her story.

Christina is the Executive Director of Love FIRST and CEO of Cameron and Company. She was raised in Elmira, OR. Her and her family were tansplants from LA. She began working in banking in high school. Sle returned to LA at the tender age of 21 to take on a leadership role in banking. After multiple promotions, staring in store banks all over California she returned to Oregon to start Cameron and Company. She is one of the co-founders of Lover FIRST, a natural disaster relief organization located here in Springfield, OR. They have received $1 million in funding since their initiation and formation in the last 6 months. This is her story

Holly is the Vice President of Community Impact at United Way Lane County.  She stopped by the podcast today to share her leadership journey. She has been working with local nonprofits here in Lane County for over 15 years. She helped launch Lane County's Early Learning Alliance which is one of 16 hubs in Oregon charged with coordinating services for young children and familites. She helped secure a $5 million dollar Social Innovation Fund grant to scale the Kids In Transition to School or (KITS). She earned a BS in Health Science/Community Health from California State University in Chico CA and a Master of Public Education from the University of Oregon. This is her story.

Anthony stopped by the podcast today to share his leadership journey. He is a journeyman carpenter. He is a professional. He completed and graduated from a 4 year, Union, apprenticeship program. He is a job steward for his union shop. He grew up on Oakridge, OR and has lived here in Springfield for the last 15 years. He and his partner have 5 children together. One of them being a special needs adult now. This is his story.

Kera stopped by the podcast today to share her leadership journey. She survived 36 surgeries by the time she was 18. She born with scoliosis and Ehlers Danlos Syndrome. She battled with addiction and has been clean for 7 years. She does advocacy work for those who suffer from chronic pain. This is her story!

Lindsey stopped by the podcast today to share her leadership journey with us. She is a former alcoholic, drug addict who lived on the streets for several years. Her addiction began at the age 12 while in middle school. She is now 29 soon to be 30. She has two beautiful chlldren. She did complete her GED. She has a rapidly growing jewelry business. This is her story.