Ruminations with Ohiro Oni-Eseleh

 Dawn Wilkin is NYS OASAS Credentialed Prevention Specialist with 24 years experience in the prevention field She provides trainings and technical assistance throughout the Mid-Hudson Region in New York State. Currently she is the Director of Prevention Services for Catholic Charities of Orange, Sullivan & Ulster Counties in New York State, overseeing substance use prevention programs and services in those counties. Ms. Dawn Wilkin was a part of the planning team for the Hudson Valley Interlink Analytic System and PeerRX and serves on multiple county and state committees to promote health and safety, diversity, equity and inclusion for the communities she serves while advocating for their needs.

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Barrister Oluyemi Adetiba-Orija is the Founder and Executive Director of Headfort Foundation in Lagos, Nigeria. She was named as one of BBC's Top 100 Women in 2021 for her incredible work as a legal powerhouse focused on decongesting Nigeria' prison system. She and her team of lawyers at Headfort Foundation work tirelessly to achieve freedom for Nigeria's wrongfully incarcerated individuals. In this conversation with Dr. Ohiro Oni-Eseleh the impact of her Foundation's work is discussed and it is quite befitting that she is receiving global attention for her efforts.

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Dr. Olusola Togun-Butler is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional, a Certified Dialectical Behavior Therapist, a member of the New York City Cognitive Behavior Therapy Association, and Kappa Delta Pi. She is the author of the children’s book titled, Where Do You Keep The Lions? An African Girl’s First Day of School in America. In this extensive interview with Dr. Ohiro Oni-Eseleh, she discusses her career as an academic, a psychotherapist, a businesswoman and her commitment to culture and society,

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Dr. Eugenia Caternor is a certified Nurse Practitioner and the CEO of Transformations Center for Weight Loss in Smyrna, Delaware, USA. She has been providing professional weight loss services since 2005. She also is also specialized in mental health care and provides services in that area. In addition, she is the founder of Tsalach Foundation, a charitable organization that provides philanthropic services in multiple countries.

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Professor Warren Graham is an Associate Clinical Professor and Assistant Dean for Practicum Education at Stony Brook University School of Social Work. He is also the President-Elect of the National Association of Social Workers-New York State (NASW-NYS) Chapter Board of Directors. In this conversation, Professor Graham speaks about his extensive work in academia and clinical practice, hi social justice work and what it is like to be a person of color in the spaces that he travels.

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Ms. Yurilka Hernandez is the Assistant Vice President of Crisis and Care Coordination Services and Integration Services at Acacia Network, the second largest Latino led not –for- profit organization in the United States. She is also an adjunct professor at Adelphi University, New York. She is also a published author and founder of Psychotherapy & Consultation Group Services PLLC.

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Dr. Martha Egenti is an acclaimed Linguistics scholar. She is a Reader (Associate Professor) on the faculty of Nnamdi Azikiwe University in Awka, Nigeria. She is also the Director of Awka Window on America where she coordinates programs that support and promote American Spaces. Dr. Egenti has received several awards for her scholarly work and she has spoken at conferences in several countries, including the United States, Germany, China, Morocco and Cote d'Ivoire.

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Professor Dawn Cotter-Jenkins is a  highly accomplished Speech-Language Pathologist. She is the Director of Clinical Education and Services at the Communication Disorders Department in Mercy University, New York. She is the President-elect of the Corporate Speech Pathology Network (CORSPAN) and Co-Chairperson of the Tele-practice topic committee for the American Speech-Language-Hearing (ASHA) 2024 convention. In this wide-ranging interview with Dr. Ohiro Oni-Eseleh, Professor Cotter-Jenkins discusses her career, the value of diversity initiatives, her mentoring work and what it is like to navigate the worlds of practice and academia. 

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In this video, Dr. Ohiro Oni-Eseleh speaks about the role of age in future planning. He also makes the point that, regardless of age, planning is still possible but it needs to be Specific, Measurable and Attainable within a Realistic Timeframe. In other words, every plan should be SMART. 

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In this episode, Dr. Ohiro Oni-Eseleh addresses a common concern that one's life purpose is either unknown or not being fulfilled. He makes the point that everyone has a place in this world and that it is possible to find one's mission by following specific steps.

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