Bethel Community Transformation Center

Stetson University Wins National HEED Award for Diversity and Inclusion

Retrieved on: 
Friday, October 13, 2023
Alpha, Partnership, Inclusion, Doctor of Philosophy, Student, Faculty, Diversity, equity, and inclusion, University of California, Berkeley, Law school, Culture, JD, Bethel Community Transformation Center, Democracy, University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Environment, Motivation, Education, Insight on the News, Johns Hopkins, Tso Seen-wan, Stetson University, DeLand, Florida, Criminal law, Gulfport, WISE, Stetson University College of Law, Eckerd College, Curriculum, Mentorship, Nursing, Management, Diversity

DELAND, Fla., Oct. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Stetson University has won the 2023 INSIGHT Into Diversity's Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award, a national honor recognizing U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Key Points: 
  • Stetson University has won the 2023 INSIGHT Into Diversity's Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award, a national honor recognizing U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion.
  • DELAND, Fla., Oct. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Stetson University has won the 2023 INSIGHT Into Diversity's Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award, a national honor recognizing U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion.
  • "This is an incredible honor for Stetson to receive the national HEED Award ...
  • For the fourth consecutive year, Stetson University College of Law won the award while the DeLand campus received the award for the first time.

Peach State Health Plan and the Centene Foundation Announce a $1.5 Million Commitment to City of Refuge, Supporting the Atlanta Campus Expansion

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, September 7, 2023
Workforce, Survivor, Pilsen Wellness Center, Centene Corporation, Employment, Partnership, Housing, Ayushman Bharat Yojana, CNC, Violence, City of Refuge, Health, Light, Hope, Woman, Imprisonment, Bethel Community Transformation Center, Inequality, NYSE, Health and Wellness Center (Marshall University), Nursing, Hospital, City

ATLANTA, Sept. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Peach State Health Plan, a care management organization that helps Georgians live healthier lives through innovative healthcare solutions, and the Centene Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) focused on investing in economically challenged communities, announced today a $1.5 million commitment to City of Refuge, an Atlanta-based nonprofit that seeks to bring light, hope, and transformation to local individuals and families. The investment will support the development of a community health and wellness center as well as an innovation hub that supports unemployed members seeking employment.

Key Points: 
  • "Peach State Health Plan and the Centene Foundation are proud to partner with City of Refuge to help break down barriers of inequality and provide supportive services to drive critical change and positive impact in one of Atlanta's most at-risk neighborhoods," said Peach State Health Plan President and CEO, Wade Rakes.
  • The commitment from Peach State Health Plan and the Centene Foundation will support two components:
    Health and Wellness Center – This partnership seeks to build out a quality health and wellness center at City of Refuge's forthcoming 36,000-square-foot Transformation Center.
  • Peach State Health Plan will be on site again in September and December to support on going efforts.
  • For more information about Peach State Health Plan and the Centene Foundation's commitment to City of Refuge, visit https://www.centene.com/who-we-are/centene-foundation.html .

Five U.S. Communities Selected to Lead New Business-Public Health Partnerships

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, February 2, 2023
Health, Public health, Education, COVID-19, Plastic, Commerce, Climate, Primary health care, Central Iowa Metro League, Child care, Community college, North Iowa Area Community College, De Beaumont Foundation, Poverty, United States v. Southwestern Cable Co., Partnership, Transport, Health care, Vantage, Multi, Xcel Energy, Bethel Community Transformation Center, IMPACT, Doctor of Public Health, Health insurance, Innovation

Bethesda, Md., Feb. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The de Beaumont Foundation today announced that it has selected communities in Colorado, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Minnesota to participate in its new program to support partnerships between businesses and public health departments, Innovative, Multi-sector Partnerships for Community Transformation (IMPACT) in Public Health .

Key Points: 
  • Bethesda, Md., Feb. 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The de Beaumont Foundation today announced that it has selected communities in Colorado, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Minnesota to participate in its new program to support partnerships between businesses and public health departments, Innovative, Multi-sector Partnerships for Community Transformation (IMPACT) in Public Health .
  • Through public-private partnerships focused on areas of shared interest, the selected communities will work to strengthen economic prosperity by advancing public health and equity.
  • “The COVID-19 pandemic showed us that community health and economic well-being are inextricably linked,” said Brian C. Castrucci, DrPH, president and CEO of the de Beaumont Foundation.
  • Belchertown, Ware, and Pelham, Massachusetts: The Quabbin Health District and local manufacturer Quabbin Wire & Cable Co., Inc. will build upon a network of local partnerships to better engage employers in advocacy to expand access to transportation, education, health clinics, vaccination programs, and other drivers of community health.

GCOM Wins rvatech Gala Award, Celebrates Expansion of New Richmond Office

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Framework, Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong, GLOBE, Farmers' Market Nutrition Program / Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, Commonwealth, Bethel Community Transformation Center, WIC, Head, General Secretariat for Development Planning, Workforce, VP, Technology, Public sector, Economic development, Walking, VAST, Solution, GCOM, Risk management, Public relations, Medicine, MD, Riverfront Plaza/Belvedere, Woman

These programs are spearheaded by GCOMs data and analytics arm, known as Qlarion before the companies merged in 2021.

Key Points: 
  • These programs are spearheaded by GCOMs data and analytics arm, known as Qlarion before the companies merged in 2021.
  • This award represents continued momentum in Virginia for GCOM as the company celebrates the opening of a new Richmond office in Riverfront Plaza.
  • The expanded office space, walking distance to public sector offices downtown, follows significant multi-year growth developing trusted-advisor relationships and delivering outcomes for GCOMs clients.
  • As our business in the Commonwealth has grown, our footprint in the Richmond area has also expanded, added Derhovhannessian.

The Fannie E. Rippel Foundation Announces the Appointment of Former CDC Leader Becky Payne as President and CEO; Alan Lieber, Former President of Overlook Medical Center, Named COO and Chief Health Care Strategist

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, September 15, 2022
Bethel Community Transformation Center, Workforce, Cornell College, Child, Michigan State University, Movement, Tropical medicine, Woman, Foundation, Cornell University, Organization, Retirement, Population, Chairperson, COO, Maintenance, Strategic planning, Government, Patient, Degenerative disease, Fellow, Cancer, Thought, CEO, BS, Quality of life, MBA, Public health, CDC, Leadership, Long-term care, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Patient safety, Public policy, Commerce, Overlook Medical Center, Rippel, Tulane School of Architecture, Gateway, Hospital, Multimedia, Ecology, Fannie, Atlantic Health System, Management, Medicine, Pharmaceutical industry, Health

MORRISTOWN, N.J., Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Fannie E. Rippel Foundation (the "Foundation" or "Rippel"), a nonprofit operating foundation dedicated to fostering a future of equitable health and well-being for all, has announced the appointment of Becky Payne as President and CEO, effective January 1, 2023. At that time, Alan Lieber will assume the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Health Care Strategist. Laura Landy, who has served as the Foundation's President and CEO since 2006, will become President Emeritus and Senior Fellow and plans to retire at the end of 2023. Under Laura's leadership, the Foundation has increasingly become a national thought leader and advisor in working toward a more sustainable health system that ensures all people can thrive.

Key Points: 
  • At that time, Alan Lieber will assume the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Chief Health Care Strategist.
  • Rippel's new leadership will advance its work as a catalyst for an equitable future for health and well-being.
  • The complementary talents and experiences brought by Becky and Alan are precisely what we hoped to find," said Edward W. Ahart, Esq., Board Chair, The Fannie E. Rippel Foundation.
  • Mr. Lieber is a leader in health care system innovation, with a focus on improved outcomes for patients and communities.

CALIFORNIA FIRE FOUNDATION DISASTER RELIEF CASH CARDS PROVIDE MORE THAN $87,000 IN SUPPORT FOR SURVIVORS OF THE OAK FIRE

Retrieved on: 
Friday, August 5, 2022
People, Multimedia, Emergency management, Hope, Foundation, Bethel Community Transformation Center, Food, Oak Fire, Program, Mariposa County High School, Partnership, Clothing, Survivor, Golden, Firefighter, Disaster, Medicine, Life insurance

The California Fire Foundation's Disaster Relief program brings immediate, short-term relief in the amount of a $250 cash card to survivors of fire or other disasters throughout California.

Key Points: 
  • The California Fire Foundation's Disaster Relief program brings immediate, short-term relief in the amount of a $250 cash card to survivors of fire or other disasters throughout California.
  • The Disaster Relief cards provide immediate relief so they may purchase basic necessities such as medicine, food, gas, lodging or clothing.
  • "The Disaster Relief cards from the California Fire Foundation offer them immediate hope and comfort in these darkest of times and for that we are so grateful."
  • I am so thankful for these Disaster Relief cash cards that go some way to alleviate the immediate suffering to those impacted by the Oak Fire."

Former CDO of Virginia Carlos Rivero Joins GCOM as Vice President, Data & Analytics

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, January 13, 2022
Framework, Technology, Federal Transit Administration, DataSage, Engineering physics, Fishery, CEO, Bethel Community Transformation Center, GLOBE, Government, Solution, National Marine Fisheries Service, Data Analytics Acceleration Library, Farmers' Market Nutrition Program / Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program, GCOM, GIS, Commonwealth, Economic development, WIC, Management, Woman

COLUMBIA, Md., Jan. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GCOM, a leading technology company that specializes in outcome-driven solutions for state, local and federal government agencies, today announced that Carlos Rivero has joined as Vice President, Data & Analytics.

Key Points: 
  • COLUMBIA, Md., Jan. 13, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GCOM, a leading technology company that specializes in outcome-driven solutions for state, local and federal government agencies, today announced that Carlos Rivero has joined as Vice President, Data & Analytics.
  • Riveros addition to GCOMs leadership team comes as the company expands its data and analytics services footprint with the recent acquisitions of ASR Analytics and Qlarion .
  • Carlos has been a celebrated and outspoken champion for the power of data to transform the way governments operate and serve residents, said Kamal Bherwani, CEO of GCOM.
  • GCOMs SaaS solutions, coupled with its IT and data analytics services, help governments to provide real-world program impact for residents.

VIPC Names Conaway Haskins as Vice President of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

Retrieved on: 
Friday, January 7, 2022
Transfer, Policy, IAB, Aspen, United States Economic Census, Organization, CCF, Twitter, Virginia State University, New Enterprise Associates, Economic development, Region, Center, Program, George Mason University, STTR, VFF, Small Business Innovation Research, Research, Virginia Tech, Aspen Institute, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, International Economic Development Council, Chapel Hill, Council on Foundations, Practice, Investment, University, Conaway, RIF, CEO, Virginia Cooperative Extension, GLOBE, CIT, Associate, VIPA, Alpha Natural Resources, Family, Commonwealth, SBIR, Government, Association, Growth, Johnson & Johnson, Politics, LinkedIn, Master, General Electric, Food, VP, Leadership, Bethel Community Transformation Center, Management, Foundation, Facebook

Richmond, Virginia, Jan. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Conaway Haskins has been named as the Vice President for Entrepreneurial Ecosystems at the Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (VIPC).

Key Points: 
  • Richmond, Virginia, Jan. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Conaway Haskins has been named as the Vice President for Entrepreneurial Ecosystems at the Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (VIPC).
  • In this role, he provides strategic vision and generates operational results for the Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Division that was launched in July 2020.
  • As VP, he advises, funds, promotes, and supports technology-focused entrepreneurial ecosystems and innovation-led economic development throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia.
  • We are delighted to welcome Conaway Haskins as our Vice President of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems.

Qlarion Celebrates the Continued Growth of Data Sharing Platform Helping Virginia Respond to the Opioid Epidemic and COVID-19

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, September 23, 2021
Data Management, Courts, White House, Federal Government, Law Enforcement, Emergency Services, Technology, State, Local, Healthcare Reform, Public Policy, Other Policy Issues, Labor, Congressional News, Views, Public Policy, Government, Government, Efficiency, Public sector, GCOM, Bethel Community Transformation Center, Solution, Health, Patient, LinkedIn, Excellent, Public security, Growth, West Virginia Department of Administration, Mental health, COVID-19, Framework, Safety, Quality of life, Pharmaceutical industry, Animal

Qlarion , a GCOM company and award-winning data analytics and business intelligence firm, celebrates the continued growth of Virginias first cross-agency, cloud-based, data sharing and analytics platform, the Framework for Addiction Analysis and Community Transformation (FAACT).

Key Points: 
  • Qlarion , a GCOM company and award-winning data analytics and business intelligence firm, celebrates the continued growth of Virginias first cross-agency, cloud-based, data sharing and analytics platform, the Framework for Addiction Analysis and Community Transformation (FAACT).
  • The FAACT platform continues to help inform the Commonwealths response to the opioid epidemic and COVID-19 pandemic.
  • In June 2020, Virginia expanded the platform to collect new data sets to inform response and recovery efforts for COVID-19.
  • Secure and appropriate data sharing paves the way for government agencies to deliver better outcomes for our constituents," said Rivero.

Pacific Oaks College is selected to participate in national teacher preparation cohort for minority serving institutions

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
School of education, MSI, Goal, Epps, Master, Partnership, HACU, Psychology, National Universities Commission, Culture, Student, Minority-serving institution, K-12, Multimedia, Association, Social work, International branch campus, Bethel Community Transformation Center, Pacific Oaks College, Environment, Quality, CEO, Teacher, Marriage, POC, View, Pasadena Unified School District, Learning, PUSD, Mark (given name), Family therapy, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Medicine, Management

PASADENA, Calif., Sept. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Oaks College (POC) is pleased to announce its selection to Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity (BranchED) 's third National Teacher Preparation Transformation Center cohort, to foster high-quality educators within minority serving institutions (MSIs) across the United States.

Key Points: 
  • PASADENA, Calif., Sept. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Oaks College (POC) is pleased to announce its selection to Branch Alliance for Educator Diversity (BranchED) 's third National Teacher Preparation Transformation Center cohort, to foster high-quality educators within minority serving institutions (MSIs) across the United States.
  • Through BranchED's one-of-a-kind Quality Preparation Framework, Pacific Oaks College joins three other MSIs from across the nation to better prepare highly effective and diverse future educators by strengthening educator preparation programs (EPPs).
  • "We know that minority serving institutions train more diverse educators at a disproportionate rate, so we are glad to have Pacific Oaks College joining our third Transformation Center cohort to build equity-empowered, high-quality programs.
  • BranchED's National Teacher Preparation Transformation Center is rooted in the organization's work to redefine what constitutes quality educator preparation.