D.A.R.E to Pivot

Wakia Hayward
D.A.R.E to Pivot Podcast

Welcome to D.A.R.E to Pivot, where amazing things happen. D.A.R.E to Pivot is a platform for women to share their pivotal decision to pursue purpose over success. Often, we only see the finished product, here you will explore the thought process, impact on friends and family, the struggles with self and the courage it takes to follow their dreams. Your host and Women Empowerment Coach Wakia, will interview these courageous women, who DAREd to Pivot and surrendered to their call to purpose.

  1. Influencing Change w/Dr. Wendy Shaia

    23/11/2021

    Influencing Change w/Dr. Wendy Shaia

    Join the conversation, as Dr. Wendy Shaia motivates us all to become the "They" that leads the way to change! Wendy Shaia is a British-born Jamaican living in Maryland, United States. She spent her formative years in Kingston, Jamaica, and emigrated with her family to Queens, New York at age 14. Wendy obtained her Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Hampshire College, her Master of Social Work from the University of Maryland Baltimore, and her Doctor of Education from the George Washington University. For the past 30 years, Wendy has worked in social service and government organizations. She is currently a faculty member at the University of Maryland School of Social Work, and the Executive Director of the Social Work Community Outreach Service, a community-facing agency working across Baltimore and Maryland to reduce the effects of poverty and structural oppression in communities. Recognizing the incredible trauma Black children experience in K-12 education, in 2015 Wendy founded the Positive Schools Center at the University of Maryland. This Center focuses on creating positive school climate and reducing the disproportionate suspensions and expulsions of children of color and children with disabilities from Maryland schools. Wendy writes and teaches extensively on the topic of racism and developed the SHARP framework for providing services to people who have experienced poverty and oppression. This framework is now being adopted by several service providers around the nation. She has entered the world of fiction in order to access a broader community of readers, particularly those who are impacted by oppression. Her first short story was recently published by the Dillydown Review and nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Her first novel, THE BLACK CELL, will be published by Publerati in September of 2022. Connect with Wendy @ wendywrites@wendyshaia.com

    1h 4m

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Welcome to D.A.R.E to Pivot, where amazing things happen. D.A.R.E to Pivot is a platform for women to share their pivotal decision to pursue purpose over success. Often, we only see the finished product, here you will explore the thought process, impact on friends and family, the struggles with self and the courage it takes to follow their dreams. Your host and Women Empowerment Coach Wakia, will interview these courageous women, who DAREd to Pivot and surrendered to their call to purpose.

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