Week Seven: Gaining a New Perspective

Posted on July 23, 2021 by autumnford4

  • This past week I was extremely fortunate enough to attend the board retreat for my organization. It was inspiring to see such strong women come together and come up with new ideas to make ROX thrive. I was able to talk to numerous women and hear about their careers. They shared what drew them to serve on the ROX board and their unique perspectives they bring to the table. I was able to ask a multitude of questions and get advice about my own career. It was truly amazing to see these women from all over the country come together for the good of girls. Their humbleness, intelligence, and independence was extremely encouraging. 
  • This week, I was able to dive into some mini projects along with my other main projects. I met with the Director of Curriculum and Educational Programs to hear about the content taught in the ROX programs. We discussed how I could help review the curriculum to make sure it included inclusive language. I am also helping find more diverse materials facilitators could use for the ROX program. I am excited to dive into the curriculum and see where else I can help with program development.
  • With Congressional Members out of session, I have found more contact info so that ROX can reach out to more congressional members when they are back in sessions. This week I found contacts for congressional members in the Women’s and Black Caucus’s. I will prepare materials to send out to these members to see how they could aid ROX. 
  • Additionally, I researched information to find out how ROX could benefit from the Department of Education. I tried to identify resources that could help with funding and materials for ROX programs. I plan on meeting with a new member of ROX, a former superintendent, who has a lot of expertise in this field. Together, we will find more resources ROX could use to improve their programs. 
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