So, I am officially the development director for IEA. My role will be a management position that will include mainly aspects of fundraising and grant coordination, public affairs and marketing, and the mentoring program and community outreach (I know its a lot! but I'm up for the challenge). I will also be helping the organization in the development of more solid internal structure and policy. So far it has been amazing. This week I have gone to Houston with my co-workers everyday. Monday was a meeting with the grant writer, Tuesday was a press conference on the 100% campaign with the Children's Defense Fund (CDF)http://www.cdftexas.org/attached/Campaign100.pdf, and today was a Children's Health and Mental Health Coalition meeting also with CDF. I very much enjoyed all these events and I am so excited to be working on the community and systems level. The end of the week, I am attending events surrounding the launch of NBA player, Stephen Jackson's Jack 1 Foundationhttp://www.nba.com/playerfile/stephen_jackson/. He is originally from this area and we are participating in the events to network and build partnerships with the hopes of working with his foundation. I went to a ribbon cutting ceremony today for a new school he is opening and I will be attending a high profile "tip-off dinner" tomorrow evening. I am also presenting on our organization to the local Communities in Schools group on Friday. So it has been a full first week! In addition, I will be gone for a week in Sept. so that I can attend a 3 day fund raising conference in Dallas (mon-Wed) and then a 2 day mentoring conference in California (thurs-Fri). So exciting! The program I am working with has so much growth potential and I really feel that I will be able to offer a lot to the organization with my background. I am very passionate about the mission of IEA and I am working with a great team- this is such an ideal match!
Jermale and Pastor Noble have begun to meet and start putting things together with the church plant as well. For those of you who don't know, the reason we moved here was b/c Jermale was offered the opportunity to be the director of youth and college ministries with a new church that our former pastor, Dr. Derrick-Lewis Noble, is starting here in Port Arthur, Texas. We really felt called to come here and so far things are going amazingly well. I will try to get Jermale to post an update on all he is up to soon.
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~The Eddies
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Hey guys! Anissa - congrats on the new job! Our prayers are with you both as you follow God's direction for your life. Hope all is well!
God is Good..Don't forget to brush and floss you two
Leena(Your Former Hygienist)
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