Sharon Dragg Ensures Westside Planning Is Committed to Community Sharon Dragg wasn’t awarded the title of “Miss James A. Henry” by luck. No. She earned it through leadership. Ever since she was a child, Dragg wanted to be a leader. Day by day, year by year, in hard times and in good, she puts her...
Category: Leadership
Creating Neighbors
Jazmine LeBlanc, Co-Director of East Lake Language Arts, sees story everywhere, especially in her eclectic neighborhood. This is a story about a neighborhood and a lady with a big imagination. The neighborhood is in the heart of a city. All sorts of people live here…people from South America and India, people who drive fancy electric...
Uncharted Waters
COVID-19 Leads to Education Sea Change A quote from President Franklin D. Roosevelt hangs on the wall of Hamilton County Schools Superintendent Dr. Bryan Johnson’s office. It reads: “A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.” Since 2017 Johnson has led the school district through difficult waters. Under his leadership and with guidance from the...
Bread and Belonging: Daniela Peterson, Creative Placemaking Fellow, Trust for Public Land
Sitting with Daniela Peterson at Niedlov’s on Main Street, it’s easy to recognize that people know her here – really know her. Why they know her is part of a winding tale of her innate desire for connection and her remarkable ability to create a home and help others find their own. Connecting with Words...