Salon
A RiverArts Salon is a (virtual) place to learn something new, share ideas, explore interesting topics, see and be seen, and have fun.
Tuesdays from 5 - 5:45, on Zoom
If there's anything that 2020 has made clear, it's that our world is incredibly and increasingly complex. Today's young people are faced with a unique blend of demands on their road toward lifelong success. Our world is one of rapid change in a constantly shifting landscape; many of these demands were simply nonexistent a generation ago. With that in mind, as well as the realities of persistent inequities in our society, the question that remains is: what skills and strategies do we offer the rising generation to assist them in personal and professional achievement? In this salon, Lauren Weber leads a discussion on the power of both creativity and character as great equalizers that offer youth roadmaps for success.
Lauren Weber is a seasoned nonprofit executive with a background in nonprofit governance and a passion for leading social justice through educational equity. She believes that investing in today’s youth builds the leaders of tomorrow, which recenters the value of educational equity as an investment that pays dividends for all. Ms. Weber's personal mission is to conceive and execute innovative whole-child solutions that serve to bring equity to at-promise youth populations. Ms. Weber's career experience includes: being a small business owner, serving as president of a nonprofit organization providing resources in support of educational equity by narrowing opportunity gaps, and executive director of Character Counts Mid Shore, located on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. The organization is dedicated to paving cradle to career pathways for lifelong student success in the 21st-century marketplace. She brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to Character Counts Mid Shore through her past experience engaging community partners, developing educational programming, and leading organizations through strategic growth.
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