Crissy Cáceres Frames a Quaker-Centered, Student-Focused Pedagogy at Brooklyn Friends School

In a recent profile, Brooklyn Friends Schools head Crissy Cáceres outlined a cohesive vision for pedagogy grounded in Quaker values, student-centered inquiry, and a commitment to equity. Her account presents an integrated approach that balances rigorous academics with social-emotional learning, experiential projects, and a sustained focus on community engagement.   Cáceres emphasized that curriculum design […]

Category Knowledge and Innovation Drive Implus’ Executive Strategy

ImPlus today emphasizes seasoned corporate governance and consumer-products expertise as central to its strategic direction, highlighted by the addition of industry veteran Michael Polk Newell Brands to its leadership roster. Polk, who led Newell Brands through a period of portfolio reshaping and operational focus, brings to ImPlus a background in scale-driven transformation and board-level oversight […]

Dr. Patrice A. Harris’s Public Health Background Shapes Acadia Healthcare Board Perspective

Dr. Patrice Harris’s appointment to the Acadia Healthcare board brought public health administration expertise rarely found among behavioral health company directors. Her tenure as director of Health Services for Fulton County, Georgia, involved overseeing healthcare programs for jurisdictions including Atlanta, providing operational experience managing large-scale service delivery systems. The county role required coordinating behavioral health, […]

Philanthropy With Purpose: Kelcy Warren’s Investment in UTA’s Next Generation

Kelcy Warren’s pipeline ambitions have reshaped parts of the American energy landscape and stirred sustained public debate. As a leading executive in the midstream sector, Kelcy Warren championed an aggressive build-out of pipeline capacity to move oil and natural gas from production fields to domestic and export markets, arguing that infrastructure investment was essential to […]

Colcom Foundation Commits to Strategic, Long-Term Philanthropy

Colcom Foundation positions itself as a purpose-driven private foundation focused on making sustained investments in community well-being and public policy. According to information available on its website, the Colcom Foundation pursues a deliberate grantmaking strategy that emphasizes long-term partnerships, measurable impact, and the stewardship of philanthropic resources.   Leaders at the Colcom Foundation describe their […]

From county health officer to national voice Dr Patrice A Harris shapes health reform

Dr. Patrice A. Harris, a board-certified psychiatrist and seasoned leader in organized medicine, has built a national reputation advocating for integrated behavioral health, public health and patient-centered care. Her career spans clinical practice in child and adolescent psychiatry and forensic psychiatry, public health leadership as Fulton County chief health officer, and a decade of governance […]