Ms. Harris has over 8-year experience is U.S. Military Operations as a Logistics Specialist and over 25 years' experience in corporate and nonprofit C-Level administration. It is through these experiences she created her signature Community Involvement Growth Strategy (CIGS) Model (1996). Ms. Harris successfully applied her STEAM skills as a strategic planner in multiple industries: Music production and A& R Administration; Military transportation, distribution and logistics; Food services marketing & warehousing; Commercial advertising and public relations; Business development, management and finance; Real estate due diligence & valuations (multi-housing); government regulations and policy, agricultural technologies & urban design, nonprofit management, and youth development and STEAM education technologies.
This resource is a quadruple threat! It is a resource guide that stimulates STEAM concepts, community transformation, leadership and entrepreneurship. It is timely, creative and innovative. As an educator with over twenty-five years of experience in the field who provides professional development to teachers and leaders and one who develops curriculum resources for urban schools and programs, I am excited about what this resource guide, in conscious and capable hands, can accomplish. All over the country, educators, legislators and law enforcement officers are asking, What are we to do with marginalized and alienated youth in urban areas? Dana Jewel Harris & Ric Mathis have the answer! Chike Akua, Ph.D., Author Education for Transformation: The Keys to Releasing the Genius of African American Students Teacher Transformation Institute MyTeacherTransformation.com www.DrAkua.net I really like the illustrations and content This is a winner! I can already see myself teaching Lesson #1 Explore Your Community. I really like the intentionality of targeting projects that truly impact the community in meaningful ways. We can build some interesting connections to our projects through this guide! Great minds... John Reed, III Program Director Eagles Educational Services/ South Fulton Arrows Youth Council www.eagleseconomiccdc.org