Online courses support continuing education, professional development
SAN FRANCISCO, April 5, 2022 – Psyched Services, an agency that provides psychological and behavioral assessment and consultation services to families and schools, today announced the launch of its learning management system (LMS), entitled Learn.Do by Psyched Services, for school psychologists across the United States.
“Learn.Do provides cost-effective, accredited opportunities for school psychologists to obtain continuing education credits as required by state licensures,” said Kristyn Corley, co-owner of Psyched Services. “Courses are available on-demand and feature dynamic instructor teams and content. Learning is self-paced and easy to fit into your own schedule, because we understand the fast-paced and ever-changing nature of this industry.”
While requirements for practicing school psychologists vary, continuing education courses are considered best practice in the industry and are necessary to maintain licensure in some states. Current Learn.Do courses focus on professional development topics, including assessments and time management, with more scheduled to be added later in the year. Each class is active for one year from the purchase date, allowing school psychologists to complete courses at their leisure.
Since its founding in 2017, Psyched Services has offered a variety of virtual services to families and schools across the state of California. Through video conferencing, Psyched Services provides Pocket Coaching, enabling parents and educational teams to receive a targeted, easy-to-follow approach to tackle learning or social and behavioral barriers to a student’s educational success. The agency also provides virtual consultation and training, specially designed to meet the needs of parents or school teams. Now, the Learn.Do LMS supports training for school psychologists nationwide.
“This launch is the result of months of hard work by the entire Psyched team, including my business partner and Psyched Services co-owner Marlene Schwaighofer. We are incredibly grateful to industry peer Jack Naglieri, along with our team members Louise Sawyer, Rachael Payne, Jerry Turner, and Mary Smith for serving as expert instructors and sharing their experience and insight,” said Corley.
Learn.Do by Psyched Services can be accessed at www.psychedlearndo.com.
About Psyched Services
Psyched Services was founded in 2017 to provide the support families and schools need to help kids reach their full potential and get the most out of their education, through the use of comprehensive psychoeducational and behavioral assessments, as well as solution-oriented telecoaching services. We see the heart, soul, and long hours you put into helping others. We know it’s because you truly care, and you love what you do. At Psyched Services, we care too. We believe everyone deserves the joy that comes from seeing children thrive and the satisfaction that comes with knowing you helped make it happen. For more information, visit www.psychedservices.com.
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LexisNexis Fellowship Program Announces New Cohort and Dramatically Increases Funding and Participation in Its Second Year
Fellowship program announces 2022 cohort of 18 exceptional candidates and will now award $180,000 to Historically Black College or University Law School Consortium students
NEW YORK – LexisNexis Legal & Professional, a leading global provider of information and analytics, today announced the second cohort for its LexisNexis Fellowship Program, which has grown to 18 candidates – 50% more than the program’s inaugural year. To make this expansion possible, the company’s leadership has committed $180,000 – 50% more than what was originally pledged in 2021. The increase in financial support and participation is a direct result of the program’s overwhelming success in its first year.
The LexisNexis Fellowship Program was launched in 2021 by the African Ancestry Network (AAN) and LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation as a part of LexisNexis’ commitment to eliminate systemic racism in legal systems and build a culture of inclusion and diversity at the company. The program was created in partnership with the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Law School Consortium (HBCULSC), and this year’s fellows were selected from a large and competitive applicant pool representing all six law schools. The 2022 cohort includes:
- Florida A&M University College of Law: Nicolle Londono and Amari Roberts
- Howard University School of Law: Oyinade Adebayo, Aquilla Gardner, Joanne Louis and Talia Thomas
- North Carolina Central University School of Law: Dominique Douglas and Zuri Ward
- Southern University Law Center: Marian Anderson, Antavis L. J. Chavis, Brianna Joaseus, Lauren Skarupsky and Edrius Stagg
- Thurgood Marshall School of Law: Mikel Brown and Kristina Hall
- University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law: Nija Bastfield, Alexus McNeal and Songo Wawa
“Our fellows come from diverse backgrounds and have already achieved many significant accomplishments. The Fellowship is a convergence of their talent and passion to advance the rule of law with the power of LexisNexis products and technology to study and solve complex challenges. Their efforts will make an immediate impact and inspire many for generations to come,” said Ronda Moore, Chief Inclusion and Diversity Officer at LexisNexis Legal & Professional.
Each fellow will be awarded $10,000 and spend nine months engaging in a unique experience that will accelerate their career, develop their leadership skills, and create opportunities to make a real difference. As with last year, LexisNexis employees will work with fellows on projects with the shared goal of implementing solutions to eliminate systemic racism in our legal system while advancing the four key elements of the rule of law – equality under the law, transparency of law, an independent judiciary, and accessible legal remedy.
“Advancement of the rule of law favorably impacts societies—including their most vulnerable members,” said Ian McDougall, President of LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation. “Any system becomes fairer and more equitable when the four key elements are enhanced.”
The cohort will participate in a Fellowship Innovation Retreat in Raleigh this May, where they will partner with the LexisNexis product team to uncover how technology can accelerate equity by utilizing LexisNexis products to bolster their projects. Additionally, the fellows will provide reciprocal consultative feedback to the product team on ways to further innovate for equity.
Virtual programming that showcases the fellows’ work will be shared with all LexisNexis employees, the HBCU schools and other key partners. At the culmination of the fellowship, fellows will present the results of their individual projects to LexisNexis CEO Mike Walsh, the executive team, and the HBCULSC deans.
Those interested in reading the findings from the 2021 fellowship cohort can download the report or watch video testimonials from fellows and mentors about the program.
Editor’s Note: Photos of the 2022 Fellowship cohort available upon request.
About LexisNexis Legal & Professional
LexisNexis Legal & Professional®provides legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics that help customers increase their productivity, improve decision-making, achieve better outcomes, and advance the rule of law around the world. As a digital pioneer, the company was the first to bring legal and business information online with its Lexis®and Nexis®services. LexisNexis Legal & Professional, which serves customers in more than 150 countries with 10,500 employees worldwide, is part of RELX, a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers.
The African Ancestry Network (AAN) is organized as an official network for employees of African descent at RELX. AAN embraces RELX corporate diversity initiatives aimed at improving the company’s competitiveness by increasing the representation, development, promotion, and retention of black employees.
About LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation
LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which has the mission to advance the rule of law around the world. The foundation efforts focus on the four key elements of the rule of law: transparency of the law, accessible legal remedy, equal treatment under the law, and independent judiciaries.
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DeBlair Book Launch
Health and Wellness Coach and Former Celebrity Fitness Trainer DeBlair Tate Announces the Pre-Launch of New Book Resilient as F*CK: How to Fight for What You Deserve
New Book will take readers on a journey of finding potential and learning to fight for what you deserve
Atlanta, GA – After changing the lives of so many around her, Health and Wellness Coach and former celebrity Fitness Trainer DeBlair Tate is on a mission to take back the life that found her giving so much of herself and not getting the same in return. Tate strips bare and shares untold stories of her life never shared before in her new book Resilient as F*CK: How to Fight for What You Deserve to help others redefine success, recommit to themselves and reactivate their personal goals.
Growing up in a small town in rural Mississippi, outside of the city limits of a city that wouldn’t see its first forced mixed-race prom until April 2008, Tate had no concept of racism or segregation, just everyday life. It wouldn’t be until she managed to leave the normalcy of her city that she began to realize that the life she recognized as ordinary life for all people was, in actuality, very different.
Seeing the world through different lenses, first as a college student and then military training instructor in the Air Force, Tate began to reflect on her life growing up in Winona, MS, and how it could have cost her everything.
With a new appreciation and understanding of what being resilient meant for her at the time, Tate would go on to hold a variety of titles, including certified Health, Wellness, and Fitness Coach, former professional figure competitor, and successful owner of the 8Figured Brand before finally discovering her why, and her purpose in this life – something that is a question usually reserved for the clients she trained.
Growing up in a small town, especially in Mississippi – you’re often overlooked. You have to work harder and be more competent to break those barriers and claim the success you deserve. This is why my book, Resilient As F*ck, means so much to me. We all have our internal fights- whether our health or just our day-to-day battles- we still have to stay strong and remember our purpose for doing what we do. There is substance in what I believe- and my story is why I will always value life.
Diagnosed with an auto-immune disease in 2009, Tate’s appearance on the popular news platform NowThis would catalyze reclaiming her identity, finding her why, and pouring the words of her life into her most personal title to date, author.
Resilient as F*CK: How to Fight for What You Deserve will be available for pre-order on April 6, 2022. To stay up to date with launch news and pre-order information, text ResilientAF to 770-685-6709 or follow her on Instagram. To interview DeBlair or book her as a speaker at upcoming conferences or events, please email adrienne@theipyagency.com.
ABOUT DEBLAIR TATE
DeBlair Tate is a certified Fitness & Life Coach, Master Resilience Trainer, former Professional Figure Competitor, Military Training Instructor, and the owner of the 8Figured Brand. With a primary focus on health, wellness, and making people confident, DeBlair’s goal is to help those she encounters to redefine success, recommit to themselves, and reactivate self-discipline to achieve their personal goals. Her passion centers on helping others to break through barriers and fully realize their ability to live happy, healthy, and prosperous lives.
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Name: Adrienne Alexander
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Job Title: Owner
Brook-Hollow Announces New Leadership
The undisputed leader in legal fee tax deferral, Brook-Hollow promotes from within to guide
the next chapter of its innovation in the mass tort, class action, and personal injury markets.
(Pensacola, FL – April 5, 2022) Brook-Hollow Capital and Brook-Hollow Financial today announced the promotion of Tate Johnson to President, effective immediately. Tate recently served as Chief Operating Officer of both companies. Chief Financial Strategist, Joseph Pupel, along with Chief Business Development Officer, Adrienne Carter, will continue to work closely with Tate as Brook-Hollow leads the industry with innovative, safe, and secure legal fee tax deferral solutions.
“As Brook-Hollow continues to evolve, our clients have embraced our tax-deferral solutions and continue to ask for enhanced features and benefits to meet the unique needs of contingent fee attorneys,” said Tate Johnson, Brook-Hollow’s President and Chief Operating Officer. “In addition to the solutions we currently provide, our clients demand and deserve high-level, personalized service. A big part of our focus moving forward will be to develop more client touch points, better access to information, and new ways to bring unique solutions to the plaintiff attorney market. Every enhancement we’ve ever made has come directly from client suggestions and feedback.”
In announcing the new leadership, Brook-Hollow also recognizes the passing of colleague and friend Brian Michaels who succumbed to cancer last month. Brian was a smart, kind, and innovative attorney who was key to the development of Brook-Hollow’s pioneering solutions. Brian will be missed tremendously by all who knew him.
Brook-Hollow also acknowledges the departure of B.J. Etscheid who has stepped away to develop a new business. A visionary founder and leader, B.J. Etscheid stepped back from day-to-day operations with Brook-Hollow over the past year to pursue a new venture after relocating to Puerto Rico. Etscheid’s new business, Elevate Family Office, will focus on developing solutions that cater to the unique needs of high net-worth attorneys and other professionals in Puerto Rico and elsewhere. Partnering with Douglas Gerrard, a financial planning and insurance professional, Etscheid and Gerrard will provide a full array of personal financial service offerings ranging from asset management, estate planning, accounting, insurance, and other services designed to provide client-centric managed financial services. “I am so very proud of how far Brook-Hollow has come over the past 14 years, and I know Brook-Hollow’s clients are in great hands with Tate, Joe, and Adrienne at the helm,” Etscheid said.
“B.J.’s strengths align perfectly with this new venture. There’s nobody better at developing innovative financial solutions and delivering those solutions through deep, personal connections with clients,” Johnson said. “B.J.’s insight and experience say that contingent fee attorneys, particularly, are looking for a full scope financial team who understands the complex and unique nature of their business. I’m confident Etscheid and Gerrard will deliver just that.”
In keeping with regulatory requirements, all inquiries regarding Brook-Hollow’s legal fee tax deferral solutions should be directed to Tate Johnson (tate@brook-hollow.com) or Adrienne Carter (acarter@brook-hollow.com). B.J. Etscheid may be contacted at (bj@elevatefamilyoffice.com) or 312.933.6465.
About Brook-Hollow Capital and Brook-Hollow Financial:
Founded in 2007, Brook-Hollow Capital and Brook-Hollow Financial are pioneers and leaders in the legal fee tax deferral market catering to mass tort, class action, and personal injury lawyers. Brook-Hollow Financial serves as the U.S.-based sales and marketing agent for Kenmare Assignment Company Ltd., based in Dublin, Ireland. Kenmare is a single purpose, independent assignment company that accepts assignment of contingent legal fees for market investment to fund future payments to attorney beneficiaries. Kenmare is unaffected by the leadership changes at Brook-Hollow and will continue to deliver world class service to its attorney beneficiaries. Brook-Hollow Capital is a separate entity providing loans to contingent fee attorneys to help them manage the ebb and flow of contingent fee practice.
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Name: Tate Johnson
Email: tate@brook-hollow.com
Job Title: President and Chief Operating Officer
Chicago’s New MICHELIN Stars 2022 Revealed
- Inspectors honor four new One MICHELIN Star restaurants in Chicago
- 23 restaurants achieve MICHELIN Star distinctions
- Seven new Bib Gourmand restaurants unveiled
CHICAGO, April 5, 2022 — The MICHELIN Guide has added four One MICHELIN Star restaurants to Chicago’s roster of Starred eateries, as well as seven new Bib Gourmand recipients, highlighted for their particularly interesting value.
Altogether, 23 restaurants made the list, including Alinea, led by chefs Grant Achatz and Douglas Alley, which has earned Three MICHELIN Stars and maintained its exceptional level of quality since the first edition of the MICHELIN Guide Chicago in 2011.
“MICHELIN Guide inspectors found that Chicago chefs and restaurant teams still maintain a high level of quality and creativity in fine dining experiences, even as pursuing their activity has been an unprecedented challenge during the past year,” said Gwendal Poullennec, International Director of the MICHELIN Guides. “We are pleased to welcome four new One MICHELIN Star restaurants and seven new Bib Gourmand restaurants and celebrate all 23 MICHELIN Starred establishments in this 2022 selection.”
Here are the new One MICHELIN Star restaurants, with inspector notes on each:
Claudia (Bucktown/Wicker Park; contemporary cuisine)
After years of searching for a brick-and-mortar home, Chef Trevor Teich landed upon this welcoming Bucktown location. Named after his mother, Claudia is über cool and contemporary. In this special place, you can enjoy an intensely creative prix-fixe. The bento box — featuring the likes of a scallop cracker with preserved egg yolk, squid ink madeleines, yellowfin tuna nigiri stuffed with foie gras, and a caviar-topped potato beignet — sets the stage for an exquisite and memorable meal.
Esmé (Lincoln Park; contemporary cuisine)
Together with his wife and co-owner, Katrina Bravo, Chef Jenner Tomaska lays bare lofty ambitions at this airy atelier. The minimalist, well-lit space evokes an art gallery, complete with a high-concept tasting that’s aimed at blurring the boundaries between art and dining: The multi-course meal features a variety of creative and unexpected dishes, each offered on custom pieces made by local artists.
Galit (Lincoln Park; Middle Eastern cuisine)
Chef Zach Engel brings his experience to bear on this personal brand of modern Middle Eastern cuisine. His prix-fixe allows diners to make their own selections from a range of options, but sharing is key to cover the most ground. Kick things off with salatim (spreads and pickles) accompanied by flame-kissed pita. Even familiar dishes offer surprising depth, like creamy hummus or crackling-crisp falafel with mango labneh.
Kasama (Bucktown; Filipino cuisine)
Chefs Tim Flores and Genie Kwon, both former members of the Oriole kitchen, have branched out on their own with this restaurant, which opened at the height of the pandemic in 2020. It has evolved to represent the true vision of what the couple had in mind for Kasama, with a dinner tasting menu that emphatically displays this talented team’s training, experience and heritage for an experience that is ambitious, clever and distinct, mixing Filipino traditions with contemporary notes.
Seven New Bib Gourmand
This year, the MICHELIN Guide’s inspectors have discovered seven new spots offering a particularly interesting value: Apolonia, Bloom Plant Based Kitchen, Dear Margaret, Lardon, Sochi, Superkhana International, Tortello Pastificio.
Two Special MICHELIN Awards revealed this year
In addition to the highly anticipated Bib Gourmand and Star awards, the Guide announced two special awards. Sommelier of the Year, presented by Wine Access, was awarded to Bonhomme Group wine director Colin Hofer, for his work at Porto. The Exceptional Cocktails Award was awarded to Julia Momosé, mixologist at Kumiko.
The MICHELIN Guide Chicago 2022 selection at a glance:
The MICHELIN Guide Star Revelation event is presented with the support of Capital One.
The selections will be available on the MICHELIN Guide iOS and Android app. Through integrations with our official booking partners – including OpenTable, Resy and SevenRooms – app users can make reservations directly within the app.
Download the app to explore all the Michelin-selected restaurants across the globe and book the world’s most unique and exciting hotels. App users can also create and share their own restaurant and hotel wish lists.
Chicago’s 2022 Starred Establishments
Chicago’s 2022 Bib Gourmand selection
About Michelin North America, Inc.
Michelin, the leading mobility company, is working with tires, around tires and beyond tires to enable Motion for Life. Dedicated to enhancing its clients’ mobility and sustainability, Michelin designs and distributes the most suitable tires, services and solutions for its customers’ needs. Michelin provides digital services, maps and guides to help enrich trips and travels and make them unique experiences. Bringing its expertise to new markets, the company is investing in high-technology materials, 3D printing and hydrogen, to serve a wide a variety of industries—from aerospace to biotech. Headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina, Michelin North America has approximately 22,500 employees and operates 34 production facilities in the United States and Canada. (michelinman.com)
About Capital One
At Capital One we’re on a mission for our customers – bringing them best-in-class products, rewards, service, and experiences. Capital One is a diversified bank that offers products and services to individuals, small businesses and commercial clients. We use technology, innovation, and interaction to provide consumers with products and services to meet their needs. Through Capital One Dining and Capital One Entertainment, we provide our rewards cardholders with access to unforgettable experiences in the areas they’re passionate about, including dining, music and sports.
Learn more at capitalone.com/dining and capitalone.com/entertainment.
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