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The INTERVIEW: AMY SUMMERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MENTORING MUSES
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ABOUT: AMY SUMMERS
Amy Summers (she/her) brings twenty-six years of Program Direction and ten years of combined experience as a Mentoring Director, six years with Raising HOPE Women Mentoring Women to Success, and four years with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western MA as On-Campus Mentoring Director at Amherst College. She also served as an Enrollment and Success Counselor at SUNY Ulster. She is a former resident and workshop facilitator for Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, former Program Curriculum Developer for Omega Institute for Holistic Studies, and served as Interim Director at Centro Creativo in San Jose, Costa Rica.
She holds a Baccalaureate Degree in Women’s Studies with a concentration on Program Development. She is trained in Trauma Informed Care, Cultural Sensitivity, and Leadership through ULDI Ulster Leadership and Development Institute and OWLC Omega Women and Leadership Center. She taught Classes in Meditation & Conscious Communication to the Faculty & Staff through Training & Development at the five-college consortium in Western MA. She served as Creative Program Director at the Montessori School of Northampton and as Theater Director at The People’s Institute.Amy founded Aquoga ® Aquatic Yoga & Meditation classes in 1998 and continues to offer Aquoga classes in the Mid-Hudson Valley. She is a Booking Agent for Emmy Award-winning band BETTY, who founded The BETTY Effect along with Gloria Steinem, where they travel the world as Art Envoys for the US Department of State (DOS). She serves on the Advisory Board for New Start for Women at SUNY Ulster, ran workshops for Hudson Valley LGBTQ + Community Center, and is a frequent guest on Radio Kingston and at SUNY New Paltz Women & Gender Studies classes.
In 2009, Amy was in a near fatal car accident due to a drunk driver. Summers spent two years learning to walk again. She has a unique perspective of someone who was able-bodied who suddenly became mobility challenged. She uses her story of resilience to inspire others not to give up and to pursue their dreams and goals.
Summers’ poetry was published in an Anthology of Emerging Women Writers in 2000. She enjoys participating in Story Slams and creating music and art. She resides in Rosendale NY. "I believe that every individual has the potential to live a fulfilling and purposeful life. My approach focuses on training mentors to assist mentees in cultivating self-awareness, identifying their values and goals, and creating actionable steps to achieve them. Mentoring MUSE is dedicated to providing a safe and non-judgmental space for a community of women to explore their inner selves and work towards their desired outcomes."
UPCOMING
- Good Work Institute: August 30th Saturday, 12:00-3:00 Training/
Orientation for both Mentors & Mentees Combined
- Good Work Institute: Saturday September 20th, 3:00-6:00 mini workshop-support group for both mentees/mentors
- Virtual: Tuesday, October 21 7:00-8:00 Virtual Workshop (open to the public for women)
- Good Work Institute: November 15th Saturday, 12:00-3:00 mini workshop-support group for both mentees/mentors
- Good Work Institute: December 13th Saturday 3:00-6:00 Holiday Party
RESOURCES & SOCIAL MEDIA
Mentoringmuse.com
FreedomWalker’s Sources, Citations, Credits, and Links
COFFEE & GREEN TEA COMBO
- https://boutiquejapan.com/best-things-about-japan/
- https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/japanese-rental-grandmother-service-gives-much-needed-and-much-loved-work-to-older-women/
- https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/japanese-woman-offers-to-hold-new-mothers-baby-so-exhausted-travelers-can-finish-their-meal-watch/
THE SPRUCE
- https://www.thespruceeats.com/best-oyster-recipes-5090161
- https://www.necesera.com/blogs/news/decoding-womens-underwear-styles-types-and-their-benefits
- https://www.sciencealert.com/traffic-lights-could-have-a-4th-color-in-the-future-heres-why
- https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/root_beer_float/
- https://www.getoutpass.com/blog/10-heartfelt-ways-to-honor-and-appreciate-unsung-farmworkers
- https://www.travelawaits.com/2474589/beautiful-lighthouses-US-still-in-operation/
K-TOWN NEWS
- The Daily Freeman
- Kingston Happenings
- Radiokingston.org
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
- Why You feel Drained and NUMB: You’be Never Finished DEATH /Lapland - 3:52 https://youtu.be/UmpdyNe9RAg?si=ej9XS48Aw4SVHONN
- a black girl in the woods: reflections in the forest- 5:40
M U S I C P L A Y L I S T S
FreedomWalker's Playlist:
- VoodooV: “Third Eye Candy”
- Absolutely: “Goodbye Glitter”
- Absolutely: “I Just Don't Know You Yet”
L Y R I C S S O U R C E (S)
- Geniuslyrics.com
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