Team Spotlight: Training Team
From left to right: Amanda, Maggie, and Kyron.
What are the main projects that your team works on?
Our training team has a vast number of projects we work on, but to sum it up, we coach and champion Program Directors, Trainers, and Supervisors, while providing training live and asynchronously through meetings, webinars, and CASA College.
What is something people might be surprised to learn about your role or experience?
Amanda: Folks might be surprised I taught 7th grade Texas History and worked at the LBJ Presidential Library and Museum.
Kyron: I was recruited by the FBI and participated in 2 UFC fight camps.
Maggie: Yikes, the FBI is hard to follow! Reflecting on how I see my role, one thing I’d share is that I strive to pair relevant training content with a relationship-centered approach to our work. Through cultivating authentic connection with people at our programs, I hope to offer those we serve a trusted source of support and collaboration as they walk alongside children and families.
What’s one goal you’re working toward, as a team?
Our biggest goal as a team is to serve the local program staff by providing quality coaching and training to them and their advocates.
If you could instantly master any skill, what would it be?
Amanda: Singing. But if it needs to be work related, I would love to be a master at graphic design. I think it would really support the work we do with our learning to have specifically supportive graphics.
Kyron: Emotional Intelligence. I’m convinced we all want to feel seen but in order to see others we also need to be able to respond wisely to what we see. To me emotional intelligence mastery is the key to both being seen and truly seeing others.
Maggie: I’d love to instantly speak a few more languages.
With summer coming to a close, what’s been your favorite and/or dream vacation?
Amanda: I would love to take a Paul Gauguin Cruise in the South Pacific.
Kyron: My favorite vacation has been Seychelles.
Maggie: Taking Felix to my childhood stomping ground of Schlitterbahn for the first time was pretty sweet. He kept shouting “This is so epic!” as we splashed down the icy tube chutes.
