“Mentoring leaders understand that it takes one to know one, sale show one, seek and grow one.” –John C. Maxwell
I attended the Homegoing celebration for one of my earliest mentors last week, Mr. Richard Orville Mayo, Sr., the father of SIF Advisory Board Member Marc Mayo.
The eulogy was given by Pastor Ben Quintana, whose church is in my hometown of West Grove, Pa.
Giles and Choi
Syracuse University graduate students John H. Giles, Jr. and Eunyoung Christina Choi attended the 2010 Association of American Geographers meeting in Washington, DC last week.
Choi presented a paper titled: Everyday Practices of Bordering and the Threatened Bodies of Undocumented North Korean Border-Crossers.
Giles is a SIF Advisory Board Member.
John & Veronica
Congratulations to SIF Advisory Board member John Giles and his bride Veronica. They were married on Saturday at Eternal Hope Worship Church in Syracuse.
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to meet and gain insight from two pillars of contemporary photography: Chester Higgins, Jr. and Timothy Greenfield-Sanders. I thank Mr. Higgins for meeting me on the way to an editing session and for the gifts. Earlier during my NYC trip, Greenfield-Sanders suggested an alternative route for my next business venture. Thanks also to my business advisors Alton Ritter and Marc Mayo for their hospitality.
There are many people who have helped with this venture to inspire me and keep it going. One such person was my father-in-law and informal advisor H. Paul Norton (historian, psychologist, businessman and Civil Rights activist). Unfortunately, he passed away earlier this year. His death was a profound loss for SIF and my family. Paul lived a good life and left a great legacy And although not listed on the advisory board, he was always willing to share his wisdom and resources to expand our vision.