Join NAWLEE and CivicPlus TOMORROW, Thursday 8/15, for a no-cost webinar on engaging with your community! Community Engagement: Turn Insights Into Leadership Action will take place on August 15th 2-3 pm eastern via Zoom. Register Here: lnkd.in/eqzSi2sj

Going to be a great event! Hope you can join us!

It’s #NationalDogDay! Here’s my fearless K-9 Jemma.

Happy Labor Day! Thank you to all those working and keeping us safe this #LaborDay2024.

Come say hi if you’re in Norfolk this week for the VA DCJS First Responder Wellness Conference. It’s been great meeting so many amazing people so far!

Today marks the anniversary of 9/11 a day that forever changed our world and the lives of so many. We honor the thousands of innocent lives lost the brave first responders who ran toward danger, & the countless families who have carried the weight of this tragedy every day since.

Join NAWLEE on Oct. 24, 2024 to commemorate Domestic Violence Awareness Month as we’re joined by OVW LETTAC for an important conversation about an often overlooked topic; officer involved domestic violence. Register here lnkd.in/dEcCecqA

Looking forward to seeing old friends and meeting new ones! Going to be a great few days!

Officer involved domestic violence is an officer safety and wellness issue and it’s an issue of community trust. We have to get this right in order to protect our sisters and brothers in blue as well as our communities. nawlee.wildapricot.org/event-5907360

As the end of October is nearing, so is #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth, but the conversation should not stop. The month is a time to honor survivors, support those fighting, and remember those we’ve lost.

Did our civic duty. Go #vote!

If you encounter violence, threats, or intimidation at a polling place, call 911 immediately. After alerting local authorities, report the incident to the Justice Department. For election-related complaints, contact the FBI: tips.fbi.gov/home

Let’s go Washington Spirit! Onto the National Women’s Soccer League final!

See you at 2am Italian time Washington Spirit! Been representing the Spirits since I left last week just waiting for today/tomorrow! Alarms are set and I’m ready to see you become National Women’s Soccer League champs from my hotel in Firenze, Italia! Let’s go Spirits! #riseupdc

Made it through Customs yesterday coming back from Italy without an issue (thank you Homeland Security CBP for such a smooth process and on Thanksgiving Eve no less!). However this morning my dog Jemma pulled us for a secondary screening. 😬

Wishing you a holiday season filled with great joy and peace. Merry Christmas!

“There always were two ways to live in a world that is often dark and full of tears. We can curse the darkness or we can light a light, and as the Chassidim say, a little light drives out much darkness. May we all help light up the world.” 
—Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

Happy Kwanzaa! As we celebrate the rich traditions of Kwanzaa, we honor the seven principles: Unity, Self-Determination, Collective Work and Responsibility, Cooperative Economics, Purpose, Creativity, and Faith—that inspire strength and togetherness in our communities.

Today we celebrate the life & legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a beacon of hope, equality, & justice. His unwavering commitment to civil rights & his dream of a world where everyone is judged by the content of their character inspire us to keep pushing for positive change.