Springfield Business Journal Editorial Director Eric Olson, right, interviews Carrie Richardson about her first year running Leadership Springfield during the 12 People You Need to Know event July 16. The community and professional development program added an Access Class for two-day, extensive leadership development and community engagement sessions, and this month will begin playing the Great Game of Business open-book management system. There are now more than 2,000 Leadership Springfield alumni, she said.
Photo provided by Good Dads Inc.
GOOD DADS
Twelve graduates of the New Pathways for Good Dads program celebrate upon receiving their certificates June 6 at Redeemer Lutheran Church. With many of the participants overcoming drug use and incarceration, the fathers completed six months of training in fatherhood development and relationship education through Good Dads Inc. and its partners. Organizers say the program helps the men get jobs, pay child support and become more involved fathers.