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Devereux Arizona Executive Director Yvette Jackson is Today’s Honoree

Posted on December 10, 2019 by Today's Honoree

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health, one of the nation’s oldest and largest nonprofit providers of behavioral healthcare, today announced that President and CEO Carl E. Clark II has named Yvette Jackson, LMSW, DBH, as executive director of Devereux Arizona, with campuses … Continue reading →

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Media Mogul Mia Dinoto is Today’s Honoree

Posted on November 20, 2019 by Today's Honoree

At just 16 years old, Mia Dinoto is a multi-hyphenate media mogul in the making. Her wit, spunk, and girl-next-door-realness has garnered her a massive YouTube following on her Mia Dinoto YouTube (458,000 subscribers with 60+ million views) and a blossoming acting … Continue reading →

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Author and Teen Climate Change Expert Arjun Marwaha is Today’s Honoree

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Today's Honoree

Arjun Marwaha is an ambitious young high school student who just released his first book Our Changing Earth: Why Climate Change Matters to Young People. At just 17, while most kids are looking to get their driver’s license and to go … Continue reading →

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Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Rhea Fernandes, Psy.D. is Today’s Honoree

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Today's Honoree

Dr. Rhea Fernandes has played an instrumental role in helping Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health fulfill its mission of unlocking and nurturing human potential for people living with emotional, behavioral and cognitive differences. With two decades of behavioral health experience in … Continue reading →

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Actress Yara Shahidi is Today’s Honoree

Posted on December 3, 2017 by Today's Honoree

Yara was destined to be an actress since she was a baby. Her talent can be seen in her portrayal as Murphy’s daughter, as the full-spirited character ‘Olivia’. Olivia takes her father, who is an overworked businessman, on a journey … Continue reading →

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Youth Activist Mary-Pat Hector is Today’s Honoree

Posted on April 9, 2017 by Today's Honoree

Mary-Pat currently serves as the National Youth Director for National Action Network, one of this country largest Civil Rights organization. She is also the founder of the Just Think Twice Ad Campaign, a campaign she created after attending more funerals … Continue reading →

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Author John C. Neyland is Today’s Honoree

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Today's Honoree

John C. Neyland was born into a troublesome home environment in South Louisiana. With an abusive father and a depressed, alcoholic mother, John experienced a hurtful and unloving childhood. At the age of fifteen, shortly after meeting the love of … Continue reading →

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Mayas Ideas CEO Maya Penn is Today’s Honoree

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Today's Honoree

Everyone is talking about Maya S. Penn, the sixteen year-old entrepreneur, animator, eco-designer, philanthropist, coder, and girls’ rights activist. The youngest person to give back-to-back TED Talks, Maya’s TEDWomen Talk has been viewed over 1,200,000 million times and is one … Continue reading →

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Author Chris Lancashire is Today’s Honoree for Friday April 29th, 2016

Posted on April 28, 2016 by Today's Honoree

As a healthcare professional for 35 years Chris Lancashire has assisted in the care of bringing babies into the world, and assisted in the care of those leaving the world. However, upon the cancer diagnosis of Lancashire’s son, Andrew, she … Continue reading →

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Author Susan Ware is Today’s Honoree for Wednesday January 27th, 2016

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Today's Honoree

I’m all about figuring out how life works – the inside, outside, and underneath of life. Good news is I’ve figured out some stuff that really works. I’m also all about stopping pain and suffering and the other good news … Continue reading →

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