Nancy Johanson Paul
Parent Education Coordinator & Family Advocate, New Parent Services
written by Karen Enns, NPS Program ManagerPlease join me in congratulating Nancy Johanson Paul, our October Employee of the Month! Nancy received special recognition this month not only for her overall contributions to our ongoing Parenting Education Program and Family Support and Connections Program, but particularly for her hard work in creating a multi-media power point presentation for Parenting Ed outreach.
Many of you were able to enjoy this presentation at our recent All-Staff gathering in The Dalles – it included photos, music, and voice-overs of families impacted by our parenting classes. This was a significant technological challenge that Nancy took on with great initiative, creativity, and independence. The presentation will be shown to community partners, businesses, clubs, school groups, etc. to generate even more support for parenting classes.
Overall, Nancy has built a very strong, well-respected Parenting Education program for parents with children ages 0-8 in Hood River County. This past year and a half, she added the coordination of delivering seven additional “Strengthening Families” series for parents and youth ages 10-14. Our funders have rated our program “Exemplary” and “Outstanding,” due in large part to Nancy‘s role as Coordinator, and I would use those same words for her personally as well! Thank you, Nancy, for all you contribute to NDI and the community!