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What does it mean to be a Prevention Leader w/Dena Kemp. [#33]

36 min

Guest: Dena Kemp

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Summary

This episode features Dena Kemp, a Southeast Kansas Community Support Specialist and alumna of the HueLife Prevention Leaders Cohort, discussing community engagement, facilitation, and what it means to be a prevention leader. She shares insights on the importance of collaborative efforts in prevention work. The discussion highlights key aspects of effective prevention leadership and skill development.

Key takeaways

  • Create a shared vision with stakeholders and collectively develop long term and short term goals.
  • Empower stakeholders to carry out plans, keeping people engaged.
  • Establish evaluation practices with accountability within teams to respond to changing environments.
  • Build confidence in leading groups of stakeholders and community members.
  • Develop yourself as a transformational leader and use data to create shared awareness around community issues.
Show notes

Today, we’re talking about community engagement, facilitation, and what it means to be a prevention leader with Dena Kemp, who is a Southeast Kansas Community Support Specialist.

Dena is also an alumni of the HueLife Prevention Leaders Cohort. 

This Hue Journey is an intensive skill-building experience. The program will significantly improve facilitative leadership capabilities in the context of coalition work, develop facilitation methods, and provide a fun learning environment. Participants will be part of a learning community and support system lasting long beyond the five cohort intensives.

Angie Asa-Lovstad, Karie Terhark, and Dave Closson, your guides on this Journey, have over 38-years of combined experience leading community coalitions in the drug and alcohol prevention scope. Together they have also led state-wide collaboration using tools that will be taught in the Prevention Leaders Cohort to ensure coalition members are included in every step of the process, organically creating buy-in and sustainability.

HUE Prevention Leaders Cohort is a 15-month commitment. We meet two times each month (or 6 times per quarter) via Zoom.

Prevention Leadership Means:

  • Create a shared vision with stakeholders and collectively develop long-term and short-term goals.
  • Empower your stakeholders to carry out the plan that keeps people engaged to follow through.
  • Establish an evaluation practice with accountability within the teams to be responsive to a changing environment.
  • Build confidence in leading groups of stakeholders and community members.
  • Develop self as a transformational leader and use data to create shared awareness around community issues.
  • Develop your team, empower coalition members, and leverage the personal passion of each member.


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