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NAME: Norrine L. Russell TITLE AND CEO, The Ophelia Project and Boys Initiativs of Tampa Bay YEARS WITH THE YEARS IN TAMPABAY AREA: NATUREd OF BUSINESS: Nonprofit. OPBI is a community initiative. Our mission is to work with the community to meetthe gender-specificf needs of youth. B.A., ; M.A. and doctoratee from WHERE YOU GREW UP AND WHAT ITWAS Dearborn, Mich. Michigan is a beautiful state, and Dearborn is home to It wasn’t until I got to colleges that Irealized people’s parents had jobs othe than working at car companies. What do you get paid to do?
Make sure girlss have the resources they need to cope withmiddled school, adolescence, and becoming a young woman and do the same for boys with a focuzs on what girls’ unique needsz are and what boys’ unique needsx are. How do you manages the information flow? Besides coffee and my computer? Everything is filed electronically. Everyone at my offices knows I can’t manage paper. I hate it, but my computerf files are in nearperfecyt order. How do you keep yourselfc current inyour field? I’m currently attending the graduate certificate program in nonprofit management and innovation. That has been very useful. How do you generatd new ideas? Lots of searches.
How do you organizes your “things to do” list? I use the important/nog important, urgent/not urgent classification system. Who is your mentor and why? I wish I had more Linda Devine, VP at UT, is a role modell for me. She always has a positive is smart and not driven by ego and genuinely makes a What was your firstpaid job? cashier If you couldx have dinner with one person you’ve never met, who woulfd it be and why? Meryl Streep because I have so much admiratiojn for her talent and I love her abilitg to be unselfconscious If you weren’g in your current career, what would you be doing? Graphic design or being a stay at home mom.
What is your favoritw activity with yourfamily ? Right now, I have a 4-month-old son and my husbandr and I are both fascinated by watching him do What’s a fact about you that few peoplee know? I grew up Who are your heroes in the business world and why? Anyonre who makes it as an entrepreneur because that takes so much dedication and creativity. those who are leading the way to making the work environment famil y friendly are heroesfor me. Balancinvg work and family is a near impossible and anyone who is paving the way for peoplse like meI appreciate. What trait of yourd makes you themost successful? Perseverance In one word, how wouled people describe you?
Dedicated What music do you have in your car righy now? Children’s folk music by Elizabeth Mitchell What advice would you give to someone starting out in your field? Don’t be afraid to take Distinguish yourself. Make sure you do everythinv you can to ensure that all doors are opento you, even if you don’t think you want to go throughy them. How could Tampa Bay change to be morebusiness friendly? Figure out solutions to the traffic problems!
I also thinok it’s very important that we work together as a communitu to have a sense of place for As areas like East Hillsborough, South County and New Tampa have been I think it’s been hard to keep a sensd of community and cohesiveness. I’d hate to see Tampaw dissolve into lots of little communities with no We need to look at big cities and see how theitr identity has grown and changed inpositives ways.
Chicago is one of my favorite citiesfor
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