Tipping Point: Seniors play vital role in healthy community
In Memphis, seniors can find resources at The Aging Commission of the Mid-South, Professional Network on Aging, MIFA and Meritan.
Anna Cox Thompson
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Anna Cox Thompson is marketing and communications manager at New Memphis.
There are 33 articles by Anna Cox Thompson :
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May 2020
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Business
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April 2020
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Business Tipping Point: Memphis company creates eco-friendly water recycling system
“Our system isn’t toxic and will eventually break down. This is important because the more stuff you put in landfills, the more likely it is that it will leach down into your water,” says Glanris CEO Bryan Eagle.
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Business Baptist centers aim to change the narrative around grief for good
“We try to work with people in ways of remembrance, outside of just the funeral. What are things you can do on your loved one’s birthday or on the anniversary of their death?” says Angela Hamblen-Kelly of Baptist Centers for Good Grief.
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February 2020
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Business Tipping Point: Supporting an oasis in South Memphis
For this New Memphis Fellows Community Action Project, a group helped The Works, Inc. promote their South Memphis Farmers Market.
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Business Tipping Point: Latino Memphis backs Census 2020
In the same way that your doctor wouldn’t make a diagnosis on your health without first collecting important vitals, the health of a city is determined by census data.
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December 2019
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Business Tipping Point: Code Crew focuses on diversity in tech
Code Crew's co-founder says bringing tech programs to young children will help to diversify STEM demographics.
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Business Tipping Point: New Memphis Fellows help nonprofits solve problems
This year, one Community Action Project focused on the use of data by Agape Child and Family Services.
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November 2019
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Business Tipping Point: ARS president on leadership versus management
Luis Orbegoso says he found the right cultural fit, both as president of American Residential Services and as a resident of Memphis.
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Business Tipping Point: An Educator of Excellence who works in a hospital
As a teacher at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Crystal Harris adapts each student's lessons from their own school's programs, which means her job can look different for every patient.
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October 2019
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Business Tipping Point: Winner of Excellence award calls teaching a ‘24/7 job’
CJ Harris gives away books, helps students grow plants and coaches peewee football. “When you step foot in a classroom to mold children, you don’t get to half-step with this,” he says.
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Spirit of Memphis Tipping Point: East High history teacher among Educators of Excellence
A religion major as an undergraduate, Daniel Warner used a Memphis Teacher Residency to get his master’s degree in education and fell in love with the city. A 2019 fellow of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation, Warner is one of five educators New Memphis honored with this year's Educators of Excellence awards.
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Spirit of Memphis Tipping Point: Wooddale Middle teacher named a New Memphis Educator of Excellence
Currently in her 10th year as a Memphis educator, Alyssa Nucaro is a graduate of the New Memphis Embark program, one of five New Memphis honored this year with Educators of Excellence awards.
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Business Tipping Point: Following a career from a law firm to a Memphis Grizzlies office
Stewart works closely with Grizzlies team President Jason Wexler and is a liaison for minority owners and community organizations. Her legal background has been of use as well.
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September 2019
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Business Tipping Point: Regina DeLoach, a New Memphis Educator of Excellence
Now in her 15th year in the classroom and her first working with special populations at Westhaven Elementary, DeLoach remains as passionate and committed to impacting her students as she was the year she began teaching.
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August 2019
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Business Tipping Point: A Detroiter finds her place in Memphis
'Memphis makes sure you don’t forget the history here, which is invaluable. Memphis is a special place, and the history holds what Memphis’ unique character is.'
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Business Tipping Point: U of M student makes internships work for her
Memphis is an ideal place to launch a career, says Keely Grady, whose internships include work at ALSAC, Le Bonheur and AutoZone.
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Business Tipping Point: A journey from the Netherlands to ‘explosive growth’ in Memphis
Sebastiaan de Kok says living and working in Memphis has been a pleasant surprise. "People are so nice and welcoming. Not just nice, people can be nice anywhere and say their pleasantries. People genuinely want to help you out in Memphis."
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July 2019
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Business Tipping Point: Bank of America expands student program
The Student Leader program, which began in 2005, is in 90 Bank of America markets, but 2019 marks the inaugural year for the Memphis market.
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Business Tipping Point: Grizzlies internships aren’t limited to basketball
College students who attended a New Memphis Launch Session hosted by the Grizzlies learned there are also roles they can play in human resources, communications and IT to make the show go on.
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Business Tipping Point: A St. Jude scientist on research, global impact and Memphis
"I have always felt the need to have global reach and impact the most people," says Daniel Bastardo Blanco, a Venezuelan-born scientist who chose a career in research over medical school.
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June 2019
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Business Tipping Point: The power of pivoting
“I was told that if I’d gone to business school I would have learned that pivoting in a business is a smart thing to do. If something isn’t working, discontinue it. ... So, technically I didn’t start and fail; I pivoted.”
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May 2019
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Business Tipping Point: The story behind our rails-to-trails
Back in 2008, residents in the neighborhoods around the railway had a lot of questions about the project that would become the Shelby Farms Greenline, and that’s where the New Memphis Fellows stepped in to help.
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Business Tipping Point: Making arts education essential
Jennifer McGrath, an Orpheum Theatre vice president, believes the skills you learn in arts education don't have to make you a better singer, dancer or actor. 'It can be about making you a better human being.'
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Business Tipping Point: AutoZone’s cheer-worthy company culture
A pillar of AutoZone culture is its willingness to partner with community organizations and encourage employee philanthropic giving and engagement.
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April 2019
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Business Tipping Point: Shelby County Schools’ campaign tells a new story
“People get sick of me saying it, but it’s easy to be mean to a concept; it’s hard to be mean to people,” says Jaclyn Suffel, manager of strategic communications and outreach for SCS.
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