Cultivate MN is a non-profit advocacy group dedicated to promoting awareness within early childhood programs, family services organizations, and child welfare programs. We believe sharing stories promotes awareness and cultivates connection.Episode 18 Podcast Guest: Katie Condit, Early Education TeacherMy name is Katie Condit and I am a preschool co-lead teacher at Cultivate Mankato. I graduated from MSU Moorhead with a BS in Early Childhood Education and a minor in Special Education. I’m so ...
Cultivate MN is a non-profit advocacy group dedicated to promoting awareness within early childhood programs, family services organizations, and child welfare programs. We believe sharing stories promotes awareness and cultivates connection.Topic: OT and the Sensory Development from the Parent PerspectiveEpisode 17 Podcast Guests: Candice Deal-Bartell - parent of Lawson, Jordyn Erickson - parent of LiamEpisode 17 Podcast Host: Laura Walser, Cultivate Mankato Early Education Coordinator
Cultivate MN is a non-profit advocacy group dedicated to promoting awareness within early childhood programs, family services organizations, and child welfare programs. We believe sharing stories promotes awareness and cultivates connection.Episode 16 Podcast Guest: Sam Olsen, OTD, OTR/L, Owner/Founder of Persist TherapyMy name is Dr. Sam Olsen and I am the founder of Persist Therapy. We have been in business for a little over a year and we are so excited to be partnering with Cultivate--a co...
Cultivate MN is a non-profit advocacy group dedicated to promoting awareness within early childhood programs, family services organizations, and child welfare programs. We believe sharing stories promotes awareness and cultivates connection.Episode 17 Podcast Guest: Nick Frentz, MN State Senator, District 19"During my years in the Senate I’ve fought for education, health care, transportation, public safety, agriculture, and more. I’m proud of my voting record and the work we’ve done together ...
Cultivate MN is a non-profit advocacy group dedicated to promoting awareness within early childhood programs, family services organizations, and child welfare programs. We believe sharing stories promotes awareness and cultivates connection.Episode 16 Podcast Guest: Sam Olsen, OTD, OTR/L, Owner/Founder of Persist TherapyMy name is Dr. Sam Olsen and I am the founder of Persist Therapy. We have been in business for a little over a year and we are so excited to be partnering with Cultivate--a co...
Cultivate MN is a non-profit advocacy group dedicated to promoting awareness within early childhood programs, family services organizations, and child welfare programs. We believe sharing stories promotes awareness and cultivates connection.Episode 15 Podcast Guest: Payton Merritt, Early Education TeacherMy name is Payton Merritt and I am a preschool co-lead teacher at Cultivate Mankato. I grew up in Austin MN and went to school here at MSU. I recently graduated with a bachelor's degree in So...
Cultivate MN is a non-profit advocacy group dedicated to promoting awareness within early childhood programs, family services organizations, and child welfare programs. We believe sharing stories promotes awareness and cultivates connection.Episode 14 Podcast Guest: Jamie Bonczyk an awarded early childhood education leader.Jamie Bonczyk (she/her) is an awarded early childhood education leader known for creating social-impact networks, change initiatives, and partnerships that create sustainab...
Cultivate MN is a non-profit advocacy group dedicated to promoting awareness within early childhood programs, family services organizations, and child welfare programs. We believe sharing stories promotes awareness and cultivates connection.Episode 13 Podcast Guest: Jeff Brand, Former MN State Representative 2019-2020 (running to be MN's State Representative in 2022)I'm a fifth generation Minnesotan that grew up on a dairy in a township near Howard Lake, MN. Now Genevieve and I are small...
Cultivate MN is a non-profit advocacy group dedicated to promoting awareness within early childhood programs, family services organizations, and child welfare programs. We believe sharing stories promotes awareness and cultivates connection.Episode 12 Podcast Guest: Ashley Kuemper, Certified Nutrition Coach with Fit and Grit TrainingI am a Grit Trainer and Certified Nutrition Coach with Fit and Grit Training. Since a young age I have found myself fascinated by the inner workings of the brain ...
Cultivate MN is a non-profit advocacy group dedicated to promoting awareness within early childhood programs, family services organizations, and child welfare programs. We believe sharing stories promotes awareness and cultivates connection.Episode 11 Podcast Guest: Candice Deal-Bartell, Founder and Director of Cultivate MankatoCandice Deal-Bartell is an Early Education Advocate, mother of two young children (Norah and Lawson), Founder and Director of Cultivate Mankato Child Development and R...
Cultivate MN is a non-profit advocacy group dedicated to promoting awareness within early childhood programs, family services organizations, and child welfare programs. We believe sharing stories promotes awareness and cultivates connection.Episode 10 Podcast Guest: Beth Menninga, Relationship Based Professional Development (RBPD) ManagerBeth Menninga is the Relationship Based Professional Development (RBPD) Manager at the Center for Inclusive Child Care (CICC). In that role, she supports the...
Cultivate MN is a non-profit advocacy group dedicated to promoting awareness within early childhood programs, family services organizations, and child welfare programs. We believe sharing stories promotes awareness and cultivates connection.Episode 9 Podcast Guest: Molly Jones, Licensed Independent Clinical Social WorkerMolly Jones, MSW, LICSW is a practicing psychotherapist at Counseling Services of Southern Minnesota who specializes in working with infants, toddlers, and preschool aged chil...
Cultivate MN is a non-profit advocacy group dedicated to promoting awareness within early childhood programs, family services organizations, and child welfare programs. We believe sharing stories promotes awareness and cultivates connection.Episode 8 Podcast Guest: Elizabeth Harstad, United Way Community Impact DirectorElizabeth Harstad is the Director of Community Impact at Greater Mankato Area United Way where she provides staff leadership to United Way’s community investment process to cre...
Cultivate MN is a non-profit advocacy group dedicated to promoting awareness within early childhood programs, family services organizations, and child welfare programs. We believe sharing stories promotes awareness and cultivates connection.Episode 7 Podcast Guest: Jamie Bonczyk, Professional Child Advocate, MA, CCPMJamie Bonczyk, MA, CPPM was the closing Executive Director of Hopkins Early Learning Center in Hopkins, MN. Jamie started her journey as a Pre-k teacher, where she discovered the ...
Cultivate MN is a non-profit advocacy group dedicated to promoting awareness within early childhood programs, family services organizations, and child welfare programs. We believe sharing stories promotes awareness and cultivates connection.Episode 6 Podcast Guest: Heather Von Bank, Professor, Department of Family Consumer Science at MSUDr. Heather Von Bank is a Professor in the Department of Family Consumer Science at Minnesota State University-Mankato. She teaches courses in the area of Chi...
Cultivate MN is a non-profit advocacy group dedicated to promoting awareness within early childhood programs, family services organizations, and child welfare programs. We believe sharing stories promotes awareness and cultivates connection.Episode 5 Podcast Guest: Erin Gonzalez, Registered and Licensed DietitianA native of Fairmont, Minnesota, Erin Gonzalez joined the Mankato Clinic in 2007. Her clinical interests include intuitive eating, mindful eating, disordered eating, family feeding an...
Cultivate MN is a non-profit advocacy group dedicated to promoting awareness within early childhood programs, family services organizations, and child welfare programs. We believe sharing stories promotes awareness and cultivates connection.Episode 4 Podcast Guest: Andrew Archer, Mindfulness-Based Practitioner Andrew Archer, LICSW is the owner of Minnesota Mental Health Services. He is a clinical social worker, writer, instructor and national speaking. Andrew practices Zen Psychoanalysis, whi...
Cultivate MN is a non-profit advocacy group dedicated to promoting awareness within early childhood programs, family services organizations, and child welfare programs. We believe sharing stories promotes awareness and cultivates connection.Episode 3 Podcast Guest: Laura Walser, Early Education CoordinatorPodcast edited by: Jordyn Erickson | Meraki Marketingwww.nulifestyleco.com/meraki-marketing"My name is Laura Walser and I am the Early Education Coordinator at Cultivate Mankato ...
Cultivate MN is a non-profit advocacy group dedicated to promoting awareness within early childhood programs, family services organizations, and child welfare programs. We believe sharing stories promotes awareness and cultivates connection.Episode 1 Podcast Guest: Dana Sikkila, 410 Project Dana Sikkila received her Master of Arts in Printmaking as well as her Non Profit Leadership Certificate from Minnesota State University, Mankato. At just 34 years old, Sikkila has been named as one o...
Cultivate MN is a non-profit advocacy group dedicated to promoting awareness within early childhood programs, family services organizations, and child welfare programs. We believe sharing stories promotes awareness and cultivates connection.Episode 1 Podcast Guest: Bukata Hayes, Mankato Diversity Council Bukata serves as Executive Director of the Greater Mankato Diversity Council, which has provided diversity education to approximately 15,000 adults and youth in the greater Mankato area....