Capital City CIRCLES Initiative Gains a New Coach
CARSON CITY — Brenda Silis, Program Manager at the Capital City C.I.R.C.L.E.S. Initiative announced Tuesday that Dr. Wirt Twitchell has joined CCCI as its coach.
The CCCI Coach is responsible for supporting participants, volunteers, and the Program Manager and conducts outreach to the broader community. In addition, the Coach supports CCCI’s efforts by organizing, recruiting, training and assisting Community Allies and program participants who, upon graduation, become “Champions for Change.”
The Capital City C.I.R.C.L.E.S. Initiative (CCCI), is a Carson area non-profit dedicated to elevating families out of poverty through cooperative community efforts. It accomplishes this goal by intentionally creating relationships across class lines and empowering people in poverty to chart their own courses toward self-sufficiency.
Rather than just dealing with the immediate needs of its clients, CCCI provides resources over the long term to assist them in learning the skills they need to change their own lives and become financially independent
Through mentoring, classroom instruction, assistance in completing applications for higher education and other supportive services, CCCI addresses the root causes of poverty, rather than just treating its symptoms.
Dr. Twitchell, who holds an Ed. D in Counseling and Educational Psychology from the University of Nevada, Reno, has a rich background in job and career coaching, inter-cultural communication and dispute resolution. Most recently he served as the Career Development Manager for the Native TANF Program (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families) based in Gardnerville. Dr. Twitchell taught at Western Nevada College, was the Director of Advising and Academic Services at Southern Oregon University and the Director of Academic Advising and Career Services at Truckee Meadows College.
“We’re delighted to have Wirt as part of our team as we continue to help working families help themselves,” said Shelly Aldean, chair of the CCCI Board of Directors. “His background and enthusiasm for helping others are an ideal complement to the C.I.R.C.L.E.S. organization.”
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