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Ambassador of the Month: Corey Green
Ambassador of the Month: Corey Green The Ambassadors are proud to recognize Corey Green as the April Ambassador of the Month. With his signature smile and always willing to lend a hand, Corey Green has become a staple of welcoming friendship at Mid-America LGBT Chamber events. He is a man of many talents and we…
Read MoreLGBTBE® of the Month: Aspis, LLC.
LGBTBE® of the Month: Aspis, LLC. With many companies making fully remote and hybrid work models a part of the “normal” workweek, focusing on cybersecurity and information technology is priority. April’s LGBTBE® of the Month has a vision to make cybersecurity solutions, IT professional services and administrative and management consulting services accessible to all sizes…
Read MoreAmbassador of the Month: Micha Mims
Ambassador of the Month: Micha Mims The Ambassadors are proud to recognize Micha Mims as the March Ambassador of the Month. As a 4-year collegiate basketball player and 5+-year collegiate coach, Micha Mims has bottled up her knowledge of cultivating culture. Dedicating her career to helping teams look inward to best serve outward, she is…
Read MoreHonoring Women’s History: Kansas City PBS Releases New Documentary
Honoring Women’s History: Kansas City PBS Releases New Documentary Kansas City PBS is releasing a brand-new documentary highlighting a little-known piece of Kansas City history. Womontown: Welcome to the Sisterhood, will premiere Thursday, March 17, at 7:30pm, on Channel 19.1 or streaming on the PBS app. In the late 1980s, women regularly found themselves on the outside…
Read MoreACTION ALERT: KANSAS SB484 Attacks Transgender Youth in Sports
ACTION ALERT: KANSAS SB484 Attacks Transgender Youth in Sports The Mid-America LGBT Chamber of Commerce asks members and member representatives to reach out to local representatives of the Kansas Senate and the Committee on Education to provide opposition testimony for Senate Bill #484, which attacks the rights of transgender athletes in public elementary, secondary, or…
Read MoreLGBTBE® of the Month: Listening to Change
LGBTBE® of the Month: Listening to Change When most people think of relationships, cultivating healthy + better relationships at home & work are definitely high on the priority list for many. If you thought about what you could do to cultivate these, would ‘listening’ be something you think of? Our March LGBTBE® of the Month…
Read MoreChamber Launches Grow With Google Program
Chamber Launches Grow With Google Program The Mid-America LGBT Chamber of Commerce is proud to partner with Google for our Grow With Google Classroom Connect series. The six sessions of the program are slated for the second Tuesday of each month from March 2022 to August 2022. Each virtual session will be at 11:00am and…
Read MoreAmbassador of the Month: Ken Strickland
Ambassador of the Month: Ken Strickland The Ambassadors are proud to recognize Ken Strickland as the February Ambassador of the month. Ken is a friendly face around the Chamber, always being willing to lend a helping hand, welcome folks to our event, and we are excited to highlight Ken this month. Tell us about your…
Read MoreACTION ALERT: Contact Your Kansas Representative to Vote to Sustain Governor Kelly’s Veto of SB355
ACTION ALERT: Contact Your Kansas Representative to Vote to Sustain Governor Kelly’s Veto of SB355 As a result of the motion to reconsider SB355, also known as the Ad Astra 2 redistricting map for the state, the Kansas Senate overrode Governor Kelly’s veto of the bill yesterday, Tuesday, February 8. The decision to override is now in…
Read MoreLGBTBE® of the Month: Civic Saint
LGBTBE® of the Month: Civic Saint Through adversity comes strength. This month, we feature an entrepreneur who exemplifies that expression: Godfrey Riddle, Founder and President of LGBTBE®- certified business Civic Saint. Before the age of 31, Godfrey experienced more adversity than many see in a lifetime. Just six weeks after being diagnosed with a rare form…
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