On this episode of CivicCast, we chat with our upcoming CivicCon speaker, Tom Dahlborg.

Tom Dahlborg is an internationally recognized speaker and writer focusing on stopping bullying, amplifying positive childhood experiences, and bringing “love in action” to all we do.

Tom’s multiple award-winning book, The Big Kid and Basketball … and the lessons he taught his Father and Coach, focusing on bullying and ACES and PCES, has led to significant youth sport and school system improvements and improved child experience and well-being.

In the episode, he shares some of the biggest misconceptions about bullying, his history with bullying education and what we can all do to stop bullying together.

Tom Dahlborg will be speaking at the Wesley Abbey Building of First United Methodist Church on Monday, October 28, from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Wesley Abbey is the white building on the corner of Wright and Palafox. Register for free at this link.

He will also be hosting a workshop the following morning in the downstairs training room of Maritime Place (350 W Cedar Street) on Tuesday, October 29 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Please RSVP for this workshop by emailing Eduardo Lara at elara@civicconversations.org.

Our guest today is Caitlin Cerame, transportation planner for the city of Pensacola.

She talks about the recent Pensacola Active Transportation Plan, the processes behind making traffic calming measures, updates to Palafox Street and more.

Cerame has a master's degree in urban and regional planning and a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Florida, and she also holds the designation of American Institute of Certified Planners from the American Planning Association. She has several years of transportation planning experience in local government from both the Emerald Coast Regional Council and St. Johns County, where she has held a range of planner and program coordinator roles.

You can learn read the Pensacola Active Transportation Plan here: https://www.cityofpensacola.com/3392/Active-Transportation-Plan

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Joining us for this episode is Dr. Angela Bush, Area Director for Jefferson County Schools in Alabama.

During her four years as Principal of Erwin Middle School, Dr. Bush made notable strides to move the school from a low-performing school to a model high-performing educational institution in the school district, city, and state. She addressed and improved issues such as low teacher morale, low test scores, low attendance and high disciplinary infractions.

She gives us a preview of how she achieved that.

She will be giving a presentation at the REX Theatre in downtown pensacola on Thursday, April 11 from 6 - 7:30 p.m.

Register for her free CivicCon presentation here: https://CivicCon-Angela-Bush.eventbrite.com