Oakwood University’s Career Development & Testing Department is pleased to announce that the annual Youth Motivation Task Force (YMTF) program is scheduled for October 26-27, 2009. YMTF is designed to provide students with direction and insight as they begin to make career decisions. A special feature this year will be the recognition of several local consultants who have untiringly contributed to the University’s motto: “Enter to Learn, Depart to Serve.”
On Monday evening, October 26, Ronald Brisé, an Oakwood alumnus (Class of ‘99) and Florida State Representative, District 108, will share his journey to the State House in a presentation entitled “From Student to Professional in the 21st Century,” at 6:45 pm in the Moran Hall Auditorium. All students are invited to attend. He will also address the Constitutional Law class on Tuesday at 2:30-3:45 pm in the Moran Hall Auditorium.
After graduating from Oakwood College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology Education in 1999, Brisé and taught at Miami Union Academy for five years. He then went on to earn two MBA degrees in Marketing and Management from American Intercontinental University. Brisé previously held the position of Chief Operating Officer of an international telecommunications carrier based in Miami, and now heads his own consulting firm. Brisé is an elder of the Tabernacle SDA Church, and is a member of several professional and civic organizations.
The keynote speaker for the YMTF chapel on Tuesday, October 27, is Dr. Alvin D. Jackson, Director of the Ohio Department of Health. Jackson will also address the Allied Health majors on Tuesday, from 4:00-5:00 pm. in the Cooper Complex Auditorium.
Also known as “Ohio’s doctor,” Jackson became director of the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) in June, 2007, following his appointment by Governor Ted Strickland. Prior to this appointment, Jackson served as medical director of Community Health Services in Fremont, Ohio, providing primary medical care to rural residents and migrant field workers. Jackson has also served as chief of staff of Fremont Memorial Hospital and as a staff physician at the Sandusky County Health Department.
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