Meet Valdese West
Hello! My name is Valdese West I am the co-investment associate at Rodel. I will be responsible for providing research on potential funders, managing the application processes for grant applications and coordinating reporting requirements. Prior to coming to Rodel, I worked as a mediation coordinator and facilitator at the Virginia Workers...
Welcome to new Vision Coalition Leadership Team Chair, Bettina Tweardy Riveros, J.D.
Vision Coalition of Delaware is proud to announce that Bettina Tweardy Riveros, J.D. will replace outgoing chair, Gary Stockbridge, Regional President, Delmarva Power and Atlantic City Electric.
As chief health equity officer, Riveros is responsible for leading health policy and engaging community stakeholders in partnerships to advance...
In Year Two of Pandemic, Delaware Families Still Struggling to Find Balance
In a survey conducted by Rodel and the Delaware Readiness Teams, more than 300 Delaware parents and caregivers shared their thoughts about daily life during the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, on topics ranging from child care to health screenings to economic stress.
The non-scientific survey was completed in July 2021, before...
Roger Weissberg, A Gentle Giant in the SEL World
On September 5, Dr. Roger Weissberg, one of the founders of CASEL (the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning), the leading research and practice organization in the nation on Social and Emotional Learning, passed away at the age of 69.
As Delaware’s Secretary of Education, the state’s leader on SEL and the head of...