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This week's Podcast guest is Senator Adam Hollier join us as we talk about issues in Senate District 2 (The Grosse Pointes, Harper Woods, Hamtramck, Highland Park and Detroit) as well as health and fitness. Sen. Adam Hollier was born and raised in the North End of Detroit where generations of his family have lived since the 1940s. As the son of a former social worker and a former Detroit Fire Department captain, service to people and the community were ingrained in Hollier from a young age. He served as a volunteer firefighter before enlisting in the U.S. Army and graduating with distinction from officer candidate school, where he earned the commission of 2nd Lieutenant. He currently serves in the 412th Civil Affairs BN(A) as the Public Works Officer USAR. Prior to joining the Senate, Hollier served as director of government affairs for the Michigan Fitness Foundation. His work experience also included roles as a staffer in the state legislature and with local officials in the city of Detroit, where his efforts were instrumental in developing policies that protected seniors and facilitated the installation of 64,000 new lights to make neighborhoods safe. He was named to Michigan Chronicle’s 40 under 40 in 2013 and Crain’s 20 in their 20’s in 2015. Area Represented: Wayne County and includes: Detroit, Grosse Pointe, Hamtramck, Harper Woods, Highland Park Committees: Appropriations , Appropriations - Justice and Public Safety, Appropriations - Talent and Economic Development/MEDC, Appropriations - Transportation (MVC), JCAR (MVC)

March is Reading Month and Women's History Month. I'm celebrating with the Harper Woods Public Library by reading about some women who made history. "Shirley Chisholm Is a Verb" by Veronica Chambers is a great read. I am sharing stories with my colleagues and neighbors about more women in history, stay tuned.

the Harper Woods Neighborhood Economic Development Coalition's Crime Reduction and Law Enforcement Committee hosted a virtual Cyber Safety Workshop. This event will describe emerging technologies, associated risks and vulnerabilities. This event also covered such topics as: Protecting you and your family from spam, predators, hackers, malware and other information risks like spotting misinformation on social media. Understand and addressing cyberbullying. Our Panel of experts included: Keith Nabozny Has been a Professor of Information Technology at Macomb Community College since 2011 and is the lead instructor for the Cybersecurity program. He teaches courses in network security, ethical hacking, penetration testing, principles of networking and network design. Keith worked for EDS/Hewlett-Packard for about 14 years in network administration, network design, and network security roles supporting General Motors, Weyerhaeuser and Dow Chemical. Keith has also worked in the banking industry performing branch location analyses and network administration. Keith is CISSP and Security+ certified. He has a master’s degree in Education from Wayne State University and a Bachelor of Science degree from Oakland University. Steve Slayton Completed his bachelor's in Psychology with a minor in Sociology from Eastern Michigan University and his Master's in Administration from Central Michigan University (Fire up Chips). Has worked in Community Mental Health for almost 20 years including programs for Adult Counseling, Children's Services and Vocational Rehabilitation for Adults with an Intellectual Disability. He has been a board member with NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Michigan for 4 years and has served as the board president just under a year. Currently working as the Director of Quality and Performance Improvement for Southwest Solutions in Southwest Detroit. Also has managed depression and anxiety on a person level which drives his passion for mental health advocacy and awareness. Vincent Smith Vincent Smith is Director of Public Safety for the City of Harper Woods, having held that position since November 2019. Vince has proudly served Harper Woods since 1997. He was promoted from patrolman to sergeant in 2002 and promoted to lieutenant in 2015. Prior to his promotion to Director, Vince’s duties included Field Training Officer, Department Training Coordinator, Instructor for Firearms, Patrol Rifle, Defensive Tactics, Use of Force and Active Shooter. As Training Coordinator, Vince ensured that officers received annual training on a use of force decision making simulator to evaluate officers de-scalation skills. Vince is also certified as a firefighter. (2014) Vince also proudly served in the U.S. Army as a Military Policeman, stationed at Fort Rucker, Alabama and Camp Humphreys, Korea, from 1987 to 1991. While serving as an MP at Camp Humphreys, the motto was “Of the troops, for the troops.” Vince believes in the Community Policing concept and translates the MP motto as “Of the community, for the community”. Vince has a Bachelor of Science Degree with an Individual Concentration in Public Safety from Eastern Michigan University (1996) and graduated from Harper Woods Bishop Gallagher High School (1987).