On the Porch: Carl Nordgren – Creativity Can Unite US

On the Porch: Terri Mitchell – Mentoring Women in Tech

[https://chapelboromedia.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/04/29184443/On-the-Porch-FI-1024x683.jpg] [https://chapelboromedia.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/04104545/Terri-Mitchell-Headshot-300x200.jpg] Terri Mitchell This Week: Terri Mitchell is the founder of Accelerate Success [https://acceleratesuccessstem.com/], a program to help women develop the confidence, skills, and networks needed to thrive in STEM careers. She is a former IBM executive with more than 30 years of experience in the technology industry. Starting as a graduate of Le Moyne College with a degree in Computer Science, she held leadership roles across hardware, software, and systems businesses, culminating in her role as Vice President and IBM Integration Executive. Following her retirement from IBM in 2018, Terri became a founding member of Triangle Women in STEM [https://www.trianglewomeninstem.org/] and began the Accelerate Success program. ---------------------------------------- [https://chapelboromedia.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/04/03102221/randyprofile1-200x300-1.jpg]https://chapelboromedia.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/04/03102221/randyprofile1-200x300-1.jpg Randy Voller Come on up to the porch to have a chat with Randy Voller [https://www.linkedin.com/in/randolph-voller-85a1b0/] — former mayor, real estate developer, musician, man-about-town and more — in a recurring conversation and slice-of-life program presented by VRC Limited [https://vrclimited.com/]. If you love great conversations and amazing anecdotes, then come on up and join us…On the Porch! The post On the Porch: Terri Mitchell – Mentoring Women in Tech [https://chapelboro.com/wchl/features/on-the-porch/on-the-porch-terri-mitchell-mentoring-women-in-tech] appeared first on Chapelboro.com [https://chapelboro.com].

On the Porch: Carl Nordgren – Creativity Can Unite US

[https://chapelboromedia.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/04/29184443/On-the-Porch-FI-1024x683.jpg] [https://chapelboromedia.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/29092435/Carl-Nordgren_LL-225x300.jpg]https://chapelboromedia.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/29092435/Carl-Nordgren_LL.jpg Carl Nordgren This Week: Carl Nordgren [https://carlnordgren.com/] is a best-selling novelist, a teacher, and an imaginal cell. After 25 years as an entrepreneur, he taught Creativity at Duke for 14 years. He’s a two-time TEDx speaker and hosts the weekly radio show ‘Exploring your Creative Genius’ on 97.9 The Hill. His calling is to help each of us and all of us grow our creative capacities and develop our entrepreneurial instincts and behaviors, a calling that informed his book “Becoming a Creative Genius (again)”. His new book, “Common Ground for US” continues that work and offers new perspectives on governance and policy making for political and community leaders. You can attend his book launch event at Golden Fig Books in Carrboro on June 4, by clicking here.  [https://chapelboro.com/wchl/features/exploring-your-creative-genius/common-ground-for-us-book-launch-and-creativity-workshop-with-carl-nordgren] ---------------------------------------- [https://chapelboromedia.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/04/03102221/randyprofile1-200x300-1.jpg]https://chapelboromedia.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/04/03102221/randyprofile1-200x300-1.jpg Randy Voller Come on up to the porch to have a chat with Randy Voller [https://www.linkedin.com/in/randolph-voller-85a1b0/] — former mayor, real estate developer, musician, man-about-town and more — in a recurring conversation and slice-of-life program presented by VRC Limited [https://vrclimited.com/]. If you love great conversations and amazing anecdotes, then come on up and join us…On the Porch! The post On the Porch: Carl Nordgren – Creativity Can Unite US [https://chapelboro.com/wchl/features/on-the-porch/carl-nordgren-creativity-can-unite-us] appeared first on Chapelboro.com [https://chapelboro.com].

On the Porch: Tiffany Muller – End Citizens United

[https://chapelboromedia.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/04/29184443/On-the-Porch-FI-1024x683.jpg] [https://chapelboromedia.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/22092814/Tiffany-Muller-225x300.jpg] Tiffany Muller This Week: Tiffany Muller is the President of End Citizens United [https://www.endcitizensunited.org/]. She has helped grow the group into a nationwide organization with more than 4 million members and 1 million grassroots donors. Before leading End Citizens United, Tiffany was Deputy Political Director at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, where she worked with top Senate races. She also served as chief of staff to two members of Congress, ran a political research firm, and was Vice President of Political Operations at the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund. As a member of the Topeka City Council, she led successful efforts to expand anti-discrimination protections.  ---------------------------------------- [https://chapelboromedia.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/04/03102221/randyprofile1-200x300-1.jpg]https://chapelboromedia.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/04/03102221/randyprofile1-200x300-1.jpg Randy Voller Come on up to the porch to have a chat with Randy Voller [https://www.linkedin.com/in/randolph-voller-85a1b0/] — former mayor, real estate developer, musician, man-about-town and more — in a recurring conversation and slice-of-life program presented by VRC Limited [https://vrclimited.com/]. If you love great conversations and amazing anecdotes, then come on up and join us…On the Porch! The post On the Porch: Tiffany Muller – End Citizens United [https://chapelboro.com/wchl/features/on-the-porch/tiffany-muller-end-citizens-united] appeared first on Chapelboro.com [https://chapelboro.com].

On the Porch: Graig Meyer – NC Justice Center

[https://chapelboromedia.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/04/29184443/On-the-Porch-FI-1024x683.jpg] [https://chapelboromedia.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2023/01/06133831/Graig-Meyer-225x300.jpg] Graig Meyer This Week: Graig Meyer [https://www.ncjustice.org/north-carolina-justice-center-names-graig-meyer-as-executive-director/] is the Executive Director of the NC Justice Center where he will continue to “prioritize decisions and policies that make our state safer, healthier, more fair, and more prosperous”. Meyer brings more than a decade of leadership in the North Carolina General Assembly [https://www.ncleg.gov/], where he served in the House of Representatives beginning in 2013 and most recently in the State Senate representing Orange, Person, and Caswell Counties. Throughout his legislative career, Meyer championed strong public education, access to health care, economic opportunity for working families, and policies that strengthen communities across the state. Before entering public office, Graig spent sixteen years working in North Carolina’s public schools. A trained social worker and longtime public-school advocate, Graig has focused his public service on helping families connect to the resources and opportunities they need to thrive.  ---------------------------------------- [https://chapelboromedia.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/04/03102221/randyprofile1-200x300-1.jpg]https://chapelboromedia.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/04/03102221/randyprofile1-200x300-1.jpg Randy Voller Come on up to the porch to have a chat with Randy Voller [https://www.linkedin.com/in/randolph-voller-85a1b0/] — former mayor, real estate developer, musician, man-about-town and more — in a recurring conversation and slice-of-life program presented by VRC Limited [https://vrclimited.com/]. If you love great conversations and amazing anecdotes, then come on up and join us…On the Porch! The post On the Porch: Graig Meyer – NC Justice Center [https://chapelboro.com/wchl/features/on-the-porch/graig-meyer-nc-justice-center] appeared first on Chapelboro.com [https://chapelboro.com].

On the Porch: Lisa Sorg – Data Centers

[https://chapelboromedia.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/04/29184443/On-the-Porch-FI-1024x683.jpg] [https://chapelboromedia.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/08111448/Lisa-Sorg-2-1-225x300.jpg]https://chapelboromedia.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/08111448/Lisa-Sorg-2-1.jpg Lisa Sorg This Week: Lisa Sorg [https://insideclimatenews.org/profile/lisa-sorg/] is the North Carolina reporter for Inside Climate News. A journalist for 30 years, Sorg covers energy, climate environment and agriculture, as well as the social justice impacts of pollution and corporate malfeasance. She has won dozens of awards for her news, public service and investigative reporting. In 2022, she received the Stokes Award from the National Press Foundation [https://nationalpress.org/] for her two-part story about the environmental damage from a former missile plant on a Black and Latinx neighborhood in Burlington. Sorg was previously an environmental investigative reporter at NC Newsline [https://ncnewsline.com/], a nonprofit media outlet based in Raleigh. She has also worked at alt-weeklies, dailies and magazines. Originally from rural Indiana, she lives in Durham, N.C. ---------------------------------------- [https://chapelboromedia.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/04/03102221/randyprofile1-200x300-1.jpg]https://chapelboromedia.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2022/04/03102221/randyprofile1-200x300-1.jpg Randy Voller Come on up to the porch to have a chat with Randy Voller [https://www.linkedin.com/in/randolph-voller-85a1b0/] — former mayor, real estate developer, musician, man-about-town and more — in a recurring conversation and slice-of-life program presented by VRC Limited [https://vrclimited.com/]. If you love great conversations and amazing anecdotes, then come on up and join us…On the Porch! The post On the Porch: Lisa Sorg – Data Centers [https://chapelboro.com/wchl/features/on-the-porch/on-the-porch-lisa-sorg-data-centers] appeared first on Chapelboro.com [https://chapelboro.com].