Episode 20: Interview with Jeff Garrison-Tate

Episode 20: Interview with Jeff Garrison-Tate The Shelbi Show has a very special guest this week… Shelbi’s mentor, Jeff Garrison-Tate! Mr. Garrison-Tate is a founding partner of the Institute on Person Centered Practices and a certified Mentor Trainer with The International Learning Community on Person Centered Practices. Mr. Garrison-Tate is certified to Mentor Person Centered Thinking, […]

Episode 19: Interview with Joe Tate and Alex Alvarez

Please welcome Alex Alvarez and Joe Tate to this episode of the Shelbi Show as they have an important discussion about the history of disabilities and what we can learn from that history. CLICK ON JOE AND ALEX’S PICTURE TO SEE THE SHOW.

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Episode 18: Shelbi Interviews David Seaton

David has been the President of the Seaton Foundation, since 1986, which provides education and training programs that promote the concepts of LifeLong Living for professionals and organizations working in long-term care. The Seaton Foundation recently created the Learning Community for Cognitive Disability at Texas State University to attract, train, and provides internships for students to […]

Episode 17: Interview with Lindsey Spoon

Not only is Lindsey Spoon the president of Owasso People First, she is the self-advocate fellow for the Oklahoma LEND program, and she makes YouTube videos on advocacy and makeup. Learn more about Lindsey in the first Shelbi Shows episode in 2023! CLICK ON LINDSEY’S PICTURE TO SEE THE SHOW.

Shelbi’s Keynote Speech at the PATHS Program

I was so fortunate to be able to attend the PATHS graduation held at Texas A&M to see our Senior Associate Shelbi Davenport present the Keynote speech.  The PATHS program is a post-secondary certificate program for people with disability labels at Texas A&M. Graduates learn skills to become Direct Support Professionals, Childcare workers, and Paraprofessionals […]

Happy Birthday Jomel!

My friend Jomel brings together amazing people for excellent Bar B Q and a birthday celebration in downtown San Antonio! Happy Birthday my Friend! – Jeff