BTM06- Using Our Voices for Advocacy and Empowerment
Show Summary
Military Spouse, CEO, and best-selling author Kaprece James joins Behind The Mission to talk about advocacy for service members and military spouses, women and girls across the globe, and using PsychArmor to support international military spouses.
About Today’s Guests
Kaprece James is a Social Entrepreneur, Humanitarian, Founder & CEO, Women & Girls Advocate, Best Selling Author, and an International Leader. Mrs. James has served her community volunteering and working in the nonprofit sector for over 30 years. She started two nongovernmental organizations in Liberia, West Africa and has assisted many other nonprofits with building their programs nationally and internationally. Mrs. James has a Master’s in Public Administration with a specialty in Nonprofit Management & Leadership. She is also a proud HBCU graduate of Savannah State University with a BS in Political Science.
As a Marine Spouse, Mrs. James has been serving the military community for 14 years in the roles of Environmental Compliance Officer, Family Readiness Officer, Life Skill Trainer, and a mentor to both service members and their spouses. During the last 14 years as a military spouse, Mrs. James has served on the Marine Spouses Officers Boards, held several positions for the Okinawa National Naval Officers Association, served as an Ambassador for Okinawa, and highly sought out speaker for several military panels. Mrs. James has loved serving her military community both in the US and abroad. Last year, Mrs. James was named the 2019 Armed Forces Insurance Naval Postgraduate Military Spouse of the Year.
As CEO, Mrs. James is the current Founder of Stella’s Girls, Inc. is a 501c3 nonprofit and recognized Liberian nongovernmental organization, that focuses on the empowerment and leadership development of girls and women in the United States, Japan, Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Uganda. Mrs. James also is Owner of DKJ Global Consulting where she serves as a consultant and grant writer to nonprofits and small business owners.
Mrs. Kaprece James has received numerous awards for her dedication and leadership to the local and military community. One of her highest awards received is the Lifetime Achievement Award for completion of 24,000 volunteer service hours presented by President George Bush in 2008. Mrs. James is married to Major Rodney James, USMC, currently a guardian of an amazing 5-year-old girl, and they have one fur baby, Serena.
PsychArmor Resource of the Week
The PsychArmor resource for this week is 15 Reasons to Hire A Military Spouse. Employers are always looking for untapped talent pools. They stretch their recruitment efforts in every direction to find the best players for their team. One talent pool that can be overlooked is the diverse and highly educated group of military spouses. From a wealth of volunteer training experience to flexibility and resiliency, employers will find a rich, and valuable pool of talent that will serve their organization with passion and loyalty. You can find a link to this training in the show notes.
This PsychArmor courses on Military Spouse Employment is sponsored by Prudential Financial. Prudential, a financial wellness leader and premier active global investment manager, has done extensive work to help military talent connect to quality jobs and help military families achieve financial security. To learn more, visit www.prudential.com/veterans
Theme Music
Our theme music Don’t Kill the Messenger was written and performed by Navy Veteran Jerry Maniscalco, in cooperation with Operation Encore, a non profit committed to supporting singer/songwriter and musicians across the military and Veteran communities.
This Episode Sponsored By:
This episode is sponsored by PsychArmor, the premier education and learning ecosystem specializing in military culture content. PsychArmor offers an online e-learning laboratory with custom training options for organizations.
Producer and Host Duane France is a retired Army Noncommissioned Officer, combat veteran, and clinical mental health counselor for service members, veterans, and their families. You can find more about the work that he is doing at www.veteranmentalhealth.com