Lorrie Janatopoulos
2016 Bush Fellow
Lorrie Janatopoulos is the long-time planning director at Arrowhead Economic Opportunity Agency, a social services nonprofit. She also is an LGBT activist on the Iron Range who recognizes that true community change requires relationships, long-term engagement and cross-sector collaboration. With her Bush Fellowship, Lorrie will pursue post-graduate work at Stanford Graduate School of Business and Harvard Kennedy School. She will also work at the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board to expand her network and learn more about rural economic and community development.
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For many years, I considered applying for a Bush Fellowship but the timing wasn’t right – other challenges and opportunities occupied me. But now, at…
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I love the word surprise! To me, surprise disrupts life as usual; it can be a revelation or a confetti-kind of celebration. Surprise holds promises…
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How has my understanding of my own leadership changed through the Fellowship to date? I left my job to pursue a new path as an…
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As this part of my Bush Fellowship journey comes to a close, I re-read all of my monthly reflections, and my learning logs from the…