Next Chapters, Featuring Mark Gesner, Pt. 3

SmikleSpeaks by Joanne L. Smikle, PhD

Episode notes

Mark Gesner started his journey in hosteling. Somewhere along the way he was the Vice President of Community Engagement, Innovation & Communications at Saint Leo University. Then he served as a business professor and the executive director of the Hub for Innovation and Community Engaged Learning at Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. And now he is in the Sunshine State enjoying his next chapter as the Maureen and Douglas Cohn Executive Director of the Tampa JCCs.

Mark has come full circle. He's going to share his insights on writing multiple chapters and returning to your roots.

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