Lifelong Learning
In this episode we are joined by Rachel Ramirez with the Lifelong Learning Institute (LLI) in Chesterfield, Virginia. Join us as we learn more about the programs and opportunities available to adults seeking to become more involved in their communities and engage in meaningful classes and activities. Listen as Rachel explains the importance and benefits of lifelong learning for all people. For our listeners who are not local to this area, you can find a local LLI near you in the Lifelong Learning Institute Directory as they can be found across the country!
Meet our Special Guest!
Rachel Ramirez has been the Executive Director at Lifelong Learning Institute in Chesterfield, VIrginia since March 2014. She previously worked for four years in IT and as a Financial Team Manager for a nonprofit in Mechanicsville. Before that she was an Assistant Branch Manager with First Market Bank in Richmond and a Store Manager at Starbucks Coffee Company. Rachel has enjoyed attending and serving with Clover Hill Church since 2003 and is grateful for the opportunities she has had to work with Give Hope 2 Kids, a children’s home in the mountains of Honduras. Rachel earned a bachelor’s degree in Organizational Leadership and Management from Regent University in 2006 and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration with a Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management from VCU in 2018. Rachel and her husband, Luis, love spending time with their two boys, their family and friends, as well as biking, hiking, and traveling!
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Additional Resources
Visit the Chesterfield Lifelong Learning Institute website!
Lifelong Learning Institute Directory – Produced by the National Resource Center for OSHER Institutes (Nov, 2022)
US Surgeon General’s Advisory on the Healing Effects of Social Connection and Community
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