Beatrice Bonner

Horace Mann is a national insurance company with roots in Springfield, Ill. Ryan Greenier, the Principal Officer of the Horace Mann Educators Foundation, spoke to Community Voices about the history of the company and its interest in educators. He also shared the programs and ways Horace Mann helps teachers invest in themselves, as well as ways educators can reach out to the community to invest in their classrooms.

Horace Mann is a national insurance company with roots in Springfield, Ill. Ryan Greenier, the Principal Officer of the Horace Mann Educators Foundation, spoke to Community Voices about the history of the company and its interest in educators. He also shared the programs and ways Horace Mann helps teachers invest in themselves, as well as ways educators can reach out to the community to invest in their classrooms.

Dr. Tanya DeSanto is a dentist at Prairie Dental Group. She spoke with Community Voices about the challenges of dentistry school as well as how she helps put patients at ease when they are nervous about receiving dental care. She also talked about being an author and how she has helped bring area dentists together to expand upon services offered to patients.

Carolyn Farrar is the president of the African American History Museum. She spoke with Community Voices about exhibits and knowing Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Christina M. Shutt joined the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum as the executive director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (ALPLM) earlier in 2021. She spoke with Community Voices about her career and being the first person of color to lead the ALPLM.

Celeste Malham is the CEO of Fed Kitchen which provides healthy meals with flavor. She combined her passion for health and nutrition to create Fed Kitchen. She spoke to Community Voices about her business and how nutrition is the foundation of athletic performance.

Kamen Petkov is a violinist who teaches his students how to play not only the violin but several other instruments as well. He spoke to Community Voices about how he first became interested in playing the violin. He also shared his experiences performing, including for the Queen of England, and his love of teaching.

Kamen Petkov is a violinist who teaches his students how to play not only the violin but several other instruments as well. He spoke to Community Voices about how he first became interested in playing the violin. He also shared his experiences performing, including for the Queen of England, and his love of teaching.

Carey Smith is the Enos Park Garden coordinator. She spoke with Community Voices about the history of the garden and how it evolved from an Eagles Scout Project. The garden provides produce to the volunteers who tend to it as well as local non-profit organizations. It also helps educate community members about how to maintain a garden.

Larry Smith talks with Bea Bonner about life as a comedian and podcaster.