Today is our wedding anniversary. Kathy and have been a couple for over 40 years and, when I saw this post, it seemed most appropriate. She has been my anchor in life and has supported me in all my efforts. When we married 38 years ago, I did not envision the way it would turn out and that I would be able to leave one profession, as a banker, to pursue teaching and beyond. Sometimes, we are blessed without understanding it in the moment.
Native American Marriage Blessing
About ivonprefontaine
In keeping with bell hooks and Noam Chomsky, I consider myself a public and dissident intellectual. Part of my work is to move beyond (transcend) institutional dogmas that bind me to defend freedom, raising my voice to be heard on behalf of those who seek equity and justice in all their forms. I completed my PhD in Philosophy of Leadership Studies at Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA. My dissertation and research was how teachers experience becoming teachers and their role as leaders. I focus on leading, communicating, and innovating in organizations. This includes mindfuful servant-leadership, World Cafe events, Appreciative Inquiry, and expressing one's self through creativity. I offer retreats, workshops, and presentations that can be tailored to your organzations specific needs. I published peer reviewed articles about schools as learning organizations, currere as an ethical pursuit, and hope as an essential element of adult eductaion. I published three poems and am currently preparing my poetry to publish as an anthology of poetry. I present on mindful leadership, servant leadership, schools as learning organizations, how teachers experience becoming teachers, assessement, and critical thinking. I facilitate mindfulness, hospitality retreats. and World Cafe Events using Appreciative Inquiry. I am writing and researching about various forms of leadership, how teachers inform and form their identity as a particular teacher, schools as learning organizations, hope and its anticipatory relationship with the future, and hope as an essential element in learning.13 responses »
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Teacher as Transformer 
Congratulations!
Thank you Joe.
Such a beautiful Blessing. Happy Anniversary!!
Thank you Teresa.
♪Happy Anniversary to Ivon and Kathy♪ Have a special day. I love the First Nations Marriage Blessing. My Hubby and I will be celebrating 44 years in August. I am happy for you and Kathy as to remain strong and ‘in love’ after so many years is something to be most proud of. I know we sure are! All the best to you both , always. Renee 🙂
Thank you Renee. Take care and best wishes in your journeys.
Thank-you. 🙂
Congratulations, Ivon and Kathy! Wonderful! Hugs, Marian and Lothar
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Thanks Marian and Lother. Take care and hugs back.
Congratulations and Happy wedding Anniversary
with regards
Thank you so much for the kind words.
Happy Wedding anniversary!
Thank you Catherine.