Espresso Shot 5 with Kenny Taylor
Dr. Kenny Taylor joins Espresso Shots today to tell Sarah & Tj all about the amazing things he has and is accomplishing within the Bush School. Please read up on his bio and listen on for laughs and lessons!
SARAH, TJ, AND KENNY CHAT ABOUT
- What is Kenny's position within the Bush School?
- How long he has worked at Texas A&M?
- What his main draw to the Bush School was?
- Major projects, papers, etc. Kenny is working on?
- His favorite part about your position?
- The direction he hopes to see the School go in the future?
- What he would like to share for anyone considering the Bush School; faculty, staff or student?
- Bonus…who is your favorite, the Dean or Dr. Ashley?
RESOURCES AND LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
- https://bush.tamu.edu/nonprofit/
- https://bush.tamu.edu/faculty/ktaylor/
- https://bush.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/KATAYLOR2020-2021-BUSHSCHOOLRESUMECV.pdf
- https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=RbCFyq8AAAAJ
- https://bush.tamu.edu/news/faculty-spotlight-kenneth-anderson-taylor/
- https://scholars.library.tamu.edu/vivo/display/ncf40885c/Persons/View%20All
- https://nonprofitquarterly.org/why-are-we-still-struggling-with-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-in-nonprofit-governance/
- https://bush.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/V9-4-Nonprofit-Donor-Motivation.pdf
- https://nonprofitquarterly.org/former-nonprofit-ceo-asks-boards-white-suggests-steps/
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Kenny Taylor
Associate Professor of the Practice, Director of Outreach and Professional Development at the Center for Nonprofits & Philanthro
Dr. Kenneth Anderson Taylor serves as an Associate Professor of the Practice, the Director of Outreach and Professional Development within its Center for Nonprofits and Philanthropy and holds the Younger & Carter Distinguished Professorship.
Dr. Taylor’s primary faculty responsibilities encompass teaching a variety of nonprofit management and leadership theory courses for graduate students. In his role with the Center for Nonprofits and Philanthropy, Dr. Taylor enjoys working in Texas and beyond where he gets to utilize his decades of training and partner with nonprofit leaders on a variety of professional development and research opportunities.
Dr. Taylor earned his MBA in Management from Bellarmine University’s Rubel School of Business and holds a BA in Sociology from the same institution. His PhD in Leadership Studies is from Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, and dissertation research explored the link between leader behavior within nonprofit organizations and its impact on employee job satisfaction.
Before arriving to College Station, Dr. Taylor served at Murray State University in Kentucky and held the appointment of Academic Program Director & Assistant Professor within its College of Health Science & Human Services. While there he founded and launched the Nonprofit Leadership Studies degree program which was formerly a youth and nonprofit leadership undergraduate offering.
Dr. Taylor has more than twenty years of leader experience inside, and on behalf of, nonprofit organizations. His self-defined career h… Read More
Sarah Chrastecky
Co-Host of the Coffee Talk Podcast & Director - Annenberg Presidential Conference Center
Sarah Chrastecky is the director of the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center, where she oversees all aspects of the operation.
Chrastecky graduated from Texas Lutheran University in 2006 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in studio art and a minor in psychology. Upon graduation, she moved to the Bryan/College Station area.
In the summer of 2009, Chrastecky began working for the APCC and caught the industry bug. During this time, she had the opportunity to expand her knowledge and passion by attending and graduating from the IAVM Venue Management School. In October of 2012, she transitioned to an associate director position for Chartwells Catering at Texas A&M University to continue her experience and business interests. She returned to the APCC as the manager in the summer of 2015. In February of 2017, she stepped in as interim director until June of 2018, when she accepted the director position.
Chrastecky is the mother of two beautiful boys and wife to a golf course superintendent. She enjoys spending time with family and friends, game nights, family movie nights and entertainment provided by sarcastic 10 and 4-year-olds.
Tracy "TJ" Hefti
Co-Host of the Coffee Talk Podcast & Event Manager at Annenberg Presidential Conference Center
Tracy ‘TJ’ Hefti is originally from Houston, Texas, and joined the APCC in 2018. She has over 10 years of experience in various service industry roles and is excited to bring those skills to Texas A&M. TJ has her Certified Meeting Professionals (CMP) certification, as well as the Certified Professional in Management certification (AMA-CPM). In her free time she enjoys creating art, exploring and supporting local cuisines and spending time with her family.
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