adult degree
photographs by jon styer
Larry Yates ’04 // Management & Organizational Development // Director of Organizing for Witness to Innocence, an organization of former prisoners exonerated from death row. Witness to Innocence is dedicated to abolishing the death penalty and supporting “survivors” and their families. // A lifelong organizer, Larry took his current job in 2010. “This organization … attracted me because it involves working directly with people who have serious needs," typically including a lack of confidence in their own abilities. // “The country is changing … I think it’s a real possibility that we’ll get rid of [the death penalty] in my lifetime.” // www.witnesstoinnocence.org
Kurt Ferdinand ’11 // Management & Organizational Development // Works on warehousing, shipping, and facilities for the newly formed MennoMedia in Harrisonburg. // Grew up in Haiti, but is married to a U.S. citizen and has lived in the U.S. for past 20 years. // Worked as part-time facilities manager at Community Mennonite Church in Harrisonburg while enrolled at ADCP. // “ADCP was the best choice I ever made in my life. [Sometimes] I stayed up ‘til 2 a.m., 4 a.m., but I always got it done. It was a blessing to be a part of ADCP. I enjoyed every, every minute of it.”
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