Dee Washington
Project Manager / Bridges Out of Poverty

Deirdre, better known as ‘Dee” came on board at The Community Partnership in July 2006 as the Bridges Out Of Poverty (BOP)Project Manager.  Her responsibilities include, but are not limited: coordinating and observation of Day 1 Bridges trainings for area organizations, providing technical support to the trainers, evaluation and billing for all trainings.

Trained as both a BOP and Framework for Understanding Poverty facilitator, Dee also provides trainings to the community at large. For questions regarding the differences between the two; one is meant for organizations, and the other for educators please contact her at The Partnership for further information

Dee is also a parent education facilitator for the ACT Raising Safe Kids Program through the Medical University of Toledo. Based on research that indicates that effective parenting is a critical factor to prevent youth behavior problems, the APA created and launched Parents Raising Safe Kids, the ACT 8-week program. The program focuses primarily on educating parents and other adults who raise and care for young children to create early environments that protect them from violence.
Before coming to The Partnership Dee work for 10 years in the field of prevention as a facilitator and coordinator of school based alcohol another drug prevention programming.  

Twenty Questions w/ Dee Washington:
 
Favorite part about working at The Community Partnership?
The sense of family among the staff. It’s like a combo of the Waltons and the Cosby Show
 
What is your biggest accomplishment?
My two girls: Gabrielle 13 and Tomya 5

Where did you attend high school? 
St. Ursula Academy

Where did you attend college? 
Bachelors in Psychology for University of Toledo & my Masters in Counseling for Heidelberg College

What did you want to be when you were a kid?
A Child Psychiatrist in private practice  
 
What was your first job?
I owned my own business at 14 years old: D & B Janitorial. We had a contract to clean St. Angela Hall (the elementary/jr high I attended)
 
Do you have any hobbies?
Anything that has to do with music. I dance and play the piano. Music lyrics are great for me to express my feelings.
 
How many hours a week do you normally work?
24/7 –I’m a mom!! J
 
How many hours a week do you spend on your hobby?
10 or more
 
What is your favorite food?
Seafood
 
What is your least favorite food?
Sauerkraut
 
What is your favorite movie?
The Exorcist- I love good vs evil & The Outsiders
 
What is the last movie you watched?
The Bully-Free HBO
 
What CD is in your car right now?
EVERYTHING! My daughter’s iPOD is hooked up to the radio
 
What is your favorite book?
The Outsiders
 
What is the last book you read?
What Every Church Member Should Know About Poverty- I work 24/7 remember!
 
Do you have any pets? Names?
A very fat cat named Tuffy
 
What is something you can't wait for?
Seeing my girls after a long day
 
What is something not everybody knows about you?
I trained for the Olympics when I was in jr high and my coaches at Kent State were Cathy Rigby and Kurt Thomas.  (Old School Heros)
 
What is your biggest pet peeve?
Self Centered People who are not compassionate