#78 Help Yourself, THEN Help Others - Doug Vanzant, Workforce Programs Clackamas County

Clackamas County, Oregon, is very, very fortunate to have Doug Vanzant working to make their county a better place to live. Doug's clients receive an upbeat, can-do attitude that trickles down from the top - Doug himself. Ex-felons come to Doug to get their head straight and to train for well-paying, solid jobs so they can contribute to the community in which they live. His background is typical for those who go to prison. Coming from a dysfunctional family, he focused on playing sports, but they didn't keep him from sliding into the drug scene. He recycled through prison and treatment programs until he decided it was the last cycle for him. After finishing his post-prison program, he continued to work (helping himself), volunteer (helping others), work out and get a little sleep. His dedication was noted by Clackamas County and they reached out to him to run their program providing job training to those formerly incarcerated. And the rest is history being written. Felony Inc Podcast with your host Mark Gailey We record the Felony Inc Podcast inside NedSpace in the Bigfoot Podcast Studio in beautiful downtown Portland. Audio engineer, mixer and podcast editor is Allon Beausoleil Show logo was designed by Carolyn Main Website was designed by Cameron Grimes Production assistant is Chelsea Lancaster Theme music "Free" written and recorded by Dave Dahl, all rights reserved, motherfuckers This weeks podcast brought to you in part by soap-on-a-rope, when you don't want to drop stuff Felony Inc Podcast supports City Central Concern at centralcityconcern.org 10% of gross revenue at Startup Radio Network goes to support women entrepreneurs in developing countries thru kiva.org/lender/markgrimes Listen to the Felony Inc Podcast live on-air every Friday at 10:00am pacific time on Startup Radio Network at startupradionetwork.com