Welcome to Operations Unfiltered, the podcast that takes you behind the scenes of influencer and talent management. I'm your host and your favorite marketing project manager, girl Eza Arena, and I just wanted to come on with a quick. Impromptu episode, some housekeeping.
I have a few updates to share with you all, and honestly, if you've been following my journey to nonprofit board service on the Operations Unfiltered podcast, specifically my a Seat at the Table episodes, then you'll know that I completed my program with the Associated Black Charities here in Baltimore. And my goal in completing this program was. Truly to serve with an organization whose mission and vision align with my personal goals.
You guys know I'm really into things that impact mental health, black maternal health rate, underrepresented populations. I really want to focus on those areas. And I'm happy to say that I can cross another professional milestone off of my list. I'm so excited to join the executive advisory board of the patients program housed at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy. It's truly a full circle moment for me because I actually interned at the University of Maryland Medical Center.
While I was in college, go Mustangs. And so being able to be part of this amazing organization that truly is helping underrepresented communities and to bridge the gap of, hopefully lessen the inequities that are happening in scientific research through those candid conversations with the community. And we really want to explore what that community needs. I'm so excited to join this executive advisory committee.
I'm excited to help spearhead some communication changes and to really help them meet their goal. I know we're going national this year. That's the initiative to take the program, the model that they have, curated at the university, at the patients program, and the goal is to go national. So I'm really excited to be part of that journey. But more than anything, I'm really excited to finally cross this professional milestone off of my list. This has actually been a dream of mine since.
I graduated college. So I just wanna give some encouragement to anyone, anyone who might be doubting themselves, moms who are really in mom mode. Really pour into yourself and go for your dreams. Do what you can to make them happen. Because you know, I never imagined that this would be where I would be at right now. Um, but I know that deep in my heart of hearts, I really wanna help. I really want to. Be a voice.
Um, my lived experiences both with obesity, being a black mom who's experienced, giving birth to a child, these are things that I really want to help. I. With, so, I'm so excited to start this journey. If you have served on a nonprofit board and you have any advice, any tips, tricks, best practices, please let me know. I'm excited and I will definitely keep you guys posted on this journey.