By Dean Whittaker My intention of the Whittaker Report is to share what each member of our team has learned of late. Sometimes it is work related but most of the time it is personal. My learning this month has included going through stages of grief and loss as...
By Brittany Ryzenga I recently gave birth to my second child in February. Our first was born five years ago and as I returned to the baby aisles months ago, I was overwhelmed by the unfamiliar selection of baby products that had evolved and grew in just five short...
By Sambridhi Shrestha Today the world is facing a pandemic, COVID-19. While the entire human society is in obligation to stay inside their houses, doctors are fighting a war. The silent roads portray a thousand messages, a message from the ones who fought and...
By Dean Whittaker In March of 2009, I met and hired a Nepalese Hope College intern by the name of Vidhan Rana. Vidhan came to me as an intern with a desire to learn about economic development so that when he returned to Nepal, he could help build schools in the rural...
By Dean WhittakerSo, what have I learned this month? In seeing the movie, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” I learned what a unique, compassionate and kind person Fred Rogers (Mister Rogers) was, perhaps best exemplified in how he spoke to children about...
