Japan – Day 4
We had an exciting visit today to the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST). OIST is an Interdisciplinary Graduate School with a Post Graduate five-year PhD Program
Japan – Day 3
We met Richard and Makiko in the morning, and traveled to meet Yutaka Takamine, the president of Empowerment Okinawa, and eight other members from various organizations related to social welfare
Japan – Day 2
This was a great day! I especially loved it because I spent time with high school students with disabilities, and everyone knows how I love young people with disabilities! I
Japan – Day 1
Today is my first full day in Okinawa to begin our program with the US Embassy on the Economic Benefits of Employing People with Disabilities in Japan. We are beginning
Bender Consulting Services and Highmark Health to Partner in Innovative Pennsylvania Mentor Protégé Program
When Robert James, Supplier Diversity Manager from Highmark, called and told me Bender Consulting was selected by Highmark as a Protégé in Governor Wolf’s newly launched Mentor Protégé program, I
Indonesia – Day Six
On day six, we met Karen, the Cultural Attache, and Caroline in the morning in the hotel lobby. We then went to a coffee shop for a breakfast meeting with
Medan, Sumatra – Indonesia – Day Five
Friday morning we went with Caroline to a brunch at a restaurant in a very upscale part of Medan. We met with government officials and business organizations to discuss disability
Medan, Sumatra – Indonesia – Day Four
It was time to leave the island of Java and the two cities we visited, Yogyakarta and Jakarta ,and fly to Medan, Sumatra. Sumatra is the fifth most populous island
Jakarta, Indonesia – Day Three
I left Yogyakarta early in the morning and flew in to the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. Jakarta is the capitol of Indonesia and the U.S. Embassy is located there. It is
Yogyakarta, Java – Indonesia – Day Two
This was another exciting day in Indonesia. We met with Jed Dornburg and Pira Vindiartha from the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, in the city of Yogyakarta, Java. They are two