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Posted as part of Nonprofit Career Month, featuring the diversity of\ncareer opportunities in the nonprofit sector. Listen to more shows in this series.\n

\nToday's Nonprofit Career Month podcast guest is Debbie Bower,\nExecutive Director of Senior Resources Inc., a South Carolina nonprofit\nthat provides seniors services, resources, transportation help, and\nMeals on Wheels so that they can live healthy and independent lives.\n

\nDebbie started her career with a Bachelor's degree in recreational\ntherapy and soon found herself working as an activity director at\nfor-profit and nonprofit assisted living facilities throughout the\nMidwest. When she relocated to South Carolina, she was drawn to the\nmission and programs of Senior Resources because the organization\nallowed her to continue to working with seniors, on issues that matter\nto their lives. She started there as a volunteer administrator and\nprogram director and over the course of many years has worked her way\nup to the Executive Director position.\n

\nAmy Potthast and Debbie talk about the skill sets required to lead an\norganization; the inspiring nature of nonprofit work and the passion\nit takes to sustain a career in the sector; what it means to make a\ndifference in the lives of other people through your daily work; and\nAmy's grandfather who contributes his own poems to other seniors\nthrough Senior Resources programs.\n\n\n