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Celebrity Tale-A-Thon Christmas Edition 2024
The National Library and Information System Authority’s (NALIS) 16th Annual Celebrity Tale-A-Thon Christmas Edition is a storytelling program that seeks to foster the love for reading and enhance children’s listening, vocabulary, and comprehension skills.
This year’s storytellers include The Honourable Symon De Nobriga, Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister- Communications, Erla Harewood Christopher, Commissioner of Police, His Worship Alderman Chinua AlleyneMayor of Port of Spain, Dr. Lorraine Nero, Member of the Board of NALIS, Jahziel Daniell, Gospel Artiste (Jahzy the Voice), Joshua Regrello, Pannist / Social Media Influencer, Monique Hills Event Host and Jasmin Simmons, NALIS’ director, Heritage Library Division and spoken word artiste.
DJ Dani becomes 1st Trinidad national to be certified as a Chief Mental and Physical Well-Being Officer (CWO) with the World Happiness Academy USA
Danielle Parkinson aka DJ Dani is an award-winning multi-media, muti-hyphenate professional with over two decades of experience in Advertising, PR, journalism, and broadcasting. She is a morning radio host of the Morning Reset on 95.1FM, a digital content manager, strategist, writer, content creator, and TV producer.
After being awarded a partial scholarship from the United Nations University for Peace Positive Leadership program in 2022, and subsequently again with the World Happiness Academy USA for their Chief Well-Being Officer (CWO) program in 2023, she has completed both programs.
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In February 2024, she was awarded her Chief Mental and Physical Well-Being Officer (CWO) certification, making her the first Trinidadian national to achieve this designation from the institution.
The CWO is the 1st Program in the world based on the USA Surgeon General’s Framework: Five Essentials for Workplace Mental Health & Well-Being, together with the top thought leaders and practitioners in workplace happiness and well-being.
Having discovered a deep affinity for happiness, well-being, and mental health best practices after attending the Gross Global Happiness Summit in Costa Rica, as well as her personal experience with the transformative benefits of therapy, Danielle has reimagined her life’s work with a commitment to crafting programs, workshops, and experiences that cultivate well-being, joy, and happiness in the workplace, education, and wider communities.
By using storytelling as a catalyst for transformation and self-actualization, she unpacks a toolkit of practices and approaches to cultivate meaningful happiness and well-being for persons and organizations seeking lasting change, and a blueprint to thrive. To begin the transformation journey to well-being and happiness for your organization, school, or community, please contact Danielle at djdaninetwork@gmail.com or 1-868-791-8430.
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