VON GORDON

Vondaris “Von” Gordon is a native of Moorhead, MS, in Sunflower County. He joined the Institute to develop and coordinate youth programs as Youth Engagement Coordinator. He attended the University of Mississippi, where he was a student leader and helped organize the first Statewide Student Summit on Race. He served as a founding board member of the Winter Institute and the only student representative. Von has worked in the private sector in franchise and corporate multi-unit restaurant operations and in business development for one of PepsiCo’s top franchise bottlers. Von is the married father of three daughters and a dog named Gingersnap. Von is passionate about equipping youth to build stronger communities through education, empowerment, and creating spaces where belonging is real. He thinks the best salads in the world are the ones with no dressing.

 

Workshop Title: Co-Creating Your Future Through Community Building, Relationships, and Learning Together

Workshop Description: To achieve sustainable equity, live reconciled, or end discrimination based on difference we must first embrace the skills of community building. This session is designed for participants to share in a unique experience of sharing knowledge, applying tools for listening and being heard, and imagining transformational change.

Website/URL http://www.winterinstitute.org

Newspaper articles, videos https://wkkfcln.org/fellows-mississippi/

Watch our documentary about the Summer Youth Institute, Growing Our Own: http://vimeo.com/44913560