{"id":1798,"date":"2015-01-12T10:16:50","date_gmt":"2015-01-12T16:16:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.challenge.dev2.formbox.biz\/blog\/?p=1798"},"modified":"2015-01-12T10:16:50","modified_gmt":"2015-01-12T16:16:50","slug":"fellow-spotlight-courtney-hardebeck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/challengedetroit.builtrare.com\/blog\/fellow-spotlight-courtney-hardebeck\/","title":{"rendered":"Fellow Spotlight: Courtney Hardebeck"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this week’s Fellow Spotlight, we are checking in with Courtney Hardebeck<\/a>. She fills us in on what she enjoys most about Detroit, her host company, Edward C. Levy<\/a> and what she’s looking forward to as a Challenge Detroit Fellow<\/p>\n

Tell us about your neighborhood in the city, what are some of your favorite things about it?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

I am living in a historic building in Midtown called The Addison.\u00a0 It is a beautiful, open apartment and is inhabited by a lot of nice, fun people.\u00a0 The location has been perfect for me, as a newcomer to the city, because it is located on Woodward, very close to a lot of highways, restaurants, parks and museums.\u00a0 There is even a caf\u00e9 connected to our apartment building!<\/div>\n

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Tell us about your host company and your role within the organization?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"IMG_0794\"<\/a>My host company is Edward C. Levy<\/a>.\u00a0 A common answer when asked what our company\u00a0does is, “we sell rocks”.\u00a0 In other words, we\u00a0sell a variety of construction materials all over the world.\u00a0 I work in the IT Training Department in Dearborn, where we develop training materials for Levy employees.\u00a0 Our team consists of three people:<\/div>\n
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Kellie – my boss whose passion and expertise is in Learning and Development, with an emphasis on Instructional Design.<\/p>\n

Alyssa<\/a> – my co-fellow, who is an artist in many ways and is using her expertise to\u00a0serve as our eLearning Designer.<\/p>\n

and Me – I am using my background in videography to produce eLearning tutorial videos.<\/p>\n

Our team has a lot of fun taking really complicated\u00a0material and breaking\u00a0it down into simple, “easy-to-understand” steps.<\/p>\n

What have you learned from Challenge Detroit so far?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"IMG_0217\"Challenge Detroit has exposed me to so many new things!\u00a0 I have learned about an abundance of non-profits, social enterprises and other powerful organizations in the city.\u00a0 I have also learned a lot about Detroit and its history, which has been really interesting.\u00a0 I’ve been pushed to have difficult conversations that are helping me grow as a person.\u00a0 I am really excited to keep learning from Challenge Detroit!<\/p>\n

What are you looking forward to for the rest of the year?\u00a0<\/strong>
\nI am looking forward to getting to know my co-fellows better.\u00a0 I am also excited to become a better leader and\u00a0collaborator.\u00a0 I\u00a0look forward\u00a0to learning from our non-profit partners and to\u00a0developing new skills through the challenges.\u00a0 I am excited to keep developing skills through\u00a0my work with my Host Company.\u00a0 I am also excited to experience more in Detroit – to keep going to events and meeting people.<\/p>\n

What kind of impact do you have to make within your host company as well as in the city?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"ChallengeDetroit<\/a>I hope to produce high-quality, meaningful work for my host company that will hopefully make my colleagues’ work lives a little bit easier.<\/p>\n

Through our challenges and my individual involvement with organizations in the city, I hope to make a positive impact in Detroit.\u00a0 I hope that the work that my Co-Fellows and I produce for our non-profit partners is valuable to them, and helps them serve more people in the area.\u00a0 I hope that my volunteer hours have a positive effect on the city, but more importantly that\u00a0my experiences here\u00a0continue to\u00a0spark something in me that will help me be a more\u00a0intentional, educated\u00a0community member.<\/p>\n

Also, be sure to check out Courtney’s\u00a0<\/span>video to hear more about her time in Detroit, so far.<\/span><\/p>\n