Meet the Experts
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Jason A transplant from the Midwest, Jason enjoys his new home in the Scenic City. He thrives on helping teens and young adults make positive choices to achieve their life goals. When not working, Jason spends his time with the two ladies in his life: his wife Autumn and daughter Ava. He enjoys walking his two dogs, reading, and watching his 2 favorite Chicago sports teams: the White Sox and Bears. |
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Julie Horseback riding, gardening, and cooking are some of the things Julie does when she isn't working for First Things First. Many people who know her professionally would be shocked to find out that she has jumped off of a telephone pole 60' in the air, sailed in the Caribbean with NO technology for a week, and lived on a campsite with no running water or electricity. |
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Deborah Deborah is a go getter and enjoys reaching out and helping others. Her love for young people and ambition to go above and beyond the call of duty led her to become a youth volunteer. When she is not working at First Things First, she becomes a singing diva! She has a fun and animated personality and can cut up with the best of them. When she wants to get away she enjoys visiting mountainous destinations and beautiful ocean views. |
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Nori Always striving to help our youth, Nori is a teen educator for First Things First. She also works for the Brewer Media Group as an on-air talent for radio station Power 94.3 WJTT, where she hosts the self-titled " Nori Nori Show" from 7pm to midnight. Her hobbies are hanging with friends, going to the movies, reading and blogging. She is creative, outgoing and down to earth, always looking for ways to have fun, laugh and make money. |
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Anovia Fun, bright, caring, and endowed with the enthusiasm and motivation to help others, Anovia loves teaching relationship skills classes to teens. In her leisure time she likes hanging out with her son and friends, as well as reading, painting, riding bikes, watching crime shows, and playing all types of sports. A member of her church choir, she enjoys all types of music from Shania Twain and Keisha Cole to Luther Vandross and Byron Cage. |
