GW’s LGBT Health Policy & Practice Program is the first practice-focused, interdisciplinary graduate certificate in the nation that trains current and future health care leaders and policy advocates on issues relating to the health and well-being of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

Administered by the Professional Psychology Program, our innovative certificate addresses challenges resulting from health care disparities and focuses on strategies to move toward a more inclusive, equitable society. The one-year, 12-credit on-campus/online hybrid curriculum includes contemporary topics such as transgender care and marriage equality that cut across psychological, medical, legal and public policy fields.

For more information, contact the head of the program, Stephen Forssell.

Elevated hair salon focused on guest hospitality and bettering the beauty industry.

One issue many clients broach with us is their innate discomfort with sharing with a stranger every element of their lives, familial relationships and finances. This inclination is both natural and common, and so we hope to alleviate some level of that inhibition by sharing with you not only our professional affiliations, recommendations and business contacts, but also all the local events and programs we participate in and support. We value our community and are active participants and volunteers in support of a wide array of issues. Knowing how we spend our time and our charitable contributions, we hope, may allay some of your concerns and provide a solid foundation for building a relationship together to achieve your goals and represent your needs.

At McCabe Russell, PA, we have an established reputation as assertive and confident negotiators and litigators, offering legal guidance designed to eliminate any of our clients’ worries and confusion. We are experienced family law attorneys in Howard and Montgomery County, but we serve clients throughout Maryland. We make your needs our prime directive and offer you clear guidance and assistance toward the best possible outcome. By maintaining multiple offices in Fulton, Columbia, Bethesda and Rockville, we ensure that our knowledgeable team is ready to assist you when you need us the most.

Are you ready to…

• Find a new job, and need to focus and structure your job search?
• Advance in your current job, and seek a career “oil change” with an objective sounding board?
• Make your mark in a new job (congrats!), and want guidance on how to hit the ground running?

Get a better return on the time you would otherwise spend browsing through Indeed or reading fluffy “thinkpieces” on LinkedIn (trust me, I’ve been there).

I work one-on-one, human-to-human, with DC professionals to set realistic and actionable goals for job search, career exploration, and career management. My job is to help private and nonprofit sector clients embrace their awesome, outline their paths forward, and stay accountable.

My work with clients includes:

• Career assessment and exploration, using the Myers-Briggs or Strong Interest Inventory
• Networking strategy, online and offline
• Job search materials review, including resumes, cover letters, and LinkedIn profiles
• Interview coaching, including recorded mock interviews and feedback

See what past clients have said about our work together.

If you’re ready to make the time and effort for professional change, I would love to hear your story.

Schedule your complimentary 30-minute phone consultation. Email me directly at mashaal@dccareercoach.com with your resume and what you’re looking to accomplish.

Bang is a full-service hair salon offering everything from fashion forward cutting techniques to the most current color trends at four locations in DC.

• Gallery Place (202) 737-2264
• Logan Circle (202) 588-5555
• U Street (202) 299-0925
• The Yards (202) 628-3222

Evan H. Farrr , Certified Elder Law Attorney, is principal attorney of the Farr Law Firm, an elder law firm in Fairfax, Virginia dedicated to helping protect seniors and their families by preserving dignity, quality of life, and financial security. A nationally renowned author and CLE speaker, Mr. Farr is well known in the field of elder law as an expert on Medicaid asset protection, and has educated tens of thousands of attorneys across the country.

Since 1994, AdvantaClean has provided thousands of customers with indoor air quality solutions that make every home and building a healthier place to live and work.

Our law firm has been the trusted advisor to more than 400 same-sex couples in D.C., Virginia and Maryland. We know the opportunities, the risks and the strategies that will protect you, and we?ll apply our experience with sensitivity to the issues that we same-sex couples share.

Lloyd Raines has been a seasoned practitioner in leadership development for over 30 years and a Master Certified Coach (ICF) since 2004. He works holistically with leaders, appreciating their unique style and capabilities, while bringing to awareness their blindsides and how to address them. He studies leader innovations globally and draws from them to support a leader’s flourishing and positive impact with others. Clients speak of Lloyd’s calm presence, refreshing curiosity, insightful observations, and focus on bringing about changes that serve strategic goals. Within the safety of relationships, he challenges leaders to do what they aspire to do and contribute with others the full wingspan of their collective capabilities.

While in the Army and in Vietnam, Lloyd was on the receiving end of many leadership styles—some effective, others not. He became interested in how people use power in positions of authority. Soon after his tour of duty, he began his undergrad and grad studies in psychology and justice for a deeper understanding of power and leadership. He became director of a non-profit working with juvenile offenders in Washington, DC. Then for two years he taught cops at the Metropolitan Police Training Academy as an adjunct instructor through American University. Shortly afterwards, he was tapped to be Director of the Washington Semester Justice Program at AU where he taught (for five years) honors students from across the country.  While there he learned through feedback from students more effective ways of using his own authority and power in service to learning and development.

He is a founding faculty member of Georgetown University’s Leadership Coaching Program and the Institute for Transformational Leadership. He taught in that program until 2012. Also, for 10 years he taught adult students a unique course he designed on business and professional ethics through University of Maryland University College.

Over the span of his career, he has coached well over 1000 leaders from an internationally diverse group of business, government, and NGO organizations. He has travelled extensively in Asia and Europe, and a smattering of travel in the Middle East, South America, and Africa. In his private life he reads widely and enjoys the arts, writes on leadership, enjoys international travel with his wife and two artistic daughters, and is always open for a good, leisurely café conversation. He was spiritually mentored for 18 years by his venerable chocolate Lab.