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Suzanne Mayo-Theus talks about Building Partnerships at IRS Webinar

admin — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 17:50:48 +0000

On June 30, 2010, Suzanne Mayo-Theus served as a panelist for an IRS webinar on Financing Education and Asset-Building Awareness Activities.

We invite you to watch the webinar in full at the IRS website.

95 Years Young – Kansas Human Rights Commission Chairs is Honored for his Service

admin — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 02:32:11 +0000

James Butler and Suzanne Mayo

Mr. James Butler is a war veteran, former Head of the Kansas Human Rights Commission, a graduate of Kansas State University and and 95 years old community activist celebrating on 9/19/08. Mynette Management Co. celebrates and salutes Mr. James Butler for his service to the state of Kansas and the United States of America for always standing up for others.

“Mr. Butler has been a father, an author, a mentor and a true role model to so many throughout his life. We salute you today for standing up for others and for always keeping human rights at the forefront in America, said Suzanne Mayo-Theus, CEO of Mynette Management Co.

Suzanne Mayo Receives 2008 Holen Leadership Award

admin — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:05:31 +0000

MANHATTAN — Suzanne Mayo-Theus, an advocate for under-represented populations and a tireless leader of such civic undertakings as the rebuilding of post-Katrina New Orleans, has won the 2008 Michael C. Holen Outstanding Leadership Award, presented by the Kansas State University leadership studies program.

Mayo-Theus will receive her award at the leadership studies recognition ceremony at 7 p.m. Monday, April 21, in the K-State Student Union Ballroom.

Mayo-Theus, a K-State doctoral student in family studies and human services, Manhattan, is CEO of Mynette Management Co. and a professional speaker. She also is the mother of a 14-year-old son, Destin Theus.

“Suzanne epitomizes positive passion,” said Candi Hironaka, associate director of the leadership studies program. “She has an optimistic and hopeful attitude and always displays this no matter what is going on in her life. She embodies a spirit that connects with people across all boundaries.”

The Holen Award was established in 1999 to honor those who embody the leadership studies mission of developing knowledgeable, ethical, caring and inclusive leaders for a diverse and changing world. previous recipients include Buck O’Neil, Page and Nancy Twiss, Deb Patterson, Linda Thurston, James Coffman, Grace Hwang, Ruth Ann Wefald, Carol Gould and Atina Hanna.

Mayo-Theus has traveled internationally as a speaker and consultant for colleges as well as government agencies. She addresses such topics as motivation, college success, leadership, organizational effectiveness, racial identity, student life and fundraising. She has helped raise more than $50 million for not-for-profit organizations and institutions of higher education.

A native of Louisiana, Mayo-Theus has organized student groups and corporate executives to support the people displaced by Hurricane Katrina. As part of that effort she helped K-State students organize an “alternative spring break” trip to help with the clean-up. She continues to advocate for restoring New Orleans.

Her most recent work has been with Wiley College in Marshall, Texas, the inspiration for “The Great Debaters” movie starring Denzel Washington. Mayo-Theus coordinated the world premiere and asked Washington to help this historically black college. The actor contributed $1 million to re-establish the school’s debate team.

Source: Robert Shoop, 785-532-6085, rshoop@k-state.edu
News release prepared by: Andy Badeker, 785-532-6415,
abadeker@k-state.edu

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Inspired Leaders Network

admin — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 01:52:15 +0000

Talk Your Walk - The Inspired Leaders Network

The Inspired Leaders Network was founded over 6 years ago to bring the best of the UK’s inspired leaders to a hungry and expectant audience. With a straightforward and compelling formula, the Inspired Leaders Network has succeeded in bringing the likes of Greg Dyke, Martha Lane Fox, Charles Dunstone and Anita Roddick to share their undoubted qualities and thoughts with our membership. We have brought the best from the public sector, from huge multinationals to exciting start-ups, from chairmen to frontline operators, from the media shy to the self-publicists but the one common thread has been and will continue to be, they are Inspired Leaders.

Get connected to an amazing online magazine by René Carayol at the Inspired Leadership Network. His information and powerful workshops are transforming the United Kingdom and beyond.

Mynette Management Co. Books Betti O for Sen. Hillary Clinton

admin — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 01:50:56 +0000

Betti O, longtime friend and client was apart of making history in Iowa for the primary caucus campaign gala on New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2007. Senator Clinton told Betti O, “From One Diva To Another Diva…Thank You for a great performance tonight.” Betti O was also featured on the ABC Nightly News and the New York Times Blog on January 2, 2008. A true spiritual sister, Betti O is pure example of Success = Preparation + Opportunity. CONGRATULATIONS BETTI O!

Wiley College and THE GREAT DEBATERS Movie: Making Dreams Come True

admin — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 01:49:20 +0000

Wiley College, an HBCU in Marshall, TX is richer and better today because of the hard work and graciousness of donors like Mr. Denzel Washington, director and star of the new movie, The Great Debaters. Denzel donated $1 million dollars to Wiley College to reinvent their Debate Team that has not existed since the early 1930s and 1940′s. Produced by Oprah Winfrey, Harpo Films and Harvey Weinstein, Weinstein Company, and starring Forest Whittaker, Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett and Denzel Whittaker it reminds me of my parents hard work as college professors and teachers of tomorrow’s leaders. It is Denzel’s best work!

“This movie is also the most powerful movie I have ever seen,” said Suzanne Mayo, CEO of Mynette Management Co. The work Mynette Management Co. did in three (3) weeks for Wiley College is a true testimony to being trained to craft your gift. I thought the movie was so powerful people would go and it would be #1 at the box office, but the $1 million that Denzel donated to Wiley College is what only God can do with hard work, determination and favor. I look forward to the future accomplishments that will come in for Wiley College. Mynette Management is proud to have been associated with this extraordinary project and for the great work to be continued as we help to develop the New Wiley College Great Debaters!

Marshall abuzz with Denzel Washington in town

admin — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:13:58 +0000

MARSHALL — Residents of this northeast Texas town reveled in showbiz excitement with Denzel Washington on hand to screen “The Great Debaters,” the story of Wiley College’s 1930s debate team.

“This is something to see in this little town here,” said the Rev. Charles Jereniga, who gathered with a crowd outside a movie reception at the Marshall Hotel. “Denzel is pretty popular in a little town like Marshall. It’s pretty exciting.”

On the red carpet leading to Marshal Cinema on Thursday night, Washington wore a purple Wiley baseball hat and smiled and waved at fans. At least a hundred people gathered outside the theater in this town of about 24,000 people located 140 miles east of Dallas.

“This is where it started,” Washington said. “You can feel it. These are real people. It’s a small-town story. I’ve done a few screenings of this movie, but this is the best one.”

Washington directed the film, which on Thursday was nominated for Golden Globe Award for best drama. He also stars as educator and poet Melvin Tolson, who led the all-black Wiley College debate team.

The film chronicles the story of Tolson as he helps shape a group of Wiley students into an elite debate team.

“We’re here to celebrate the accomplishment of your town,” Washington told an audience at the screening. “We’re really proud of it. We’re excited about bringing the film back home where it belongs.”

Earlier in the day, stars of the film Nate Parker, Jurnee Smollett and Denzel Whitaker held a news conference on the campus of Wiley, which has a population of about 900 students.

“We hope people see the film and get touched by it,” Smollett said. “So far, people are getting so much joy from it. That’s food for our soul.”

The debate team at Wiley has been defunct for years. Washington said he’d like to see team resurrected.

“I’m pleased as punch for these young people and people that came before us as we celebrate with this town and this school,” he said. “We’ll try to help the school and get the debate team back on its feet. It seems like the right thing to do. It’s time for another winning streak.”

[via Associated Press]

Girl Scouts Beyond Bars Program and Beta Sigma Chi Sorority: Changing Lives One Girl At a Time!

admin — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 01:45:28 +0000

Mynette Management Co. has agreed to partner with the Girl Scouts Program Beyond Bars and Beta Sigma Chi Sorority to promote re-entry and unification of families among girls whose parents are incarcerated. This national program, BEYOND BARS started in 1975 in Maryland and is now operating in 27 states. In Topeka, KS, there are some 175 girls/families affected by incarceration and are actively involved in the Beyond Bars Program. This important work is now spreading into communities across America as the mothers return home and are reunited with their children. Today, some 19 college students in Beta Sigma Chi Christian Sorority are mentoring girls scouts in Troop 2038 each week and are actively involved in these young girls lives. Truly this program is ONE OF A KIND in the United States and will have positive implications for generations to come. Our Hats GO OFF: To Margaret Moore of Girl Scouts and the members of the Beta Sigma Chi Sorority. Mynette Management Co. donates $250 a month towards this important work in our community in uniting families. “I will always support this important program because it truly helps families in transition,” said Suzanne Mayo, CEO of Mynette Management Co.

Mynette Management Co. Adopts New Orleans McDonald #28 Elementary

admin — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 01:48:12 +0000

Suzanne Mayo, CEO announced today that Mynette Management Co. had adopted McDonald #28 Elementary School in an effort to assist them in securing band instruments and books for the library. This effort is result of attending Essence Editor’s Susan Taylor’s Day of Service and Day of Presence held on August 29, 2007 commemorating the 2nd Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. “Our energy will go into securing wind instruments and books for the school by their Christmas Break. Several persons from across the country have contributed and are seeking used instruments having them repaired. On December 8th, I will go to McDonald #28 Elementary and present the instruments to the students that we have collected so far. We will let the students know personally of our commitment our love, support and energy towards helping them rebuild their band program. “We have reached out Grambling State University’s Band Director, Dr. Parnell who has joined us in this effort to help McDonald #28 March in the 2008 Mardi Gras Parade,” said Suzanne Mayo, CEO. For more information, contact Suzanne Mayo or Ms. Stephanie Jordan, The Arts Director at McDonald #28 at (301)448-6264.