An Innovators, Artists & Solutions Conversation with the Founder of CentroNía, BB Otero: Part 1

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An Innovators, Artists & Solutions Conversation with the Founder of CentroNía, BB Otero: Part 1

With Hosts Elizabeth Bruce and Michael Oliver

Elizabeth Bruce Michael Oliver

Apr 24, 2024

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Today, we are proud to present Part 1 our conversation with BB Otero, the Founder of CentroNía.

CentroNia is a nationally recognized child and family services organization serving over 1, 200 children and their families. As part of this work, BB developed D.C. Bilingual Public Charter School and multiple child development sites throughout the Washington region. BB currently serves as Special Assistant to Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich, providing strategy, advice, and direction on a broad range of health and human service issues.

She previously served as Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services for the Government of the District of Columbia. As President of Otero Strategy Group—an innovative consulting practice integrating education, health, human services, and community development supports—she focuses on socially responsible policy and practice. She advises nonprofits, philanthropy, and local governments in strategic planning, policy development, and funding strategies.

For more information about BB click here. For more information about CentroNia click here.

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Welcome to Creativists in Dialogue, a podcast embracing the creative life, with your hosts Elizabeth Bruce and Michael Oliver. In this weekly podcast, we interview people from all walks of life about the role that creativity plays in shaping who they are. We explore creativity at both the practical level, and the process level.

We also, on occasion, delve into the philosophical dimensions of creativity—that might have influenced a person’s life and work.

Importantly, not all the people we interview are “Artists”—though some are—but they all live their creativity every day in their fields of expertise, their relationships, and beyond.

In other words, we approach creativity as a vital force to a healthy life. Not only does it change the world but it changes who a person is and how they see themselves.

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