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“Everyone involved with NextGen believes that we should shine a light on these ideas,” he said. “[We] are collaborating to put the spotlight on the people we should be listening to most when it comes to education: students and teachers.”

From idea to execution, 

sold out arena to community engagement, the Houston Rockets in Birmingham, AL focused focused on driving attention and awareness for the Iron City Showdown.

Fusion celebrated diversity, honored achievement and connected passions with Birmingham innovators, entrepreneurs and community leaders

We created and executed an experience to celebrate exiting and recruit new businesses for the Economic Development Partnership or Alabama showcasing 106 businesses with $5M plus inmvestments with an estimated $850 M evaluation

Illinois News Center launched Juneteenth 2022, telling good news about people, places, and partnerships. The Leadership Team, including Executive Producer Erskine “Chuck” Faush, Senior Producer Lesley Smedley, and Producers: John Pasmore and Aarti Tandon, developed the digital platform to promote community, business, and innovation throughout Illinois.

Erskine "Chuck" Faush moderated a ‘Tech, Talent, and Mobility’ panel at Smart Cities Atlanta with Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago VP Yolanda Daniels, and Baltimore Mayoral Candidate Thiru Vignarajah. 

Chicago Urban League teamed up with KPMG to close the divide by identifying, positioning & filling 2500 tech careers by 2025

• 30K students
• 6 Universities 
• $1M in scholarships, grants, and Dream Space installations have transformed people and places

The City of Birmingham led the campaign to commemorate 50 Years of 1963 Civil Rights tipping points with five other cities whose contributions changed our nation.