Author Archives: Claire

In the time since HOBY I have let this blog slip a little – ok, a lot – but I’m sure you can all relate as you went through your own HOBY exhaustion. Continue reading →

Coming off of an inspiring Friday evening with Keynote Speaker Houston Kraft we dove right into Saturday morning by talking about Press Releases.  Our HOBY Washington friend, Sean Maginnis, joined us via Skype from Lafayette, LA where he works as … Continue reading →

Day 2 started early when we welcomed local business leaders to our morning meal.  Despite the hour we had great conversations with leaders from science, non-profit, law and business.  The guests and students had great conversations and the students really … Continue reading →

We had a great day that began with arrivals at 8 AM and is still going for many of us staff.  We have already made new friends and been exposed to new ideas.  Some of the highlights from the day … Continue reading →

Most of our staff has arrived and we have successfully retrieved our first amby from the airport! I’m very excited for the arrival of the rest of our students and to share little snippets from the seminar.  Check back regularly … Continue reading →

For those of you who have attended HOBY Washington recently, Eric Martin needs no introduction. For those of you a little newer or older, you may need some history. I’ll let him do the tough stuff, but you can find the short and sweet version right here. Continue reading →

This is the time of year that I have come to recognize as the point where HOBY stress really starts to set in. The worrying increases, the fatigue begins and the patience wears thin. This also happens to be National Volunteer Appreciation Week which is a great time to recognize my amazing planning team. Continue reading →