WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.300 --> 00:00:01.890 My name is Ellie Skelton. 2 00:00:01.890 --> 00:00:03.610 I work at Touchstone Mental Health. 3 00:00:03.610 --> 00:00:06.650 I'm their CEO, or executive director. 4 00:00:06.650 --> 00:00:07.760 Touchstone Mental Health 5 00:00:07.760 --> 00:00:09.940 inspires hope, healing, and well-being, 6 00:00:09.940 --> 00:00:10.860 line:15% and what that means is 7 00:00:10.860 --> 00:00:12.540 line:15% we work with adults and their families 8 00:00:12.540 --> 00:00:14.000 line:15% with serious mental illness, 9 00:00:14.000 --> 00:00:15.700 line:15% and we provide array of services 10 00:00:15.700 --> 00:00:17.820 line:15% to help 'em stay out of the hospital, 11 00:00:17.820 --> 00:00:21.120 line:15% reach their goals, find housing, keep housing, 12 00:00:21.120 --> 00:00:24.040 find employment, a whole variety of goals. 13 00:00:24.040 --> 00:00:26.770 So I'm always looking for additional resources, grants, 14 00:00:26.770 --> 00:00:29.520 line:15% corporations, individuals to partner with us, 15 00:00:29.520 --> 00:00:32.810 line:15% and then I also work with the people receiving our services. 16 00:00:32.810 --> 00:00:35.210 line:15% They give us feedback about what works in the community, 17 00:00:35.210 --> 00:00:36.400 line:15% what doesn't work. 18 00:00:36.400 --> 00:00:39.400 line:15% And our staff, board members, and volunteers, 19 00:00:39.400 --> 00:00:42.130 we identify what are the greatest needs in our community, 20 00:00:42.130 --> 00:00:45.340 and then I get to go out and help find those resources 21 00:00:45.340 --> 00:00:48.600 and partners to help fill that gap. 22 00:00:48.600 --> 00:00:50.230 Well, every week is different, 23 00:00:50.230 --> 00:00:52.440 but often I'll have meetings in the community, 24 00:00:52.440 --> 00:00:54.690 I might be at the Minnesota State legislation 25 00:00:56.011 --> 00:00:57.300 looking at the Capitol, 26 00:00:57.300 --> 00:01:00.400 line:15% looking at what bills are gonna affect mental health, 27 00:01:00.400 --> 00:01:02.610 line:15% are they gonna help or hurt, 28 00:01:02.610 --> 00:01:05.230 line:15% work with our partners such as NAMI Minnesota 29 00:01:05.230 --> 00:01:09.560 line:15% around issues of crisis or stabilization. 30 00:01:09.560 --> 00:01:12.800 I have meetings with volunteers, the Board of Directors. 31 00:01:12.800 --> 00:01:14.730 Those typically happen at my workplace. 32 00:01:14.730 --> 00:01:17.850 Those are usually early morning or late in the day 33 00:01:17.850 --> 00:01:20.460 'cause I work with busy corporate professionals often, 34 00:01:20.460 --> 00:01:23.440 and so we kind of fit our schedule around their schedule. 35 00:01:23.440 --> 00:01:25.850 Then we have staff meetings during the day. 36 00:01:25.850 --> 00:01:29.080 We try and do some training for all staff. 37 00:01:29.080 --> 00:01:30.510 So a lot of times I'm in the office, 38 00:01:30.510 --> 00:01:33.290 but a lot of times I'm running around the community. 39 00:01:33.290 --> 00:01:34.710 So every week could be different, 40 00:01:34.710 --> 00:01:37.530 but there's typically at least 50% of my time 41 00:01:37.530 --> 00:01:41.100 line:15% in the office working on things around funding, process, 42 00:01:41.100 --> 00:01:43.490 line:15% organizational work that we need to do, 43 00:01:43.490 --> 00:01:46.130 line:15% and about 50% kind of community-based, 44 00:01:46.130 --> 00:01:47.450 line:15% working with people in the community 45 00:01:47.450 --> 00:01:48.690 line:15% kind of making connections 46 00:01:48.690 --> 00:01:50.543 and kind of moving us all forward.