Angel, Thriving Creator of Artful Things
by Gary "Chris" Christopherson
Price: $2.99 USD. 2310 words.
Published on December 1, 2011. Fiction.
Angel, Thriving Creator of Artful Things
This is a children's book about my friend Angel, the most creative, artful and thriving Whimsey ever. Whimseys soar, are brightly colored, and live in an amazing land far, far, away. This is the story of how Angel becomes a thriving creator. Whimseys face their greatest enemy, Dark Cloud - an evil, powerful cloud. Can Whimseys survive? Can they thrive?
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Gary "Chris" Christopherson
Biography
GARY (CHRIS) CHRISTOPHERSON has worked on national issues on health and human service strategy, policy, systems, models, performance, reform and management and on reducing vulnerability. Currently, he is independently developing strategy, management, policy and performance models and tools for creating, managing and sustaining large scale change and building a better and preferably thriving future. (www.ThrivingFuture.org www.viaFuture.org) This draws from 30+ years of experience in creating, managing, evaluating and sustaining large scale change at national and local levels in public and private sectors. Over his career, he has served in many senior leadership, management and policymaking positions, including with organizations with multi-billion dollar budgets and thousands of employees. His experience includes: Fellow, National Academy for Public Administration; Senior Advisor to Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Director for the Quality Improvement Group, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, DHHS; Senior Advisor to Under Secretary, Veterans Health Administration, VA; Senior Fellow and Scholar-In-Residence, Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences; Chief Information Officer, Veterans Health Administration, VA; Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary and Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs and Senior Advisor to Assistant Secretaries for Health and Reserve Affairs, Department of Defense; Associate Director, Presidential Personnel, Executive Office of the President, White House; Director of Health Legislation, House Select Committee on Aging, U.S. House of Representatives; and Deputy Director, Municipal Health Services Program (funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and based at John Hopkins Medical Institutions); and Special Projects Director, City of Milwaukee Health Department. He is a sculptor of abstract art, focusing on mobile and stabile sculptures and having created over 150 sculptures. (www.GChris.com) He received his bachelor’s degree in political science and his master’s degree in urban and regional planning from the University of Wisconsin – Madison, and did doctoral work in health policy and management at the John Hopkins University School of Public Health.
Where to find Gary "Chris" Christopherson online
Website: http://www.ThrivingFuture.org
Twitter: ThrivingFuture
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/gary-%22chris%22-christopherson/9/b2/26a
Blog: http://www.thrivingfuture.org/wordpress/
Twitter: ThrivingFuture
- Thrive! Driven by need to survive & desire to thrive now/forever. Needed at tipping point when endangered & capable. http://t.co/MVL55GS1a1
- Thrive! is achieving thriving future for all forever. Call for vast, sustained endeavor building thriving future. http://t.co/MVL55GS1a1
- Thrive! - Building a Thriving Future. Updated the website - http://t.co/CEsoYoXo Achieving a thriving future for all forever.
- AFFORDABLE CARE ACT SHOULD STAND & BE BETTER. Much good lost if ACA falls. Can stand with/without mandate. ACA needs to be improved.
- Walker's defiance harmful to WI people. Harmful to health & risks financial catastrophes. ACA, with or without mandate, can & should stand.
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/gary-%22chris%22-christopherson/9/b2/26a
Blog: http://www.thrivingfuture.org/wordpress/
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Books
Black Box - Volume 1 Of The Thrive! Series
by Gary "Chris" Christopherson
Price: $2.99 USD. 86930 words. Published on November 30, 2011. Fiction.
Black Box - Volume 1 Of The Thrive! Series A mysterious and powerful black box appears on earth, challenging the world's people, politics, religions, science and militaries. Already, politicians on each side of the issue have won and lost elections on this issue. For most of them, they wish the box never existed. There was a time when the destruction of the box was an easy solution. No longer.
Price: $2.99 USD. 86930 words. Published on November 30, 2011. Fiction.
Black Box - Volume 1 Of The Thrive! Series A mysterious and powerful black box appears on earth, challenging the world's people, politics, religions, science and militaries. Already, politicians on each side of the issue have won and lost elections on this issue. For most of them, they wish the box never existed. There was a time when the destruction of the box was an easy solution. No longer.
Thrive! - Building A Thriving Future
by Gary "Chris" Christopherson
Price: $2.99 USD. 31860 words. Published on November 30, 2011. Nonfiction.
"Thrive! - Building a Thriving Future" is a call for action and a manual for positive change and a thriving future. "Thrive!" helps people who want to create and sustain large, positive and timely change for themselves, their community, their nation and their world. "Thrive!" helps people build a better and thriving future.
Price: $2.99 USD. 31860 words. Published on November 30, 2011. Nonfiction.
"Thrive! - Building a Thriving Future" is a call for action and a manual for positive change and a thriving future. "Thrive!" helps people who want to create and sustain large, positive and timely change for themselves, their community, their nation and their world. "Thrive!" helps people build a better and thriving future.