Congratulations to Allison Schubert, April ICE Trainer of the Month!

How long have you worked for TLP? Since December 2005- almost 5 years.

One thing you may not know about me… I played center on the All-Star Basketball team in middle school.

What has been one of your most rewarding moments as a Leadership Trainer? I’m going to take the liberty to list two:

1. A recent final project (“I” message role-plays) the students wrote out their scripts, memorized them, and performed with conviction and emotion!

2. Sometimes the elementary students give me drawings and write me notes on them. One said, “You are the best teacher, Ms. Allison. You are the best teacher in the world.” – well, there you have it.

What inspires you? A poignant answer from a student… and live music.

How do you rejuvenate yourself? Yoga, watching Modern Family on hulu.com, wine, sleep, and a $20 massage at the Qi Gong place on Grand St.

Who is a leader you look up to and why? Louise Hay. She healed so many during the AIDS crisis not with force or rhetoric, but with simple compassion and spiritual techniques. By following her heart she strategically became a powerful, accomplished woman being able to raise great amounts of money for charity.

What is one place you would love to travel? India looks both frightening and exciting

What is one of your personal or professional goals this year? Personal/Professional: BOOK A COMMERCIAL! (after 6 years of callbacks) Cross your fingers for me. Professional/Personal: Right now I have some teachers who have given up on a nightmare class. Students are constantly putting each other down, calling each other names, crying, and pushing over desks- very unsafe. I want to inspire the teachers to know that the kids need them desperately to be role models for them to learn their own worth. I hope to start by esteeming the teachers so that they can keep trying through the year’s end.

What do you hope your students will take from their experience in your ICE unit(s) this year? To use positive, healing words with each other. I’m a big believer in “I” messages.

What is your favorite quote? “Minds are like parachutes, they only function when they open” – Thomas Dewer