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Research Key for Gen Y Starting Non-profits

September 14, 2011 by

[HTML1] Chris Snell, the September Y Gen Entrepreneur, is founder of Restless Minds, Inc., a Bloomington, Ind.-based nonprofit whose mission is to help veterans and law enforcement officers cope with the emotional stress of combat related trauma or deadly force encounter issues.

Chris joins Keeping Up with Gen Y to talk about the benefits of dealing with emotional pain through peer-to-peer mentoring. He also emphasizes the need for research before young enterprisers start their social entrepreneurial endeavors.

More about Chris Snell
A lifelong resident of Bloomington, Ind., Chris Snell joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 2003, right after graduating from high school. He served two seven-month tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan, attaining the rank of sergeant. While finishing his duty, which ended in May, Chris founded a support group, Restless Minds, Inc., whose mission is to help veterans and law enforcement officers cope with the emotional stress of combat related trauma or deadly force encounter issues.

Restless Minds is organized as a nonprofit in Indiana, and will hopefully soon have its 501(c)(3) status. In addition to his work with the nonprofit, Chris is a full-time student at Ivy Tech Community College in Bloomington as well as works full time as a security officer. In his spare time, Chris is writing a book about his combat experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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About Tamara Bell

Tamara Bell is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Y Gen Out Loud, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that provides a platform for Generation Yto discuss national politics and public policy issues.

Tamara began her journalism career as a staff reporter for the Dallas Times Herald. A few years later, she moved to York, Pa., as a political reporter for the York Dispatch, covering local, state, and national government as well as writing investigative stories for the mid-sized daily newspaper.

A Texas girl at heart, Tamara returned to Dallas a year later to work as press relations director for the re-election campaign of U.S. Rep. John Bryant. The next year, she moved to Austin and the Texas Legislature, where she stayed for 15 years. While at the Legislature, Tamara worked for Democratic House members as Chief-of-Staff and Press Secretary, and as a Senior Policy Analyst for the Senate State Affairs Committee chaired by a Republicansenator.

In 1996, Tamara became co-owner of a political newsletter covering state issues and elections. As Editor-in-Chief, Tamara helped shape the weekly publication into a must-read for state officials, legislative aides, and lobbyists. More recently, Tamara wrote a regular column analyzing coverage by the Texas Capitol Press Corps for an online political publication. She also works as a lecturer in the Advertising Department at The University of Texasat Austin.

Tamara has also been a judge for the 2010 Bright Ideas Award given by the Texas Daily Newspaper Association, served as a panelist at the Society of Professional Journalists 2010 Region 8 Conference where the theme was How to Save Journalism, and has been a guest lecture for the Advertising Department’s Internship course, speaking about the jobs outlook for graduating seniors.

Tamara earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in Journalism from The University of Texas at Austin, and her B.A. in Journalism from Texas A&M University. She resides in Austin with her son, Jackson.

Tamara Bell is also the Host of Keeping Up with Gen Y on WomensRadio. Keeping Up with Gen Y offers discussions, interviews, and commentary about important issues of the day from the perspective of Generation Y (18-to 30-years-old). Aimed at all generations interested in learning about and inspiring young people, this show features professionals, experts, researchers, and members of Gen Y who share insights and experiences about the topics on the minds of today’s young adults.