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Chanda Hinton: Transforming Adversity into Hope and Healing
Chanda Hinton was just 9 years old when her life path was forever altered. While visiting with family friends, Chanda and two 14-year-old boys were playfully arguing over popsicles. One of the boys picked up a gun, not knowing it was loaded. The gun discharged, the bullet striking Chanda in the back of her neck. The impact of the blow resulted in a spinal cord injury in the C5–C6 vertebrae, rendering Chanda a quadriplegic, unable to move or feel from the neck down.
Perhaps because she was so young, Chanda dealt with the transition and found meaning and fulfillment. “Elementary and high school were really great,” Chanda recalls. “My outlook was super-positive.” She had tons of friends. She was the homecoming queen. She was a role model.
Things changed when Chanda moved into adulthood. Her spinal cord injury had compromised her health, as her weight dropped to 59 pounds. The pain was chronic, and the emergency 911 calls and doctor visits were more frequent. Mentally, she struggled too, especially when college took her away from her comfort zone, the close-knit rural Nebraska town where everyone cherished her.
Going to college was an enormous risk, and immensely difficult. “At the University of Denver it was tough for me because they were looking upon me as a woman in a wheelchair as opposed to, ‘Oh hey, there’s Chanda.’” Worried about her health, her career prospects, and her future life, she dropped out of college and lost her will to take risks. At age 21 she was bedbound, dependent on medicine and painkillers, and inactive. She wondered if she had reached the end of her life expectancy.
“One of my healing mantras,” says Chanda, “is that everything happens for a purpose.” First, her sister suggested she try integrative therapies, specifically physical therapy, massage therapy, adaptive yoga, and acupuncture. Chanda took that risk and began thriving on those treatments. She also got a service dog, Flint, who performs tasks for her and knows her so well that he can sense if something is wrong. As her health improved, she returned to college, joined activities, and rediscovered her outgoing nature.
Chanda’s renewed energy inspired an idea for her life’s mission. Vowing “Here’s my passion, here’s my dream, let’s get it done,” she took the risk to create and run her own foundation. Today the Chanda Center for Health and The Chanda Plan Foundation improve the quality of life for those with disabilities through education, programs, and access to integrative therapies. They provide access to integrative therapies, primary care, and behavioral health together in a coordinated and collaborative setting. Since 2006, The Chanda Plan Foundation has provided the opportunity for increased health and hope by covering 11,600 integrative therapies for participants in the Quality of Life program. She’s also actively pushing legislation for federal funding of integrative therapies. In short, Chanda’s a risk-taker, and it is paying off for her and for many. GlobalMindED is proud to recognize leaders like Chanda this month who are changing the world for the better by overcoming any limitations in their path and showing others how to do the same.
Hear from Chanda regarding the positive impact of integrative therapies, and her journey to start the Center for Health.
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Call for Proposals for GlobalMindED 2024 June 18-19 Closes December 1
Highlights from the 2023 GlobalMindED Annual Conference this past June:
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PBS12 Denver filmed and live-streamed the 2023 GlobalMindED Inclusive Leader Awards on June 7th as well as our main stage plenaries and presentations on June 8th. You can find them all individually on the GlobalMindED YouTube channel.
Here are links to the 2023 GlobalMindED Inclusive Leader Award Winners' introductions and acceptance remarks:
Miriam Calderon, Chief Policy Officer, ZERO TO THREE: Inclusive Leader - Early Childhood Education
Dr. David Miyashiro, Superintendent, Cajon Valley Union School District, Inclusive Leader - K-12 Education
Carrie Billy, CEO, American Indian Higher Education Consortium: Inclusive Leader - Higher Education
Afua Bruce, Founder & Principal, ANB Advisory Group: Inclusive Leader - Government
Dr. Elena Rios, President & CEO, National Hispanic Medical Association: Inclusive Leader - Health & Wellness
Hassan Salem, Head of Commercial Banking, US Bank: Inclusive Leader - Banking & Finance
Greg Robinson, James Webb Space Telescope Project Director NASA (ret): Inclusive Leader - Space & Aerospace
Mary Nichols, Professor, UCLA Institute of the Environment, Inclusive Leader - Energy & Sustainability
Michael Campbell, General Manager, Education Division, Intel: Inclusive Leader - Technology
Diego Mariscal, CEO & Chief Disabled Person, 2Gether-International: Inclusive Leader - Entrepreneurship
Mario Carrera, President & CEO, CLLARO: Inclusive Leader - Media & Arts
Nasruddin Rupani, Chairman, Ibn Sina Foundation: Inclusive Leader - Foundations & Funders
Rosanna Durruthy, VP, Global Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging, LinkedIn: Inclusive Leader -Global Impact
Kimberly Bryant, Founder & CEO, Black Innovation Lab; Black Girls Code: Inclusive Leader - Non-Profit
Click below to see Insights from GlobalMindED Leaders:
View the Main-stage Presentations:
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View the Sessions from our United Nations Event: Transforming Financial Boundaries |
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Carla Harris, Vice Chairman, Morgan Stanley and James Rhee, Founder/Owner, red helicopter
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Michael Maquet-Diafouka, Managing Director, Global Family and Institutional Wealth, UBS, Chris Marsh, Managing Director, Private Wealth Advisor, UBS,Janet C. Salazar, Chairman & President, Foundation for the Support of the United Nations
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Tyler Naha, Student, Denver East High School, Dr. Mary Papazian, Exec. VP, Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, Dr. Philomenta Mantella, President, Grand Valley State University, Dr. Yustina Saleh, Managing Director, Innovation Solutions, The Burning Glass Institute, Alfonzo Alexander, Chief Ethics & Diversity Officer, National Association of State Boards of Accountancy
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Dr. D'Andre Weaver, Chief Digital Equity Officer, Digital Promise, Michael Woods, President, Woods Capital, the Honorable Dr. Kimberly McClain, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department HUD, Preston James, II, Co-Founder and CEO, Divinc, Gaby Rowe, Founding Principal, Grow Associates
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Dr. Craig Jonas, Founder and CEO, CoPeace, Victoria Vasques, Owner & Chairwoman, Tribal Tech LLC, Sachin Chaudhry, Founder and CEO, TrustCircle and BringChange Foundation, Kyle Hybl, President & CEO, El Pomar Foundation, Beth Cobert, Acting President, Markle Foundation
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Dr. Denise Lujan, Director, Entering Student Experience, University of Texas at El Paso, Javaune Adams-Gaston, President, Norfolk State University, Dr. David Miyashiro, Superintendent, Cajon Valley Union School District, Gina Fratarcangeli, Managing Director, Google, Shital C. Shah, Sr. Advisor, Strategic Partnerships, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Dept. of Education
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Sam Lalanne, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley, Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion |
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