Sweethearts & Heroes - Tom Murphy and Rick Yarosh - Promoting Healthy, Positive Social Connections and Relationships - 599

  <p class="sqsrte-large preFade fadeIn"></p> <p class="sqsrte-large preFade fadeIn"></p> <p class="sqsrte-large preFade fadeIn"></p> <p class="sqsrte-large preFade fadeIn"></p> <p class="sqsrte-large preFade fadeIn">Sweethearts &amp; Heroes - Tom Murphy and Rick Yarosh - Promoting Healthy, Positive Social Connections and Relationships. This is episode 599 of Teaching Learning Leading K12, an audio podcast.</p> <p class="sqsrte-large preFade fadeIn">Sweethearts &amp; Heroes is a team focused on promoting healthy, positive social connections and relationships while fostering a sense of community and emotional resilience. We bring the power of HOPE and ACTION into schools and communities.</p> <p class="sqsrte-large preFade fadeIn">Our focus is to teach human skills, both in school and digitally, to build empathy and compassion in our youth, and develop young Sweethearts &amp; Heroes by promoting bystander empowerment through leadership roles.</p> TOM MURPHY - Founder <p>Tom Murphy is the proud husband and father of four living in the charming City of Saint Albans, VT. Born and raised in Philadelphia, PA where his parents ran a small shelter and recovery home for the hopeless in their own house, Tom has gone on to take this mantra of helping and caring for others in need his life’s mission.</p> <p> </p> <p>Tom graduated from Cooperstown High School and then became an All-American at the University of Brockport, taking second place at the 1997 NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships. Tom spent the next 16 years advancing through the railroad industry, eventually becoming a Corporate Director for the world’s largest short line regional railroad company, RailAmerica. He ran their National Rail Traffic Control Center until stepping down and pursuing his full-time passion of being a Superhero. On top of his “mild-manner” role in the railroad, Tom has gone on to become the successful entrepreneur of multiple small-town businesses, namely one of Northern Vermont’s premiere restaurants and bars – Twiggs: An American Gastr