PANGEATWO Founder and CEO Jody Jones made a surprise visit to a SpeakFirst all-star debate team practice to present fifteen brand new laptop computers and a $5,000 grant. In addition to these generous financial and technology contributions, PANGEATWO will partner with SpeakFirst to conduct job-readiness and college preparation training seminars for the SpeakFirst debate team.
The new laptops were a welcome surprise to the award-winning nonprofit debate initiative that has been relying on relatively old and slow machines for the past several years. In addition to these generous financial and technology contributions, PANGEATWO will partner with SpeakFirst to conduct job-readiness and college preparation training seminars for the SpeakFirst debate team.
Stephen Black, the Founder and President of Impact Alabama and the Director of the UA Center for Ethics & Social Responsibility, expressed his appreciation for the collaborative efforts taking place between the two organizations. “Impact Alabama is grateful for a partnership in which our SpeakFirst high school students will receive high-level job-skill training from the founder of a very successful job placement company — and the kids will be blown away to see the new laptops come through the door.”
Jody Jones, President and CEO of PANGEATWO, credits much of his personal success in starting and growing a business to his participation in competitive team debate as a child. “In a tough economy, job skills training and strategic thinking about higher education are critical for young people. Because debate is an invaluable tool for preparing kids for their futures, the SpeakFirst debate team is an ideal partnership for our organization to help these students think more strategically about their college careers.”
PANGEATWO is a Birmingham-based executive search, consulting and staffing firm that focuses on acting as the common ground between companies and potential employees. The organization strategically places executives within organizations to help give companies a competitive advantage, expand skill sets and build morale on an executive team.
