richard propes

Richard Propes

Male, 54 years old

I've spent much of my career balancing my devotion to social justice and human services with utilizing my inherent gifts for the arts and developing creative solutions for the non-profit and for-profit world. I served nearly years as the admission coordinator for Behavioral Healthcare at Winona Memorial Hospital in Indianapolis, with a primary specialty in crisis intervention. I remain a Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress. I currently serve as a Personal Allocation Review Specialist for the Bureau of Developmental Disabilities Services for the State of Indiana, a position which allows me to empower children and adults with developmental challenges to achieve their highest potential. I'm also the founderdirector for the Tenderness Tour, and have traveled over , miles since by wheelchair in a grassroots effort to end violence in the lives of children. I've spoken to thousands of adults and children with free to low-cost inspirational messages, lobbied city officials and petitioned media to cover issues impacting kids. The Tenderness Tour is the only all-volunteer non-profit to have donated funds in every nation of the world. I'm also the founder and publisher for The Independent Critic and Everyone's a Critic, film websites devoted to movie reviews, interviews and special features. "Everyone's a Critic" also empowers others to become stronger writers. I'm also the founder of the Tenderness Film Project, an effort to empower filmmakers to make a difference in the world. In April of , I published "The Hallelujah Life," a book of autobiographical reflections, short stories and poetry that was released on my own imprint, Heart n' Sole Press. Specialties crisis intervention, program coordination, grassroots marketing and public relations, special event management, fund-raising, outreach events, web design, movie reviews, journalism, interpersonal communications, organizational communications, non-profit management and development, teaching and web-based publishing. read more ...
  • blogger
  • writer
  • activist
  • web design
  • journalism
  • editing
  • minister
  • writing
  • Bethany Theological Seminary
  • Martin University
  • Church Of The Brethren
  • State Of Indiana
  • Administrative Assistant

Public Records

Arrest Records

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