rebecca’s Resources
From Clippers to Cancer Conversations: Empowering Barbers as Health Advocates through Adult Learning Theory & Learning-Centered Activities
The Cleveland African American Prostate Cancer Project (CAAPP) is a research project in Cleveland, Ohio led by a team of cancer survivors, researchers, doctors and community members that aims to increase prostate cancer screening in the African American/Black community using the voice and reach of barbers. Prostate cancer (PCa) is the leading cancer diagnosis and the second leading cause of cancer-related death among Black men (American Cancer Society, 2025). CAAPP’s goal is to get Black men screened for prostate cancer starting at age 40, as they are at higher risk and early detection helps to reduce mortality and increase options for treatment.
Episode 305: BONUS – Focus on the Who – 10k Small Businesses
GLP Chief Business Officer Rebecca Hutchins was accepted as a scholar to the 10,000 Small Businesses program through Goldman Sachs and Babson College. Rebecca noticed that Manuel Alexander, National Lead Faculty, facilitated in ways that felt very familiar to our...
Episode 8: No Laughing, No Learning
Dr. Jane Vella and Rebecca Hutchins talk with Dr. Paula Berardinelli about on of Jane’s personal favorite axioms: “No laughing, no learning!” Jane and Paula have known each other since the last century at UNC Chapel Hill, and they are still very close friends...





