{"id":947,"date":"2023-02-12T23:45:49","date_gmt":"2023-02-12T23:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drjesseford.com\/?page_id=947"},"modified":"2025-01-21T20:16:51","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T20:16:51","slug":"colibri-wp-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/drjesseford.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Front Page"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-colibri-id=\"947-c1\" class=\"style-443 style-local-947-c1 position-relative\">\n  <!---->\n  <div data-colibri-component=\"section\" data-colibri-id=\"947-c2\" id=\"overlappable-2\" class=\"h-section h-section-global-spacing d-flex align-items-lg-center align-items-md-center align-items-center style-444 style-local-947-c2 position-relative\">\n    <!---->\n    <!---->\n    <div class=\"h-section-grid-container h-section-boxed-container\">\n      <!---->\n      <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c3\" class=\"h-row-container gutters-row-lg-2 gutters-row-md-2 gutters-row-2 gutters-row-v-lg-2 gutters-row-v-md-2 gutters-row-v-2 style-445 style-local-947-c3 position-relative\">\n        <!---->\n        <div class=\"h-row justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center align-items-lg-stretch align-items-md-stretch align-items-stretch gutters-col-lg-2 gutters-col-md-2 gutters-col-2 gutters-col-v-lg-2 gutters-col-v-md-2 gutters-col-v-2\">\n          <!---->\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-4 h-col-md-4 h-col-12 style-446-outer style-local-947-c4-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c4\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-3 h-px-md-3 h-px-3 v-inner-lg-3 v-inner-md-3 v-inner-3 style-446 style-local-947-c4 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-start align-self-md-start align-self-start\">\n                <!---->\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c5\" class=\"h-icon style-447 style-local-947-c5 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!----><span class=\"h-svg-icon h-icon__icon style-447-icon style-local-947-c5-icon\"><!--Icon by Font Awesome (https:\/\/fontawesome.com)-->\n    <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"user\" viewBox=\"0 0 1354.8114 1896.0833\">\n      <path d=\"M1280 1399q0 109-62.5 187t-150.5 78H213q-88 0-150.5-78T0 1399q0-85 8.5-160.5t31.5-152 58.5-131 94-89T327 832q131 128 313 128t313-128q76 0 134.5 34.5t94 89 58.5 131 31.5 152 8.5 160.5zm-256-887q0 159-112.5 271.5T640 896 368.5 783.5 256 512t112.5-271.5T640 128t271.5 112.5T1024 512z\"><\/path>\n    <\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c6\" class=\"h-global-transition-all h-heading style-448 style-local-947-c6 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"h-heading__outer style-448 style-local-947-c6\">\n                    <!---->\n                    <!---->\n                    <h3 class=\"\">Keynote &amp; Speaking Engagement<\/h3>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c7\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-449 style-local-947-c7 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"\">\n                    <p>Dr. Ford has given over 100 talks to K-12 schools, nonprofit organizations, corporations,&nbsp; colleges and universities.<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n          <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-4 h-col-md-4 h-col-12 style-450-outer style-local-947-c8-outer\">\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c8\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-3 h-px-md-3 h-px-3 v-inner-lg-3 v-inner-md-3 v-inner-3 style-450 style-local-947-c8 position-relative\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-start align-self-md-start align-self-start\">\n                <!---->\n                <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c9\" class=\"h-icon style-447 style-local-947-c9 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!----><span class=\"h-svg-icon h-icon__icon style-447-icon style-local-947-c9-icon\"><!--Icon by Icons8 Line Awesome (https:\/\/icons8.com\/line-awesome)--><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"book\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 545.5\"><path d=\"M160 112c46.716 0 87.714 15.696 96 19 8.286-3.304 49.284-19 96-19 51.633 0 102 21 102 21l10 4.5V464H283.5c-5.535 9.55-15.662 16-27.5 16s-21.965-6.45-27.5-16H48V137.5l10-4.5s50.367-21 102-21zm0 32c-35.185 0-67.71 11.04-80 15.5v258c19-6.27 46.35-14 80-14 32.912 0 62.207 8.096 80 14v-258c-16.003-5.485-49.065-15.5-80-15.5zm192 0c-30.935 0-63.997 10.015-80 15.5v258c17.793-5.904 47.088-14 80-14 33.65 0 61 7.73 80 14v-258c-12.29-4.46-44.815-15.5-80-15.5z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n                <div\n                  data-colibri-id=\"947-c10\" class=\"h-global-transition-all h-heading style-448 style-local-947-c10 position-relative h-element\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <div class=\"h-heading__outer style-448 style-local-947-c10\">\n                    <!---->\n                    <!---->\n                    <h3 class=\"\">Scholarly Contributions&nbsp;<\/h3>\n                  <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c11\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-449 style-local-947-c11 position-relative h-element\">\n                <!---->\n                <!---->\n                <div class=\"\">\n                  <p>Check out Dr. Ford&#8217;s contributions to existing literature. With over 30 publications, his work seeks to disrupt and inform practices.&nbsp;<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-4 h-col-md-4 h-col-12 style-451-outer style-local-947-c12-outer\">\n          <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c12\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-3 h-px-md-3 h-px-3 v-inner-lg-3 v-inner-md-3 v-inner-3 style-451 style-local-947-c12 position-relative\">\n            <!---->\n            <!---->\n            <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-start align-self-md-start align-self-start\">\n              <!---->\n              <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c13\" class=\"h-icon style-447 style-local-947-c13 position-relative h-element\">\n                <!----><span class=\"h-svg-icon h-icon__icon style-447-icon style-local-947-c13-icon\"><!--Icon by Icons8 Line Awesome (https:\/\/icons8.com\/line-awesome)--><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"archive\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 545.5\"><path d=\"M64 112h384v96h-16v256H80V208H64v-96zm32 32v32h320v-32H96zm16 64v224h288V208H112zm93 32c.207-.01.543-.018.75-.018s.543.008.75.018c.207-.01.543-.018.75-.018s.543.008.75.018h96l.227-.002c8.833 0 16 7.17 16 16.002s-7.167 16.002-16 16.002L304 272h-96c-.413.04-1.085.07-1.5.07-8.87 0-16.07-7.2-16.07-16.07 0-8.078 6.527-15.246 14.57-16z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/div>\n              <div\n                data-colibri-id=\"947-c14\" class=\"h-global-transition-all h-heading style-448 style-local-947-c14 position-relative h-element\">\n                <!---->\n                <div class=\"h-heading__outer style-448 style-local-947-c14\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <h3 class=\"\">Consulting\n                    <br>Services<\/h3>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c15\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-449 style-local-947-c15 position-relative h-element\">\n              <!---->\n              <!---->\n              <div class=\"\">\n                <p>Dr. Ford provides&nbsp; schools, higher education institutions, and nonprofit organizations with applicable, digestible, and custom-tailored workshops, seminars, and research support<\/p>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-colibri-component=\"section\" data-colibri-id=\"947-c16\" id=\"about-2\" class=\"h-section h-section-global-spacing d-flex align-items-lg-center align-items-md-center align-items-center style-983 style-local-947-c16 position-relative\">\n  <!---->\n  <!---->\n  <div class=\"h-section-grid-container h-section-boxed-container\">\n    <!---->\n    <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c17\" class=\"h-row-container gutters-row-lg-2 gutters-row-md-2 gutters-row-2 gutters-row-v-lg-2 gutters-row-v-md-2 gutters-row-v-2 style-984 style-local-947-c17 position-relative\">\n      <!---->\n      <div class=\"h-row justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center align-items-lg-stretch align-items-md-stretch align-items-stretch gutters-col-lg-2 gutters-col-md-2 gutters-col-2 gutters-col-v-lg-2 gutters-col-v-md-2 gutters-col-v-2\">\n        <!---->\n        <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-985-outer style-local-947-c18-outer\">\n          <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c18\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-2 h-px-md-2 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-2 v-inner-md-2 v-inner-2 style-985 style-local-947-c18 position-relative\">\n            <!---->\n            <!---->\n            <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-center align-self-md-center align-self-center\">\n              <!---->\n              <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c19\" class=\"h-global-transition-all h-heading style-986 style-local-947-c19 position-relative h-element\">\n                <!---->\n                <div class=\"h-heading__outer style-986 style-local-947-c19\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <h5 class=\"\">About Dr. Ford<\/h5>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c20\" class=\"h-global-transition-all h-heading style-987 style-local-947-c20 position-relative h-element\">\n                <!---->\n                <div class=\"h-heading__outer style-987 style-local-947-c20\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <h1 class=\"\">Scholar.&nbsp;<em style=\"font-family: &quot;Playfair Display&quot;; 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He has dedicated his life to educating, supporting, and advocating for the future of education<\/span><\/h2>\n                  <p>\n                    <br>\n                  <\/p>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c22\" class=\"h-x-container style-989 style-local-947-c22 position-relative h-element\">\n                <!---->\n                <div class=\"h-x-container-inner style-dynamic-947-c22-group style-989-spacing style-local-947-c22-spacing\"><span class=\"h-button__outer style-990-outer style-local-947-c23-outer d-inline-flex h-element\"><a h-use-smooth-scroll=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/drjesseford.com\/?page_id=604\"  data-colibri-id=\"947-c23\" class=\"d-flex w-100 align-items-center h-button justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center style-990 style-local-947-c23 position-relative\"><!----><!----> <span>Learn More<\/span><\/a>\n                  <\/span>\n                <\/div>\n       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class=\"h-global-transition-all h-heading style-1149 style-local-947-c157 position-relative h-element\">\n                <!---->\n                <div class=\"h-heading__outer style-1149 style-local-947-c157\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <h2 class=\"\">The Latest Media Mentions&nbsp;<\/h2>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c130\" class=\"h-row-container gutters-row-lg-2 gutters-row-md-2 gutters-row-2 gutters-row-v-lg-2 gutters-row-v-md-2 gutters-row-v-2 style-1140 style-local-947-c130 position-relative\">\n      <!---->\n      <div class=\"h-row justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center align-items-lg-stretch align-items-md-stretch align-items-stretch gutters-col-lg-2 gutters-col-md-2 gutters-col-2 gutters-col-v-lg-2 gutters-col-v-md-2 gutters-col-v-2\">\n        <!---->\n        <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-3 h-col-md-6 h-col-12 style-1141-outer style-local-947-c131-outer\">\n          <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c131\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-3 h-px-md-3 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-3 v-inner-md-3 v-inner-2 style-1141 style-local-947-c131 position-relative\">\n            <!---->\n            <!---->\n            <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-center align-self-md-center align-self-center\">\n              <!---->\n              <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c134\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-1144 style-local-947-c134 position-relative h-element\">\n                <!---->\n                <!---->\n                <div class=\"\">\n                  <p>UNCG School of Education Highlights: Ford Honored as Emerging Scholar by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c135\" class=\"h-x-container style-1145 style-local-947-c135 position-relative h-element\">\n                <!---->\n                <div class=\"h-x-container-inner style-dynamic-947-c135-group style-1145-spacing style-local-947-c135-spacing\"><span class=\"h-button__outer style-1146-outer style-local-947-c136-outer d-inline-flex h-element\"><a h-use-smooth-scroll=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/soe.uncg.edu\/ford-honored-as-emerging-scholar-by-diverse-issues-in-higher-education\/\"  data-colibri-id=\"947-c136\" class=\"d-flex w-100 align-items-center h-button justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center style-1146 style-local-947-c136 position-relative\"><!----><!----> <span>to learn more<\/span><\/a>\n                  <\/span>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-3 h-col-md-6 h-col-12 style-1141-outer style-local-947-c137-outer\">\n          <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c137\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-3 h-px-md-3 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-3 v-inner-md-3 v-inner-2 style-1141 style-local-947-c137 position-relative\">\n            <!---->\n            <!---->\n            <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-center align-self-md-center align-self-center\">\n              <!---->\n              <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c140\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-1144 style-local-947-c140 position-relative h-element\">\n                <!---->\n                <!---->\n                <div class=\"\">\n                  <p>Diverse: Issues in Higher Education Name Ford 1 of 15 of the Nation&#8217;s Leading Emerging Scholar Researchers&nbsp;<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c141\" class=\"h-x-container style-1145 style-local-947-c141 position-relative h-element\">\n                <!---->\n                <div class=\"h-x-container-inner style-dynamic-947-c141-group style-1145-spacing style-local-947-c141-spacing\"><span class=\"h-button__outer style-1146-outer style-local-947-c142-outer d-inline-flex h-element\"><a h-use-smooth-scroll=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/lsc-pagepro.mydigitalpublication.com\/publication\/?i=838047&amp;p=22&amp;view=issueViewer\"  data-colibri-id=\"947-c142\" class=\"d-flex w-100 align-items-center h-button justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-center justify-content-center style-1146 style-local-947-c142 position-relative\"><!----><!----> <span>to learn more<\/span><\/a>\n                  <\/span>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-3 h-col-md-6 h-col-12 style-1141-outer style-local-947-c143-outer\">\n          <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c143\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-3 h-px-md-3 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-3 v-inner-md-3 v-inner-2 style-1141 style-local-947-c143 position-relative\">\n            <!---->\n            <!---->\n            <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-center align-self-md-center align-self-center\">\n              <!---->\n              <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c146\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-1144 style-local-947-c146 position-relative h-element\">\n                <!---->\n                <!---->\n                <div class=\"\">\n                  <p>Ford Featured in &#8220;The Barriers to Success&#8221; Article&nbsp;<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c147\" class=\"h-x-container style-1145 style-local-947-c147 position-relative h-element\">\n                <!---->\n                <div class=\"h-x-container-inner style-dynamic-947-c147-group 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h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-center align-self-md-center align-self-center\">\n              <!---->\n              <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c31\" class=\"h-global-transition-all h-heading style-996 style-local-947-c31 position-relative h-element\">\n                <!---->\n                <div class=\"h-heading__outer style-996 style-local-947-c31\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <h5 class=\"\">New Book<\/h5>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c32\" class=\"h-global-transition-all h-heading style-997 style-local-947-c32 position-relative h-element\">\n                <!---->\n                <div class=\"h-heading__outer style-997 style-local-947-c32\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <h2 class=\"\">Engaging Black Men In College Through Leadership Learning<\/h2>\n                <\/div>\n              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Engaging Black Men In College Through Leadership Learning centers on leadership and Black identity as it tackles the intersecting identities of maleness, Blackness, and leadership identity as it encourages educators to consider the importance of the college environment in shaping the next generation of Black men collegiate leaders.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c34\" class=\"h-x-container style-999 style-local-947-c34 position-relative h-element\">\n                <!---->\n                <div class=\"h-x-container-inner style-dynamic-947-c34-group style-999-spacing style-local-947-c34-spacing\"><span class=\"h-button__outer style-1000-outer style-local-947-c35-outer d-inline-flex h-element\"><a h-use-smooth-scroll=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0C1BTBSRF\/ref=sw_img_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&amp;psc=1\"  data-colibri-id=\"947-c35\" class=\"d-flex w-100 align-items-center h-button 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justify-content-md-center justify-content-center align-items-lg-stretch align-items-md-stretch align-items-stretch gutters-col-lg-0 gutters-col-md-0 gutters-col-2 gutters-col-v-lg-2 gutters-col-v-md-2 gutters-col-v-2\">\n        <!---->\n        <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-476-outer style-local-947-c75-outer\">\n          <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c75\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-2 h-px-md-2 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-2 v-inner-md-2 v-inner-2 style-476 style-local-947-c75 position-relative\">\n            <!---->\n            <!---->\n            <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-start align-self-md-start align-self-start\">\n              <!---->\n              <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c76\" class=\"h-global-transition-all h-heading style-477 style-local-947-c76 position-relative h-element\">\n                <!---->\n                <div class=\"h-heading__outer style-477 style-local-947-c76\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <h5 class=\"\">Navigating the site<\/h5>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c77\" class=\"h-global-transition-all h-heading style-478 style-local-947-c77 position-relative h-element\">\n                <!---->\n                <div class=\"h-heading__outer style-478 style-local-947-c77\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <h3 class=\"\">Pages To Visit<\/h3>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-auto h-col-md-auto h-col-auto style-479-outer style-local-947-c78-outer\">\n          <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c78\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-2 h-px-md-2 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-2 v-inner-md-2 v-inner-2 style-479 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<!---->\n      <div class=\"h-row justify-content-lg-center justify-content-md-start justify-content-center align-items-lg-stretch align-items-md-stretch align-items-stretch gutters-col-lg-2 gutters-col-md-2 gutters-col-2 gutters-col-v-lg-2 gutters-col-v-md-2 gutters-col-v-2\">\n        <!---->\n        <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-4 h-col-md-6 h-col-12 style-462-outer style-local-947-c38-outer\">\n          <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c38\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-3 h-px-md-3 h-px-3 v-inner-lg-3 v-inner-md-3 v-inner-3 style-462 style-local-947-c38 position-relative\">\n            <!---->\n            <!---->\n            <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-center align-self-md-center align-self-center\">\n              <!---->\n              <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c39\" class=\"h-global-transition-all h-heading style-463 style-local-947-c39 position-relative h-element\">\n                <!---->\n                <div class=\"h-heading__outer style-463 style-local-947-c39\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <h5 class=\"\">1.<\/h5>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c40\" class=\"h-global-transition-all h-heading style-464 style-local-947-c40 position-relative h-element\">\n                <!---->\n                <div class=\"h-heading__outer style-464 style-local-947-c40\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <h4 class=\"\">About Dr. Ford&nbsp;<\/h4>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c41\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-465 style-local-947-c41 position-relative h-element\">\n                <!---->\n                <!---->\n                <div class=\"\">\n                  <p>Get to know Dr. Ford&#8217;s story<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c42\" class=\"h-x-container style-466 style-local-947-c42 position-relative h-element\">\n                <!---->\n                <div class=\"h-x-container-inner style-dynamic-947-c42-group style-466-spacing style-local-947-c42-spacing\"><span class=\"h-link__outer style-467-outer style-local-947-c43-outer d-inline-flex h-element\"><a h-use-smooth-scroll=\"true\" href=\"\"  data-colibri-id=\"947-c43\" class=\"d-flex w-100 align-items-center h-link style-467 style-local-947-c43 position-relative\"><!----><!----> <span>get started<\/span>                  <span class=\"h-svg-icon h-link__icon style-467-icon style-local-947-c43-icon\"><!--Icon by Icons8 Line Awesome (https:\/\/icons8.com\/line-awesome)--><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"angle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 545.5\"><path d=\"M207.5 100.5l176 176 11 11.5-11 11.5-176 176-23-23L349 288 184.5 123.5z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a>\n                  <\/span>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-4 h-col-md-6 h-col-12 style-468-outer style-local-947-c44-outer\">\n          <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c44\" class=\"d-flex h-flex-basis h-column__inner h-px-lg-3 h-px-md-3 h-px-2 v-inner-lg-3 v-inner-md-3 v-inner-2 style-468 style-local-947-c44 position-relative\">\n            <!---->\n            <!---->\n            <div class=\"w-100 h-y-container h-column__content h-column__v-align flex-basis-100 align-self-lg-center align-self-md-center align-self-center\">\n              <!---->\n              <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c45\" class=\"h-global-transition-all h-heading style-469 style-local-947-c45 position-relative h-element\">\n                <!---->\n                <div class=\"h-heading__outer style-469 style-local-947-c45\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <h5 class=\"\">2.<\/h5>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c46\" class=\"h-global-transition-all h-heading style-464 style-local-947-c46 position-relative h-element\">\n                <!---->\n                <div class=\"h-heading__outer style-464 style-local-947-c46\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <h4 class=\"\">Teaching<\/h4>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c47\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-470 style-local-947-c47 position-relative h-element\">\n                <!---->\n                <!---->\n                <div class=\"\">\n                  <p>Learn more about his teaching strategies<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c48\" class=\"h-x-container style-471 style-local-947-c48 position-relative h-element\">\n                <!---->\n                <div class=\"h-x-container-inner style-dynamic-947-c48-group style-471-spacing style-local-947-c48-spacing\"><span class=\"h-link__outer style-472-outer style-local-947-c49-outer d-inline-flex h-element\"><a h-use-smooth-scroll=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/drjesseford.com\/?page_id=110\"  data-colibri-id=\"947-c49\" class=\"d-flex w-100 align-items-center h-link style-472 style-local-947-c49 position-relative\"><!----><!----> <span>Learn More <\/span>                  <span class=\"h-svg-icon h-link__icon style-472-icon style-local-947-c49-icon\"><!--Icon by Icons8 Line Awesome (https:\/\/icons8.com\/line-awesome)--><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"angle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 545.5\"><path d=\"M207.5 100.5l176 176 11 11.5-11 11.5-176 176-23-23L349 288 184.5 123.5z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a>\n                  <\/span>\n         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class=\"\">3.<\/h5>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c52\" class=\"h-global-transition-all h-heading style-464 style-local-947-c52 position-relative h-element\">\n                <!---->\n                <div class=\"h-heading__outer style-464 style-local-947-c52\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <h4 class=\"\">Research<\/h4>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c53\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-473 style-local-947-c53 position-relative h-element\">\n                <!---->\n                <!---->\n                <div class=\"\">\n                  <p>Read existing scholarship<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c54\" class=\"h-x-container style-474 style-local-947-c54 position-relative h-element\">\n                <!---->\n                <div class=\"h-x-container-inner style-dynamic-947-c54-group style-474-spacing style-local-947-c54-spacing\"><span class=\"h-link__outer style-472-outer style-local-947-c55-outer d-inline-flex h-element\"><a h-use-smooth-scroll=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/drjesseford.com\/?page_id=49\"  data-colibri-id=\"947-c55\" class=\"d-flex w-100 align-items-center h-link style-472 style-local-947-c55 position-relative\"><!----><!----> <span>Learn more<\/span>                  <span class=\"h-svg-icon h-link__icon style-472-icon style-local-947-c55-icon\"><!--Icon by Icons8 Line Awesome (https:\/\/icons8.com\/line-awesome)--><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"angle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 545.5\"><path d=\"M207.5 100.5l176 176 11 11.5-11 11.5-176 176-23-23L349 288 184.5 123.5z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a>\n                  <\/span>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n 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data-colibri-id=\"947-c58\" class=\"h-global-transition-all h-heading style-464 style-local-947-c58 position-relative h-element\">\n                <!---->\n                <div class=\"h-heading__outer style-464 style-local-947-c58\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <h4 class=\"\">Services<\/h4>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c59\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-473 style-local-947-c59 position-relative h-element\">\n                <!---->\n                <!---->\n                <div class=\"\">\n                  <p>Book Dr. Ford&nbsp;today<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c60\" class=\"h-x-container style-474 style-local-947-c60 position-relative h-element\">\n                <!---->\n                <div class=\"h-x-container-inner style-dynamic-947-c60-group style-474-spacing style-local-947-c60-spacing\"><span class=\"h-link__outer style-472-outer style-local-947-c61-outer d-inline-flex h-element\"><a h-use-smooth-scroll=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/drjesseford.com\/?page_id=74\"  data-colibri-id=\"947-c61\" class=\"d-flex w-100 align-items-center h-link style-472 style-local-947-c61 position-relative\"><!----><!----> <span>Learn more<\/span>                  <span class=\"h-svg-icon h-link__icon style-472-icon style-local-947-c61-icon\"><!--Icon by Icons8 Line Awesome (https:\/\/icons8.com\/line-awesome)--><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"angle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 545.5\"><path d=\"M207.5 100.5l176 176 11 11.5-11 11.5-176 176-23-23L349 288 184.5 123.5z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a>\n                  <\/span>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-4 h-col-md-6 h-col-12 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position-relative h-element\">\n                <!---->\n                <div class=\"h-heading__outer style-464 style-local-947-c64\">\n                  <!---->\n                  <!---->\n                  <h4 class=\"\">LinkedIn&nbsp;<\/h4>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c65\" class=\"h-text h-text-component style-473 style-local-947-c65 position-relative h-element\">\n                <!---->\n                <!---->\n                <div class=\"\">\n                  <p>Checkout Dr. Ford&#8217;s&nbsp; LinkedIn Account<\/p>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n              <div data-colibri-id=\"947-c66\" class=\"h-x-container style-474 style-local-947-c66 position-relative h-element\">\n                <!---->\n                <div class=\"h-x-container-inner style-dynamic-947-c66-group style-474-spacing style-local-947-c66-spacing\"><span class=\"h-link__outer style-472-outer style-local-947-c67-outer d-inline-flex h-element\"><a h-use-smooth-scroll=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/jessefordj\/\"  data-colibri-id=\"947-c67\" class=\"d-flex w-100 align-items-center h-link style-472 style-local-947-c67 position-relative\"><!----><!----> <span>ADD ME<\/span>                  <span class=\"h-svg-icon h-link__icon style-472-icon style-local-947-c67-icon\"><!--Icon by Icons8 Line Awesome (https:\/\/icons8.com\/line-awesome)--><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" id=\"angle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 545.5\"><path d=\"M207.5 100.5l176 176 11 11.5-11 11.5-176 176-23-23L349 288 184.5 123.5z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a>\n                  <\/span>\n                <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"h-column h-column-container d-flex h-col-lg-4 h-col-md-6 h-col-12 style-468-outer style-local-947-c68-outer\">\n          <div 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