{"id":239,"date":"2023-03-16T16:51:41","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T16:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigsmilesfoundation.org\/?page_id=239"},"modified":"2023-03-16T10:46:33","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T18:46:33","slug":"our-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bigsmilesfoundation.org\/our-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"239\" class=\"elementor elementor-239\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a9dfd0e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a9dfd0e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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Mary which she is known as by the many close friends in her circle and church family, works tirelessly to promote education, and self-worth to the youth and those that are struggling with personal and spiritual issues.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fdc2b24 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fdc2b24\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21521ef\" data-id=\"21521ef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap 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class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Marcus Bedford Jr., A.A.<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Marcus Jr. has an A.A. Degree in Business Management, and has completed Self-Help groups such as Anger Management, Victim Impact and Awareness, Substance Abuse (over 22 years sober), and Security Guard Certification. \nHe is also a comic cartoonist and creator of the series \u2018CALI*CARCERATION\u2019 and T-Shirt line CALI*CARCERATION The Prison State. He is also an author of a community acclaimed Self-Help book. He also has Certification Training in Sober Living Housing.\nMr. Marcus Jr. is an Advanced Peer Support Specialist and oversees the daily operation of the sober living\/shared housing\/transitional residence.\nHis experience and knowledge give him the ability and understanding it takes to be able to support other men in their challenges of recovery and maintenance. Big Smiles Foundation is looking to be a model in temporary housing for homeless veterans and parolees that are serious about getting their life on track and stabilized so they can return to being an asset to our society and local community.\n\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59eb9d5 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59eb9d5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-35fbc66\" data-id=\"35fbc66\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c1d2aa elementor-position-left elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3c1d2aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/bigsmilesfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Marisha.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-22\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bigsmilesfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Marisha.jpg 600w, https:\/\/bigsmilesfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Marisha-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bigsmilesfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Marisha-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Marisha White, M.Ed<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Marisha is a graduate of California State University, Long Beach with a bachelor\u2019s degree in psychology. Marisha went on to complete a master\u2019s degree in education: Counseling at California State University, Dominguez Hills. \n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aa55387 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa55387\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-020677f\" data-id=\"020677f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b98613 elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-108 elementor-widget-eael-cta-box\" data-id=\"9b98613\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"eael-cta-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"eael-call-to-action cta-icon-flex bg-lite cta-preset-1\">\n\t    <div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-hands-helping\"><\/i>\t    <\/div>\n\t    <div class=\"content\">\n            <h4 class=\"sub-title\">We would love your help. We are always looking for support from our friends and neighbors.<\/h4><h2 class=\"title\">If You Would Like To Support Big Smiles<\/h2>\t    <\/div>\n\t    <div class=\"action\">\n            <a href=\"\/donate\" class=\"cta-button  \">Donate Now<\/a>\t    <\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Big Smiles Foundation Our Team Our mission at BIG SMILES FOUNDATION is not about fixing people, but to create an environment that promotes independence without stress, fear, or anxiety as each individual finds work, go to school, or begin a career. Our focus is to help veterans and lifer parolees. 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