Keisha Hunt Erie on youth workshops, book club and upcoming cultural events on County Creek TV

Keisha Hunt Erie, a financial aid coordinator at Southeast Community and Technical College, told County Creek TV viewers that the college's career programs and her soft-skills workshops help local students transition into area health care and community roles. "We have radiography, medical assistant, our nursing programs, PTA," she said, adding that many students move on to work at local hospitals and clinics.

The interview focused on hands-on workshops Keisha runs for high-school and younger students to build communication, interview and workplace skills. "We talk about how to dress for jobs, interview opportunities, how to prepare a resume," she said. She described interactive exercises'including a yarn activity that asks participants to introduce themselves and connect across groups'which she said lowers guards and fosters collaboration.

Keisha traced her involvement to a campus director's invitation and a desire to serve: "Someone approached me... and I was in tears and I was moved because I had prayed." She said working with front-line staff at partner organizations gave her perspective: "When you talk to people and you understand that there's actually a reason why that phone doesn't get answered right on the spot," she said, adding that the experience has increased her empathy for workers.

She also described community ties that motivate her work, recalling the region's response when her home was flooded: "A neighbor actually come and wash my rug that had mud on it... I felt the prayers from my community." Keisha said the sense of belonging in Whitesburg'which she and hosts discussed during the program'helps explain why she remains active locally.

Keisha outlined several community programs and forthcoming events. She said the book club meets at the old post office in downtown Letcher County and that the next meeting will be "Friday the 31st at noon"; she named the featured title as The Absence of Belief and said the book's author will attend. She also noted a planned Instruments for Change event at the end of July to share Native and regional music and a September seminar featuring a Holocaust survivor speaker in development.

Personal details punctuated the interview: Keisha said she has been with the college 19 years, helps veterans' affairs and local recruitment, and is rebuilding her fitness after a 2019 heart attack. "Whenever I work out, it is really personal to me and it means a lot because I tell people that I'm fighting for my life," she said.

Hosts encouraged viewers to follow the program on Facebook and the community calendar for event updates. The program concluded with thanks to Keisha and a note that she hopes to return for another segment.

The program included contributions from two other participants who described planning and cultural events; those participants spoke as meeting participants and residents rather than in an official capacity.