By Jessica Carney, for The Gazette
RaQuishia Harrington, program supervisor for special and underserved populations with the City of Iowa City, is accustomed to bringing people together literally. This year, her plans didn’t quite go as expected. Many of the community programs she normally plans were put on hold or scrapped altogether. But amid the challenging circumstances, there were at least a few bright spots and many lessons learned. Harrington was invited to speak about the crucible moments of 2020 on a virtual panel in October organized by the Iowa City Area Business Partnership.
One lesson Harrington learned was how to get creative with event planning.