Renee Flagler is knee-deep in partnerships and outreach efforts designed to help future socioeconomic innovators positively influence the world they inherit – specifically, the next generation of young professional women.

The teacher, award-winning writer and passionate public speaker is entering her fifth year as executive director of Girls Inc. of Long Island, the regional chapter of the national organization devoted to empowering girls to be strong, bold and self-confident in work and all facets of life.

In today’s conversation, Renee joins Spark Host Gregory Zeller to discuss community-based programming, critical capital campaigns and the “human duty of service” – and to reveal how running a Girls Inc. chapter is the perfect way for a natural-born writer to express herself.