Throughout her career Jan Malcom has sought to reform policies, practices and systems to improve the health of all populations. She’s served as Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Health under three governors, most recently under Governor Tim Walz. In addition to her Dartmouth undergraduate degree, she’s received her Honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of MN School of Public Health and her Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Saint Catherine University.

In this thought-provoking conversation about the complexities of homelessness and the journey towards creating a more compassionate and inclusive society, Dr. David Woody, III, '77 shares his expertise on addressing this systemic issue. Touching on the intersections of poverty, policy, and community engagement, he offers insights into what it takes to create lasting change.

He also reflects on his time at Dartmouth, and how his experience on campus, along with his family upbringing, pushed him towards a career of service.

Dr. David Woody, III is the President and CEO of The Bridge

John M. Brett serves as Faithful & Fabulous Minister &

At Dartmouth, John studied Spanish and Performance Studies, co-founded the Diversity Peer Advisors Program, and was a Dartmouth Rainbow Alliance Co-Chair. He's a current candidate for ordination within the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

How do we advocate for real, systemic change, especially in a divided society? Janos Marton talks us through his journey as a political activist and justice reformer, which touched key political moments in America, such as Hurricane Katrina and the effort to close the Rikers Island prison complex.

Throughout his career, Janos has found ways to build bridges across political divides and unite communities to advocate for a more dignified, freer, and more just civil society.

Janos Marton has spent the last 23 years as an organizer,

In this episode, we chat with Laura Gillespie, class of 1986, about how she ended up returning to the Upper Valley community after graduating from Dartmouth and what a career in nonprofit development has meant for her.

Laura Gillespie '86 has been the Director of Development

Join us for a conversation with Zak Kaufman '08 where we dive into different ways technology is being leveraged for good, especially in terms of how it is enabling better impact measurement and saving social sector organizations time, energy, and resources.

Dr. Zak Kaufman has worked for over 10 years at the

Prior to Vera, Zak oversaw Research and M&E for Grassroot Soccer (an NGO using sport to advance adolescent health). Zak holds a PhD and MSc in Epidemiology from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

He has been recognized as a Marshall Scholar, Truman Scholar, Forbes 30 Under 30 Social Entrepreneur, Global Good Fund Fellow, and Bluhm/Helfand Social Innovation Fellow.

Dr. John Lawrence, Dartmouth College class of ’76 and Geisel School of Medicine class of ’80 has been a practicing pediatric surgeon for over 20 years and owing in part to a longstanding interest in global health, has also completed ten surgical missions with Doctors without Borders since 2009 serving as a surgeon in the Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, Haiti, Syria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Liberia. He has served as president and vice president of the board for Doctors without Borders USA.

In this conversation, we chat about his motivation for pursuing a career in medicine and his perspective on the current publich health issues we're facing - which are not so different than the issues he witnessed as a young physician 20+ years ago.

In this episode with Marc Sépama, class of 2017, Marc tells me about why supporting global health initiatives became his calling and how he's currently going about pursuing that work.

Marc currently oversees a portfolio of global health organizations at Emerson Collective, a philanthropic investing organization founded by Laurene Powell Jobs. Before landing at the Emerson Collective, Marc worked at Helen Keller International, where he collaborated with Ministries of Health in West Africa to implement national health programs.

Sue AnderBois '05 has built a career centered on climate change policy, clean energy expansion, and supporting local food systems. She is currently the Director of Climate and Government Relations for The Nature Conservancy (RI Chapter), and also sits on TNC's North America Policy and Government Relations Cabinet. In her "spare" time Sue is also a member of the Providence City Council where she chairs the Council's Special Committee on the Environment and Resiliency, is a member of the Finance Committee, the Special Commission on Taxation and Revenue, and is a Parks Commissioner. She majored in Environmental Studies while at Dartmouth and also earned an MBA from the Yale School of Management.