Todays episode will be another installment of the "Meet the Team" series, where we introduce you to the influencers within Envision and the greater WorldStrides organization. For this episode we are joined by Matt Pollard. Matt is one of the newest member of the Product Delivery team after moving over from our sales and delivery team in the fall of 2021. He is currently serving in the role of Program Manager of our National Security, Intensive Law & Trial and the Global Young Leaders Conference (Matt made the switch after this episode was recorded). 

This week we are joined by Khalique Rogers. Khalique is the founder of Good Riddance Consulting, where he works on social impact initiatives in the Minnesota area. As a social entrepreneur, Khalique finds success in amplifying the voices of his community through facilitation and storytelling. He specializes in life skill development for students of all ages by focusing on goal setting, self-accountability, and positive health and wellness.

Today’s episode will be another installment of our “Meet the Team” series, where we introduce you to the influencers within Envision and the greater WorldStrides organization. Today we have the pleasure of being joined by Marion Gomez. Marion joined WorldStrides in 2008 where she is currently Head of Performing and Business Transformation. Since she joined Marion has been transcending her role and as a resource to and for her colleagues. Since the inception of our Employee Resource groups, she has been a positive presence and serves as a Co-Chair for the Fempowerment ERG

Ashley Turnbull is a computer scientist for the FBI Cyber Division, where she began her government service in 2019.  Prior to joining the FBI, she worked as a data analyst in the private sector for 5 years.  She received a Bachelor's degree in computer science from Saint Francis University, with minors in mathematics, information systems management, and servant leadership.  She then received a Master's degree in information management and data analytics from the University of Maryland, College Park. Ashley takes pride in using her knowledge and skills to work for the FBI mission, which is to protect the American people and uphold the Constitution of the United States.

For this special episode we are joined by all three co-chairs of our BOLD (Black Organization for Leadership and Development) Employee Resource Group; Milani Porter, Jeffery Heard, and our very own Joe Thompson. Enjoy listening to this dynamic group discuss the 2022 theme of Black History Month - Black Health and Wellness.

This week we are joined by Dr. Subrina Oliver. Dr. Oliver holds position of Chief Executive Officer of O-High Technologies, LLC where she also Founded the O-High Foundation. Both roles allow her to pursue the mission of improving the talent pool of STEM professionals here in the U.S. Dr. Oliver’s efforts to highlight the lack of diversity and inclusivity in the STEM field truly makes her a pioneer. You can hear Dr. Oliver as a career panelist at our National Youth Leadership Forum: Explore STEM. Here to share with us the many ways she has embodied being a STEMinist and how she’ll continue to be a leader in the fight for those who are underrepresented in the STEM field.

Today’s episode will be another installment of our “Meet the Team” series, as we have the pleasure of chatting with Molly Laycob. Molly is the second member of our Corporate Social Responsibility Team, where she is the head of Sustainability. She has spent the last year improving WorldStrides efforts to go green both in our office and program cultures. Most notably, Molly has been able to turn her passion for international education and environmental studies into a career opportunity.

This week we are joined by Brian Freitag. Brian is a Physical Scientist at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, also know as NASA. In his role, Brian has a birds eye view of earth from what feels like light years away. Today we are going to talk about what it takes to live out every little kid’s dream, to work for NASA and some of the memorable experiences he’s had along the way.

NASA COVID Dashboard - https://earthdata.nasa.gov/covid19/

NASA Worldview (visualization platform for NASA's Earth science data) - https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov/

NASA Earthdata Search (data access platform for NASA's Earth science data) - https://search.earthdata.nasa.gov/search

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-freitag-9a12548a/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/FreitagB

This week we are joined by Dr. Grace Mukupa. Dr. Mukupa holds a PhD in International Development, and is a recognized expert in agriculture, gender, community development and of course international development. She has worked with many organizations such as the United Nations, European Union abroad, and the U.S. Federal and state governments. You can hear Dr. Mukupa as a keynote speaker at our Global Young Leaders Conference, and as a Diplomacy Panelist at our Careers in National Security Conference.

This episode we will continue our “Meet the Team” series where we introduce our listeners to the Envisionaries that make our programs possible. Today we are joined by Amanda Whitener, the new Vice President of Education Experience. She has spent the last few years at Envision, operating as the head of our HS Stem Suite of programs. She has been one of the driving forces in Envisions student centric program improvements during her tenure.