Return guest, Maria A. Ellis, catches us up on all she's been doing - including her real-life Sister Act story - and then guides us through the steps and tools to help us all diversify our programs.

In this episode we address:

Learn more about and connect with Maria A. Ellis at @girlconductor on social media and at https://girlconductor.com/

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**Show music originally written by Mr. Todd Monsell

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