Laurel (Laurie) Nelson is the CEO for The Center for Respite Care. The Center serves people experiencing homelessness who have been released from the hospital and need a place to recover and heal. The Center provides medical care, social service support, transition to stable housing as well as helps individuals secure employment. Laurie presided over the Center’s move to Cincinnati’s OTR where they share services with other organizations who serve the same constituency. Laurie recently completed her second MA — from the University of Notre Dame.

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Byron McCauley and Jennifer Mooney talk about "Hope, Interrupted" at The Mercantile Library in Cincinnati.

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Sheriff Charmaine McGuffey is a 33-year veteran of the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office and has held the rank of Sergeant, Lieutenant, Captain, and Major prior to being elected Sheriff in November 2020.  Sheriff McGuffey is the highest-ranking woman in the history of the Sheriff’s Office.

Sheriff McGuffey was born and raised in Cincinnati, growing up in Price Hill.  By the time she was 14, she knew she wanted to be a Police Officer. She graduated from Western Hills High School and entered the Criminal Justice program at the University of Cincinnati, even though at the time, women were not allowed to be uniformed patrol officers. Fortunately, that changed by the time Sheriff McGuffey graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice. She then joined the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office in 1983.

Sheriff McGuffey began her career as a Corrections Officer at the former Workhouse and has worked in nearly all facets of the Sheriff’s Office including as the Academy Commander for the Ohio Peace Officer Corrections Academy, serving as lead hostage negotiator for the Sheriff’s Special Response Team, and as Commander of the Sheriff’s Honor Guard.  Sheriff McGuffey provided training for law enforcement officers throughout the State of Ohio and is an accomplished self-defense instructor.

During her tenure as Major of Jail and Court Services, Sheriff McGuffey was credited with leading reforms in the jail to reduce the likelihood of people returning to jail. She was also credited with bringing the jail from the worst ranking in the State of Ohio to the top ranking.

Sheriff McGuffey is committed to public safety and to ensuring accountability, transparency, and engagement with the community as the foundation of the work in the Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff McGuffey is committed to building trust, to listening to department staff and the community’s ideas and concerns and to move forward together toward justice reform.

Sheriff McGuffey serves on the Board of Directors for Cincinnati Union Bethel and The Women’s City Club and is a graduate of Leadership Cincinnati, Class 39.  Sheriff McGuffey is married to Christine Sandusky and they reside in downtown Cincinnati with their two dogs.

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John Erickson and Randy Tucker are both Pulitzer Winners, one black, one white, both Minneapolis natives, both University of Minnesota grads, talking about race in America, their friendship, and their town which finds itself the epicenter of race and police-community relationships in America.

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Byron McCauley and Jennifer Mooney speak with WWL-TV television journalist Charisse Gibson.

Charisse Gibson is an Emmy-nominated journalist, anchor and host born and raised in New Orleans.

She began her television career at WWL-TV in 2010 as a morning desk assistant. During her time in the newsroom she wrote for the WWL morning show, which encouraged her to pursue a full-time producer position along the Mississippi Gulf Coast at WLOX-TV. After two-years on the Gulf Coast, Charisse returned to her home state and was named Morning News Anchor at KSLA News 12 This Morning in Shreveport, La.

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This week, Jennifer Mooney and Byron McCauley talk to Harold Brown, the new chief diversity and inclusion officer at the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, one of the oldest and most successful in the country. Jennifer talks about her time in Kenya "Grandmama Obama," a hopeful moment and more!!

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Byron and Jennifer launch their debut episode with an interview with Kevin Aldridge, Opinion and Engagement Editor at the Cincinnati Enquirer/Cincinnati.com.

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Byron and Jennifer preview their new show, which launches Wednesday, March 24.

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