This week Amanda Ekabutr, Director of Student-Athlete Development/Diversity and Inclusion Officer at the University of Massachusetts (UMass). We discuss her road from Scottsdale Community College to UMass, its winding road, and the social justice movement from the summer of 2020 sparked by the deaths of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd. We round out the interview discussing her experience in the NCAA Leadership Academy Workshop

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Amanda Ekabutr' UMass Bio

Amanda Ekabutr's Twitter

Stephanie Jarosik's Twitter

Thomas Pool's Twitter

This week Dr. Jeff O'Brien, Vice President of the Institute for Sport and Social Justice, joins the podcast. We find out how he went from a working class family in Upstate New York to Vice President of ISSJ. We discuss some of his favorite moments of his career and how he helped build the NCAA Leadership Academy Workshop program.

Links:

Dr. Jeff O'Brien's ISSJ Bio

Dr. Jeff O'Brien's Twitter

Stephanie Jarosik's Twitter

Thomas Pool's Twitter

Chad Allen, Director of Student-Athlete Development at Morgan State joins us this week. He talks about his time as college student-athlete, coach, and how he ended up in student-athlete development. Chad, Stephanie, and Thomas then talk about the NCAA Leadership Academy Workshop and how their program are coming along.  

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Chad Allen Morgan State Bio

Chad Allen's Twitter

Stephanie Jarosik's Twitter

Thomas Pool's Twitter

This week Stephanie and Thomas discuss what a needs base assessment is, why it is important, and we are expecting to learn from our assessment. 

Stephanie Jarosik and Thomas Pool discuss their backgrounds and reasoning for applying for the NCAA Leadership Workshop Academy

This week Stephanie and Thomas discuss what a formation group is, how to put one together and why it is important!

This week Tobruk Blaine, the Beyond Football Coordinator at San Jose State, discusses her time as a high school teacher, how becoming a mother helped her be a better leader and about the Beyond Football program at SJSU. 

You can follow Tobruk's progress on social media on Twitter at @Tobrukblaine_TB or @SanJoseStateBF, or on Instagram at @SanJoseStateBF.

SJSU Beyond Football Website