Madam Policy

Madam Policy welcomes the Honorable Meredith Berger, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations, and Environment and Chief Sustainability Officer! Secretary Berger joins hosts Dee Martin and Carolyn Spector to discuss climate readiness and the importance of women in STEM. Learn more about her "Three C" strategy that focuses on communities, critical infrastructure, and climate. Want to know what the Navy is doing for Earth Day and Energy Installations and Environment Week? Want to hear about ASN Berger's letter to President H.W. Bush when she was seven? Then tune in!

Running Start Founder and CEO, Susannah Wellford, joins Madam Policy with hosts Dee Martin and Kendall Mitchell. Tune in as they talk with Susannah about empowering women to run for political office. A nonpartisan nonprofit organization, Running Start trains young women to run for political office and provides them with the tools they need to build a long-term community of support. 

Tune in to hear about some of the amazing and successful Running Start alumnae, as well as tips for success from Susannah based on her own impressive journey.

Madam Policy welcomes renowned constitutional scholar and Ms. Studios executive producer, Professor Michele Goodwin, to talk about the state of reproductive health rights in the United States. Dr. Goodwin—book author, activist, and professor of Constitutional Law & Global Health Policy at Georgetown University—chats with hosts Dee Martin and Caitlin Sickles about her journey in the law, her passion for equality, and the reality of the “Jane Crow” era. Want to hear the story of what happened when Dr. Goodwin met President Joe Biden? Then tune in!

Policy veteran and Baker Hughes' super-smart Chief Sustainability Office, Allyson Anderson Book, joins Madam Policy for an all-new episode. Allyson chats with hosts Dee Martin and Brittany Pemberton about her strategy for ESG reporting and harmonization, as well as her leadership role in diversifying the perspectives at the decision-making table. Want to hear more about how the skills of the current energy workforce can be parlayed into the net-zero emissions economy? Want to join Allyson and Dee as they take a quick stroll down memory lane, remembering the work they did together to help ensure certainty in the nation's helium supply (it's not just for balloons!)?  What advice would sustainability champion and geoscientist Allyson Anderson Book would give to her 24-year-old self? Tune in and find out!

Madam Policy is excited to welcome back the amazing Alexa Cole, Director of the NOAA Fisheries Office of International Affairs, Trade, and Commerce. Hosts Dee Martin and Anna Karakitsos sit down with Alexa to talk about the work she is doing as she leads the U.S. government's efforts on global management of marine resources. Want to hear about Alexa's work combatting IUU fishing and forced labor or how Alexa navigates and negotiates international treaties? Then tune in!

On this episode, Madam Policy welcomes a rockstar in the energy space, Camille Moore, Senior Vice President of External Affairs at the American Association of Blacks in Energy (AABE). From being a Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Energy Fellow to an environmental Policy Advisor for the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe to joining AABE during the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, Camille is and has been at the center of the energy sector. Camille joins hosts Dee Martin and Kendall Mitchell to discuss the work AABE is doing around the country to ensure community voices are being heard within the energy industry; the work Camille is doing as a member of the SWEEP Standard board; and more. Want to hear Camille's advice to women of color wanting to advance in the energy field? Tune in!

Kicking off 2024 and Black History Month, Madam Policy welcomes two amazing and recognized leaders for race, social justice, and gender equality, Reverend Naomi Tutu and Author Mungi Ngomane! Daughter and granddaughter of the honorable Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Reverend Naomi Tutu and Mungi Ngomane, author of Everyday Ubuntu, join hosts Dee Martin and Kendall Mitchell this week. Hear from Rev. Tutu about the importance of living through the struggle, as she did when she ultimately accepted her call to the ministry. Hear from Mungi about the Southern African philosophy ubuntu, "I am only because you are," and the smart, implementable lessons Mungi shares in her book, Everyday Ubuntu. Want to put a big smile on your face? Tune in to hear the mother-daughter dynamic duo talk about their pride in each other and a potential book in the works 👀.

** TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains a discussion of death by suicide. Listener discretion is advised.

Award-winning author and former California State Assemblymember, Mary Chung Hayashi, is a trailblazer and a leading advocate for women's health. Throughout her career, Mary has shaped policy and created history.  In 2006, Mary became the first Korean American woman elected to the California State Assembly. Mary is a fierce healthcare advocate, became the first director of the Asian Pacific Islanders for Choice and later founded the trailblazing National Asian Women's Health Organization. 

Mary joins host Dee Martin to discuss her new book, Women in Politics: Breaking Down the Barriers to Achieve True Representation. Want to know how Mary and Dee might have crossed paths in the 90's? What is the "imagination barrier"? Can I still get this book for the women in my life before the holidays? Find out the answer to all of these questions and learn so much more!

Top advocate for renewables and GEVO Vice President of Government Affairs Lindsay Fitzgerlad joined Madam Policy upon her return from COP28, sharing her insight and wisdom! As a leading renewable chemicals and advanced biofuels company, GEVO's commitment to sustainability was front and center at COP28. Join host Dee Martin as she talks to Lindsay about her "aha" moment when the polices she's been championing were embraced by US and foreign leaders at the COP.  Want to learn more about the role of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in decarbonizing air travel? The role of sustainable agriculture in lower emissions? What advice this trailblazing renewable champion would give to her 24 year old self? Tune in now!

** The COP28 in 8 series is a series where we have 8-minute conversations with the women involved with COP28 in Dubai.

**This was recorded on December 13th, 2023, and events may have changed since this recording.

President of the Business Council for Sustainable Energy and policy powerhouse Lisa Jacobson continues Madam Policy's COP28 in 8 series, joining us on "Gender Day"! Lisa talks with hosts Dee Martin and Kendall Mitchell while in Dubai for the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP28. We check in with Lisa about BCSE's role as a 65-member trade association representing the energy efficiency, natural gas, and renewable energy industries on the world stage. We also hear more about BCSE's Sustainable Energy in America Factbook, the invaluable resource for government officials, stakeholders, and thought leaders. Want to hear more from this amazing woman who shapes policy every day to advance the clean energy transition? Tune in today!  

** The COP28 in 8 series is a series where we have 8-minute conversations with the women involved with COP28 in Dubai.

**This was recorded on December 4th 2023 and events may have changed since this recording.