Mo is the Access and Equity Coordinatior for Lane County. She stopped by the podcast to share her journey of leadership. She is bi-racial and bi-cultural. Her mother was a Circuit Court Judge for the last 20 years of her Career. Her father is an African American man who came to Eugene to attend the University of Oregon Law School in the 1970's. He was an administrative judge in his career. Mo has Bachelor of Arts degree from University of Oregon in Psychology and Sociology. She has been involved in the area of Access and Equity since 1999. This is her story!

Goli stopped by the podcast today to share her journey of going from attorney-turned-entrepreneur. As she says, "It's a fancy way of saying she quit law, tried a bunch of things, and happened upon an idea that she turned into a business. She is the host of the Lessons from a Quitter podcast where she uses her platfrom to de-stigmatize quitting and provide resources and inspiration to individuals looking to pivot in their established careers. She challenges people to exceed their own expectations and guides them through the initial steps of starting over in order to build a more intentional, fulfilling life! This is her story!

Abigail stopped by the podcast at my request to share with the audience some of the pending and significant shifts of the current Presidential Administration in Washington, DC. 

Damien stopped by the podcast this evening to share his leadership journey with us. He is an Army Veteran with 10 years of Honorable Service. He served as a Linguist and Intelligence Collector speaking Korean. He hails from Memphis, TN. He is earned his Eagle Scout at age 16. He has BA in Global Studies and a MS in Socialogoy from the University of Tennessee. He currently works for the University of Oregon as an Academic Advisor and Diversity Inititatives Specialist at the Lunquist School of Business. He is a board member for the Oregon Trails Council of the Boy Scouts of America. This is his journey.

Paige stopped by the podcast to today to share her leadership journey. Paige is the Director of Development and Talent Initiatives for the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce. She was born her in Oregon but lived most of her youth in Washington State. She is a graduate of Gonzaga University with a Bachelors in Business Administration degree with concentrations in Marketing, International Business and HR Management. She worked for with Leadership Spokane as a paid college intern. She spent three years living abroad. 2 years with the Peace Corps teaching Economic Development as a Volunteer in Namibia and 1 year teaching English as a second language in Instanbul, Turkey. This is her story!

Debi stopped by the podcast today to share her leadership journey. She is the Community Relations Manager for Trillium Health Plans and a Board Member for the Bethel School District. Debi has been a servant-leader in Lane County and the community of Eugene, OR since her time as a full time mom. The journey began with serving in the Parent Group for Clear Lake Elementary. Public Education is very important to her. She wanted to be involved from the time her children were young in the local school serving her community and families. This exposed to the serious challenges facing children and families such as poverty, generational poverty, hunger, unhoused realities and much more. This is her story.

Patty stopped by the podcast today to share her leadership story. She has been at the Lane County District Attorney's office for over 30 years. She was born and raised here in Oregon. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and her Law Degree from the University of Oregon. She has spent her legal career at the District Attorney's office. She went through a contested appointment process in 2009 to be the next Lane County DA. She has since won re-election twice. She has just begun her final four years in the public office. This is her story.

Aurora stopped by the podcast today to share her leadership journey. She is a first generation American. Her parents are from Mexico. She grew up in East Los Angeles housing projects that was filled with immigrants from all over the world. She learned to live within the two cultures of American and that of her home and upbringing. She began her work in transportation as a school bus driver. She picked up kids from Korea Town in East LA and bused them to ourlaying schools where they had better educational opportunities. The drive in the morning was 3 hours long. This lead to an amazing journey of professional growth and development as she worked her way through a college degree. This is her story.

Cristian stopped by the podcast today to share his story. He migrated here from Mexico with his family at the age of 5. He became a resident at 14. This last week he became a US Citizen! He is a graduate of Lane Community College, Univerity of Oregon and Willamette University! He is an employee of Portland General Electricl. This is his story.

Dr. Mercado stopped by the podcast today to share leadership journey. She is the CEO of Resiliencydoc.com and COO of Sunny Glenn Children's Home in San Benito, TX. She provides executive coaching to individuals and organizations. Her research into resiliency and empathy have given her a keen insight to helping others confront and successfully overcome the painful back stories of their lives. In her executive coaching she teaches her clients to ask, "Who are you in your story?" What role we will take? The victim? The Hero? Or the Narrator? This is her story in her words.