Patterns & Paradigms | The Pattern Podcast

Are we winning the war on COVID? What of the wounded who have survived the illness but are dealing with lasting impacts? This week we're exploring the other effects of COVID-19, as well as vaccinations and masks, nursing, healthcare, and the pandemic, with Dr. Diana J. Mason, RN, FAAN. 

This week's episode features Diana J. Mason, Senior Policy Service Professor for the Center for Health Policy and Media Engagement at George Washington University School of Nursing. Nurse, Journalist, Writer, Consultant, she is Professor Emerita and Co-Director of the Center for Health, Media, and Policy at Hunter College, City University of New York, where she was the inaugural Rudin Professor of Nursing until 2016. Dr. Mason is the immediate past president of the American Academy of Nursing, former editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Nursing, and co-producer and moderator of a weekly radio program on health care issues since 1985. She is the lead editor of the award-winning book, Policy and Politics in Nursing and Health Care, now in its 8th edition and the author of over 200 publications. Her scholarship focuses on health policy and what can be learned from nurse-designed models of care.

Nothing represents New Year's Eve like the ball drop in Times Square. With its landmark theaters and vibrant super signs, this week we're talking about the vision and ambition it took to make Times Square the unique attraction it is today. As we explore the roots of this movement and the grit it took to get there, we look towards the future and consider the innovation that lies ahead. Hear the story behind saving the iconic New Year's Eve ball drop at Times Square as we usher in 2021.

This week's episode features Gretchen Dykstra, an accomplished leader who ran the highly visible and successful Times Square Business Improvement District and later served as Commissioner of the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs where she regulated small businesses and protected consumers.

We're taking time to reflect on this incredibly challenging year. This week we're exploring how Pattern for Progress, like so many organizations, had to pivot to the virtual world in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the impacts of the pandemic on government services, infrastructure, education, housing, the economy and what to consider as we move forward. 

This week's episode features Joe Czajka, Senior Vice President for Research, Development & Community Planning at Hudson Valley Pattern for Progress and Executive Director for Pattern's Center for Housing Solutions and Community Initiatives.

We're taking time to reflect on this incredibly challenging year. The pandemic has greatly impacted our businesses - changing the way we work, the way we meet, and how we commute. In Part I of this Year in Review series, we're talking about how our community businesses have been impacted, what we've learned, and how we move forward in the New Year.  

This week's episode features Dr. Marsha Gordon, President and CEO of the Business Council of Westchester, and Al Samuels, President and CEO of the Rockland Business Association. 

We're talking about reshaping New York's workforce. The pandemic has greatly impacted our labor market, shifting from not enough workers to not enough jobs in just a few short months. It has accelerated technology, changing the landscape of the office environment to a virtual world, and shone a light on the impacts of low wages and paid leave, as well as the importance of childcare to workers. How do we address unemployment post-pandemic and prepare our workforce for jobs of the not-so-distant future? How do we reshape New York's labor market? 

This week's episode features Melinda Mack, Executive Director at New York Association of Training & Employment Professionals (NYATEP). NYATEP is New York's statewide workforce development membership association committed to providing voice, knowledge and accelerating progress in the field of workforce development in New York State. 

We're talking about the future of transportation. The pandemic has changed the way people travel, even the frequency and the distance of the daily commute. What does that mean for the public transit systems of New York? How do we reimagine transportation as we move forward?

This week's episode features Elliot "Lee" Sander,  President, Americas at BOMBARDIER. Lee served as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation from 1994 to 1996, where he was credited with improving the agency's performance, including eliminating graffiti and debris from the City's highways and bridges. In 2007, Lee was appointed by New York Governor Eliot Spitzer as Executive Director and CEO of the MTA, which operates New York's subway, bus, and bridge and tunnel network, and the commuter rail system for both New York and Connecticut.

We're talking about food insecurity and farming in the Hudson Valley. The pandemic has impacted many people resulting in overwhelming need from food banks and community services.

This week's episode features Diane Serratore, Executive Director at People to People in Rockland County, New York, and Megan Larmer, Director of the Regional Food Program at Glynwood in Cold Spring, New York. 

We're talking about the carpe diem moment for manufacturing, an opportunity to prioritize manufacturing, technology, and the workforce that supports it. 

This week's episode features Randy Wolken, President of the Manufacturers Association and the Manufacturers Alliance of New York, and Harold King, President of the Council of Industry.

We're talking about building better communities through the development of a strong regional economy, creative public and private partnerships, and community consensus.  

This week's episode features Laura Quebral, Director and Research Associate Professor, The University of Buffalo Regional Institute. A planner, analyst, communications strategist, and fundraiser with deep experience in project management, grant writing, team construction, consensus building, and organizational development, Laura works with the Regional Institute to build a better Buffalo, NY. 

It's the day after the General Election and we're asking: "What's next?"

This week’s episode features Dr. Gerald Benjamin,  retired associate vice president for regional engagement and director of the Benjamin Center for Public Policy Initiatives at SUNY New Paltz, and Liz Benjamin, Managing Director at Marathon Strategies.