Connections Podcast

Spotlighting local women whose work changes lives


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WXXI is celebrating Women’s History Month, and this hour, guest host Racquel Stephen highlights two Rochester women whose work may have gone unnoticed, but who are making a historical impact in the community. Hani Ali is the founder of Mental Health Education & Legal Code for Refugee Rights, Inc. (MELCORR). The nonprofit organization offers mental health counseling and various resources to more than 200 local refugee families. Brittany Rumph is the co-founder of Innova Girls Academy, Monroe County’s first all-girls elementary charter school. They join us in the studio to discuss their remarkable work. Our guests:

  • Hani Ali, founder of Mental Health Education and Legal Code for Refugee Rights, Inc. (MELCORR)
  • Julie Cosner, volunteer in programming at MELCORR
  • Kaylee Ziegler, office administrator at MELCORR
  • Brittany M. Rumph, co-founder and head of school academics at Innova Girls Academy 
  • LaShonda Robinson, lower school director of curriculum and instruction at Innova Girls Academy 
  • WXXI is celebrating Women’s History Month, and this hour, guest host Racquel Stephen highlights two Rochester women whose work may have gone unnoticed, but who are making a historical impact in the community. Hani Ali is the founder of Mental Health Education & Legal Code for Refugee Rights, Inc. (MELCORR). The nonprofit organization offers mental health counseling and various resources to more than 200 local refugee families. Brittany Rumph is the co-founder of Innova Girls Academy, Monroe County’s first all-girls elementary charter school. They join us in the studio to discuss their remarkable work. Our guests:

    • Hani Ali, founder of Mental Health Education and Legal Code for Refugee Rights, Inc. (MELCORR)
    • Julie Cosner, volunteer in programming at MELCORR
    • Kaylee Ziegler, office administrator at MELCORR
    • Brittany M. Rumph, co-founder and head of school academics at Innova Girls Academy 
    • LaShonda Robinson, lower school director of curriculum and instruction at Innova Girls Academy 
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