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We are excited to bring you this episode of the #squarepizzapod. This week, Greg is in conversation with Frances Messano, President of NewSchools Venture Fund. One fun fact about Frances Messano: Frances sings with the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir.

Topics covered in this episode:

• Go-to karaoke song
• Commitment to racial justice in education is rooted in her lived experience
• NewSchools Venture Fund invested nearly $345 million in their communities, in over 1,000 education innovators, in just 20 plus years

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We are excited to bring you this episode of the #squarepizzapod. This week, Greg is in conversation with Dan Lugo, President of Queens University of Charlotte. One fun fact about Dan Lugo: “A bit obsessed with big storms."

Topics covered in this episode:

• First-gen college graduate
• Colby College - $750 million fundraising campaign, largest in liberal arts history
• Significance of being the first racial minority to serve as president at Queens
• Steps to bridging the gap of racial equity and equality in education

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We are excited to bring you this episode of the #squarepizzapod. This week, Greg is in conversation with Dr. Stacey Gonzales of the Ed Up Edge Podcast. This slice has a unique twist as Greg is the guest on this episode. 

Topics covered in this episode:

• The educational system
• Supporting stakeholders in various ways as schools return 
• Supports needed to make sure instruction and learning continue to offer responsive options 
• Insights about "ownership" when it comes to students and schools and what "school choice" really means

Check out more of Dr. Gonzales's episodes

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We are excited to bring you this episode of the #squarepizzapod. This week, Greg is in conversation with colleague, Noel Harmon,  President at Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund.  

Topics we covered in this episode:

• The connection between the Midwest 
• 2009 Dissertation “experiences of Black college female student-athletes at PWI’s”
• APIA Scholars 
• Mental health within students
• What we can do to elevate the work of other Asian Americans

To learn more about APIA 

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We are excited to bring you this episode of the #squarepizzapod. This week, Greg is in conversation with new colleague, Mike Yates,  Senior Managing Director of Network Strategies at TFA Reinvention Lab.  One fun fact: Mike Yates sang the National Anthem at the Houston Hotshots game. 

Topics we covered in this episode:

• The beef between Dallas and Houston
• 2x TEDx Speaker
• Being more than just a teacher with personal branding 
• Allowing students to make the curriculum 

To learn more about The Reinvention Lab at Teach For America

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We are excited to bring you this episode of the #squarepizzapod. This week, Greg is in conversation with colleague, Dr. Harry Williams,  President & CEO at Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF).  One fun fact: Dr. Williams was a first-generation college student, attending Appalachian State University on a track scholarship.

Topics we covered in this episode:

• Story of how Dr. Williams met Dewey Norwood at a Charlotte Bobcats game
• Track career and how sports became the foundation for BIG goals
• Who TMCF is and the work they do 
• Public HBCU's vs. Private HBCU's
• Future of TMCF and the importance of modeling behavior 

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We are excited to bring you this episode of the #squarepizzapod. This week, Greg is in conversation with good friend and colleague, James Ford,  Executive Director at Center for Racial Equity in Education (CREED).  One interesting fact about James: While growing up in the Hip-Hop era of the 80s, James was an MC from the age of 13-29. 

More topics we covered in this episode:

• The most famous person from Rockford, Illinois
• James preferred career if he wasn't in education
• New equity-based Social Studies Standards in North Carolina
• Why James doesn't believe in grades
• The work of CREED and centering minority students & teachers

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We are excited to bring you this episode of the #squarepizzapod. This week, Greg is in conversation with good friend and colleague, Nicole Jarbo, CEO of Goodbets Group. One interesting fact about Nicole: While playing collegiate soccer at the University of California, Berkeley, she secured nine saves to help Cal beat Auburn, 3-1, in the first round of NCAAs. 

More topics we covered in this episode:

• Alex Morgan (U.S Women's Soccer star) and Nicole's first impression of her on a recruiting trip  
• Nicole's lessons learned as a college athlete 
• How raise $13M in less than 12 months
• Goodbets Group fundraising firm and what makes them special

Check out more about Goodbets Group here

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We are excited to bring you this episode of the #squarepizzapod focused on district-charter collaboration. This episode features two school leaders, Jamie Sumter from Movement Charter School - Freedom & Brenda Alston-Hasan from Ashley Park Prek-8 as they share their experience working across district-charter lines to support families and students. This episode also covers:

• Brenda's hidden dance talents
• Truth's about charter schools & student enrollment
• Key steps to building successful relationships with your neighboring district or charter school

Send us a note and let us know what you think about this episode. 

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Welcome back to the Square Pizza podcast. We're excited to bring you this interview featuring Angelique Albert, Executive Director of the American Indian Graduation Center. 

Keep listening on to hear:

- the connection between Angelique and Dewey Norwood (episode #54)
- the $20M donation given by Makenzie Scott
- Angelique's team made 1,400 calls to check on their students

This episode also dives deep into the history of American Indians and the Native population in America. 

Enjoy the episode!

More about Angelique Albert:

Angelique has dedicated her professional career in service to tribal communities and creating positive impacts. As the Executive Director of American Indian Graduate Center (AIGC) & AIGC Scholars, she leads the Nation’s largest American Indian/Alaskan Native scholarship organization which has provided over $15 million annually in scholarships to students from over 500 tribes in all 50 states.  Prior to her work at AIGC, Ms. Albert has served as the Executive Director of Salish Kootenai College Foundation where she was instrumental in planning, implementing the successful launch of their first $20 million capital campaign.  She also served as Associate Director of the National American Indian Business Leaders Organization.  She has served in various roles in philanthropy, including Lead Native American Program Officer for the Beaumont Foundation of America, and External Grant Reviewer for the Case Foundation.  Ms. Albert’s early career began by serving her own tribe as a Legal Intern, Court Appointed Special Advocate, and Chief Juvenile Probation Officer.
 
Ms. Albert currently serves as a member of the Obama Foundation’s MBK Alliance Advisory Council. Additionally, she serves on the AISES Tribal Nations Advisory Council. She has served as a board member for the Potlatch Fund, as well as a board member of S&K Gaming, LLC, one of the Tribal corporations, with 4 subsidiary firms, owned by the Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribes. Angelique has a B.A. in Human Services and an MBA with a special emphasis in American Indian Entrepreneurship from Gonzaga University.

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