Sonia Tita Puopolo Presents a Wellness World USA™ (WWUSA™) Podcast, Tita Talks. This episode of TITA TALKS, THE HEALING POWER OF CIVIC LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY: A SELFCARE TOOL FOR YOU! features LEE PELTON. Lee is the CEO & President of the Boston Foundation, one of the nation’s leading philanthropic organizations, with $1.6 billion in assets. He joined the Foundation in June 2021, after serving as President of Emerson College (2011-2021) and Willamette University (1998-2011). Lee began his professional academic career at Harvard University, where he earned a Ph.D. in English literature. In 2020, the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce inducted Lee into its Academy of Distinguished Bostonians, he received the Governor’s Award from MassHumanities and was honored by the Eos Foundation with a $100,000 racial justice grant in his name. He has also been frequently included on lists of civic leaders in Boston, most recently ranking 11th on Boston magazine’s 2021 list of 100 Most Influential Bostonians and is listed as one of the 50 Most Powerful Leaders in Boston by the Boston Business Journal. In this episode, Lee and I discuss THE HEALING POWER OF CIVIC LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNITY: A SELFCARE TOOL FOR YOU! Lee shares what inspires him, his top priorities at The Boston Foundation, his wellness and selfcare routine, and more. Furthermore, he shares his humanity, compassion, and mission to make the world a better place. For more information, then please go to, https://wellnessworldusa.com, https://titatalks.com, and/or https://www.tbf.org. Follow us on Instagram @wellnessworldusa, @titatalksofficial, @welovetitatalks, @soniatitapuopolo and Follow @bostonfdn.