We Question & Learn

Tom Pysz talks with Bill Jackson, President and Chief Professional  Officer of United Way of Erie County and Doctor Andrew Roth with an outline entitled ‘AMERICAN TAPESTRY : WE TELL OURSELVES STORIES”,  insights on our country since the 60’s.

Tom Pysz talks with James Grunke, the CEO and Executive Director of the  Erie Regional Chamber and Growth Partnership. Then Tom talks with Mark  Amendola, the Executive Director of Perseus House along with Doctor Nick  Viglione, the Chief Educational Officer of the Charter School of  Excellence.

Tom talks with Dr. Christopher Clark, president of Saint Vincent  hospital, about all the recent and new projects and expansions there.  Also on the program is the curator of the Erie County Historical  Society, Becky Weiser, with an outline of all the programs, tours, and  exhibits at the Hagen History Center.

Tom Pysz talks with Michael Outlaw, community liaison for the City of  Erie. With him will be Brian Slawin, director and portfolio manager for  the Ben Franklin Technology Partners. Then Tom talks with Nicole  Reitzell, Vice President of Community Engagement for the Erie Downtown  Development Corporation.

Tom Pysz talks with Debra Thompson, President of Strategy Solutions  along with Attorney Tom Tupitza. about nonprofit organization  collaboration and governance. Then Tom will talk with Jordan Steves,  Director of Community Relations at the Chautauqua Institution about the  2019 Summer Season.

Erie County Executive Kathy Dahlkemper discusses the public safety radio  system, Erie County Public Library’s Idea Lab at Blasco Memorial  Library, the county data center, the Blue Zones project, and more. In  the second half of the program, Mark Amendola, Executive Director of  Perseus House Charter School of Excellence, along with Dr. Nick  Viglione, Perseus House Chief Educational Officer, discuss the  activities of the school.

Erie's keenest minds are working to solve critical community needs. Adam  Bratton, Executive Director of the Nonprofit Partnership, shares an  overview of how nonprofits address critical problems on a local level.  In the second half of the program, Ashley Senger, ESL educator and owner  of Language Connections, LLC, discusses the unique needs of City of  Erie residents for whom English is a second language.

In this special one-hour feature, Andrew Roth, Ph.D., discusses the  1960s roots of modern America. Roth brings 33 years of academic  leadership experience to Erie's Jefferson Educational Society where, as  scholar in residence, he is researching and preparing presentations on  the topic of 1968: The Far Side of the Moon and the Birth of the Culture  Wars.

Tom Saunders, Executive Director of the Western Pennsylvania  Conservancy, discusses reserved green areas in Northwest Pennsylvania.  In the second half of the episode, cognitive scientist Dr. Afzal Upal  and computer engineer Dr. Christopher Mansour, cybersecurity experts  from Mercyhurst University, discuss the frontiers of cybersecurity.

Guests share perspectives on local business development and initiatives.  First we hear from Dr. Joyce Miller, CEO of the Northwest Institute of  Research, and Elana Como, Director of the Northwest Regional Key, Region  One, and Quality Initiatives Director for the Early Learning Resource  Center, Region 2. Then Donald Moore from Decision Associates joins us  for the second half of the program.