We The Scenario

Interview With Orange County Councilwoman Letitia Clark

Libby Schaaf was born in Oakland and is a graduate of Skyline High School. She holds a B.A. in political science from Rollins College and a J.D. from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles. Her professional experience includes working as an attorney, as the Chief of Staff to former Oakland City Council President Ignacio De La Fuente, as an aide to former Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown, as the Director of Public Affairs for the Port of Oakland and as the Senior Policy Adviser for Community & Economic Development of Oakland, California. Libby Schaaf is the Mayor of Oakland in California. Schaaf assumed office in 2015. Schaaf's current term ends in 2023. Schaaf ran for re-election for Mayor of Oakland in California. Schaaf won in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Dr. Nicole Lee Plenty is a double board-certified OB/GYN and Maternal-Fetal MedicineSpecialist, blogger, public speaker, and patient advocate. Although standing just shy offive feet tall, she is described by those who know her as having a giant, bubbly personality and even bigger vehemence for service. Being raised from humble beginnings in the ruraltown of DeRidder, Louisiana, Nicole is passionate about mentorship of youth from low-income communities and advocacy for health and work equity for women of color. Nicole attended Xavier University of Louisiana where she held the title of Miss Xavier University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Biology with honors. She then obtained a dual Medical Doctorate (MD) degree and Master of Public Health (MPH) with a concentration in Health Systems Management from Tulane University. Dr. Plenty completed her OB/GYN residency training as well as Maternal-Fetal Medicine fellowship at the University of Mississippi Medical Center where she also earned a Master of Science degree concomitantly. 

Due to her natural leadership, she served as administrative chief resident and administrative chief fellow during her years ofexpertise training. Through the practice of medicine, she grew an increased awareness of how public policy and legislativeissues relevant to women’s health directly shaped health outcomes. Because of that, she served as a state and nationalleader in various sections of the American Medical Association and American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Additionally, she was one of two recipients of the ACOG National Gellhaus Fellowship which granted her the opportunity to continue women’s health advocacy work on Capitol Hill. She currently serves as a leader of the AMA Women Physician Section and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine National Health Advocacy and Policy Committee.

Dr. Plenty’s passion for service is also evident through her international advocacy and medical missions work in Nicaragua, Mexico, and Jamaica. Most recently, she launched Pregnancy Pearls with Dr. Plenty, a website and vlog she created to help patients advocate for themselves by providing pre-/post-conception advice and education regarding complications of pregnancy. She has received local, state, and national honors for her involvement in health policy, mentorship, and her work in community advocacy. Among those, she has received Top 40 under 40 recognitions from the National Minority Quality Forum, the National Medical Association, the Indianapolis Business Journal, as well as her alma mater, Xavier University of LA. Dr. Plenty is the the proud wife of Rev. Dr. James Anthony Plenty. Together, they are co-owners of Green District, asalad spot, in Fishers, IN. She and her husband currently reside in the Houston Metropolitan area with their son, Harrison, and “fur baby”, Sophie. There, she provides high risk pregnancy care full time.

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Shaughn Thomas is a multi-award winning educator who is passionate and believes that learning should be FUN and engaging! The content on my page will feature my love for technology in my classroom and also current and past students who wanted to help me make learning fun! You will also see my “Invest in Yourself” after school program which not only teaches students about financial literacy and entrepreneurship, but also helps them apply it.

Sejal Thakkar is an employment law practitioner with over fifteen years of employment law experience that includes advising clients, human resources personnel, and legal counsel regarding sound, standard employment practices.  She conducts investigations regarding harassment, discrimination, bullying, retaliation, misconduct and other topics.

Her passion for training led her to create, TrainXtra, a proactive training practice where she brings the wealth of her employment law expertise in customized training to executives, managers and employees in an interactive, engaging environment.

Special Guest Brandy Jenkins HR Business Partner WEBCOR

Pulse Of Perseverance With Co-founder & Board Certified Cardiac Anesthesiologist Dr. Max Madhere

Nathan Anthony Smith, MS, Ph.D,  Principal Investigator at Center for Neuroscience Research &  Children's National Hospital

On this episode of We The Scenario,  we are honored to have the very talented Miss Courtney Harrington. 

Miss Harrington is an alumna of Xavier University in Louisiana hailing from Houston, Texas now residing in the Bay Area.

She also is a Top Producing Real Estate Agent in The Silicon Valley Area from EQ1 Real Estate. she also has an amazing podcast called The Real Women Real Estate Podcast. 

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