The Pod with the Baton Rouge Area Foundation
This podcast is brought to you by the Baton Rouge Area Foundation, your community foundation which is focused on one simple goal: to help philanthropists pursue their causes for bettering the lives of people in Louisiana. Our goal is to elevate the stories, ideas, and people making Baton Rouge a better place.
Episodes
29 episodes
#29 The Pod with Corey Wilson
Following a unanimous vote from the Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge (BREC) Commission in January 2019, Corey Wilson accepted its offer to become the 6th Superintendent in the...
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#28 The Pod with Chantelle Varnado
Dr. Chantelle Varnado, Executive Director of Launch, has been working with children with disabilities and their families for over twenty years. She earned her Bachelor of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences and Master of Communication Scienc...
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27:43
#27 The Pod with Sara Judson
Sara joined the Community Foundation Southwest Louisiana as the CEO in December 2013. A fourth-generation resident of Lake Charles, she enjoys continuing the family tradition of b...
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29:15
#26 The Pod with Adam Knapp
Adam was named president and CEO of the Baton Rouge Area Chamber in April 2008. A native of Lake Charles, LA, he previously served as the deputy director of the Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA). Knapp w...
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27:41
#25 The Pod with Susan Bonnett Bourgeois
Susan Bonnett Bourgeois is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Northshore Community Foundation, having served in that role since its founding. The Foundation works to elevate phil...
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26:13
#24 The Pod with Raymond Jetson and Sherreta Harrison
Combining his 30 plus year history of public service with her 15 years of nonprofit leadership, Raymond A. Jetson and Sherreta R. Harrison form the dynamic, intergenerational co- leadership team at Me...
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31:03
#23 The Pod with Jacinda Townsend
Jacinda Townsend is the author of Mother Country (Graywolf, 2022), winner of the 2022 Ernest Gaines Award for Literary Excellence, and
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20:51
#22 The Pod with Emily Chatelain
Emily Chatelain is the Founder and Executive Director of local non-profit, Three O'Clock Project. Emily started her professional consulting company, School Food and Wellness Group in 2015 growin...
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26:11
#21 The Pod with Jennifer Armand
Jennifer Armand was named Executive Director of the Bayou Community Foundation in December 2012, shortly after the Foundation was established. In thi...
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23:16
#20 The Pod with Samuel Heisman
Sam Heisman is the Founding Head of School at Great Hearts Harveston, the first Great Hearts Academy to break ground in Louisiana. The newly constructed campus will be opening in Bat...
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22:14
#19 - The Pod with Susie Anders and Sarah Gardner
Susie Anders, owner of Anders Art Conservation, LLC has been conserving three-dimensional objects and sculpture for over twenty years. She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, and...
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#18 - The Pod with Laura Tuggle
Laura Tuggle has been the Executive Director of Southeast Louisiana Legal Services(SLLS) since May 2014 after beginning her career at SLLS in 1993. She previously managed SLLS’ Housing Law Unit during the yea...
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#17 The Pod with Dianna Payton
Dianna R. Payton is the CEO of the YWCA of Greater Baton Rouge. Dianna previously served as the Director of Community Investment for Capital Area United Way (CAUW). In this position, she oversaw the allocation of funds for 46 Community Partners...
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22:44
#16 The Pod with Justin Ehrenwerth
Justin R. Ehrenwerth was appointed the second President and CEO of The Water Institute of the Gulf in January 2017. Prior to joining the Institute, Ehrenwerth served as the inaugural Executive Direct...
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#15 The Pod with Jennifer Reilly and Jeffrey Koonce
Meet the Board Chair and Vice Chair for the Baton Rouge Area Foundation.Jennifer Eplett Reilly serves as the Board Chair of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation and previously, the founding chair of New Schools for Baton Rouge. She has been ...
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22:05
#14 The Pod with Youth City Lab
At Youth City Lab, the young are encouraged to find their own voices; to unite and harmonize them to get louder and clearer; to be heard by the people and policymakers who are shaping their future.
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27:08
#13 The Pod with Christopher Csonka
Christopher Csonka is the Executive Director of the East Baton Rouge Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (EBRCJCC). Chris Csonka will collaborate with local justice officials to reduce the local jail pop...
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21:39
#12 The Pod with Camille Manning Broome
Camille Manning-Broome is the President and CEO of the Center for Planning Excellence, a nonprofit that delivers visionary plans, model land use tools, and policy guidance to the state of Louisian...
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26:49
#11 The Pod with Dr. John Kirwan
Dr. John Kirwan is Executive Director of the Pennington Biomedical Research Center and holds the George A. Bray, Jr. Endowed Super Chair in Nutrition. He also leads the Integrated Physiology and Molecul...
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32:08
#10 The Pod with Elizabeth Hutchison
Elizabeth Hutchison is director of business development for the Employees 1st program. Previously, she worked for five years in philanthropic services for the Baton Rouge Area Foundation. Empl...
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25:39
#9 The Pod with Sage Foley
Sage is a Baton Rouge native and a graduate of University High School and the University of Georgia.Before assuming the role of Executive Director in 2016, Sage served as a member of the Baton Rouge...
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28:06
#8 The Pod with Lynn Clark
Lynn Clark has been with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Baton Rouge since March of 2004. She was the Development Director for 4 ½ years and has had the responsibility of Executive Director of the affiliat...
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21:46
#7 The Pod with Kathleen Richey
Kathleen Stewart Richey became the Director of Louisiana CASA in May, 2015. She began her career as an attorney representing children in child dependency and delinquency matters. During t...
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