Curious & ConnectEdD
Welcome to the Curious & ConnectEdD podcast! Hosted by three students in a Leadership and Learning in Organizations EdD program, this podcast hopes to connect students in our program and beyond to foster a sense of community and belonging. We hope you'll join us for the ride!
Episodes
16 episodes
Chrissy Keck on Curious & ConnectEdD
Chrissy has worked in K12 education for the last ten years across the country. Chrissy has worked in PK-12th grades in public, charter, and private schools. She has loved being apart of the cohort and meeting incredible people! Chrissy spends h...
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Episode 16
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19:15
Ed Bray on Curious & ConnectEdD
Ed currently serves as a senior director, human resources for Ross Stores. He's worked in human resources for over twenty- five years and has published two books, Hello, Job Search, and Hello, Career, to help recent graduates achieve success in...
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Episode 14
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19:29
Amanda Slobe on Curious & ConnectEdD
Amanda Slobe is the Founder of You Have A Visitor (YHAV) and a driving force behind disrupting the current state of few inclusive practices in travel. She has a passion for advocacy and travel, and she knows first-hand the heart bursts as well ...
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Episode 13
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19:53
Joe Bennetch on Curious & ConnectEdD
Joe is a Special Education Teacher who just transitioned into a new role as a Special Education Coordinator at a public elementary school in North Adams Massachusetts. He has a 10-year-old daughter who helps keep him both busy, and motivated, a...
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Episode 12
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13:25
Christian Acemah on Curious & ConnectEdD
Christian Acemah is Head of School, Olney Friends School in Barnesville, OH. He also has senior leadership experience as Executive Director of the Uganda National Academy of Sciences (UNAS) in Kampala. Uganda. Previously, he served as Strategy ...
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Episode 11
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22:16
Chris Antjas on Curious & ConnectEdD
Chris is an Operations Manager at The Ohio State University’s Department of Student Life. Prior to starting in higher education, Chris worked in K12 education for nearly a decade. His most recent position was the Director of Westwood Preparator...
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Episode 10
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17:36
Liisa Potts on Curious & ConnectEdD
Liisa has worked in B-20 education since 1993, as a teacher, state DOE director, leadership coach, and for education nonprofits. She's currently the Director of Curriculum and Instruction for CommonLit. Her older son is her econ/excel tutor and...
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Episode 9
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17:41
Carlee Diggins on Curious & ConnectEdD
Carlee Diggins is a Organizational Transformation Senior Consultant at Deloitte. Carlee is passionate about centering people within organizational strategies to enable positive impacts. She has almost a decade of experience leading cross-functi...
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Episode 8
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19:35
Rob Saldana on Curious & ConnectEdD
Rob is a former blue-collar worker turned U.S Army soldier. In his free time, he likes to binge watch The Office while indulging on some Halo Top ice cream. Some of his hobbies include long-distance running and reading nonfiction books about fo...
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Episode 7
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16:40
Melissa Gates on Curious & ConnectEdD
Melissa has worked in K12 education for 22 years in a variety of roles in both public and independent schools. She is currently at the Episcopal School of Acadiana which is in beautiful Cade, Louisiana. She and her husband of 22 years have two ...
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Episode 6
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24:05
Leah Paulson on Curious & ConnectEdD
Leah is a Student Affairs professional who has worked at small, medium, and large public and private universities through her career; she currently works in Housing Operations at Temple University in Philadelphia. Leah studied at Lehigh Univers...
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Episode 5
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15:44
Katie Weir on Curious & ConnectEdD
Katie Louise Weir is the Director of Professional Growth Systems for the Washoe County School District which serves 62,000+ students in Northern Nevada. Outside of her work in Human Resources, she loves spending time visiting Tahoe, Maui, and T...
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Episode 4
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24:08
Monica Ross on Curious & ConnectEdD
Monica goes by the mantra: “a little better every day” when coaching her patients, students, or herself. She holds a Doctor of Physical Therapy and is Board Certified in Neurology PT, teaches at College of Saint Mary as an assistant professor i...
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Episode 3
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13:41
Zohra Damani on Curious & ConnectEdD
Zohra is the author of “Take it with a grain of salt," released in May 2021. The book shares lessons that Zohra learned through experiences like a divorce, losing a parent, navigating her self-worth, managing a disability, and more. While writi...
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Episode 2
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20:31
Calla Buttke on Curious & ConnectEdD
Calla is the Director of College Counseling at PathIvy, a college advising startup based in Seattle, and splits her time between Wisconsin and India. She is eager to listen to everyone's podcasts as she cooks her daily HelloFresh & Blue Apr...
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Episode 1
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13:57