Ronderings
By Ron Rapatalo
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In RONderings, Ron talks to his guests about their superpowers, including career advice, diversity, mindset, wellness, and leadership. Ron grew up in New York City, and has been coaching and leading executive searches for the last five years, taking what he has learned from 15 years in corporate, higher education, government, and non-profit contexts. He and his wife are obsessed with reality television, and Ron also moonlights as a men's personal stylist and group fitness instructor. Ron says, "I believe in the power of intuition and deepening one’s self-awareness and impact on others. I believe in the power of connection and transparency. I believe that we must dismantle systems of oppression and racism to recover our fullest humanity. Most of all, I believe our power to change the world starts from changing ourselves first."
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Community Is Medicine: Healing Schools Project, Trust, and the Three Questions That Change Everything with Wenimo Okoya
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May 13, 2026 |
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Safe Rooms for Leaders: Revenue, Emotional Regulation, and the Business You're Growing Into with Amirah Raveneau-Bey
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May 06, 2026 |
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Leading Without Hardening: Identity, Neurodivergence, and Education Leadership with Jameelah Stuckey
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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Authenticity Is a Privilege: Identity, Gratitude, and Love as Strategy with Dr. Abiodun Durojaye
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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From Special Education Teacher to Corporate Philanthropy: Why Relationships Are the Only Legacy That Matters with Nicholas Pascale
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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They Want Your Work but Not Your Voice: Ed Reform, Leadership, and Reclaiming Space with Dr. Maya M. Faison
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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From Rupture to Aperture: Peace, Justice, and the Art of Community-Driven Education with Hector Calderón
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Issues in Our Tissues: Mindfulness, Burnout, and Conscious Leadership with Amanda Muhammad
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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Rethinking the Brain and Human Potential with Ellen Petry Leanse
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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Faith, Mentorship, and Systems Change in Education with Dr. Natalie Neris
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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Say What You Mean: Leading with Clarity, Not Performance - with Danielle Kristine Toussaint
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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From Competitive Drive to Purposeful Leadership in Education with Dr. Chantelle George
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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Leading Without the Mask: How Authenticity and Community Transform Education with Nick Freeman
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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Crossing Borders in Leadership, Identity, and Equity - with Chris Harley
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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Authentic Connection in an AI World: ADHD at 50, Leadership, and Human Networking with Dave Delaney
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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When Your Value Is Overlooked: Finding Your Worth and Creating Impact in Education - with Nautrie Jones
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Transforming Broken Systems: Designing Justice Systems That Help Young People Thrive - with Dr. Gisele Castro
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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Rest as Infrastructure: How Nonprofit Leaders Can Break the Burnout Cycle - with Josh Feldman
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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Where You’re Born Isn’t Destiny: How Identity, Privilege, and Relationships Shape Real Impact – with Sana Shaikh
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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Leadership Lives in the Body: What Endurance Sports Teaches Us About Sustainable Leadership – with Jessica Sutter
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Dec 31, 2025 |
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From Comfort to Conviction: Leading Education Systems through Identity and Truth – with Jenai Emmel
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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When Being “Cool” Isn’t Enough: The Leadership Shift from Popular Ideas to Real Impact – with Oscar Wang
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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From Loss to Purpose: The Inner Work Behind Sustainable Leadership – with Cecilia Paz Aguilar
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Turning Discrimination into Opportunity: Elevating Leaders and Cultures through Inclusion – with Nicole Smart
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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Redefining Inclusion: Building Workplaces That Work for Everyone – with Natalie Holder
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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How Ancestral Roots and Harlem Pride Inspire Leadership – with Dr. Rahesha Amon
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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Game Changer: Turning Basketball into a Mental Health Revolution – with Kashif (Kash) Hameed
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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Turning Loss into Leadership and Purpose with Helen Arteaga Landaverde
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Building Leaders and Breaking Barriers from Harlem to Antarctica with Shakira Petit
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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From High-End Events to Meaningful Educational Change with Leslie Wade
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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Crafting a Life of Purpose, Style, and Social Impact with Lola Banjo
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Rediscovering Identity and Resilience Across Generations with Eddie Shiomi
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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Organizing Fathers for Social Change and Purpose with Justin Cohen
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Embracing Confidence and Visibility in Leadership with Sheena Yap Chan
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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The Heart of Justice is Truth-Telling with Bill Murphy
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Inertia and Progress, Not Perfection with Donnell J. Butler
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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Find a Way or Make the Right Tools: Lea Crusey and Mathias Probst
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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Creating the Rooms Where It Happens with Mohan Sivaloganathan
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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Culture: Ensuring People Are Appreciated, Supported and Valued with Niloy Gangopodhyay
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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Trust Yourself and Your Intuition with De-Lea Deane-Allen
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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Assimilation to Self-Discovery to Healing with Analiza Quiroz Wolf
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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Cuidáte: You Can't Pour From an Empty Cup with David Nungaray
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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Raj Thakkar - Self-Care and Learning in Entrepreneurship
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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Kendrick Harris: Own Your S**t - You Are Not Your Mistakes
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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The Misalignment of Values and Practices in Education with Tanji Reed Marshall
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May 30, 2024 |
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Jacquelyn Davis - Stay Clever, Stay Curious
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May 15, 2024 |
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Diane Robinson - It All Starts in Our Minds and Hearts
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May 08, 2024 |
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Surabhi Lal - Fostering Belonging: From Megaphone to Movements
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May 01, 2024 |
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Christopher Ruszkowski - The Value of A Hard’s Day Work to Build Expertise
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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Bryan Setser - Wayfinder: Earning Trust through Insatiable Curiosity
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Discovering And Celebrating Success In Young People with Mike Montoya
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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Daniel Anello - Mobilizing the Power and Genius of Parents
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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Be Open to New Experiences and Practice Intention with Grace Cruz
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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Dr. Rob Carpenter - Surrender to and Enjoy the Person You Want to Become
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Mar 20, 2024 |
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Akinwole Garrett - Divine Right Order: God, Family then Work
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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Taylor Delhagen - Don't Be Boring, Be Trustworthy, and Integrate Work and Life
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Mar 06, 2024 |
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Brandon White - A Misfit That Fits in Everywhere
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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Jen Chau Fontan - Always Practicing Something
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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Risa Morimoto - Creating Curiosity to Tell People's Stories
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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Mary Rice-Boothe - Honoring Her Roots: From The Cotton Fields of Arkansas
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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Ron Summers: The Hustler Mentality: Web Designer to CEO
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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Family First: Serving the Public Interest with James Solomon
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Jan 24, 2024 |
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Perseverance: Create the Life That You Love with Joselyn Martinez
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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Who Cares? - Learning to Storytell with Hope, Love, and Agency with Rudy Valdez
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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Stephanie Zhong Who am I? Using Curiosity and Storytelling to Bridge Differences
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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Kishshana Palmer - Velvet Covered Baseball Bat: Living in Duality
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Dec 27, 2023 |
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Recy B. Dunn - Levity and the Daily Fight: Try to Take Over the World!
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Dec 20, 2023 |
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You Can't Heal What You Never Reveal - Ian Buchanan
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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Yexenia Gómez - Show Up as Yourself Everywhere You Go
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Dec 06, 2023 |
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Dr. Nancy B. Gutierrez and Dr. Roberto Padilla - Stay and Prevail
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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Kwamara Thompson - Love Yourself: Come As You Are
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Nov 22, 2023 |
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Shanita Rapatalo - How You Come is How I Will Receive You
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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Rick Andrews - Improv as a Pathway to Authenticity
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Nov 08, 2023 |
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Yamilée Toussaint - Know Your Anchor
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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Kenan Bishop: Everybody Samples - Acknowledge Your Sources
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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Marcela Andrés - Making The Ask
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Marc Etienne - Marc Etienne - Be Who You Are
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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Stephanie Morimoto - Decoupling Productivity from Work and Your Humanity
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Jul 19, 2023 |
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Atnre Alleyne - Sharpness + Proximity + Community = Empowerment
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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Alli Myatt - Slowing Down to Redesign and Recover
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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Laura Donald - Centering People Of Color
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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Ify Walker - When Values Are Clear, Decisions Are Easy
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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Kate Gerson - There is Room for Everyone to Heal and Be Loved
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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Russ Finkelstein - Discomfort to Spark Possibilities for Others
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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Ron J. Williams - Inclusion IS Innovation. Helping real people make real progress
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May 31, 2023 |
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Tony DelaRosa - Isang Bagsak: If One Falls, We All Fall
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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Finding Your Voice And Choice with Elsa Marquez
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Mar 29, 2023 |
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To Be and Lead in Service To Others with Delvin Burton
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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Travonnie Mackey - How do we create access?
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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Christian Simamora - Learning and Living at The Intersections
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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Tina Tang - Follow Your Changing Curiosity
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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Judith A. Yáñez - Be Like Water
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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Jonathan Santos Silva - We Are All Related
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Feb 15, 2023 |