Journeys to Leadership: Recent Episodes
Agnes Scott College
Get ready to be encouraged and inspired. No matter the field or industry you work in, everyone's journey to get there is different. From Agnes Scott College, join President Leocadia I. Zak as she speaks with women leaders worldwide about their journeys to where they are now. We will discuss the highs, lows, all of it! Well... as much of it as we can fit into the segment. Welcome to Journeys to Leadership.
This podcast is produced by Agnes Scott Alumna, Sydni Perry '21.
Heidi Rew is a Georgia native. She is a national voiceover talent, actress, host, and former radio DJ. She has worked in multiple markets, with nearly a decade of experience in the entertainment industry. She specializes in commercial, Industrial/Narration, and Promotional voiceover. Her work can be heard in commercials for various companies, including AutoNation, GE, Hallmark, Jiffy Lube, Build-a-Bear, Subway, and Belk, to name a few. She is also the co-owner of Atlanta Voiceover Studio, which was founded to develop and raise the level of VO talent in Atlanta and beyond.
Our guest is leading with her heart and making a positive and inspiring impact in entertainment while working to have a thriving freelance career in the industry, co-owning a small business, and leading a team. Her journey has had challenges, but she leads with resiliency, consistency, and positivity! Please join me in welcoming Heidi Rew!
Loretta J. Ross is an activist, public intellectual, and scholar. She has written about and advocated for reproductive justice and the history of African American women. Ross started her career in activism in social justice in the 1970s, working at the National Football League Player's Association, the DC Rape Crisis Center, the National Organization for Women, and the National Black Women's Health Project.
The Center for Democratic Renewal, the National Center for Human Rights Education and Sister Song, Women of Color, and Reproductive Justice Collective until retiring as an organizer in 2012 to teach about activism. She's an associate professor at Smith College and graduated with a women's studies degree from Agnes Scott College.
She has dedicated her life and has traveled worldwide speaking on reproductive justice, appropriate whiteness, human rights, violence against women, and calling in the call-out culture. As Loretta describes in her TED Talk, she shares strategies that help challenge wrongdoing while creating space for growth, forgiveness, and maybe even an unexpected friend.
This is Loretta J Ross' journey.
Dr. Saycon Senglboh '00x is a tony award-nominated and award-winning actress with a gift for dramatic storytelling and soaring vocal prowess. An Atlanta native of Liberian descent, she is passionate about the power of education, as evidenced by her service on the board of the Monrovia Football Academy, the first school in Liberia to combine formal education with the development of careers in professional soccer. Saycon currently stars in ABC's reboot of "The Wonder Years" as Lillian Williams, and she has also played the role of FBI agent Angela Webster in ABC's "Scandal" and Erma Franklin in "Respect." Appearing in nearly a dozen Broadway productions, she starred opposite Lupita Nyong'o in the production "Eclipsed" in 2016, earning a major award from the Drama Desk and a Tony nomination for her performance. She also holds the distinction of being the first Black woman to perform the role of Elphaba in the internationally renowned Broadway musical "Wicked."
Saycon has a determined spirit and has taken many strides to achieve a successful career in the entertainment industry, and she is just getting started! This is her story.
Layli Miller-Muro has been a powerful influence and an active leader in getting justice and creating change for women worldwide. She founded the Tahirih Justice Center, serving as the Chief Executive Officer for over 20 years. She has led the organization in its service to over 30,000 women and girls while promoting the further development of laws to protect women. She has received numerous honors for her work, including being named one of the “100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs of 2012” by Goldman Sachs, one of the “150 Fearless Women in the World” by Newsweek Magazine/Daily Beast, and receiving the 2008 Excellence in Chief Executive Leadership Award of the Center for Nonprofit Advancement, recognizing her innovation, integrity, and leadership.
She served as an attorney at the law firm of Arnold & Porter and an attorney-advisor at the U.S. Department of Justice Board of Immigration Appeals. She received her B.A. in Political Science and Anthropology from Agnes Scott College and her J.D. and M.A. in international relations from American University.
Chanel Frazier is BlackRock’s Global Head of Business Strategy for the Portfolio Management Group (PMG) & Head of the Atlanta Innovation Hub. Originally from New York, she is taking the city of Atlanta, GA by storm. She is an internationally renowned strategist, as well as an
attorney, public speaker, and innovative leader. She earned her A.B. in Government from Dartmouth College, her Juris Doctor from the
University of Virginia School of Law and her Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Taxation from New York University School of Law.
Chanel Frazier is a sought-after thought leader on topics such as innovation and sustainable development and she is taking the meaning of leadership to a new level. This is her story.
Dr. Andrea Abrams '93 has a B.A. in sociology and anthropology from Agnes Scott College, a Masters in anthropology, a graduate certificate in women’s studies, and a Ph.D. in anthropology from Emory University. She currently serves as Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Centre College and was the commencement speaker this past spring. Through the support of her family, belief in herself, and the courage to try despite not knowing what the outcome may be, Dr. Abrams has gone through quite the journey and she's just getting started.
Venessa Harrison is the President of AT&T Georgia. She is responsible for developing the overall strategic direction of AT&T’s public policy, economic development, and community engagement activities across the state of Georgia. She is committed to helping make a difference in the community and in the lives of others and has a passion for driving positive impact and social equity. Listen to her interview with President Zak as she tells us her journey from starting as a telephone operator to assuming the role of President through the power of "Faith, Education, and Hardwork."
Jill Savitt is the President & CEO of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights. Beginning her career as a reporter for WAMU, the NPR affiliate in Washington, DC, she graduated summa cum laude from Yale University.
She served as the Acting Director of the Simon-Skjodt [Scott] Center for the Prevention of Genocide at the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC, before assuming the role as the President and CEO of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta, GA in March 2019.
A human rights advocate specializing in genocide and atrocity prevention, Jill Savitt is an activist, philanthropist, and passionate and inspiring leader. This is her story.
Listen to President Zak's conversation with the "incomporable" Amira Daugherty '19. Known as @AmiraUnplugged on social media, Amira is a 2019 graduate of Agnes Scott College who uses her gifts as a talented singer, writer, rapper, spoken word artist, and activist to inspire and empower those fighting for social justice causes. She also uses her creativity to create space to empower diverse groups of people to achieve their goals.
She performs on the physical and virtual stages worldwide, and she is currently working on and releasing her own music and her first poetry book. Listen to her powerful story as a hijabi, black, and hearing impaired woman and how, although only at the beginning of her journey, she has developed her voice and how much of an impact she's already made on the world, and she's just getting started.
Yehimi Cambrón '14 is a full-time artist, activist, and national public speaker born in Michoacán, México and raised in Atlanta, GA. Cambrón’s artwork focuses on celebrating the humanity, resilience, and contributions of immigrants. Cambrón attended Agnes Scott College and graduated with a B.A. in Studio Art in 2014. In 2015, Cambrón became the first of two DACAmented educators placed in Georgia by TFA and served on TFA’s DACA Advisory Board for two terms. She incorporated her own business, Yehimi Cambrón, LLC, in February of 2019 and you can check out her company and products here: https://www.yehimicambron.com/monarchsofgold
Bio from https://www.yehimicambron.com/about
President Zak speaks with Dean Karen Goff, Dean of Students at Agnes Scott College, about her journey from receiving her bachelor's degree in psychology and history to her master's of Divinity and eventually pursuing a career in Higher Education.
For more than 20 years, Rose Scott has been a driving force in the news and media world. She received a degree in radio, tv, film, and sports media at Indiana State University and became one of the first women in the country to host a daily sports talk show. Rose Scott is also a multi- Emmy Award-Winning Journalist, host, and executive producer of ‘Closer Look”, a compelling show that features a mix of local, national, and international stories and interviews. It airs weekdays at 1 P.M. and 7 P.M. Join us as we listen to her journey!
She has over 10 years of songwriting experience and has merged the two worlds of songwriting and music therapy to focus on one mission: To be a voice and a vessel for those that feel lost, forgotten, silenced, and who are hurting. This is Kyshona Armstrong.
She serves as Chair of the Board of the National Civic League. She is a member of the Federal Policy Council, the Environmental and Natural Resources Committee, and serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Georgia Municipal Association (GMA). She has served six terms as the Mayor of Decatur, originally taking office in 2016. This is the journey of Mayor Patti Garrett.
Welcome to Journeys to Leadership a new podcast show from Agnes Scott College hosted by President Leocadia Zak. Join her as she talks with women leaders from around the world about their journeys to where they are now. The first episode of Journeys to Leadership will premiere on Wednesday.