Youth Centered: Recent Episodes
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Rick interviews Aisling Callahan, Will Gossman and Molly Nugent on the amazing NAHS Track and Field Culture. Listen to the perspective of three amazing student athletes on the program and how it has affected them
Rick interviews our retiring Fire Chief Bill McCarthy. Rick and Bill have been friends for over 30 years and we go down memory lane on Bill's career, his best memories and what the future holds for a North Andover legend. Please give it a listen
In our final installment of the Savage Leadership Series Rick interviews Chris Downer owner of Downer Bros. Landscaping. This a great listen on a leader who built his business from scratch. Enjoy
In the 5th of our 6 part Savage Leadership Series, Rick interviews Greater Lawrence Family Health Center Administrator Rich Napolitano on his leadership style and GLFHC's roll out of the Covid-19 Vaccine throughout the Merrimack Valley. Rich also talks about his leadership as a IAABO Basketball official and assignor. Please give it a listen
Rick interviews Deanna Junge of FIVO Design formerly Landmark Finish on her family's incredible journey and her leadership style, values and passion
North Andover Town Manager Melissa Rodrigues is our third guest on the Savage Leadership Series. Melissa has led our community through the gas crisis and a global pandemic. Please give it a listen
In the second of our six part Savage Leadership Series Rick interviews NA resident and Mass State Representative Christina Minicucci. Christina delves into her leadership style, what drives her and her passion to do for others
Rick interviews long time Brooks School Administrator and Coach John McVeigh in the first of our 6 part "Savage Leadership Series"
Rick interviews Linzie Truong and Chloe Kim from the NAHS Asian Pacific Islanders Club. This podcast will make you take a deep look into what members of the Asian community have been dealing with and our need for more dialogue, awareness and respect. Linzie and Chloe are two very special NAHS students who are truly change agents
Rick does a solo podcast previewing the Best Summer Ever. We preview everything that we will be offering this summer. As we continue to fight through the global pandemic we hope to have the best summer ever.
Rick has a conversation with NAHS Junior Selma Khayal of the Muslim Student Association. Selma discusses the club and their intentions of helping the North Andover Community learn more about Islam. Please give this wonderful young woman a listen
Rick interviews Tewksbury High Basketball Head Coach and Educator. The title is Lessons from the Road: Building Team Culture One Year LATER
Rick interviewed Jamilah Namaganda, Christina Beya and Courtney Igbinosa of the High Schools Black Student Union. Three impressive young women in our community
Rick interviews NAHS Senior Shaun Scully on a players perspective on building team culture in sports
Rick interviews Alyssa and Kelly on their friendship from first grade thru senior year of high school. We delve into a number of areas such as Doors Closing and New Doors Opening as well as some great news about Girls Got Game
Rick interviews NAHS Senior Tommy Cox who talks about his life, losing his leg at ten years old and how his drive to prove people wrong inspires all of us in North Andover
Rick interviews popular Franklin School Principal Joe Clarke. We talk about his career and running the Franklin School thru a Global Pandemic
Rick interviews NA College student Andy Robie on his decision to take a leave from college during these challenging times and go on a solo cross country adventure. Andy's documentation through his blog and photography is outstanding. Join us to hear about the adventure
N.A.M.S Educator Pat McGravey returns to the Youth Centered podcast to discuss year two of the Civics program
Rick interviews Merrimack College senior Jacob Beaudoin on his senior capstone project which focuses on Mentoring as well as sharing some of his personal journey that inspired him to be a mentor
Rick interviews former YC Kid and present NA Firefighter Chris Rowan on Growing through Living. Chris talks about his at times rocky journey to happiness and fulfillment
Rick is joined by NAHS students Kalista Ringler and Mikayla Vincent on the Summer Fun "Buddy System" program which provides support to a number of our Summer Fun kids
Rick interviews Andover Youth Services Director Bill Fahey. Rick and Bill talk about their thirty year history, working with kids, purpose, passion and ones true calling
Rick interviews local hoop legend Tyler Nelson on Embracing the Journey. Ty talks about his incredible journey along with proving people wrong, being resilient and having an elite skill set
Meet the Dion twins, two outstanding N.A.H.S. seniors talk about self-motivation, drive and commitment
Rick lays out the blueprint on how we ran successful summer programs during a global pandemic
Rick starts a conversation about Race with Aisha Valdez, Andrew Kangethe and Jocelyn Avila. Please listen, Please think about their words
Anthony Sideri returns to the Youth Centered podcast to discuss gratitude, appreciation and how the Pandemic affected small biz in NA
Rick interviews N.A.H.S. Educator Conor Meehan on his #KnightsCare initiative, culture building, educating virtually and much more
Rick interviews UMass sophomore and NAHS Class of 2018 graduate Haley Fay on growing up in NA and heading off to College. We delve into her time spent studying abroad in Australia during the horrendous Australia Wildfires and then the devastating Global pandemic
Rick interviews NBCTV and NACAM sports media personality Sam Murray on his start and rise in the field.
Rick interviews Senior Scholar - Athletes Caitlyn Wessel and Will Servino on the emotions and thoughts of seniors who are missing out on school, senior activities and things that are a passage of life usually for all high school seniors
Rick interviews new Support Services Coordinator and former YC Kid Aisha Valdez on her new journey here at the YC. Aisha can be reached at avaldez@nayouth.com
Rick is solo this week and he discusses by popular demand the Golden Years of Summer League Basketball 1991-2010. We will do a part 2 of this subject as a round table discussion with former staff and players as soon as we get back to normal here in NA
Rick responds to questions submitted as part of our YC MAILBAG. Thank you to all those who submitted questions and thanks to Steve Boudreau for the idea.
Rick interviews NAHS Junior Kalista Ringler on Overcoming a torn ACL injury and looking at new doors that opened during this tough time
Rick interviews NAHS Junior Jake Wolinksi on what drives him in sports, academics and other parts of his life. We discuss the difference in being interested in something and being committed to it
Rick interviews 89 year old Lester Rugg on a life well lived entitled "Enthusiasm For Life"
Rick Interviews NAHS athletes Sophie Znamierowski and Deanna Bosco on Girls in Sports. We talk about the successful girls hockey season, the growth of girls sports and how we still got a ways to go in support for girls sports
Rick interviews Aidan Heim, NAHS Varsity Basketball player. Aidan was cut from the team as a junior and worked hard to make the team as a senior. Aidan embraced an unknown role to start the season and is now starting for the improved Knights. A great conversation on self-awareness and resiliency
Rick interviews Michaela Blaney and Rebecca Duchesneau on the popular NAMS "A World of Difference Program
Rick interviews Lauren and Ty on our very popular Adventure Leaders program as well as Adventure activities, the climbing wall and the NAYRS Challenge Course
Rick interviews Jack Morin and Jackson Berberich on the High School baseball teams improbable run to the Super 8 Championship
Rick Interviews NAMS Social Studies teacher Pat McGravey on his amazing 8th grade Civics Program
Rick interviews Nick Savarese of the Doug Flutie Jr. Foundation, NA parent Lauren Perry and NAYRS Coordinator Lauren Sanford on Autism
Rick interviews Sue Oppici, Regional Development Director for Comfort Zone Camp and Brenna Carney our Support Services Coordinator who is a CZC volunteer
Rick interviews Jenna Buco Sideri on growing up in NA, the YC and being a professional educator, wife and mom to two beautiful young girls
Rick interviews well rounded NAHS Senior Jack Muse on being named 2019 Employee of the summer
Rick interviews Kyle Palladino on the North Andover Fall Ball league on the eve of its 15th year
Rick interviews 5th graders Morgan Bateman, Phoebe Arakelian and Kieran Ringler on their long history of being summer fun kids
Rick interviews NAPS Staff Tom Distefano & Michael Verville along with NAYRS Summer Fun Co-Coordinator Sabrina Frahlich on our parternship of including NAPS Special Ed students in our Summer Fun program
Rick interviews the consulting firm of Kutz, Rozzi and Nassar on the pilot summer program GIRLS JUST WANNA HAVE SUN!
Rick interviews the Merrimack Valleys very own Georges Niang of the Utah Jazz. Our topic focuses on Georges journey and the importance of being committed, hard working, passionate, self motivated so that you can be the best possible you
Rick interviews Program Coordinator Brenna Carney, Mentor Will Servino, and Mentee Diego Urena on our MVP Mentoring program
Rick interviews Officer Cam Pramas and Officer Will Enright on the role of the school resource officer (SRO)
Rick interviews YC Asst. Director Demi Tetrault on our summer 2019 summer programs and our Aspire to Inspire theme
Rick interviews Heidi Watters and Maureen Ryan from the Understanding Our Differences program run through North Andover Public schools
Rick interviews Isaiah Nelsen & Dan Callagy on moving from Minnesota to North Andover and how it was to adjust and grow
Rick interviews Steve Nugent and DJ Sturtevant on how the High School Track & Field / Cross Country program built and continue to sustain their amazing team culture
Rick interviews NAYRS Council member Peter Breen on the raising of funds and building of the North Andover Youth Center 1993 - 2000
Rick interviews NAHS Focus Program Coordinators Sarah Hickey, Alison Colarusso and student Christina Piotte on the High School FOCUS Program
Rick interviews Fields Committee members Rick Green and Terry Holland on the new North Andover Field Complex which will begin construction this spring
Rick interviews NAHS Nurse Lauren McDonald and NAPD School Resource Officer Cam Pramas on the Vaping/ Juuling problem in our community
Rick interviews Jenny Santos, Kyle White, Brendan Miller on their service project to Ecuador and their fundraising campaign to build a new school in Ecuador
Rick interviews North Andover 3 sport athlete Jake McElroy and father John McElroy on the Specialization vs Multi-Sport debate
Rick interviews Support Services Coordinator Brenna Carney on the MVP Mentoring program and all of the programs and initiatives she is involved in at the YC
UNH Freshman Nicole Kramer and Endicott College Freshman Lucy Kilcoyne talk to Rick about the Process of applying to college, making the decision and completing their first semester
Rick Gorman on the eve of the 31st anniversary of the establishment of the YC department talks about how it all began
Rick Gorman interviews Jimmy Warden on his first year of teaching, and other memories and reflections.
Rick Gorman interview North Andover Middle School Assistant Principal Cheryl Raimondo on the evolving North Andover Middle School student.
Rick Gorman interviews Kate DeLisle, Special Education Teacher at North Andover Middle School, on inspiring a culture of inclusivity & serving all students.
Rick Gorman interviews Frank Kenneally, President of the Joseph N. Hermann Youth Center Board of Directors, and Chief Operating Officer of the Merrimack Valley YMCA. They discuss the power of networking and collaborating in the Merrimack Valley, and also the power of Springsteen!
Rick Gorman interviews NAYRS Assistant Director Demi Tetrault about our summer programs, and our summer theme: #EveryKidCounts.
Rick Gorman interviews Andy Van Horn on building culture in the classroom and on the playing field.
Rick Gorman interviews Maggie Mottolo, Youth of the Year, and Chim Ogwuru, D2 North Sectional Champion.
Our first Youth Center podcast! Rick Gorman, Executive Director of North Andover Youth and Recreation Services interviews Laura Stevens, Support Services Coordinator at the North Andover Youth Center about teen anxiety.