A Seat at the Table: Recent Episodes
Krysta Jones
Grab a chair and take your seat at the table. A Seat at the Table is a podcast about your life and your community. We all have ideas about how to improve our world, and your host, Krysta Jones, will lead conversations about leadership and civic engagement, and interview those who are successfully making their voices heard...changing society for the better.
Krysta Jones interviews Gloria Browne-Marshall about Black women's role in the suffrage movement, as political leaders and advocates through the civil rights and feminist movement to today. The discussion includes recommendations for how Black and white women can create a space for conversations that move past the betrayal of slavery and lead us towards a new era of collaboration and authentic progress.
Krysta Jones interviews Katherine White, Network NOVA and the Women's Summit, Luisa Boyarski, leader of the Virginia Grassroots Coalition, and Stephanie Mickle, Mickle Public Affairs Agency, about women in politics.
We have come a long way from "the year of the woman". We have several women running for president and an unprecedented number of women and diverse Americans were elected in 2018. Our experts chat about where we have been, where we are going, and how they have each made a unique impact on ensuring more women have the opportunity to be involved in the process.
Krysta chats with Martha Hess, former president of the Junior League of Northern Virginia, about the history, community focus and benefits to joining the Junior League, an organization which develops the leadership of women.
Krysta Jones interviews experts in national and local Black history. John Chapman, Manumission Tours, Spencer Crew, George Mason University, Edwin B. Henderson, II, Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation.
ASATT host Krysta Jones joins Hala Ayala, Prince William County NOW and Shari' Nycole, Producer, TV One, to discuss their reflections from the 2017 Women's March and what it meant for the world.
Krysta moderates a conversation with Dr. Stephen Farnsworth, Center for Leadership and Media Studies, Tarina Keene, executive director of NARAL Virginia, and Donald E. Scoggins, conservative activist, on the impact of the 2016 elections.
Krysta Jones interviews Stephanie Myers, founder of Black Women for Positive Change, to discuss her career path, Black women in leadership, and the work of her organization.
Krysta Jones interviews Caroline Jones with Doorways for Women and Families and Glenn Hopkins with Hopkins House about concerns with our youth.
Krysta Jones interviews Craig Fifer and Ramunda Lark Young about leadership development programs.
A conversation with Jatrice Martel Gaiter,executive vice president, external affairs for Volunteers of America, about the power of nonprofits.
Krysta Jones interviews Candice Bennett, past president of the Junior League of Northern Virginia, and Tameka Tunsil, president of the Northern Virginia Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
ASATT host Krysta Jones talks about women's issues with Marj Signer, Virginia NOW, and Lisalyn Jacobs, VP of Government Affairs with Legal Momentum.
ASATT host Krysta Jones discusses Black leadership in Arlington, VA with Sarah Summerville, Frank Wilson and Alfred Taylor.
ASATT host Krysta Jones sits down with Arlington Community Foundation leaders Wanda Pierce and Judge Bill Newman