Journey to Equity and Inclusion In The Sciences: Recent Episodes
Community Perspectives
This podcast is brought to you with funding by the National Science Foundation also known as NSF. It is part of the grant Examining Contextual Factors That Influence the Implementation of Projects Designed to Improve Cultural Diversity in the informal STEM programming.
Tune in and listen to Independent Community Based Organizations (ICBOs) reflecting on our journey to equity and inclusion in the sciences in our seven years of research and collaboration.
Hosted by Makeda Cheatom and Berenice Rodriguez. Both Makeda and Berenice are ICBOs and represent WorldBeat Cultural Center.
Tanya is CLUES’ Youth in Action! (YA!) Program Manager, a college access and mentoring program for Latinx, high school students. She joined the team at CLUES in 2013 and has over 13 years of experience teaching, encouraging, and motivating Latinx youth. She has a B.A. in Spanish, Cultural Studies, and Teaching English as a Second Language from Northwestern College in Orange City, IA and a Certificate in Translation and Interpreting from the University of Minnesota.
For the last 5 years, Tanya has been involved in leading efforts around two projects through Cornell University’s Lab of Ornithology, and appreciates the opportunities they have presented for the youth she works with. From various trips to the Lab with students, to offering paid internships for youth to take leadership roles in building awareness about noise pollution, access to nature, conservation, and birds – she is proud of the steps her students are taking to grow in their own leadership skills, explore career fields, and have a positive impact on their community.
This podcast is brought to you with funding by the National Science Foundation (NSF) as part of the NSF grant award, Examining Contextual Factors That Influence the Implementation of Projects Designed to Improve Cultural Diversity in the Informal STEM programming.
This podcast is brought to you with funding by the National Science Foundation (NSF) as part of the NSF grant award, Examining Contextual Factors That Influence the Implementation of Projects Designed to Improve Cultural Diversity in the Informal STEM programming.
Karen Kitchen is a member of the Osage Nation of Oklahoma. She is an advocate, educator, and musician working with Native American youth and families in Portland, Oregon.
A licensed P-12 teacher and administrator, Karen has had the privilege of working with students in Indian Country for nearly three decades. She has been Director of Title VI Indian Education for Portland Public Schools (PPS), was on the Administrators of Color Steering Committee, and served on the advisory panel to develop the Oregon Department of Education’s American Indian Alaska Native State Plan. She is proud to have reinstated the Native Montessori Pre-K program during her tenure with PPS, and continues to support the classroom’s cultural curriculum as a presenter and as a substitute teacher.
Karen enjoys performing tribally-specific songs to inspire and educate Native and non-Native audiences about AI/AN history, contemporary issues, and the diversity and beauty of AI/AN music
This podcast is brought to you with funding by the National Science Foundation (NSF) as part of the NSF grant award, Examining Contextual Factors That Influence the Implementation of Projects Designed to Improve Cultural Diversity in the Informal STEM programming.
Our third episode is with John Annoni, an ICBO member and CEO of Camp Compass. Camp Compass is a unified effort to introduce urban, middle & high school students to various outdoor activities. During these sessions students will be introduced and networked to community businesses and working role models. The consequence will be an educated and influenced population understanding conservation, sportsmen’s philosophies and their activities.
This podcast is brought to you with funding by the National Science Foundation (NSF) as part of the NSF grant award, Examining Contextual Factors That Influence the Implementation of Projects Designed to Improve Cultural Diversity in the Informal STEM programming.
Our second episode is with Yao Foli also known as ChaCha. Yao Foli founded "Ndor" Eco Village to transform the livelihoods of farmers in his community through promoting rural education and sustainable agricultural training in the Volta Region of Ghana. In this episode ChaCha shares the impact the ECF project has created in his career and the importance of community led projects.
This podcast is brought to you with funding by the National Science Foundation (NSF) as part of the NSF grant award, Examining Contextual Factors That Influence the Implementation of Projects Designed to Improve Cultural Diversity in the Informal STEM programming.
Our first episode is with Bobby Wilson. Bobby is a co-founder and CEO of Metro Atlanta Urban Farm and he is also a CO-Principal Investigator for the Noise Project and a former ICBO advisor for the ECF project. This episode is a special two-part interview, make sure to listen through.