Catching Up With … Teya Ryan
Q: PBS and its member stations have been named the most trusted media source for 19 years in a row. How does that inform programming here in Georgia? A: [Georgians are] very lucky that they have access to news by a…
Author: Karen Kirkpatrick
Catching Up With ...Lonnie Johnson
Q: Tell us about your background. A: I’m professionally trained as a nuclear engineer and mechanical engineering is my undergraduate degree. I spent 10 years in the Air Force and close to two years working for NASA in the Jet…
Catching Up With ... Valerie Montgomery Rice, M.D.
Q: What is the mission of MSM? A: Morehouse School of Medicine was founded [about 48 years ago] to diversify the healthcare workforce. We also are focused on how do we eliminate health disparities? And overall, how do we improve…
Catching Up With … Santiago Marquez
Q: What is the Latin American Association? A: The LAA is a social-service organization, primarily focused on helping the Latino community to stabilize and access opportunities here in Georgia. We do family well-being. We have social workers that can help…
Catching Up With … Bill Bolling
Q: What does a convener do in retirement? A: The reason I felt it was a good time to transition is I had a bank full of social capital. My role now is teaching, mentoring, coaching, convening, because I’m trusted with…
Catching Up With ... Nadine J. Kaslow
Nia Project is a behavioral health program primarily for Black women who have experienced interpersonal violence and are thinking about suicide. It’s based at Grady Hospital in Atlanta. These are edited highlights of an interview. Q: Tell us about Nia Project.…
Main Streets on a Mission
When you hear “downtown revitalization” you might picture restaurants, brew pubs, boutiques and offices in character-filled, brick-clad buildings. Plants and trees line the well-lit streets and benches offer spots to watch small-town life go by. But without people – specifically,…
Catching Up With ... Christopher Nunn
Since 2017, Nunn has served as commissioner of the department that provides funding and technical assistance to communities around the state in support of workforce housing, infrastructure and downtown development. These are edited highlights from an interview. Q: Tell us…
Catching Up With … Mike Raymer, Executive Director, Georgia Council on Economic Education
Q: What does the Georgia Council on Economic Education do? A: We help teachers teach economics and personal finance in the public and independent schools in Georgia by providing engaging professional development and effective classroom resources that we show teachers…
Catching Up With … Danah Craft
Feeding Georgia, formerly the Georgia Food Bank Association, is a consortium of seven regional food banks working to end hunger across the state. These are edited highlights of an interview with Craft. Q: Tell us about hunger in Georgia. Who’s…
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