Changemaker Interview

I met the amazing Jeannine Rivers Colburn last summer when I was reaching out to the world to invite participation in a course I developed called “Tender and Brave:  Authentic Anti-racism for the Well-Intentioned White Woman”.  As an African American woman, something about that title didn’t hit Jeannine quite right.  Who was this Patti Talbot?  […]

I met CJ Peterson, our special guest in this episode of the Blue Roads Changemaker Series, through a “matchmaking” service for podcasters.  When she was kind enough to interview me for her podcast “The Journey is Real” about my work to cultivate homegrown changemakers (airing in late June), we got to talking afterward about her

Every effort to create a better world takes substantial energy as well as resources.  Lisa Riggs has come up with a creative solution to fundraising that is helping CHANGEMAKERS reach their goals in a fun and engaging manner by selling something everyone needs at one time or another – SOCKS!  Her socks are designed in

Dr. Darren Minarik was interviewed about his change-making work using the Blue Roads Changemaker Framework:  Homegrown Solutions for a Patchwork World.  I first met Darren in the School of Teaching and Educational Leadership in 2008. Darren was teaching special education courses and also had experience in social studies education. Specifically, Darren taught an introduction to

Today we welcome Dr. Ashley Taylor Repisky,  Director of Education and Lecturer at Rice 360 Institute for Global Health.  I first met Ashley in the summer of 2016 when we traveled together to Malawi for a month of working and learning with and from educators and healthcare workers there. Ashley was working on finding solutions

When Danielle Coughlin talks about being “twice exceptional”, she’s talking about kids who are both gifted and experiencing some kind of learning challenge.  She readily admits that this category describes her own experience of the world as well.  I met Danielle as a student at Radford University who traveled with a group I was supervising

This is Part 2 of a two part series featuring educator Angela Clevinger from Pulaski Virginia.  You’ll remember we left off after she talked about her homegrown roots as the daughter of a Klansman who changed her loyalties in her fifth grade year where she was inspired and motivated by her African American teacher, Mr.

This is Part 1 of a two-part series featuring Changemaker Educator, Angie Clevinger.  I was fortunate to meet Angie at Radford University when I was teaching in the Educational Leadership Program there.  She was working on her licensure to be a school principal at the time and I could tell right away that she was

Kelly Morris was interviewed by guest blogger, Dr. Betty Dore, using the Blue Roads Changemaker Framework:  Homegrown Solutions for a Patchwork World.   It’s easy to see why Dr. Dore was eager to interview this outstanding advocate for equity and access for all students.  Read on to learn how Kelly uses her own upbringing as motivation

Tara Grant currently serves as principal of Belle Heth and McHarg Elementary Schools in Radford, Virginia.  She was interviewed as part of this Changemaker Series by Dr. Betty Dore, guest blogger for the series using the Blue Roads Changemaker Framework:  Homegrown Solutions for a Patchwork World.   I first met Tara Grant when I was working