People And Perspectives Podcast
THE CENTRAL PA PEOPLE AND PERSPECTIVES PODCAST features Jenna Clay and Christine Ricci who each week discuss a topic that affects the people of Central PA. They interview everyone from community leaders to health professionals to politicians as they dig deep into whatever topic that week’s show covers.
Episodes
Joining the program this morning are Jennifer Scott, Chief of Staff and Director of Community Relations and Charitable Giving with the Giant Company and Melissa Marazas, Curriculum Coordinator & STEM Educator with Planet Bee Foundation as we first discuss what all the buzz about bees are for our area. Then, Sara Bendrick, Licensed Landscape Contractor joins the program with the latest ways to be more environmentally conscious ...
Joining the program this morning is Julie Walker, President of the Peyton Walker Foundation as she discusses the issues surround Sudden Cardiac Arrest, including just what it is, and the many things the Peyton Walker Foundation is doing throughout our community to help prevent our youth from becoming a deadly statistic to SCA. Then, Don Kunst, Executive Director & Chief of the Susquehanna Township Emergency Medical Services, I...
Joining the program this morning first is Nancy Chavez, Founder and Executive Director of Randi’s House of Angels as she discusses how her non-profit is working to stop the cycle of abuse and domestic violence among our youth. Then, Sherrie Davis, Volunteer Make-A-Wish Wish Granter & Event Coordinator joins the program to discuss how Make-A-Wish is making a difference in the lives of children with critical illnesses and how y...
Joining today's program are Dara Lieberman, Director of Government Relations at Trust for America’s Health, Justina Nixon-Saintil, IBM Vice President and Chief Impact Officer, Terry Redican, AP Vice President, The College Board, and James Dern, Director of Puppy Program at Canine Companions.
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Earth Day is taking place April 22nd, and many companies and organizations have been working on ways to be more sustainable in the fight against climate change. Joining the program today to discuss some of the ways they working to be more green and environmentally friendly, are Keith Noll, SVP and Chief Administrative Officer with WellSpan Health and Mark P. Compton, Chief Executive Officer with the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Joining the program this morning is Will Foster, Executive Director of Dauphin County CASA and Heather Paterno, Dauphin County CASA Board Member, Attorney, and Author to discuss just what Dauphin County CASA does for children, to give them some hope and guidance within in the legal system, thanks to the volunteers who step up to help these kids. Then YT Bell, Senior Director of And Still I Vote (ASIV) and Bree Spencer, Senior Progr...
Scams are happening every day, defrauding people across the US out of billions of dollars each year. Joining the program this morning to discuss some of the top concern this time of the year is Mary Bach, Consumer Advocate and Volunteer with AARP's Fraud Watch.
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April is Autism Acceptance Month with April 2nd World Autism Awareness Day. Joining the program to discuss the importance of raising awareness and acceptance at this time is Dr. Cheryl Tierney, Behavior and Developmental Pediatrician & Chief Medical Officer at Meliora Health. Then Carmela Wallace, Founder of Live Free 999 and Dr. Shairi Turner, Chief Health Officer, Crisis Text Line join the program to discuss the growing con...
March is Women's History Month and joining the program to discuss what's being done to recognize the women who've served our country and memorialize them in history and in toys are Monica Mohindra, Director of the Veterans History Project with the Library of Congress and Jeff Imel, President of VictoryBuy Inc. & BMC Toys. Then Ryan Moss, President of the Non-Profit American Ladder Institute has some ways to be up-to-date on al...
It's reported that 1 in 8 households in PA are dealing with food insecurity, joining the program this morning to discuss how one area Food Bank is working hard to get food on these tables and ways you can help with their mission is Kathy Anderson-Martin, Executive Director of Midwest Food Bank Pennsylvania. If saving some green when shopping for your own food is something you'd like to learn more about, then Chef Jamie Gwen has so...
Joining the program the morning first to discuss the upcoming Big 33 and all it includes, including a Buddy Dance this Friday are Nicole Whitmire, PSFCA Big 33 Associate Executive Director and Tammy Schuster, Buddy Coordinator with the Big 33. Then Dr. LaNysha T. Adams, Learning Success Strategist and Author of MePower joins the program with words of wisdom on not letting life circumstances and others' biases get in the way of you...
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness month and joining the program to discuss this and more is Matt Fox, Chair of the American Cancer Society South Central PA Advisory Board. Then Dr. Monica Murray, Audiologist and Hearing Health Expert joins the program to discuss the statistics related to hearing loss and what you can do to protect your ears before there's an issue. Then Lori Woodley-Langendorf, All it Takes Founder joins the p...
February is American Heart Month. Heart Disease is the leading cause of death in America. Joining the program first to discuss this and more is Dr. Ashley Zinda, UPMC Cardiologist. Then Mark Eckhardt, CEO of Common and creator of One Million Truths to talk about how he's using AI and your information to identify solutions that address racial and ethnic conflict. And finally, Mike White of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation joins...
Today kicks off Highway Safety Law Awareness Week and joining the program to give us some important refreshers for roadway safety are Trooper Megan Frazer, Public Information Officer with the Pennsylvania State Police and Fritzi Schreffler, Safety Press Officer with the PA Department of Transportation
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Today's guests include Yolonda Richardson, President and CEO of Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, Dr. Jonathan Foulds, a professor of public health sciences and psychiatry at Penn State College of Medicine, Dr. Mercedes Carnethon, Vice Chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Lung Health Cohort Principal Investigator, and Carly Roszkowski, VP of Financial Resilience Pro...
Joining the program first this morning is Kaeli Thomas, Co-Founder and Player with Harrisburg Havoc and Leah Crump, Player with Harrisburg Havoc. Harrisburg Havoc is a women's tackle football team under the Women's football Alliance, and this year Kaeli and Leah were chosen to compete with Team United, formed with other female players from across the U.S., in this year's Coffee Bowl February 18th. Then Dr Autumn Caviness, Director...
Joining the program this morning to discuss Human Trafficking Awareness month, what's being done in our area to help victims, and how you can help is Amy Thurston, Co-founder, President & CEO of Hope Inspire Love. Then Dr. Eric Gehrie, Executive Physician Director at the American Red Cross joins the program to discuss the current need for blood donations and the incentives being offered for those who can contribute to the sh...
Camp Dragonfly is a summer camp program to help kids coping with the grief of losing a loved one. Joining the program to discuss this and more are Susan Resavy, Dir. of Family Services with Hospice of Central PA, and Evelyn Lewis, Volunteer Coordinator. Then Michael Strautmanis , Executive Vice President for External Affairs with the Obama Foundation discusses ways they are working with people from all over the country, includin...
Joining the program today to talk about affordable health coverage options through PENNIE, is Devon Trolley, Executive Director of Pennie. Then Dr. William Hoffman, Transplant Specialist and Nephrologist with UPMC joins the program to discuss living donors and why it's such a vital option for those in need of an organ transplant. Then finally, Mark Compton, Chief Executive Officer with the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission joins ...
It's a new year, and often that means many of us made a resolution or two to start it off. Joining me to discuss some of the popular ones and with tips on how to continue your resolutions into 2025 is Ann Fields, Founder of Peaceful Poses Kids Yoga and Jenelle Dito, Senior Director of Scores Client Services at FICO. Then James Schenck, CEO of PenFed Foundation and Andrea McCarren, President, PenFed Foundation join the program to ...
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