Kendra Devejian and Elliott Balch
Recorded
June 29, 2023
Archived
June 29, 2023
45:12 minutes
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Id:
osa000010
Description
One Small Step Partners, Kendra Devejian (46) and Elliot Balch (42), discuss their current positions as they relate to the community of downtown Fresno, their families, and where community hardship intersects with business.Subject Log / Time Code
Kendra Devejian (K) asks Elliot Balch (E) about his parents’ political leanings and the many places that he has lived.
E asks K about her passion for social justice.
K asks he how he navigates conservative spaces with more progressive views. E explains the need for all viewpoints in Economic Development. K discusses her experiences as well.
E and K discuss the infant mortality rate and the shortage of early education/child care spaces.
E and K discuss the role of white people to bring these issues to the forefront. K talks about her experience in her past role, and her new role.
E talks about downtown Fresno.
K asks E if there is enough political will to keep momentum moving forward for downtown.
E and K talk about their families.
E discusses learning to think like a black parent for his step kids (bonus kids).
E and K reflect on their experience today and the relationship between community trauma and hardship on the business community.
Participants
- Kendra Devejian
- Elliott Balch