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As part of the 30th anniversary of the Corporate Volunteer Council (CVC), Linda Parrish (67) has a conversation with her friend Shirlene Anderson (67) about their time serving together on the CVC and about Shirlene being its founder and first...

Colleagues Erika Watkins (45) and Kate DeRolf (39) describe their experiences as early childhood educators and child care providers in their NorthWest Indiana community. They describe their journeys to their work, and some of the challenges they face, particularly at...

Jerletha McDonald (40) talks with her mentor Valora Washington (66) about her experiences as a child care provider and advocate, including her work alongside and advocating for women of color in the industry.

Colleagues and friends Terry Batey (46) and Sandra Shimon (50) talk about the successes and challenges of the equity work that they have taken on at the Chicago high school at which they work. They reflect on the lessons they've...

I interviewed my girlfriend who is in college to be a teacher for early childhood education.

Lucien Kilonda (35) interviews his friend and colleague Teguo Djoyum (37) about Teguo's work in public health, which focuses on brain health and reducing the stigma of epilepsy, particularly in underserved regions of Africa, and ultimately the United States.

Friends, colleagues, and partners in "good trouble," Delaitre Jordan Hollinger [no age given] and Jacqueline Yvonne Perkins (64), sit down for a conversation about their family history, their current projects, and the importance of preserving African American history.

Frank Crum (49) shares a conversation with his colleague Roosevelt Jones (85) about Roosevelt’s childhood, his time in college, his military service, his career, his family, and his perspective on life.

Friends and colleagues Clifton Smart III (61) and Frank Einhellig (83) share a conversation about the work they did together as president and provost of Missouri State University. They discuss the changes the university has seen under their leadership, the...

Friends and coworkers Bailey Naber (22) and Rixa Evershed (50) share memories of working at Nature Nurtures Farm, a childcare program in Washington. They discuss the impact COVID-19 has had on their work and what it meant to them to...

Friends and colleagues, Erma Banks [no age given] and Callie McGinnis (77), discuss their former workplace: Columbus Area Library Association (CALA). They talk about the formation of the organization, pivotal characters in its development, and the events they created to...

Jennie Dalgas (38) and her colleague Jennifer Mickelson (28) discuss their experiences running and working in early childhood education programs. They discuss the circumstances, brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, that led Jennie to close her program, and Jennifer to...

Colleagues Jenny Stiles (33) and Jean Munson (32) discuss their connection, the work that they do in leadership and transforming language and conversations around disability.

Friends Nathaniel "Nat" Trives (85) and Lynn Washington [no age given] share memories of Santa Monica College and their experiences there.

Dena Bushman (40) interviews fellow Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) alumni and friends Marcelle "Marci" Layton (62) and Annie Fine (62) about their careers as epidemiologists and their various experiences working together.

Laura Davis Santa Cruz California interviewed by Cheryle Gail Grace: 2021-05-18 15:43:33 Looking back on a life of writing through the process of CSA and Connection, Challanges, Healing with Mother. Life long learner and emotional growth, being a Mother, Breaking...

One Small Step conversation partners Danelle [No Name Given] (43) and Ann Hawley (45) discuss their shared experiences as educators and the roles that faith, family, and travel play in their lives.

Colleagues Chris Loudenslager (54) and Luke Jordan (32) discuss their love of hiking and the outdoors and the role of public service in their lives.

Friends and colleagues Mercedes Andrade (39) and Angela Jacquez (46) reflect on their friendship, traditions they love, and their travel plans for the future. They hope to travel together to New York, New York and Paris, France in the near...

Folklorist Ann Hoog (45) interviews longtime colleague and American Folklife Center volunteer, Howard Kramer (77) about his early life, and his 16 years volunteering at the Center.

Jess Moore, Early Childhood Teacher and College Chair at Maine Coast Waldorf School, gives an overview of Early Childhood Education at the school. This year marks her 12th as Lead teacher in the Sunflower Kindergarten. Her professional interests include studying...

Kristi Snyder (50) and her friend and colleague Bonnie Caldwell (59) chat about their work together at Rainbow Riders, a childcare program in Blacksburg, VA. They also reflect on challenges that have come with the COVID-19 pandemic, and how they...

Erica Wood-Bedi (44) has a conversation with her mother Janice Wood (73) about her legacy in early child education and social work in the community of Joliet, Illinois, some of her experiences as the owner of a daycare center, and...

Research collaborators Amber Christ (43) and Teresa Nguyen (35) talk about their personal paths to aging and disability advocacy, respectively, and their current collaboration to intersect the two fields into one research study. They also share how these topics relate...

Coworkers Luz Horta [no age given] and Aida Aguirre [no age given] discuss their work at the Better Beginnings child care center in New Jersey, and what they like about being a bilingual center, and how they have been impacted...