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Our brains are hardwired for connection and stories. This podcast is all about amplifying both. Now more than ever our stories matter. Each week The Your Story Matters Podcast will feature a new guest sharing their "why" and stories.
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Our brains are hardwired for connection and stories. This podcast is all about amplifying both. Now more than ever our stories matter. On this episode of the Your Story Matters Podcast I have a conversation with Kim Marable, who serves as an assessment and accountability specialist with more than 20 years of experience strengthening instructional practice, elevating data literacy and driving school improvement across Rutherford County Schools. Drawing on her background as a teacher, instructi...
Our brains are hardwired for connection and stories. This podcast is all about amplifying both. Now more than ever our stories matter. Today I am privileged to have a conversation with Dr. Dina Hernandez & Dr. Tricia Thompson. Dr. Dina Hernandez has over 25 years of service in K–12 education. She has dedicated her career to advancing equity, championing historically marginalized youth, and empowering educators to lead with purpose. Today, her work also extends to adjudicated youth ...
Our brains are hardwired for connection and stories. This podcast is all about amplifying both. Now more than ever our stories matter. Each week The Your Story Matters Podcast will feature a new guest sharing their "why" and stories. This week I am privileged to have a conversation with Adam Todd. From his early days working in the Geraldo Rivera mail room, to NY Mets scouting position, to his current work as a media arts and technology educator, author, content creator and "Classroom Dynamic...
Our brains are hardwired for connection and stories. This podcast is all about amplifying both. Now more than ever our stories matter. On this episode of the Your Story Matters Podcast I am excited to have a conversation with Dr. Dena Kiouses. Dr. Dena Kiouses is the superintendent of Gorman Learning Charter Network, an innovative, personalized learning based TK-12th grade public charter that spans seven counties. I am so excited for you to learn about and from Dr. Dena Kiouses today! LI: Dr....
Our brains are hardwired for connection and stories. This podcast is all about amplifying both. Now more than ever our stories matter. Each week The Your Story Matters Podcast will feature a new guest sharing their "why" and stories. On this episode of The Your Story Matters Podcast I am privileged to have a conversation with Sri Narayanan. Sri is the founder of Kodely, the co-founder and CEO of Nala AI, the host of the Education Unlocked Podcast, and was one of Forbes 30 under 30. LinkedIn: ...
Our brains are hardwired for connection and stories. This podcast is all about amplifying both. Now more than ever our stories matter. On this episode of The Your Story Matters Podcast I have a conversation with Dr. Shana Matamala and Dr. Martin Yousef. Dr. Shana Matamala serves as the Chair of the Ed.D. in Educational Leadership program and Assistant Dean of Academic Affairs at the LaFetra College of Education, University of La Verne. With 30 years of experience spanning P–12 education and h...
On this episode of the Your Story Matters Podcast I have a conversation with Superintendent Maria Libby from Maine. Superintendent Libby is the superintendent of not one but two districts: Camden Rockport Schools (PreK-8) and Five Town CSD (9th-12th). She is an author of a non-fiction educational leadership book entitled An Impossible Assignment and a children’s book called Waiting for Walter, as well as the podcast host of Super Story: Inside Education. She has served as a teacher, principal...
Our brains are hardwired for connection and stories. This podcast is all about amplifying both. Now more than ever our stories matter. Each week The Your Story Matters Podcast will feature a new guest sharing their "why" and stories. On this episode of The Your Story Matters Podcast I am privileged to have a conversation with Dr. David Calvo. Dr. Calvo has served as an educator and leader for 30 years, including as a teacher in Florida and then principal both in Florida and California. He mos...
On this episode of the Your Story Matters Podcast I have a conversation with not one but two incredible leaders, Cheryl Abla and Lisa Maxfield. Long time educators, Cheryl and Lisa co-wrote, Teachables: Bite-Size Strategies that Make Major Impact in the Classroom. Cheryl Abla is a passionate and results-driven consultant dedicated to creating learning environments where both educators and students thrive. With expertise in student engagement, instructional best practices, and leadership suppo...
Our brains are hardwired for connection and stories. This podcast is all about amplifying both. Now more than ever our stories matter. On this episode of The Your Story Matters Podcast I am privileged to have a conversation with Dr. Simone Charles. Dr. Simone Charles is a high school principal in Los Angeles and Option Schools Principal of the Year for ACSA Region 16. In 2025 she became the President of the Council of Equity Leaders at state ACSA. The lasting impact of a solid education is pa...
Our brains are hardwired for connection and stories. This podcast is all about amplifying both. Now more than ever our stories matter. Each week The Your Story Matters Podcast will feature a new guest sharing their "why" and stories. On this episode of The Your Story Matters Podcast, I have a conversation with Allyson Apsey, who has been an educator for over 20 years; an award-winning school leader for the majority of those years. She is passionate about students and staff and leads others th...
Our brains are hardwired for connection and stories. This podcast is all about amplifying both. Now more than ever our stories matter. On this episode I am privileged to have a conversation with THE Dave Burgess. Dave Burgess is the New York Times Best-Selling author of Teach Like a PIRATE, co-author of P is for PIRATE, and the president of Dave Burgess Consulting, Inc. which delivers powerful, inspirational, and innovative books, keynotes, and professional development.He specializes in teach...
Our brains are hardwired for connection and stories. This podcast is all about amplifying both. Now more than ever our stories matter. On this episode I am privileged to have a conversation with Superintendent Diego Ochoa. Superintendent Diego Ochoa leads and serves in the San Mateo-Foster City School District, where, since 2021, he has led the development of a comprehensive 5-year Strategic Plan, engaging more than 70 stakeholders including teachers, staff, administrators, labor partners, pa...
Our brains are hardwired for connection and stories. This podcast is all about amplifying both. Now more than ever our stories matter. On this episode of The Your Story Matters Podcast I had a conversation with Dr. Cindy Petersen & Dr. Marilou Ryder. Dr. Cindy Petersen was 2019 ACSA's Exemplary Woman in Education as well as ACSA Region 3's Outstanding Woman Leader for 2020. Cindy earned the recognition of ACSA Region 3 Superintendent of the Year in 2013 and again in 2020. In 2023, s...
Our brains are hardwired for connection and stories. This podcast is all about amplifying both. Now more than ever our stories matter. Each week The Your Story Matters Podcast will feature a new guest sharing their "why" and stories. On this episode I was privileged to have a conversation with Don Bott. Don Bott is an author and award winning educator. He has been an educator for nearly his entire adult life and just published his first book, Forty Years Forty Stories: Lessons for educators i...
Our brains are hardwired for connection and stories. This podcast is all about amplifying both. Now more than ever our stories matter. Each week The Your Story Matters Podcast will feature a new guest sharing their "why" and stories. On this episode of The Your Story Matters Podcast have a conversation with Dr. Tricia Mooney. Dr. Tricia Mooney exemplifies visionary, community-rooted leadership in public education. Rising through the ranks from teacher to superintendent, she has led Herm...
Our brains are hardwired for connection and stories. This podcast is all about amplifying both. Now more than ever our stories matter. Each week The Your Story Matters Podcast will feature a new guest sharing their "why" and stories. On this episode of the Your Story Matters Podcast I have a conversation with Dr. Avis Williams. Dr. Avis Williams is an executive coach with over two decades of leadership experience in both public and private sectors. Known for her engaging presence and values-d...
Our brains are hardwired for connection and stories. This podcast is all about amplifying both. Now more than ever our stories matter. Each week The Your Story Matters Podcast will feature a new guest sharing their "why" and stories. Today I am privileged to have a conversation with Dr. Tracie Tagamolila-Noriega. She is a second-generation Filipina-American, Wife, Mother of 4, and Educator of almost 30 years, Dr. Tracie Noriega currently serves as the Senior Director of Diversity, Equity, Inc...
Nuestros cerebros están programados para la conexión y las historias. Este podcast se trata de amplificar ambos. Ahora más que nunca nuestras historias importan. Cada semana, The Your Story Matters Podcast (Tu Historia Importa) contará con un nuevo invitado que compartirá su "por qué" y sus historias. Si aún no lo ha hecho, siga The Your Story Matters Podcast en su plataforma de podcast favorita para saber cuándo se lanzan los episodios nuevos. También podemos encontrar el podcast The Your St...
Our brains are hardwired for connection and stories. This podcast is all about amplifying both. Now more than ever our stories matter. On this episode of the Your Story Matters Podcast I am excited to have a co-host, Elizabeth Maciel, Corona High School English Language Development award-winning educator, teacher, past interpreter/translator and current CABE Riverside Chapter Board member. Elizabeth and I are going to have a conversation with Attorney Lisa Ramirez, Founding Partner, U.S. Immi...
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