EugCast

EugCast Team

EugCast is a volunteer powered, cooperative chit-chat where we talk with people who may or may not live in the Eugene, Oregon area. We think they have some really cool stories to share, but we’ll leave that up to you, the listener, to decide! Visit our website at https://www.eugcast.com for more information or to contact us! EugCast is recorded at Trifoia in Eugene Oregon

  1. EugCast Episode 27: Megan Schultz

    03/02/2021

    EugCast Episode 27: Megan Schultz

    In this episode, EugCast host Adam Wendt talks with Megan Shultz of MSH Consulting and 15th Night. Megan talks about youth homelessness and her involvement in the 15th Night project.  15th Night is a youth-informed community movement to end youth homelessness by connecting existing resources and finding innovative ways to keep kids in school and off the streets.  The project uses a collective impact model to support the health and well-being of youth who are homeless or at risk for homelessness by connecting and activating resources that exist in the Eugene community. Megan has more than 20 years of management experience in the nonprofit sector. Megan’s commitment to community service and helping those in need has been a central theme in her professional life.  Megan was the Executive Director of Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Lane County for 15 years before starting her consulting firm and leading the 15th Night project coordination. 15th Night Website:  https://www.15thnight.org/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/15thnight/ Megan Shultz on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/megan-shultz-9437755/About EugCast: EugCast is a volunteer-powered, cooperative chit-chat where we talk with people who may or may not live in the Eugene, Oregon area. We think they have some cool stories to share, but we’ll leave that up to you, the listener, to decide!https://eugcast.com https://www.facebook.com/EugeneOregonPodcast/EugCast is recorded at Trifoia in Eugene Oregon!

    40 min
  2. EugCast Episode 26: River McKenzie

    23/12/2020

    EugCast Episode 26: River McKenzie

    JoJo talks with River McKenzie (They/Them/Theirs) of TransPonder.  They talk about TransPonder and its purpose and growing impact on the Trans Community in Eugene.  And while this episode was recorded before their fund raiser, you can still donate to the good work they are doing at TransPonder River is a non-binary queer person who works with the LGTBQIA community in both their professional and activist spheres. They work as an Administrative Director at Odyssey Community Counseling at Emergence where they are developing a trans and gender diverse counseling program. They have been passionate about LGBTQIA activism for over 20 years, working within communities on both coasts and in the southern states via social justice art performances, community organization, and changing policies at institutions. River’s experiences of living in a variety of areas, especially in rural Louisiana, inner city Memphis, Dallas, and rural Pennsylvania have focused their framework and way of thinking around anti-oppression and decolonization. They see this as a lifelong process of addressing their own place within the system and challenging the status quo in any organization in which they participate. They have used this framework to create more gender-inclusive policies and programming at Emergence, worked to change the culture around diversity at Oregon Country Fair and its Community Village, and brings this lens and approach to their work at TransPonder. You can find out more about TransPonder at https://transponder.community/And make sure to follow them on these platforms:FacebookInstagramTwitter About EugCast:EugCast is a volunteer-powered, cooperative chit-chat where we talk with people who may or may not live in the Eugene, Oregon area. We think they have some really cool stories to share, but we’ll leave that up to you, the listener, to decide!https://eugcast.comhttps://www.facebook.com/EugeneOregonPodcast/EugCast is recorded at Trifoia in Eugene Oregon!

    48 min
  3. EugCast Episode 25: Dana Fleming

    25/11/2020

    EugCast Episode 25: Dana Fleming

    Host Adam Wendt talks with Dana Fleming, Executive Director of the Eugene Education Foundation.  This episode of EugCast was recorded in November of 2020.    Dana moved to Eugene from the Southern United States in 2012 and has been making a significant impact on the local education community ever since.  She has served as the head of fundraising at Adams Elementary School’s Parent Teacher Organization and was Co-Coordinator of Roosevelt Middle Schools parent organization. Dana serves the community through her board positions on the Lane County Cultural Coalition and was a founding board member of ArtCity Eugene.  She is a 2020 graduate of the Leadership Eugene Springfield group.    In this episode of EugCast, Dana talks about moving to Eugene and how different the education system is here compared to the ones she worked at in the southern U.S. Dana talks about the work the Eugene Education Foundation does locally and the importance of the organization to the community of teaching professionals.    Adam and Dana discuss the importance of alternative funding sources for education and the complexities of working in the education field during COVID.  Contact information for Dana and the Eugene Education Foundation:  via phone: 541.790.7744 (office) via email: eef@4j.lane.edu (main address)  EEF's Website: https://eeflane.org/ If you are interested in supporting EEF:   To donate online: https://eugeneeducationfoundation.salsalabs.org/donatemain  To donate via snail mail: Eugene Education Foundation                                         P.O. Box 1015                                         Eugene, OR 97440 Amazon Smile: EEF is registered with Amazon Smile. Every time you shop, Amazon donates a portion of your purchase directly to EEF. Click the following link to register your Amazon account with EEF: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/93-1128220 Stock Gifts: EEF gratefully accepts gifts of stock through Edward Jones. Edward Jones DTC#: 0057 To donate stock, please contact the EEF office at 541-790-7744 to request our Edward Jones account number, and to inform EEF Staff of the name of your security and any specific donation designations associated with your transfer. Follow EEF:   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EugeneEducationFoundation  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/eugene-education-foundation    --------------------------------- About EugCast: EugCast is a volunteer-powered, cooperative chit-chat where we talk with people who may or may not live in the Eugene, Oregon area. We think they have some cool stories to share, but we’ll leave that up to you, the listener, to decide! https://eugcast.com https://www.facebook.com/EugeneOregonPodcast/ EugCast is recorded at Trifoia in Eugene Oregon!

    56 min

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EugCast is a volunteer powered, cooperative chit-chat where we talk with people who may or may not live in the Eugene, Oregon area. We think they have some really cool stories to share, but we’ll leave that up to you, the listener, to decide! Visit our website at https://www.eugcast.com for more information or to contact us! EugCast is recorded at Trifoia in Eugene Oregon