Leadership Dialogues: A Podcast for the Greater New Orleans Region The New Orleans Regional Leadership Institute (NORLI)

In this episode, NORLI Executive Director Stephen Reuther and Shannan Cvitanovic, the Executive Director of the Friends of the New Orleans Public Library, discuss the vital role of libraries as social connectors and creative liberators in the modern world.

In this episode, NORLI Executive Director Stephen Reuther and the newly selected Port of South Louisiana Executive Director Paul Matthews discuss the importance of Louisiana’s Ports along the Mississippi River, with a specific focus on our regional economy, workforce, and infrastructure.

Following Hurricane Katrina, Southeast Louisiana was rife with opportunities for experimentation and innovation in education. What followed was over a decade of talent attraction and reformation. In this episode of Leadership Dialogues, Stephen Reuther interviews Joy Okoro with Teach for America and Patty Riddlebarger with Entergy about the evolution of education in New Orleans and the Greater New Orleans Region, and the role both Teach for America and Entergy have played in the educational space.

In this episode, NORLI Executive Director Stephen Reuther interviews Dr. Lindsey Jakiel Diulus, Executive Director of the Young Leadership Council, about her personal path and philosophy of leadership development, as well as the work and legacy of the YLC.

In this episode, NORLI Executive Director Stephen Reuther interviews Dr. MarkAlain Déry, an infectious disease specialist in New Orleans, about the evolution of coronavirus over the last year, and key things to understand about the new COVID variants and vaccines.

In this episode, NORLI Executive Director Stephen Reuther interviews Dr. Kim Hunter Reed, the Commissioner of Higher Education in Louisiana. In this role, Dr. Reed oversees the Board of Regents which oversees the four public university systems within the state of Louisiana. Drawing from her previous experiences, Dr. Reed is using Higher Ed to transform lives through creating opportunities and driving outcomes through partnerships with the private sector and the advancement of education delivery in a COVID world.