The Pod with the Baton Rouge Area Foundation

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The Pod with the Baton Rouge Area Foundation

This podcast is brought to you by the Baton Rouge Area Foundation, your community foundation which is focused on one simple goal: to help philanthropists pursue their causes for bettering the lives of people in Louisiana. Our goal is to elevate the stories, ideas, and people making Baton Rouge a better place.

21/07/2023

#29 The Pod with Corey Wilson

Following a unanimous vote from the Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge (BREC) Commission in January 2019, Corey Wilson accepted its offer to become the 6th Superintendent in the agency’s 75-year history. Prior to that Wilson served as the in-house attorney and administrative executive for BREC. In his role as Chief of Management and Business Services, he oversaw the administrative departments of Human Resources, Finance, Internal Audit, Communications, and Infor...

29min
16/05/2023

#28 The Pod with Chantelle Varnado

Dr. Chantelle Varnado, Executive Director of Launch, has been working with children with disabilities and their families for over twenty years. She earned her Bachelor of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences and Master of Communication Sciences and Disorders degrees from Southeastern Louisiana University. She worked as a Speech-Language Pathologist for 14 years in Livingston Parish Public Schools and at Children’s Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University. In 2015, She earned...

28min
02/05/2023

#27 The Pod with Sara Judson

Sara joined the Community Foundation Southwest Louisiana as the CEO in December 2013. A fourth-generation resident of Lake Charles, she enjoys continuing the family tradition of being an active community member. She volunteers with the Junior League of Lake Charles, where she was named the 2013 Sustainer of the Year, and as a second-grade reading tutor at Oak Park Elementary School. With her husband, Mark, and 22-year-old daughter, Rachel, Sara enjoys participating in their church...

29min
28/03/2023

#26 The Pod with Adam Knapp

Adam was named president and CEO of the Baton Rouge Area Chamber in April 2008. A native of Lake Charles, LA, he previously served as the deputy director of the Louisiana Recovery Authority (LRA). Knapp was a key figure in the creation of the entity, which is designed to facilitate the state’s recovery efforts in response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Prior to his LRA tenure, he served as economic development advisor to two governors and the policy director for Louisiana Economic Developmen...

28min
14/03/2023

#25 The Pod with Susan Bonnett Bourgeois

Susan Bonnett Bourgeois is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Northshore Community Foundation, having served in that role since its founding. The Foundation works to elevate philanthropy in the Northshore Region of Louisiana, including St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Washington, and St. Helena Parishes.In 2006, Susan was chosen to execute a strategic vision and planning process for the developing Foundation because of her history in fundraising, community service and public policy. Whi...

26min
07/03/2023

#24 The Pod with Raymond Jetson and Sherreta Harrison

Combining his 30 plus year history of public service with her 15 years of nonprofit leadership, Raymond A. Jetson and Sherreta R. Harrison form the dynamic, intergenerational co- leadership team at MetroMorphosis, a Baton Rouge- based social enterprise focused on transforming communities. After completing a two-year fellowship on advanced leadership towards social impact at Harvard University, Raymond set about the business of creating a different approach to community change, one ...

31min
28/02/2023

#23 The Pod with Jacinda Townsend

Jacinda Townsend is the author of Mother Country (Graywolf, 2022), winner of the 2022 Ernest Gaines Award for Literary Excellence, and Saint Monkey (Norton, 2014), which won the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize and the James Fenimore Cooper Prize. To learn more about the work of the Foundation, please visit braf.org.

21min
16/02/2023

#22 The Pod with Emily Chatelain

Emily Chatelain is the Founder and Executive Director of local non-profit, Three O'Clock Project. Emily started her professional consulting company, School Food and Wellness Group in 2015 growing it to serve over 300 clients across 25 states today. Emily regularly volunteers in the nonprofit space as a speaker to discuss healthy eating or read books to elementary students. She has served nearly 6 million meals to school-age children throughout Louisiana.To learn more about the work of the Fou...

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This podcast is brought to you by the Baton Rouge Area Foundation, your community foundation which is focused on one simple goal: to help philanthropists pursue their causes for bettering the lives of people in Louisiana. Our goal is to elevate the stories, ideas, and people making Baton Rouge a better place.

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2022 - 2023
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29
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