Parenting for the Future Petal Modeste

Rebecca Chandler Leege is a mother and the Chief Impact Officer at Worldreader, a US based global technology non-profit that expands vulnerable children's access to books.  Worldreader was born out of the belief that inexpensive technology and local content could help millions of children learn to read and ultimately create a better future for themselves. Since 2010, the company and its partners have distributed over 58 million digital books in 52 languages, to children and young adults in 100 countries.
Rebecca has more than 20 years of leadership experience and a proven track record of growing innovative organizations through creative collaborations, cross-sector partnerships, and strategic vision.  She is here today to discuss the work of Worldreader and the positive impact it is having on the lives of millions of children. 

Lisa L. Lewis is mother to two children and a freelance journalist who covers the intersection of parenting, public health, and education. She has written for The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Atlantic, TIME, the Los Angeles Times, Slate, and Your Teen, among others. 
Her new book, The Sleep-Deprived Teen: Why Our Teenagers Are So Tired, and How Parents and Schools Can Help Them Thrive is an outgrowth of her previous work on  teens and sleep, including her role in helping get California’s landmark legislation on healthy school start times passed. 
This book is the topic of our conversation today.  

LaMonica Williams is mother to two children and the Director of Program, Pre K - 2 Division at Teaching Matters, a national professional learning organization dedicated to helping teachers and school leaders develop the skills they need to close the gaps created by a radically unequal education system.
La Monica’s expertise is in elementary literacy and she also manages the work of Teaching Matters to support educators and train them to use data to advance students’ reading and writing abilities.  
She joins us to discuss how Teaching Matters is creating a more equitable education landscape.

Sarah Jaffe is mother to one daughter.  She began her career as an attorney for children in the foster care system, advocating for some of the most vulnerable children in our nation, but it was not until she became a mother, that she took real stock of, and became deeply troubled by, the stark differences between the lives of the children she met at work and the lives of the children she met in her parenting life.  She began to question whether her only duty as a parent was to get “the best” for her own child or whether she had an obligation to make decisions that would help create a more equitable society for all children.
Her questions led her to write her first book, Wanting What’s Best: Parenting, Privilege, and Building a Just World.  This book is the topic of this episode.

Alkesh Shah is a Managing Director and Head of Web3, Crypto and Digital Assets Strategy at Bank of America Global Research. He drives thought leadership in the digital asset space and his research covers crypto-assets, including tokens and infrastructure companies, and applications, such as Non-fungible Tokens (NFTs), Decentralized Finance (DeFi), stablecoins and Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDCs).
He joins us today to discuss the digital asset economy and the future of money

Pamela Capalad is mother to one son, a certified financial planner, and an accredited financial counselor, who has been in the financial services industry since 2008. She is the founder of Brunch and Budget, a financial planning company with a bold mission, to create a revolutionary shift in the lives and prospects of marginalized communities by teaching them financial literacy and helping them understand and practice building generational wealth.
She joins us today today to help us learn how to raise our children to have a healthy relationship with money, and to inspire all of us to do our part to bring about true economic inclusion. Welcome Pamela to Parenting for the Future.