Searchcast Isaacson, Miller

Ernest Brooks and Tim McFeeley, Co-Leaders of the firm’s Social Justice + Advocacy Practice Area, sit down with Reggie Shuford, Executive Director of the North Carolina Justice Center, to discuss his 25+ year career advancing racial and social justice, the key lessons he learned during his time at the ACLU of Pennsylvania, and how it felt to return as a leader of one of his home state’s preeminent voices for economic and social justice.

Jorge Elorza discusses his focus on education, equity, and access. He shares what motivated him to pursue a career in public service, and how his educational journey and family background inform his leadership style.

In this episode of Searchcast, IM Managing Associate Jaime Morgen is joined by Dr. Jill Koyama, Vice Dean of the Division of Educational Leadership and Innovation at Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College (MLFTC) at Arizona State University, to discuss her journey to MLFTC and the College’s focus on “principled innovation”, her approach to engaging meaningfully in the work of EDI, and her advice for those pursuing a career that addresses social disparities and is focused on creating equitable learning environments.

In our most recent episode of Searchcast, IM Managing Associate Kennedy Kearney and Senior Associate Berlinda Mojica sit down with Sylvia Watts McKinney, President + CEO of Thompson Island Outward Bound Education Center. They discuss Sylvia’s career as a nonprofit executive director leading local chapters of national organizations, her journey to Thompson Island and return to Boston, and her advice for those hoping to follow in her footsteps and pursue work that expands opportunities and access for young people facing systemic barriers.

In this episode of Searchast, IM Partner John Muckle sits down with Dr. Lisa Kewley, Director of the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian. The conversation discusses her journey to the field of astrophysics and to the CfA, the latest advancements in the field, and the critical importance of diversity in scientific and academic organizations.

IM partner Keight Tucker Kennedy sits down with John Dozier, Institute Community and Equity Officer at MIT, and Tracie Jones, Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at MIT, to discuss their individual journeys to working in the DEI space, their aspirations for their roles at MIT, and words of advice they have for others seeking transformational change in DEI.