Voices of Colibri The Colibri Collective

Listen in for insights into the 2022 election season and other political goings-on. Guests: Chair Raquel Teran and Deputy Political Director Francisca Gil of the Arizona Democratic Party. 

Angela Hughey is the President and Co-Founder of ONE Community, a coalition that moves diversity, inclusion, and equality for all Arizonans forward. Her perspective on LGBTQ+ issues as a community leader is incredibly valuable; everyone could learn a bit more about inclusivity from Angela. Listen in to hear her story and thoughts about the state of LGBTQ+ workplace protections. 

This episode is hosted by Gaby Cardenas and co-hosted by Genevieve Leach.

Dana Kennedy, State Director for AARP of Arizona, has been a voice for people 50+ for nearly a decade at AARP. But advocacy has been in her DNA since her career began, when she was a social worker at a hospice. Dana joins us to teach us about ageism and its dangers. 

In this episode, we talk with Baehive and ABC Mobile founder, urban gardener, and all-around environmental role model Nika Forte'. Nika talks to us about her experience as a Black woman in a white male dominated field, as well as the empowering spaces she's created. You can find out more about Nika at baehive.org, on Instagram @baehive_beekeepers and @nika_abcmobile, and on Facebook at ABC Mobile Education Center LLC. 

As Vice President Strategic Business Development for Unitek Learning, Karilyn Van Oosten is an accomplished leader who has created innovative opportunities for collaboration in the healthcare education niche. Her perspective on the nursing shortage is based in decades of dedication to solving the crisis. Listen in to hear her takes on the impact of travel nursing, the importance of diversity in nursing, and the surprising opportunities that an education in nursing can lead to.

Planned Parenthood Arizona CEO, Brittany Fonteno, joins us to discuss the nuances of repro work—reproductive health, rights, and justice, that is. She talks us through these terms, legislative items Planned Parenthood Arizona is keeping an eye on, and her perspective as a Black woman and member of the LGBTQ community in a leadership position.