PEP Talk

This episode features an interview with Brett Cease of Citizens' Climate Lobby.

Today's episode features an interview with Dr. Alicia Makaye, co-founder of GXA, an IT consulting firm, and a graduate of the Public Affairs program at UT Dallas.

For this episode, we bring you an insightful interview with Suzy Cop, Executive Director of International Rescue Committee (IRC) Dallas.

For this episode, Andrea Caraveo interviewed Lauren Ammons of Dallas Afterschool and Leadership ISD regarding the impacts of recent legislation on K-12 education in Texas.

For this episode, we interviewed Jean Richards, President of the League of Women Voters of Richardson. The League of Women Voters is a non-partisan political organization. Their mission is to encourage informed and active participation in government, increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influence public policy through education and advocacy. 

For this episode, we spoke to Dr. Doug Kiel, Professor of Public Affairs and Administration at UT Dallas,  about leadership trends in both the private and public sectors.

This episode features an interview with Dr. Sean Hubbard, Professor of Political Science at UNT Dallas, on the use of alternative financial service providers in minority and low-income communities.

In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we bring you an episode with Beth Robinson, Director of Development for Hope's Door New Beginnings Center. She discusses the impact of this year's government shutdown and the expiration of the Violence Against Women Act on local shelters.

This episode features an insightful conversation with Dr. Wayne Gearey, Professor of Geospatial Information Science at UT Dallas. Dr. Gearey discusses "people analytics", which is an interdisciplinary method of analytics that can help managers and executives make decisions about their employees or workforce.  

For this episode, we interviewed Kayci Prince of the Plano City Council. During our conversation, which took place earlier this year, Councilwoman Prince discussed potential obstacles faced by women who seek elected office, and how local government creates opportunities for civic engagement in order to promote diversity and inclusion.

This episode features an interview with Hector Barreto, Chairman of the Latino Coalition and former head of the Small Business Administration. During the interview, Chairman Barreto highlights the importance of small businesses to the U.S. economy, and discusses the impact of the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement on the Latino Business Community. 

In this episode, we interviewed Dr. Terry Hockenbrough, President of the Collin County Homeless Coalition. Dr. Hockenbrough discusses the rise of homelessness in suburban communities. 

Here is the first trailer for PEP Talk! First episodes coming in August!