Episode 9: A conversation with Jennifer Jones, President of Rotary International 2022-2023

11/02/23 • 34 min

In this episode we hear from Jennifer Jones – at the time of this recording in September 2022, Jennifer was just about to take office as the first ever woman President of Rotary International . Yes, a first in its 115-year history.

This is an amazing accomplishment, so you can imagine how excited we were to be able to interview her, initially for an article we wrote which highlights incredible individuals we call Goalmakers.

Jennifer was interviewed by Amber Cortes, one of Global Washington’s writers.

We hope you enjoy this episode as Jennifer takes us on her journey from attending Rotary meetings as a reporter in the late 1980’s to becoming the 2022-2023 President, and quite a bit more...

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Next up, I was able to grab some time with Tim Prewitt, the President and CEO of The Hunger Project, while he was passing through Seattle in April of 2023.

We were able to find a space in a WeWork conference room and had a deep and inciteful conversation about food systems, food security, the challenge of addressing extreme hunger around the world, how living, working and visiting international locations helps adjust one's perspective, and slow down, and much, much more.

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This is an amazing accomplishment, so you can imagine how excited we were to be able to interview her, initially for an article we wrote which highlights incredible individuals we call Goalmakers.

Jennifer was interviewed by Amber Cortes, one of Global Washington’s writers.

We hope you enjoy this episode as Jennifer takes us on her journey from attending Rotary meetings as a reporter in the late 1980’s to becoming the 2022-2023 President, and quite a bit more...

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Next up, I was able to grab some time with Tim Prewitt, the President and CEO of The Hunger Project, while he was passing through Seattle in April of 2023.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episode 8: A Conversation with Isam Ghanim, President and CEO of ChildFund

In this episode, we hear from Isam Ghanim. Originally from Sudan, Isam’s journey to his role as President and CEO of ChildFund is a 360-degree experience within the humanitarian sector.

Starting in academia in Sudan, he was recruited by CARE Sudan to help with their development and humanitarian efforts there, and then later in Somalia and India. After 21 years at CARE he became President of Search for Common Ground to lead peace-building efforts, and in March of 2022 started his new role at ChildFund.

Of his appointment, Lyn McDermid, ChildFund's Board chair stated “He was a standout among the 100-plus candidates we considered, with his remarkable breadth of experience, diverse contributions, already-established credibility within ChildFund, and the unprecedented growth he led at Search for Common Ground.”

Isam talks about why and how they work with their 169 local partners across 24 countries; the crisis in the Horn of Africa where 19m are experiencing food insecurity and children are the most vulnerable, and how ChildFund is providing solutions and assistance to create better resilience; as well as how ChildFund engages in advocacy for child welfare locally and at the global level.

Kristen Dailey, Executive Director of Global Washington, interviewed Isam in September of 2022.

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Episode 10: A conversation with Tim Prewitt, President and CEO of The Hunger Project

For this episode of Goalmakers, we hear from Tim Prewitt, President and CEO of The Hunger Project.

I was able to grab some time with Tim while he was passing through Seattle in April of 2023. We were able to find a space in a WeWork conference room and had a deep and inciteful conversation.

Tim unpacks a wide variety of issues that lead to hunger and malnutrition despite our advancements in food production and distribution, and provides insights into how we, as a global community, can ensure proper nutrition and food security.

He speaks about recent shocks to the global food systems, food waste, community lead development, why The Hunger Project was created... and much more.

In fact, there is such an abundance of great information packed into this episode that if you are at all interested in addressing world hunger, I encourage you to listen through to the end.

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