Finding Community is a podcast about connection, conflict, collaboration, and envisioning the possible. Our guests are artists, educators, activists, frontline workers, ministers, public servants, and people committed to co-creating a better world.
Episode 19 of Finding Community arrives just as Hispanic Heritage Month is ending, and we are pleased to have as our guest Dr. Ruth Zúñiga. Ruth is a licensed psychologist who has won awards for her work in the community. As co-founder and Executive Director of the nonprofit Raíces de Bienestar, Ruth works to improve and strengthen the mental health and emotional wellbeing of the Latinx community in Oregon.
Glenn chats with Ruth about her experiences growing up in rural Costa Rica, pushing up against the social norms of her evangelical Christian upbringing to eventually earn a PhD in Clinical and Community Psychology which she combines with her passion for service to the Latinx community.
Ruth speaks of the signs that have guided her path which have often come as messages from those who have supported her, whether in an Idaho college town, the outskirts of Anchorage, Alaska, or in Oregon where she, her husband, and daughter have called home for nearly ten years.
Transcript available: https://bit.ly/Ep19_Transcripts (https://bit.ly/Ep19_Transcripts)
Learn about Raíces de Bienestar at https://raicesdebienestar.org/ (https://raicesdebienestar.org/)
Learn more about VAN and our initiatives:
https://www.visionactionnetwork.org (https://www.visionactionnetwork.org)
https://www.facebook.com/VisionActionNetwork/ (https://www.facebook.com/VisionActionNetwork/)
https://www.instagram.com/visionactionnetwork/ (https://www.instagram.com/visionactionnetwork/)
This episode was produced by Glenn Montgomery for Vision Action Network. Our audio editor and music producer is Mandana Khoshnevisan. Music by Choro da Alegria. Post-production by Jenny Moore.
30 Sept 2022
Episode 18: David Martinez
David Martinez joins us for Episode 18 of Finding Community. In his role as Assistant County Administrator, he is among the newest members of Washington County’s leadership team and one of the most civically engaged Latinx leaders in the region.
David shares about his life growing up in a large farmworker family in eastern Oregon, and he muses on the differences between rural and urban communities. He reveals the wisdom and empathy gained from a personal journey around identity as a Latino gay man, and how his professional life has been shaped by a strong work ethic and a commitment to being an authentic, accessible, and welcoming leader.
Transcripts available here: https://bit.ly/Ep18_Transcripts (https://bit.ly/Ep18_Transcripts)
Learn more about VAN and our initiatives:
https://www.visionactionnetwork.org (https://www.visionactionnetwork.org)
https://www.facebook.com/VisionActionNetwork/ (https://www.facebook.com/VisionActionNetwork/)
https://www.instagram.com/visionactionnetwork/ (https://www.instagram.com/visionactionnetwork/)
This episode was produced by Glenn Montgomery for Vision Action Network. Our audio editor and music producer is Mandana Khoshnevisan. Music by Choro da Alegria. Post-production by Jenny Moore.
31 Aug 2022
Episode 17: Jonath Colón
Our guest for Episode 17 of Finding Community is Jonath Colón, Director at Centro de Prosperidad, Centro Cultural's culturally-specific workforce and economic development program.
Glenn chats with Jonath about growing up in a big family in Puerto Rico, where he was grounded in the values of community and love of nature, about the generosity of people who saw his potential and gave him opportunities, and about how he helps others by passing along what he’s learned through his work at Prosperidad.
Jonath reflects on how technology is changing the job market and the workforce, and the impact of COVID on people’s values and expectations. He challenges us to see people, including ourselves, not just where we are today, but where we could be.
Transcripts available here: https://bit.ly/Ep17_Transcripts (https://bit.ly/Ep17_Transcripts)
Find Centro de Prosperidad at: https://www.centrocultural.org/prosperidad (https://www.centrocultural.org/prosperidad)
Learn more about VAN and our initiatives:
https://www.visionactionnetwork.org (https://www.visionactionnetwork.org)
https://www.facebook.com/VisionActionNetwork/ (https://www.facebook.com/VisionActionNetwork/)
https://www.instagram.com/visionactionnetwork/ (https://www.instagram.com/visionactionnetwork/)
This episode was produced by Glenn Montgomery for Vision Action Network. Our audio editor and music producer is Mandana Khoshnevisan. Music by Choro da Alegria. Post-production by Jenny Moore.
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