Carry As You Climb

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, now in her fifteenth term as the Congresswoman for the District of Columbia, is the Chair of the House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. She serves on two committees: the Committee on Oversight and Reform and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Before her congressional service, President Jimmy Carter appointed her […] The post Carry As You Climb: Episode 20 with Eleanor Holmes Norton appeared first on Carry As You Climb Pod.

As Mayor of her hometown, Muriel Bowser is committed to building pathways to the middle class and making sure every Washingtonian gets a fair shot. Washington, DC is a growing and prospering city—now more than 700,000 residents strong. To keep up with this growth, the Bowser Administration remains focused on making DC’s prosperity more inclusive, […] The post Carry As You Climb: Episode 19 with Muriel Bowser appeared first on Carry As You Climb Pod.

Tamera Luzzatto leads government relations at The Pew Charitable Trusts. She ensures that Pew’s wide range of nonpartisan policy work at the state, federal and international levels is effectively and accurately communicated to policy makers. Luzzatto served as then-Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s chief of staff  from 2001 to 2009. Prior to her service with Senator […] The post Carry As You Climb: Episode 18 with Tamera Luzzatto appeared first on Carry As You Climb Pod.

Heather Booth is one of the leading strategists about progressive issue campaigns and driving issues in elections in the United States. She has been an organizer starting in the civil rights, anti-Vietnam war and women’s movements of the 1960s. She was the founding Director and is now President of the Midwest Academy, training social change […] The post Carry As You Climb: Episode 17 with Heather Booth appeared first on Carry As You Climb Pod.

Dr. Karen Donfried is president of the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening transatlantic cooperation through policy analysis, fellowships for next generation leaders, and support for civil society. GMF is headquartered in Washington, DC, and has seven offices in Europe. Before assuming her current role in April […] The post Carry As You Climb: Episode 16 with Karen Donfried appeared first on Carry As You Climb Pod.

Leirion Gaylor Baird is the Mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska. She was elected in May 2019.She was previously elected to the Lincoln City Council in May 2013 and was re-elected to a second term in May 2017. Prior to her election to City Council, Leirion was a Lincoln/Lancaster County Planning Commissioner and helped produce the 2040 […] The post Carry As You Climb: Episode 15 with Leirion Gaylor Baird appeared first on Carry As You Climb Pod.

Ohio House Democratic Leader Emilia Sykes represents her hometown of Akron. She was elected in 2014 to the legislature and elected by her peers in 2019 to be the caucus leader. Her passion for social justice extends to issues such as voter rights, criminal justice reform, a more efficient social safety net for struggling Ohioans, […] The post Carry As You Climb: Episode 14 with Emilia Sykes appeared first on Carry As You Climb Pod.

Seema Nanda is the Chief Executive Officer of the Democratic National Committee. Previously, she served as Chief of Staff at the US Department of Labor. Seema has a background in labor and employment law and has worked in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice. She is an alumna of Brown University and […] The post Carry As You Climb: Episode 13 with Seema Nanda appeared first on Carry As You Climb Pod.

Elissa McBride is the Secretary-Treasurer of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) International. Elissa joined the labor movement as a member of the United Auto Workers District 65 in 1989. In 1991, she was recruited to the AFL-CIO Organizing Institute where she worked with factory workers to form unions and win […] The post Carry As You Climb: Episode 12 with Elissa McBride appeared first on Carry As You Climb Pod.

Christine Hunschofsky is the Mayor of Parkland, Florida. She was elected as District 2 Commissioner in 2013 and Mayor in 2016. She was re-elected in 2018. She is only the second woman to be Mayor of Parkland and the first in over 30 years. I want to personally thank Mayor Hunschofsky for the support she […] The post Carry As You Climb: Episode 11 with Christine Hunschofsky appeared first on Carry As You Climb Pod.