Episodes
July 18, 2023
Mick Malec: enGen’s Commitment to Hire People with Disabilities
Joyce welcomes Mick Malec, CEO, enGen and Enterprise Technology and Operations Officer, Highmark Health, back to the show. enGen’s dynamic ecosystem of smart automation and technology supports streamlines complex operations f...
July 11, 2023
Theo Braddy: Vision for NCIL Under His Leadership
Joyce is pleased to welcome Theo Braddy, the new Executive Director of the National Council of Independent Living (NCIL) in Washington, DC. Mr. Braddy will discuss the direction he plans to take the organization under his cap...
July 4, 2023
In Memoriam: Celebrating the Life of Judy Heumann
As we celebrate America’s birthday, Joyce takes time to celebrate the life and accomplishments of Judy Heumann a major American disability rights leader and activist. Originally aired: December 15, 2020, Joyce welcomes Judith...
June 27, 2023
Brian K. Bond: Mission of PFLAG National
Joyce welcomes Brian K. Bond, Executive Director of PFLAG National, to the show. PFLAG is the nation's largest organization dedicated to supporting, educating, and advocating for LGBTQ+ people and those who love them. Mr. Bon...
June 20, 2023
Locke, Lampman: Mission of MISILC
Joyce is honored to have as her guests, Steve Locke, Executive Director of the Michigan Statewide Independent Living Council (MISILC), and Jan Lampman, Committee Chair, on the show. The guests will discuss the mission of MISI...
June 13, 2023
Jonathan Lovitz: Advocating for LGBTQ+ and Disability Communities
Joyce welcomes Jonathan Lovitz to the show to discuss his role as a nationally recognized small business and public policy advocate, DEI leader, and most recently a special advisor to the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce. He...
June 6, 2023
Jason Mida: Entrepreneur and LGBTQ+ Advocate
In recognition of Pride Month, Joyce welcomes back to the show, Jason Mida. Jason serves as President & CEO at Mida Associates. As President & CEO, Jason collaborates closely with all clients to provide oversight for each eng...
May 23, 2023
Rachel Kallem Whitman: Living with Bipolar:
Joyce welcomes Dr. Rachel Kallem Whitman to the show. Dr. Whitman is an educator, advocate, and memoirist who has been living with bipolar since 2000. As a disability studies professor, she teaches courses on unpacking ableis...
May 9, 2023
Bender Leadership Academy/Bender Student Leaders Program Students
Joyce welcomes Scott Hammerstrom, Manager of Programs and Partnerships, with Bender Leadership Academy back to the show. Scott is pleased to include Jason Desantis and Brooklyn Walker, current high school students participati...
May 2, 2023
Chamberlain/Bazelon: Overcoming Stigma Around Mental Health
Joyce welcomes to the show, Kathy Chamberlain, Director of Development & Special Projects at The Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law and Jill Bazelon, who proudly serves on the Center’s Board of Trustees to help live out the...
April 25, 2023
Impending Crisis for FDR Memorial and the MLK Jr. Memorial
Joyce welcomes Helena Berger, Chair of the FDR Legacy Committee’s Board of Directors and Mary E. Dolan, Executive Director, to the show. The FDR Memorial Legacy Committee serves to preserve the memory of Franklin and Eleanor ...
April 18, 2023
Scott Hammerstrom: BLA’s Programs and Services
Joyce welcomes back Scott Hammerstrom, Manager of Programs and Partnerships, with the Bender Leadership Academy to the show. Scott will discuss the non-profit organization’s participation in Highmark Health’s Walk for a Healt...
April 11, 2023
Ty Herndon: Living with Bipolar Disorder and Giving Back
Joyce is thrilled to have as her guest, country music superstar, Ty Herndon, to the show. Mr. Herndon will discuss his career in the country music industry and living with bipolar disorder, which was diagnosed at the age of 5...
April 4, 2023
John Kemp: His Work as a Disability Rights Leader
Joyce is honored to welcome John Kemp, the American disability rights leader who co-founded the American Association of People with Disabilities and is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Lakeshore Foun...
March 28, 2023
Andrea Carelli: PNC Bank Hires People with Disabilities
Joyce welcomes Andrea Carelli, Senior Vice President and Director of Client and Community Relations for PNC Bank in Pittsburgh, PA. Andrea will discuss PNC’s commitment to hire people with disabilities as a part of their dive...
March 21, 2023
Karen Hanlon: Highmark’s Hiring of People with Disabilities
Continuing with Women’s History Month, Joyce is proud to bring back Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Highmark Health, Karen Hanlon, to the show. She will explain her commitment to hiring people with dis...
March 14, 2023
Isaac Zablocki: Making Films/Productions More Accessible
Joyce welcomes Isaac Zablocki, ReelAbilities Film Festival Co-Founder and New York Director. Mr. Zablocki will talk about this year’s ReelAbilities Film Festival and the festival’s mission to bring the community together to e...
March 7, 2023
A Tribute to Judy Heumann
Joyce and callers reflect on the life and disability rights work of the late Judy Heumann.
Feb. 28, 2023
Samuel Estes: Mission of Athletes vs. Epilepsy
Joyce welcomes Samuel Estes, Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors at the Hundley Foundation and Board Director at the Bender Leadership Academy. Samuel will discuss advocacy for disenfranchised youth and children living with ...
Feb. 21, 2023
Evan Frazier: Mission of TALI
In recognition of February as Black History Month, Joyce welcomes Evan Frazier, President, and CEO of The Advanced Leadership Institute back to the show. The Advanced Leadership Institute is an organization aimed at cultivati...
Feb. 14, 2023
Ardana Jefferson: Mission Of HCEF
Joyce welcomes Ardana Jefferson, Executive Director of the Homeless Children’s Education Fund (HCEF) to the show. The HCEF 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization was established in 1999 to support the educational needs of children ...
Feb. 7, 2023
Doris Carson Williams: Mission Of AACCWP
Joyce welcomes Doris Carson Williams, President & CEO from the African American Chamber of Commerce of Western PA, (AACCWP) to the show. In celebration of Black History Month, Doris will discuss the mission of the African Ame...
Jan. 31, 2023
Roberts/Braga: Mission of Egalite in South Brazil
Joyce is honored to bring back to the show, Richard Roberts, Deputy Cultural Affairs Officer and the American Presence Officer for Northern Brazil at the U.S. Embassy in Brasilia. Mr. Roberts will introduce Guilherme Braga, C...
Jan. 24, 2023
Ted Kennedy Jr.: Power of DEI to Open Disability Employment Doors
Joyce is honored to bring back to the show, disability rights leader, Ted Kennedy, Jr. As an amputee and childhood bone cancer survivor, he has been an active leader in the disability rights and independent living movements n...