Podcast

How Equity Can be Enhanced in Sustainability and Disaster Preparedness with Amy Simpkins     “A fundamental principle of innovation is that if you want more diversity of ideas and possibilities, you need to have more diverse brains in the room. That’s not a diminishment of anyone. In fact, that’s an elevation of everyone.”  -Amy…

How to Bridge the Gap Between Federal and Local Policy with George Laws Garcia     “After every disaster, communities need to be rebuilt, but it shouldn’t just be the powers from above that decide how that happens. There should be a participatory process for people to engage and reassess.” –George Laws Garcia    …

How to Provide Legal Aid to Disaster Survivors with Kendall Jarvis, Esq.     “Advocate for yourself as best as you can in terms of knowing what your rights are.  There’s this element where you lack confidence as a survivor, you think that that person knows more than you do and that’s not true.” -Kendall…

In this episode, Jennifer and Sonoma’s PRMD Director, Tennis Wick discuss effective approaches and systems that can help leaders and individuals make the transition from disaster response to recovery.  Tennis also speaks about ways to deal with misinformation, address contractor fraud, allocate funding wisely, meet the needs of thousands of victims, and help them get their life back together.

The 3 most expensive words are equity, sustainability, and resiliency. We are now in a period where we are paying for the lack of stewardship with high costs, but there is still hope. This week, Dr. Lisa Micheli, joins the stage to talk about how to connect each individual landowner to their community and to resource opportunities.

The 3 most expensive words are equity, sustainability, and resiliency. We are now in a period where we are paying for the lack of stewardship with high costs, but there is still hope. This week, Dr. Lisa Micheli, joins the stage to talk about how to connect each individual landowner to their community and to resource opportunities.

The 3 most expensive words are equity, sustainability, and resiliency. We are now in a period where we are paying for the lack of stewardship with high costs, but there is still hope. This week, Dr. Lisa Micheli, joins the stage to talk about how to connect each individual landowner to their community and to resource opportunities.

The 3 most expensive words are equity, sustainability, and resiliency. We are now in a period where we are paying for the lack of stewardship with high costs, but there is still hope. This week, Dr. Lisa Micheli, joins the stage to talk about how to connect each individual landowner to their community and to resource opportunities.

In this episode, Jennifer sits with Reno Franklin, Chairman Emeritus of the Kashia Band of Pomo Indians. Being a trusted resource, Reno Franklin talks about how to help tribal communities be more resilient, advocate for equity, make community-centered policies, and democratize information.

Jennifer interviews one of the strong leaders of today, Dr. Christa López. Listen in as they teach how you can obtain the best knowledge possible during a crisis, find trustworthy investments, get the most of your insurance, and prepare for necessities during the YOYO (You’re On Your Own) period in a disaster.