Category: Community

Kim Bianca Williams

Post author By steve
Post date July 20, 2022

Kim Bianca is a Senior Consultant for VCL Consulting Group, Inc. and the author and facilitator of SEAT, a program designed to train and equip residents from minority neighborhoods for board service to community-based nonprofit organizations.

She was also joined by Wendy Tyson Wood from the Greater Waterbury NAACP and Andrew Beamon, the nephew of the late Waterbury resident Sam Beamon to talk about the events scheduled for this weekend to honor Sam’s memory and incredible service to the community and the city.

Community Waterbury

HOPE

Post author By steve
Post date May 13, 2022

We learn about what may become an annual community resource event fromthe Waterbury State’s Attorney office with State’s Attorney Maureen Platt, Prosecuter Candace Solis, Paralegal Ann Taylor and Waterbury police officer Lt. Ryan Bessette.

Community

Warren Leach & Kimberly Rossi

Post author By steve
Post date March 24, 2022

Warren (The UnGroup Society) and Kim (Kimmy’s Kommunity)are working together to develop a community arts center. They join me today to describe what they hope will be a popular and valuable addition to Waterbury.

Banking Community Economy

Stephen Lewis

Post author By steve
Post date January 6, 2022

We take a look at the current state of the banking industry with president and CEO of Thomaston Savings Bank Stephen Lewis.

Advocacy Business Community

Joe Delong

Post author By steve
Post date October 20, 2021

Joe is the Executive Director and CEO of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities. He is also a member of the CCM’s American Relief Plan’s Advisory Service Committee, that is bringing together many of the stakeholders in the state to discuss the strategy to spend the hundreds of millions of dollars the state and municipalities are getting from the Federal government.

Community Waterbury

Liz Bullard

Post author By steve
Post date October 18, 2021

Liz is a community advocate and the host of the podcast “Coffee and Convos.” We discuss a few local and state issues and how, in her opinion, nothing will get resolved if we first don’t start trying to come together.

Community Covid 19 Mental Health

Sen. Tony Hwang

Post author By steve
Post date October 8, 2021

State Senator Tony Hwang joins me to discuss the dramatic increase in children reporting anxiety and depression and how they are overwhelming the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center.

Advocacy Community September 11, 2001 Veterans

Mary Beth Bruggeman

Post author By steve
Post date September 9, 2021

Mary Beth is a former Marine who served for eight years, including being deployed to Kuwait, crossing the border into Iraq as part of the initial invasion force. She is also the President of The Mission Continues, who are initiating their Operation Enduring Service campaign to mark the 20th Anniversary of 9/11.

Advocacy Community Education Transportation

Len Suzio

Post author By steve
Post date September 8, 2021

The former Connecticut State Senator joins me to discuss a number of issues facing the citizens of the state and to promote the challengers to the Guilford Board of Education based on their support for the teaching of critical race theory in their schools.

Authors Community Music

C.G. Esperanza

Post author By steve
Post date August 10, 2021

The author of Boogie Boogie Y’all joins me to talk about his new book, celebrating the artwork of the inner city.