True Crime Comedy Podcast
…
continue reading
Join host Miranda Kitterlin-Lynch and Leon Thomas for informative discussions about DEI in the hospitality and lodging industry
…
continue reading
An open-format discussion about Art, Music, and Business that pushes positivity forward in the ecosystem
…
continue reading
Hear from librarians of color speak to the fullness of their careers including successes, challenges, and achievements. How do they do it? Join co-hosts Jamia Williams and Jamillah R. Gabriel to find out more about their #LibVoices. Please follow us on all of our social media pages!
…
continue reading
There are the people that talk about what they want to do and those that make things happen! Are you looking to stand out from the noise, tell your story, and change the world? Join global keynote speaker and digital futurist Brian Fanzo as he leverages his passion for connecting great people doing great stuff to bring you the secrets of those that have pressed that damn button transforming their lives and their businesses in ways that will inspire us all. No matter your niche it all comes d ...
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Episode 45: Laquanda Fields on Belonging, Leadership, and Fashion
38:13
38:13
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
38:13
Laquanda M. Fields is the Fabulous Librarian – mom of two amazing daughters & three classy felines, and Ms. L to her students. Becoming a librarian was Laquanda’s childhood dream and she took a leap of faith to follow that dream three years ago. She joined Dr. Charles T. Lunsford School #19 in 2022. In just under two school years, Laquanda has earn…
…
continue reading
On this episode of Checking Inn-A Lodging DEI Chat with guest Crystal Thompson we talk about: how to navigate career change, the importance of mental health, the value of Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) and of course bean pie and crabcakesBy Leon Thomas
…
continue reading
We had a great conversation with Jennifer. We encourage everyone to nominate a General Manager for the Hotel Management/AHLA GM Awards. The link for nominating is https://ahla.secure-platform.com/aBy Leon Thomas
…
continue reading
Ashli Johnson talks with Miranda & Leon about her hospitality career, DEI in the hospitality business and shares information about the upcoming Hospitality Hued SummitBy Leon Thomas
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Episode 44: Dr. Miranda Belarde-Lewis on Networking, Artivism, and Teaching
49:19
49:19
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
49:19
Dr. Miranda Belarde-Lewis (Zuni/Tlingit) is an assistant professor and the inaugural Jill and Joe McKinstry Endowed Faculty Fellow of Native North American Indigenous Knowledge at the University of Washington’s Information School. She is an independent curator who engages public scholarship by working with tribal, state, federal and international i…
…
continue reading
Today's guest on Checking Inn-A Lodging DEI Chat is Seema Jain with Seva-Global https://www.seva-global.com/ Seva Global offers a wide array of cultural competency training services to foster cultural competence across your organization You may contact Seema directly via email at seema-jain@seva-global.comseema.jain@seva-global.com…
…
continue reading
Today's guest on Checking Inn-A Lodging DEI Chat is Lakendra NealyBy Leon Thomas
…
continue reading
Miranda Kitterlin-Lynch and Leon Thomas are the co-host of Checking Inn-A Lodging DEI ChatBy Leon Thomas
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Episode 43:Conrrado Saldivar on Advocacy, Leadership, and Censorship
51:28
51:28
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
51:28
Conrrado Saldivar is Past President of the Wyoming Library Association and Tech Services Manager at the Natrona County Library in his hometown of Casper, WY. He received his MLIS in 2021 from the University of Washington iSchool and is a 2019 ALA Spectrum Scholar. As one of the few BIPOC librarians in Wyoming and as a leader in the Wyoming library …
…
continue reading
Today's guest is Marla Oliu, Senior Manager, Talent and Leadership Development with Hilton HotelsBy Leon Thomas
…
continue reading
Another Checking Inn A Lodging DEI Chat hosted by Miranda Kitterlin-Lynch and Leon ThomasBy Leon Thomas
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Episode 42: Denisse Solis on Leadership, Representation, and Collaboration
48:21
48:21
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
48:21
Denisse Solis is the Digital Collections Librarian at the University of Denver (DU). Prior to this position, she was DU's first residency librarian. She began her career in her alma mater of Florida International University as a cataloger and has since occupied both public and technical positions within academic libraries. Born and raised in Miami,…
…
continue reading
David Kong joins Miranda and Leon for an insightful conversation about the importance of DEI efforts in the hospitality industry.By Leon Thomas
…
continue reading
Greg Deshields has many years experience in hospitality at many levels. Listen to this episode of Checking Inn-A Lodging DEI Chat to hear his perspective on how the industry is doing in DEIBy Leon Thomas
…
continue reading
Davonne teaches people how to become hotel ownersBy Leon Thomas
…
continue reading
Horace makes his 2nd appearance on Checking Inn-A Lodging DEI ChatBy Leon Thomas
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Episode 41: Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz on Intersectionality, Community, and Activism
52:49
52:49
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
52:49
Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz is an assistant curator and associate dean for Teaching, Learning, and Engagement at New York University Division of Libraries where she serves as the Faculty Diversity Search Liaison. Shawn is also an adjunct assistant professor at Pratt School of information, teaching Reference & Instruction. Shawn is a co-coordinator at the …
…
continue reading
Checking Inn-A Lodging DEI Chat is hosted by Miranda Kitterlin-Lynch and Leon ThomasBy Leon Thomas
…
continue reading
Checking Inn -A Lodging DEI Chat is hosted by Miranda Kitterlin-Lynch and Leon Thomas.By Leon Thomas
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Episode 39 with Cindy and Christina from Adaptive Equipment Corner
47:40
47:40
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
47:40
Miranda Kitterlin-Lynch and Leon Thomas host Checking Inn-A Lodging DEI Chat. On this episode Miranda and Leon chat with Christina and Cindy from Adaptive Equipment Corner. The focus off the conversation is on how to make hotels more senior friendlyBy Leon Thomas
…
continue reading
Checking Inn-A Lodging DEI Chat is hosted by Miranda Kitterlin-Lynch and Leon Thomas On the show Miranda and Leon discuss DEI in the hospitality industryBy Leon Thomas
…
continue reading
Checking Inn-A Lodging DEI Chat is hosted by Miranda Kitterlin-Lynch and Leon Thomas.By Leon Thomas
…
continue reading
Miranda and Leon have a great conversation about DEI in the hotel businessBy Leon Thomas
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Episode 40: Treshani Perera on Critical Cataloging, Creativity, and Teaching
35:12
35:12
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
35:12
Treshani is a cataloging librarian at an academic library in the Southeast region and has been employed in academic libraries since 2014. Her research interests include critical cataloging and diversity, equity, and inclusion in academic libraries and higher education. Treshani enjoys mentoring students of color in LIS and higher education, in gene…
…
continue reading
On this episode of Checking Inn-A Lodging DEI Chat Miranda Kitterlin-Lynch has a great conversation with Katheldra AlexandraBy Leon Thomas
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Episode 39: sofia leung on Collaboration, Leadership, and Advocacy
47:51
47:51
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
47:51
Sofia is a librarian, facilitator, and educator, settled on the unceded ancestral lands of the Massachusett and Wampanoag peoples, current home of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe. She's an editor at up//root and co-edited Knowledge Justice: Disrupting Library and Information Studies Through Critical Race Theory with Jorge López-McKnight. She is interes…
…
continue reading
Dr. Berkita Bradford, is the guest on this episode of Checking Inn-A Lodging DEI Chat with Miranda Kitterlin-Lynch and Leon ThomasBy Leon Thomas
…
continue reading
Miranda and Leon have a great conversation with Stef. Part of Stef's bio reads "My research agenda lies within the nexus of social equity and critical tourism scholarship exploring marginalized populations’ lived experiences and counter narratives."By Leon Thomas
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Episode 32 Carolyn D. Richmond, Partner with Foxrothschild
17:04
17:04
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
17:04
Miranda and Leon talk with Carolyn D. Richmond, on this episode of Checking Inn-A Lodging DEI ChatBy Leon Thomas
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Episode 31 with Karen Ramon from Sonesta Hotels
21:11
21:11
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
21:11
Be sure to listen to this episode to learn about Karen's hospitality career journey. Karen discusses the important role mentors played in her career development, and gives advice on how to engage a mentor. Karen also explains what a Revenue Manager doesBy Leon Thomas
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Episode 30 with Tracy Prigmore from She Has A Deal
24:19
24:19
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
24:19
Tracy Prigmore is the guest on this episode of Checking Inn-A Lodging DEI Chat. Watch this episode to learn more about She Has A Deal as well as Tracy's background that led her to form She Has A DealBy Leon Thomas
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Checking Inn-A Lodging DEI Chat with guest Anna Blue, President AHLA Foundation
32:52
32:52
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
32:52
,Anna Blue, the President of the AHLA Foundation share information about the many great diversity initiatives AHLA hasBy Leon Thomas
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Episode 29 With Guest Anna Blue, President, AHLA Foundation
32:52
32:52
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
32:52
Anna Blue is the guest on this episode of Checking Inn-A Lodging DEI Chat. She discusses some of the unique initiatives the AHLA Foundation have started as well as the many partnerships created. Miranda and Leon also talk with Anna about her career journey.By Leon Thomas
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Episode 38: Katrina Spencer on Work Culture, Engagement, and Publishing
26:58
26:58
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
26:58
Katrina Spencer worked as the Librarian for African American and African Studies at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. She is also an active writer whose works include “Uprooted, Nomadic & Displaced: The Unspoken Costs of the Upward Climb,” “The Comprehensive Guide to Resisting Overcommitment,” and various contributions to WOC + lib and…
…
continue reading
On this episode of Checking Inn A Lodging DEI Chat Horace Brooks discusses his path to success in the hotel business. Horace gives excellent advice to those interested in a career in the hospitality industry. He says one should stay in a position for no longer than 2 years. Near the end of the episode Horace offers a detailed time-line of what shou…
…
continue reading
Miranda and Leon discuss diversity in the hotel businessBy Leon Thomas
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Episode 26 Checking Inn-A Lodging DEI Chat Guest Dr. Andrew Moreo
24:57
24:57
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
24:57
On this episode of Checking Inn-A Lodging DEI Chat, Host Miranda Kitterlin-Lynch and Leon Thomas talk with Dr. Andrew Moreo about inclusion in the hotel businessBy Leon Thomas
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Episode 37: Nicky Andrews on Collaboration, Indigenous Data Sovereignty, and Open Access
53:29
53:29
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
53:29
Nicky Andrews is the Open Education Librarian at the University of San Francisco. Originally from Aotearoa, they are of Māori and Pākehā descent and an enrolled member of the Ngāti Pāoa iwi. They graduated with a BA in Social Sciences from Auckland University of Technology, a Master of Library & Information Science from the University of Washington…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Episode 36: Nicollette Davis & Crystal Chen on Citational Justice, Community, and Belonging
43:03
43:03
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
43:03
Crystal Chen is the Digital Educator Support Manager & Archivist at Facing History & Ourselves. She received her MSLIS from Pratt Institute and is an active member of the Chinese American Librarians Association and Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association. She also serves as a community admin for We Here (wehere. space), a supportive community…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Episode 35: Dr. Isabel Espinal on on Outreach, Performativity, and Equity
42:39
42:39
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
42:39
Isabel Espinal is a Research Services Librarian for Afro-American Studies, Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies, Spanish & Portuguese, and Native American & Indigenous Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She was born in New York City, two years after her parents immigrated from the Cibao countryside in the Dominican Republi…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Episode 34: Petrina Jackson on Leadership, Advocacy, and Community
44:38
44:38
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
44:38
Petrina Jackson began as the Lia Gelin Poorvu Executive Director of the Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America and Librarian for the Harvard Radcliffe Institute in November 2021. She was the director of the Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) at Syracuse University Libraries, where she oversaw the Belfer Audio Laboratory and …
…
continue reading
Padero Miller and Joslynn Gomez are guests on this episode of Checking Inn-A Lodging DEI ChatBy Leon Thomas
…
continue reading
Be sure to watch as Miranda Kitterlin-Lynch and Leon Thomas have conversations about DEI in lodging with leaders in the industry. Jay Litt is today's guest.By Leon Thomas
…
continue reading
On this episode of Checking Inn-A Lodging DEI Chat guest John Delozier shares his thoughts about diversity, hotel operations, and what he likes about being a hospitality educatorBy Leon Thomas
…
continue reading
On this episode of Checking Inn-A Lodging DEI Chat Miranda and Leon share their thoughts on the status of DEI in the lodging business...crab cakes...and mac-n-cheeseBy Leon Thomas
…
continue reading
On this episode of Checking Inn-A Lodging DEI Chat Lani Kane-Hanan has a great conversation with Miranda and LeonBy Leon Thomas
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Episode 33: Ashley Watts on Community Involvement, Cultural Awareness, and Leadership
21:28
21:28
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
21:28
Ashley Watts currently serves as the Assistant Library Director of the Altadena Library District since January 2022. Prior to this position, she served as the Senior Library Supervisor of Children's Services and the Branch Manager of the Pacific Park Library of Glendale Library, Arts & Culture since May 2018. Before moving to California in 2018, As…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Episode 32: John Light Jr. on Storytelling, Genealogy, and Empowerment
24:53
24:53
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
24:53
John Light, Jr. is a Librarian from Richmond, Virginia. "Mister John" started his Librarian journey when he worked in Perry Library at Old Dominion University. Mister John graduated from ODU and then went to work at Virginia Beach Central Library. He worked in the Circulation Department for 7 years. Mister John then relocated and left the library p…
…
continue reading
![Artwork](/static/images/128pixel.png)
1
Episode 31: K.C. Boyd on Advocacy, Representation, and Belonging
48:31
48:31
Play later
Play later
Lists
Like
Liked
48:31
K.C. Boyd is currently a school librarian with the District of Columbia Public Schools System. She has previously worked as the Lead Librarian for the East St. Louis School District #189 in East St. Louis, IL., as an Area Library Coordinator for Chicago Public Schools, and as a District Coordinator for the Mayor Daley Book Club for Middle School St…
…
continue reading
Dr. Lisa Cain is the guest on this episode with Miranda Kitterlin-Lynch and Leon ThomasBy Leon Thomas
…
continue reading