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Central Texas Leadership Series - Rachel Velasco

For KWBU's Central Texas Leadership Series this week, KWBU's Joe Riley talks with Rachel Velasco who has joined Waco Public Radio as Community and Membership Engagement Coordinator.

She talks about the importance of meeting and listening to the people of our community.

  • Rachel Velasco with Eloisa Cruz Arredondo
    Brodie Bashaw
    For KWBU’s Central Texas Leadership Series this week, KWBU’s Rachel Velasco leads a conversation with Eloisa Cruz Arredondo, Program Coordinator for Inspiracion Waco, a dual-generation program that supports both parents and children through early childhood education.
  • For KWBU’s Central Texas Leadership Series this week, Rachel Velasco leads a conversation with Cade Kegerreis, a multidisciplinary artist specializing in oil painting and large-scale murals. Kegerreis has completed murals for clients such as Baylor University, The Texas Sports Hall of Fame, and Texas A&M University.
  • On this edition of Central Texas Leadership Series, Rachel Velasco leads a conversation with Nancy Goodnight, celebrated Waco triathlete, race director and community builder. Goodnight discusses her start as an athlete and some of the defining moments on the finish line that have impacted her the most.
  • For KWBU’s Central Texas Leadership Series this week, Rachel Velasco leads a conversation with Chris Meyer, an author and Baylor professor who is a globally recognized expert in negotiation. Meyer discusses his research on behavior and motivation, with a distinct focus on ethics in the field of negotiation.

Prior to joining KWBU in 2009, Riley served at Maine Public Broadcasting Network as Vice President Director of Television and at Nashville Public Television as Director of Local Programming and Production, and had earlier been Director of Production at KUAC in Fairbanks, Alaska. Raised in South Carolina, Riley holds a bachelor's degree in English from Furman University. Joseph_Riley@Baylor.edu 254-710-7888