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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.

  • For KWBU’s Central Texas Leadership Series this week, KWBU’s Rachel Velasco leads a conversation with Jocelyn Williams, the Center of Business Excellence coordinator for the Centex African American Chamber of Commerce.
  • For KWBU’s Central Texas Leadership Series this week, KWBU’s Rachel Velasco leads a conversation with Geneece Goertzen, domestic violence survivor and state and national domestic violence advocate.
  • In this episode of the Central Texas Leadership Series, KWBU president Joe Riley talks with Linda Crawford, co-owner and editor of The Anchor News, recently retired professor of English at McLennan Community College, and the author of the newly released book "God, Destiny, and a Glass of Wine".
  • For KWBU’s Central Texas Leadership Series this week, KWBU’s Rachel Velasco leads a conversation with Bethel Erickson, Executive Director of the Waco Downtown Farmers Market. Erickson discusses how her background in social work and food access led to the development of the farmers market, and how her work at the market has made an impact in the Waco community.

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