Episode 61: Jennifer Ferrell

Hello, and welcome to another Wednesday morning and another great episode of LIFE WORK BALANCES.

Today I had the chance to chat with Jennifer Ferrell, Director of Student Involvement at Keene State College. Jennifer and I got connected through a mutual friend at this years ACPA conference, and it was a great opportunity for us to get to know each other and hang out. We talked about moving, evolving through a re-org, the weirdness of Las Vegas, involvement in the Standing Committee for Women, working at a public liberal arts college, and the things that keep us in our positions. We also talked about music (new wave, 80’s, electronic), taking time off, spotify, getting other people into things we are into, the importance of having an opinion, and the fun of traveling.

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Episode 47: Erin Lovette-Colyer

Hi Everyone, and welcome to a new year of episodes of LIFE WORK BALANCES!

Today I had the chance to sit down and chat with Erin Lovette-Colyer, Director of the Women’s Center at the University of San Diego. It was a lot of fun to talk to Erin, and to hear more about how she got to where she is currently! We talked about growing up in Orange County, living in Seattle in the early ninties, music, moving, finding a connection on a campus that is very different than ones home, and the way that life events impact the choices we make in our careers. We also talked about parenting as a feminist, the joy that comes with having work that energizes and empowers us, the shifting nature, the value of sharing space with allies on campus, the benefits of open campus spaces, the complexity of gender-neutral baby names, and how gender impacts the evolving experiences of both children and their parents.

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Episode 41: Adriana Di Bartolo

Hi there, and welcome to another Wednesday morning with LIFE WORK BALANCES!

This week I had the chance to sit down with Adriana Di Bartolo, Director of the Queer Resource Center at the Claremont Colleges. I had been talking to Adriana about doing this for a bit, and it was awesome to get time to really connect with her.  Adriana and I had a great chat about her growing up in The Valley, finding a career in hotel and restaurant management, coming out, finding higher education, dissertation writing, spirituality, activism, allyship, feminism, and understanding femme identity. We also talked about community building, having a great partner, creating boundaries, yoga, Real Housewives, and trashy TV in general, family, and spirituality.

Just as a quick note, there is an obvious change in audio quality about 15 minutes into the interview, because Skype crashed on us and we couldn’t get it to work again, so we had to switch to the phone for the rest of the interview.

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Episode 39: Cat Thompson

Hello, and happy Wednesday. Its time for another episode of LIFE WORK BALANCES!

Today I had the chance to sit down with Dr. Cat Thompson, psychologist with Counseling and Psychological Services and Liasan to the Campus Community Centers for UC San Diego. Cat and I had a great time catching up, and talking about Cat’s experiences that continue to inform her work. We talked about growing up in San Diego, and the very interesting realizations that brought, tracked education, agency of children in education, and how Cat chose a college. We also talked about TV, particularly Cat’s love of General Hospital, alone time, and setting a schedule that works for one’s own ability to be present and energetic in the work day.

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Episode 33: Edwina Welch Part 1

Hello there, and welcome to another fantastic Wednesday morning with LIFE WORK BALANCES!

Today I am really excited for a LIFE WORK BALANCES first. Today’s episode is the first part of an episode that was so extensive and in depth it took two separate sittings to complete. I sat down with Edwina Welch, Campus Diversity Officer and Director of the Cross Cultural Center at UC San Diego. Today’s episode was recorded a few weeks ago, and after chatting for just under 2 hours we realized that we had other meetings to attend, and had not even gotten to what Edwina does to find balance and relieve stress. That conversation happened a bit later, and will make up next week’s episode. In total, Edwina and I sat for over 3 hours, and during this conversation we talked about social justice work, evolving job responsibilities, deciding on student affairs as a career path, community engagement, and the ways in which campus culture shifts can continue to make our work interesting.

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Episode 8: Kandi Custodio-Tan

Welcome to another episode of LIFE WORK BALANCES everyone!

This week I had a great conversation with Kandi Custodio, who is also known as DJ Kuttin Kandi of the Anomolies Crew. Kandi currently works at the UC San Diego Women’s Center, and is also known around the world as a DJ and turntablist (HERE is a great video of Kandi in action), spoken word poet, and also a community organizer and activist. We sat for almost two hours, talking about Kandi’s life in New York City, community, first memories of hip-hop, touring, and how self-care and activism can overlap.

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