Christine Hunschofsky is the Mayor of Parkland, Florida. She was elected as District 2 Commissioner in 2013 and Mayor in 2016. She was re-elected in 2018. She is only the second woman to be Mayor of Parkland and the first in over 30 years.

Mayor Michelle De La Isla is the Mayor of Topeka, Kansas. She was elected to City Council in 2013 and served as Deputy Mayor in 2016. Mayor De La Isla previously served as the Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity where she established Topeka’s fi...

This week, Nan speaks with Congresswoman Joyce Beatty of Ohio’s third district. Congresswoman Beatty was elected in 2013 and serves on the Financial Services Committee. Prior to being elected to Congress, Congresswoman Beatty was Senior Vice President ...

Neenah Ellis is the general manager at WYSO, the public radio station in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Neenah came to WYSO in 2009 after 30 years as a radio documentary producer in Washington, D.C. She’ s been a producer for “ All Things Considered” at NPR and...

This week Nan Whaley talks to Liz Shuler,  Secretary-Treasurer of the AFL-CIO. As secretary-treasurer, the second-highest position in the labor movement, Shuler serves as the chief financial officer of the federation and oversees operations.

This week, Nan Whaley speaks to Annise Parker. Annise is the former mayor of Houston, Texas and is currently the President & CEO of the Victory Fund and Victory Institute. In 2010 Time magazine named Mayor Parker one of the 100 most influential people ...

This week, Nan Whaley speaks with Maura Keefe. Keefe was most recently the Chief of Staff to U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH). For the last two decades, Keefe has held a variety of positions in both politics and government.

On this special Mother’s Day edition of Carry As You Climb, Nan interviews her mother Ann Whaley. Ann shares great stories about working for a young elected, becoming a local elected, and running for statewide office in Indiana.

This week Nan Whaley’s talking to Lela Klein, the executive director and founder of Co-op Dayton. Founded in 2015, Co-op Dayton is committed to incubating worker-owned cooperative businesses that meet the community’s social and economic needs.

This week we’re talking to Melissa Cropper – the president of the Ohio Federation of Teachers. The Ohio Federation of Teachers represents 20,000 members in 55 locals across the state, including public school educators and support staff,