Sustainable Development Podcast

Happy Holidays, Minority Leaders! This time of the year many of us are taking stock of all the blessings in our lives. One thing I am blessed with is a village of smart, supportive, and inspiring women leaders. Today I am excited to speak with one of my closest friends, Crystal Lander , Chief Strategic Engagement Officer at Pathfinder International . Crystal is a high profile and internationally recognized senior leader with 20 years of experience in global health and development, project and p...

Dear Minority Leaders, Today I’m delighted to speak with fellow Howard University graduate and Delta Sigma Theta soror Charmion Kinder. Kinder has devoted her career to corporate responsibility and social impact, with over twenty years of communications experience. Her resume includes the Obama and Biden administrations, Disney, Apple, the Peace Corps, and others. We discuss her experiences working with former first lady Michelle Obama and vice president Kamala Harris, as well as how an individu...

Akunna Cook is an accomplished diplomat, strategist, visionary creator and executive producer. In 2022, Akunna founded Next Narrative Africa, a multi-media entertainment production company telling African Stories for global impact. She is also the founder and principal consultant at Drake Road Strategies and served in the Biden-Harris Administration as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs.Akunna joins us today to talk about her experiences navigating the internal politics of w...

In this episode, host Algene Sajery speaks with Fatema Z. Sumar, international development and author of The Development Diplomat: Working Across Borders, Boardrooms, and Bureaucracies to End Poverty. Fatema shares her experience as a first-generation Muslim American, woman, and mother working on foreign aid efforts in Capitol Hill and the developing world in the wake of 9-11. Fatema offers practical advise to women of color looking to advance their careers in this space .Learn more about yo...

Episode 9 of The Minority Leaders features Indira Ahluwalia, author, and Founder and President of KAUR Strategies, LLC, a firm that provides coaching, strategic, and advisory services to executives and emerging leaders in mission driven organizations. Indira has worked in sustainable development for nearly two decades, and previously founded Development & Training Services, Inc. (dTS) to promote equality, accountability, and sustainability in international development. With work in 90 countries...