Episodes

Episodes 7: Jacob Foss

In this episode, I interview Jacob Foss, the co-founder and COO of Agricycle. Agricycle is a social enterprise that hopes to eradicate extreme poverty through empowering vulnerable communities around the world. They do this through supply chain development to rural agricultural producers around the world and their portfolio of ethically sourced brands like Jali Fruit Co. During our conversation, Jacob explains what all that means, and tells me about how he got off the beaten career path that a lot of us can feel stuck in. We talk entrepreneurship, WWOOFing , Peace Corps, and so much more.

https://agricycleglobal.com/

Episodes 6: Waleska Crowe

Waleska Crowe is the Guatemala Deputy Director of Engineers Without Borders. Her unique identity as 50% indigenous Quiche Mayan and journey to self discovery allow her a perspective that helps her connect with the communities she works with. Waleska brings tremendous wisdom and heart into her work with rural Guatemalan communities, and I am so excited to share her story.
To learn more about the racial divides in Guatemala see the resources below:

Documentaries:
500 Years
Finding Oscar
Website:
https://cja.org/where-we-work/guatemala/
Book:
I, Rigoberta Menchu

Episodes 5: Ryan Docter

Listen in on our first Beers With Engineers Episode! Ryan and I reminisce our experiences volunteering in Guatemala, talk about how working with resilient communities has impacted our lives, and share a few laughs in this more conversational style episode.

Episode 4: Michael Paddock

Michael is a former Chief Engineer for Engineers Without Borders and is currently the Senior Technical advisor for Covid-19 at the United Nations Development Program. He has been working in the development space for more than 20 years. Michael shares his journey into volunteer work, and how global health is directly linked to civil engineering. Mike has worked diligently to address the pandemic in countries around the world and improve healthcare systems to reduce the impacts of Covid-19.

Episode 3 : Michael Paddock

Michael is a former Chief Engineer for Engineers Without Borders and is currently the Senior Technical advisor for Covid-19 at the United Nations Development Program. He has been working in the development space for more than 20 years. Michael shares his journey into volunteer work, and how global health is directly linked to civil engineering. Mike has worked diligently to address the pandemic in countries around the world and improve healthcare systems to reduce the impacts of Covid-19.

Episode 2: Jess Thayer

Jess Thayer is a surgical robotics control engineer at Medtronic and alumni of the Marquette Engineers Without Borders Chapter. Listen in on Jess's story about how a pinky promise years ago put her as a lead in Engineers Without Borders response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Episode 1: Rebecca Alcock

Listen in on how a decision made in the back of a pick-up truck in rural Guatemala lead Rebecca to the center of UW-Madison's Covid-19 response. Rebecca is now a PHD student in Industrial and Systems Engineering at UW-Madison and is continuing her work with Engineers Without Borders USA and the United Nations Development Program to respond to the pandemic and make Calculated Change.