Category: Education

Oswaldo Diaz Executive MBA Commercial

Oswaldo Diaz’ personal experience attending the Executive MBA program at the University of California, Irvine. Oswaldo speaks about the importance of having an MBA and learning about Digital Transformation. Commercial was originally aired on August 2019.

Oswaldo Diaz Diabetes TV Interview

TV interview of Oswaldo Diaz and Martha Diaz relating to diabetes in the Latino community. Oswaldo shares his diabetes journey and how he keeps his glucose levels in check during this interview. The interview was aired during diabetes awareness month on November 2022 in various cable channels.

Marcus Wirowek – Intervention Specialist at FCMAT

Interview aired on 06/30/2021

Marcus Wirowek is an Intervention Specialist (Management Consultant) at Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team (FCMAT).  

FCMAT was created by Assembly Bill (AB) 1200 in 1991, and its primary mission is to help California’s local K-14 educational agencies.   

Mr. Wirowek, Organize and participates in AB 1200 and AB 139 reviews, comprehensive assessments, technical assistance, fiscal and operational area assessments, and interventions.  

Prior to joining FCMAT, Mr. Wirowek worked as Senior Director of Human Resources at Riverbank Unified School District, and is also Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Southern California. 

Mr. Wirowek holds a Bachelor of Science in Human Resources and Operations Management, and a Master of Business Administration from the California State University, Stanislaus.   

Monica Robles – President and Founder of Asociacion de Emprendedores

Interview aired on 06/23/2021

Monica Robles is the President and Founder of Asociacion de Emprendedores, a non-profit organization that provides trainings and seminars to Hispanic entrepreneurs, who seek to open and grow their businesses.

Mrs. Robles speaks about her personal journey, community empowerment, and success stories in the Hispanic community.

042 – Oswaldo Diaz – Digital Transformation

Interview aired on 07/15/2020

Digital Transformation has evolved during the past ten years from being part of the domain of IT to moving to the forefront of all business plans and organizations.  Oswaldo Diaz speaks about Digital Transformation, skill development and the fourth industrial revolution.

Contact Change Agents at: changeagentsfm@gmail.com

040 – Mariella Zavala, Ph.D – Assistant Professor at Gonzaga University

Interview aired 06/17/2020

In 2015, Mariella Zavala arrived at UCI to become the Merage School’s first undocumented student. Her research interests include marginalized consumers, retail design and social media, and she wrote her dissertation on “disruptive marketplaces”—an examination of the way physical and digital marketplaces can disrupt social norms and affect consumer experience.

During the interview, Mrs. Zavala speaks about her personal journey and pursuing her Doctoral degree.

If you would like to connect with Mariella Zavala, you can reach her at mariella.c.zavala@gmail.com or on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/mariellaczavala.

039 – Dean Professor Dr. Ian Williamson – Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of Commerce at the Wellington School of Business and Government at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Interview Aired 06/10/2020

Dean Professor Doctor Ian O. Williamson, is the Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of Commerce at the Wellington School of Business and Government at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

During his 20-year career, Dr. Williamson has served on several academic committees and on the boards of directors for a variety of nonprofit organizations. In addition, he has provided expert insights in the areas of organizational innovation and employee recruitment and retention to executives in more than 20 countries across six continents for companies such as CBRE, PwC, Lockheed Martin, Nestle and Accenture.

Dr Williamson holds a Ph.D. in organizational behavior from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and previously held faculty positions at universities in the U.S., Switzerland, Australia and Indonesia.

Dr Williamson has been named dean of the University of California, Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business and he will begin his new role on Jan. 1, 2021.

033 – Albert Chang, MD – Medical Director of the UCI Student Health Center

Interview aired on 04/15/2020

This interview is part of the Leadership During the Time of COVID-19 series.

Albert Chang, MD is the Medical Director of the Student Health Center at UCI. Dr. Chang has specialties in Pediatrics and preventive care and attended medical school at Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Chang’s areas of practice include Health Promotion, Disease Prevention, Preventative Medicine, Quality Measures and Process Improvements, and Implementation Science.

During this interview, Dr. Chang speaks about COVID-19’s virus diagnosis, symptoms, treatment, preventive measures, and psychological and emotional effects.

Additional resources discussed during the interview:

OC Health Care Agency COVID-19 Information  https://occovid19.ochealthinfo.com/

University of California, Irvine COVID-19 information https://uci.edu/coronavirus/faq/index.php

University of California, Irvine Student Health Center https://shc.uci.edu/

The Covid-19 Pandemic Update with Dr. Albert Chang https://www.pavlyfe.com/episode-04-the-covid-19-pandemic-update-with-dr-albert-chang/

030 – Change Agents – Victoria Gerard – Vice President of Programs & Collections at Bowers Museum

Interview aired on 12/04/2019

Interview with Victoria Gerard, Vice President of Programming and Collections at the Bowers Museum. Mrs. Gerard speaks about her work at the Bowers Museum , as well as various past and future exhibits that include Tamayo and Mixografia and the partnership with The Walt Disney Archives.

029 – Change Agents – Dr. Marc Madou – Chancellor’s Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the UCI Samueli School of Engineering

Interview aired on 02/12/2020

Dr. Marc Madou is the Chancellor’s Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Chancellor’s Professor (Joint Appointment) of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the Henry Samueli School of Engineering at University of California, Irvine. Dr Madou has a PH.D. in Semiconductor Electrochemistry, Solid-State Physics Laboratory and a M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Physical Chemistry from the Rijksuniversiteit in Belgium. His research focuses on Miniaturization science (MEMS and NEMS) with emphasis on chemical and biological applications. Current projects include polymer actuators (for drug delivery), C-MEMS and CD based fluidics. Besides miniaturization techniques and materials choices.

Dr. Madou will talk about his journey to be appointed Chancellor’s Professor at the University of California, Irvine and the science of miniaturization.