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028 – Change Agents – Dr. Eric Spangenberg – Dean of the UCI Paul Merage School of Business

January 23, 2020 od2019 Business, Education, Leadership Comments Off on 028 – Change Agents – Dr. Eric Spangenberg – Dean of the UCI Paul Merage School of Business
Interview aired on 01/23/2020

With a 30-year career dedicated to excellence in scholarship and business education, Dr. Eric R. Spangenberg has served The Paul Merage School of Business at the University of California, Irvine, as dean since June 2014.

Dr. Spangenberg has led several initiatives, including engaging and strengthening ties with the external business community both locally and abroad. He has motivated strategic curricular updates to the MBA as well as development of a hybridized (partially online), part-time MBA program, one-year specialized masters programs in finance, data analytics and entrepreneurship, and a completely online minor in undergraduate business to help meet the University’s demand for business programs. He oversaw the Merage School strategic planning process articulating a clear vision and reward structure; led development of a differentiation strategy for the School; successfully navigated a (once a decade) UC Senate school review; and established an AACSB plan and process ensuring successful maintenance of accreditation. He has also prioritized the recruitment of faculty and students across several disciplines and programs thereby enriching diversity of the Merage School community.

027 – Change Agents – Brent Bishop – Executive Director, Highland Academy

December 30, 2019 od2019 Education, Non Profit Organizations Comments Off on 027 – Change Agents – Brent Bishop – Executive Director, Highland Academy
Interview aired on 11/20/2019

Brent Bishop is Program Director of Highland Academy, a charter school that focuses on Project Based Learning.  PBL is a method in which students gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to an authentic, engaging and complex question, problem, or challenge.

Mr. Bishops speaks about his leadership journey and the educational model used to teach student to “Find their Genius”.

026 – Change Agents – Sue Padernacht – Senior Executive, Organization & Talent Management Consultant, Executive Coach

December 22, 2019 od2019 Business, Human Resources Comments Off on 026 – Change Agents – Sue Padernacht – Senior Executive, Organization & Talent Management Consultant, Executive Coach
Interview Aired on 11/13/2019

Sue Padernacht is an experienced Senior Executive, Consultant, Coach and Educator with an established track record of transforming organizations and teams to meet disruptive changes in their markets and work environments. She is also a Senior Lecturer in Organization and Management at the UCI Paul Merage School of Business.

Ms Padernacht speaks about her leadership journey, organizational culture and executive and staff on-boarding.

025 – Change Agents – Rodney Arthur – Director of Information Technology at DCX-CHOL Enterprises, Inc

December 21, 2019 od2019 Armed Forces, IT Comments Off on 025 – Change Agents – Rodney Arthur – Director of Information Technology at DCX-CHOL Enterprises, Inc
Interview aired on 11/06/2019

Radio interview with Rodney Arthur. Mr Arthur is an experienced Cyber Security, and Infrastructure Leader with a demonstrated history of success in both the Retail, and Defense Industries. He is also a US Navy Veteran and is currently serving as an Active Commanding Officer for a reserves communications unit in Tucson, Arizona.

During the interview, Mr. Arthur speaks about his leadership journey and challenges encountered during his professional career.

024 – Change Agents – Scott William Wollack – Executive Vice President of Operations and Applications

November 27, 2019 od2019 Business, Clean Technologies Comments Off on 024 – Change Agents – Scott William Wollack – Executive Vice President of Operations and Applications
Interview aired on October 30, 2019

Radio interview with William Wollack executive vice president of operation and applications.

During the interview, Mr Wollack speaks about his leadership journey and clean technologies.

023 – Change Agents – Nola Wanta – Senior Director, Business Development & Strategy at Loyola Marymount University

November 25, 2019 od2019 Business, Education Comments Off on 023 – Change Agents – Nola Wanta – Senior Director, Business Development & Strategy at Loyola Marymount University
Interview aired on 10/23/2019

Mrs. Wanta most recently served as Director of Program Services for the MBA for Executives (EMBA) Program at the University of California, Irvine. Prior to joining UCI, Nola held various leadership positions in graduate program management, recruitment and admissions at the Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management at Claremont Graduate University, UCLA Anderson and UCI The Paul Merage School of Business. Currently, she is completing her Ed.D at UCLA. Nola earned an M.A. in social science specializing in demographics and social analysis, and a B.A. in anthropology and social science from UC Irvine. 

022 – Change Agents – Dean Dr. Professor Richard Arum – Dean of the School of Education at the University of California, Irvine

November 19, 2019 od2019 Education, Leadership Comments Off on 022 – Change Agents – Dean Dr. Professor Richard Arum – Dean of the School of Education at the University of California, Irvine
Interview aired on 10/02/2019

Dean Dr. Professor Richard Arum is an American sociologist of education and stratification, best known for his research on student learning, school discipline, race, and inequality in K-12 and higher education.

Dr. Arum has a B.A. in Political Science from Tufts University, an M.Ed. in Teaching and Curriculum from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education, and a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of California, Berkeley.

He is currently dean of the University of California, Irvine School of Education, as well as a senior fellow at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

021 – Change Agents – Yadab Sam Sitaula – Director Of Case Management at Prime Healthcare

November 19, 2019 od2019 Health Care Comments Off on 021 – Change Agents – Yadab Sam Sitaula – Director Of Case Management at Prime Healthcare
Show aired on 09/25/2019

Mr Sitaula is Director Of Case Management at Prime Healthcare. During the interview, Mr. Sitaula talks about his leadership journey, his position at Prime Healthcare, and climbing Mount Everest.

020 – Change Agents – Karl Tokita, CEO of Chiron Total

October 13, 2019 od2019 Business, Health Care, Leadership, Non Profit Organizations Comments Off on 020 – Change Agents – Karl Tokita, CEO of Chiron Total
Show aired on 09/18/2019

Karl Tokita is the CEO at Chiron Total a medical marketing and research organization that provides convenient, one-step health checkup programs for early detection and referrals to comprehensive treatments. Mr Tokita was a Board Member of the Irvine Public Schools Foundation and is a current Board Member of the Medici Foundation.

During the interview, Mr. Tokita speaks about his personal journey and the challenges that he has faced in his leadership journey.

019 – Change Agents – Arlis Reynolds – Costa Mesa City Council Member

October 13, 2019 od2019 Education, Government, Leadership, Society Comments Off on 019 – Change Agents – Arlis Reynolds – Costa Mesa City Council Member
Show aired on 09/11/2019

Council Member Arlis Reynolds was elected in November of 2018 to represent Costa Mesa District 5, one of two westside Costa Mesa districts. She is the first person elected to represent District 5 as part of the City of Costa Mesa’s historical first District Elections and was sworn in on December 4, 2018.