June Deadrick, Director of State & Federal Relations (Government Affairs) for CenterPoint Energy, joined us on "The Path of Most Persistence” podcast on April 14, 2023. June discussed what she learned growing up in small-town Palacios, Texas, education, and entering the workforce at the Capitol. She knows and lives her values: faith, family, education, service, and taking time to enjoy life. Thank you, June, for shining your light of positivity and reminding us to always have courage.
Helen Ramirez, City Manager for Brownsville, joined us on "The Path of Most Persistence" Podcast on March 30, 2023. Helen shared her knowledge and passion for economic development. She knows the importance of innovation and the impact it has on communities.
Laura Brieden, Leadership & Organizational Development Consultant, and station expert for South Texas Project (STP) Nuclear Operating Company, joined the NPI’s “The Path of Most Persistence” podcast on February 17, 2023. Laura discussed leadership traits, adversity, and accomplishing goals. She also shared her passion for helping others grow and learn.
Dr. David Se Sousa, the Associate Director for the Engineering Academies at Texas A&M University, joined us for our first April episode of our podcast series "The Path of Most Persistence."
Celina Garcia, the Program Coordinator for the National Science Foundation CREST Center for Geospatial and Environmental Informatics, Modeling and Simulation located at Texas A&M University in Corpus Christi, joined us for our second episode of our podcast series "The Path of Most Persistence."
Dawn James, the Managing Director of Sustainability Strategy & Transformation at Deloitte Consulting LLP, joined us for our first March episode of our podcast series "The Path of Most Persistence."
Charley Ayres, the Director of Industry/Education Partnerships for the Central Texas Workforce Board, joined us on the second February 2023 episode of "The Path of Most Persistence."
Ambassador Ana Teresa Dengo, a former Diplomat in Washington DC, New York, and Europe, an author, and retired Ambassador to Austria, Bosnia, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovakia, and the United Nations in Vienna, joined us on the first February 2023 episode of "The Path of Most Persistence."
David Hammons, Retired Colonel and Organizational Learning Manager in the Chevron Technical Center in Houston, Texas, joined us on the second January 2023 episode of "The Path of Most Persistence."
Dr. Cindy Lawley, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic and Outreach Programs, Associate Agency Director for Workforce Development and Regional Divisions at Texas A&M University, joined us on the first January 2023 episode of "The Path of Most Persistence."
Kimberly Bradford Brown, Deputy Chief of Staff for Texas Workforce Commissioner Aaron Demerson and a children's book author, joined us on the second November 2022 episode of "The Path of Most Persistence."
Alejandro Perez, a 2022 Summer Intern for Texas Workforce Commission Public Policy and Communications, joined us on the first November 2022 episode of "The Path of Most Persistence."
Tiffany Obeng, the Children's Book Author & Owner of Sugar Cookie Books, joined us on the second October 2022 episode of "The Path of Most Persistence." To learn more about Tiffany, please visit her website: https://www.sugarcookiebooks.com/.
"Once you decide that you want to become whatever it is…. all of you can do it, you just have to decide that’s what you want to do, and then you have to set the course." "Nothing comes easy…if something comes easy, you better look out; there’s a catch somewhere if it comes easy. So you have to work for it, and if you work hard, you’ll make it." Judge Migdalia Lopez joins NPI in the July episode of "The Path of Most Persistence" podcast.
Dr. Oscar Acuna, the Lead for Outreach and International Activities at Texas A&M National Center for Electron Beam Research, Department of Food Science & Technology, joined us on the first October 2022 episode of "The Path of Most Persistence."
"The basic understanding and commonality I find in people is balance in life, body, and mind, and also humility." Bishop Gary Janak joins NPI in the May Mental Health Awareness episode of "The Path of Most Persistence" podcast.
"They [young students] might find a lot of things they don't like, but that one opportunity will come by, that one person, that one experience, and they'll figure out what they really do like, and they'll succeed." Keagan and Leslie Gerberman join NPI in the May episode of "The Path of Most Persistence" podcast. Keagan was invited by the Texas A&M College of Engineering to participate in a marketing video for International Women's Day (https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=149124263729515). Keagan already has aspirations to pursue Biological Engineering with a noteworthy goal of "curing cancer".
Jamie White, the Founder & Executive Director of Allie’s Way, joined us on the second September 2022 episode of "The Path of Most Persistence."
"The power of knowing who you are is within, and you can take that and translate that regardless of where you go, and regardless of what you have experienced in the past." Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Nuclear Energy Policy and Cooperation in the Office of Nuclear Energy at the U.S. Department of Energy, Aleshia Duncan, joins NPI in the June episode of "The Path of Most Persistence" podcast.
Tierashia Adair, the creator of T. Adair Enterprises, author, mother, and founder and CEO of AMOL: A Message of Love, Inc., joined us on the first September 2022 episode of "The Path of Most Persistence."