In this episode of Ready: Leaders to Know, we’ll meet Willie Pearl Evans. In our conversation, Willie Pearl shares her journey from her childhood in the Robert Taylor housing projects in Chicago, through addiction and recovery, to passing key legislation on the opioid epidemic in Minnesota. She shares how her mother’s commitment to civic engagement through voter registration, voter education, and community organizing taught her the skills and strength to lead. Willie Pearl’s journey is a powerful example of the leadership of lived experience. I hope you’ll enjoy the conversation.
