This session of the Intentional Leadership Podcast features Dr. Nadia Lopez. Dr. Lopez was the Keynote Speaker of the 2021 Texas Public Charter Schools Association Conference. During her visit to Dallas, Texas, she joined her colleague and friend Dr. Ross F Williams Jr. for the first Intentional Leadership Podcast session in front of a live audience at Academy of Dallas Public Charter School of Entrepreneurship.
ABOUT: Dr. Nadia Lopez is an award-winning educator who became a viral sensation after the popular blog Humans of New York featured her as one of the most influential people of this life. Disrupting the school to prison pipeline, Dr. Lopez founded Mott Hall Bridges Academy, a STEAM-focused middle school in Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York, in 2010, and served as the principal for ten years. She was named Linkedin’s 2019 Top 10 Voices in Education and received the Black Girls Rock award–alongside Michelle Obama in 2015. Learn more: http://www.thelopezeffect.com/
Intentional Leadership Podcast powered by Academy of Dallas and Bexar County Academy, delivers a thought-provoking, eye-opening and authentic block of programming designed to motivate and inspire viewers to transform the educational experiences of scholars today.
Intentional Leadership Podcast features "Point of Discussions" (Hot Topic), a series of in-depth conversations between the host, Dr. Ross F. Williams Jr., and some of the most recognized leaders, scholars, and strategists of our time. The candid discussions open up about the real challenges of education today - especially as it relates to students of color, living in impoverished communities, practical solutions to these challenges, and the stories of those making a difference.
CREDITS:
Show Host: Dr. Ross F. Williams Jr.
NLS Marketing & Events: Project Manager, Outreach & Guest Relationship Manager, and Brand & Creative Manager
Music Director & Vocals: Mia Ramsey
Music Production: Kevin Taylor
Hair and Makeup Artist: Michael Moore
Production: Bold Entity, LLC
Special thanks to Dr. Nadia Lopez
