On the Season 2 finale of The Catholic Leaders Podcast, our hosts Kerry Robinson and Kim Smolik sit down to reflect on this past season of conversations with esteemed and diverse leaders making a difference in the Catholic Church and the world. Kerry and Kim discuss ways to overcome division in the Church, our families, and the world through seeking the common good.

You can learn more about Catholic Charities USA at https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/ or on social media at:
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You can learn more about Collegeville Institute https://collegevilleinstitute.org/ or on social media at:
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LinkedIn: @collegeville-institute
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You can find Kerry on LinkedIn @kerry-alys-robinson-914507.

On this episode of The Catholic Leaders Podcast, hosts Kerry Robinson and Kim Smolik sit down with Tania Tetlow, the current president of Fordham University. Tania grew up in New Orleans and spearheaded efforts to raise millions to rebuild and reimagine the city’s libraries after Hurricane Katrina as chair of the New Orleans Library board. She is a trailblazer in Catholic higher education, having served as the first female president of Loyola University New Orleans before becoming the first female president of Fordham in 2022.

Join us as Tania shares from her experience surrounding hurricane recovery and leading in the face of natural disasters and financial hardship, as well the lessons she’s learned as a Catholic woman serving in leadership positions previously only held by clergy.

You can learn more about President Tetlow on her social media platforms:
Facebook: @presidenttaniatetlow
Instagram: @president_tetlow
LinkedIn: @tania-tetlow-762807167
X: @tetlowtania

You can learn more about Fordham University at https://www.fordham.edu and on social media:
Facebook: @FordhamUniversity
Instagram: @FordhamUniversity
LinkedIn: @Fordham-University
X: @FordhamNYC

On this episode of The Catholic Leaders Podcast, we welcome Kendra Davenport, President and CEO of Easterseals, a national organization leading the way to full equity, inclusion, and access through life-changing disability and community services. Kendra joins hosts Kim Smolik and Kerry Robinson and shares her story of faith, leadership, and service with our listeners.

About Kendra
Kendra E. Davenport, MPL, CFRE, is President and CEO of Easterseals. Kendra brings more than three decades of experience working exclusively in the nonprofit arena. She has managed several national development and communications portfolios, served as president of a nonprofit serving veterans’ families, and was a philanthropy and communications consultant to several national and international nonprofit organizations.

Previously, Kendra served as the chief development officer for Operation Smile, where she managed multichannel global philanthropy efforts, including domestic and international corporate fundraising, mass market and direct response, digital fundraising, major gifts and planned giving, community engagement, special events and partnerships, private sector grants, and government relations. Kendra possesses extensive management experience, having overseen more than 1,000 international staff across eighteen sub-Saharan countries while working for Africare, one of the largest African American founded and led nonprofits at the time. Much of Kendra’s career has been dedicated to facilitating the provision of critical services and interventions with organizations that include the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Alliance, Goodwill Industries, and The Arc Montgomery County.

Follow Kendra on:
LinkedIn @kendradavenport
Twitter @kendraedav

Learn more about Easterseals on their website, www.easterseals.com, or on social media:
Facebook @easterseals
Twitter @eastersealshq
Instagram @eastersealshq
LinkedIn @easterseals
YouTube @easterseals1

On this episode of The Catholic Leaders Podcast, hosts Kim Smolik and Kerry Robinson talk with Dr. Zinn who today is Executive Director of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR). She draws back the curtain on the state of religious life in the United States and provides a candid look at how discernment, charism, and vocation are shaping the landscape of consecrated and religious life in the 21st century. Dr. Zinn also provides insight into her work at the U.N., working for global peace.

About Sr. Carol
Dr. Carol Zinn, a sister of St. Joseph from Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, PA has ministered in education as a teacher, professor, religious educator, sacramental coordinator, and music minister. Dr. Zinn holds a Doctorate in Curriculum Development and Education Foundations from the University of North Carolina-Greensboro.

Dr. Zinn worked in grassroots-based international movements as consultant and facilitator. In particular, she worked on the United Religions Initiative and the Earth Charter. Dr. Zinn served as the main representative for the Congregations of St. Joseph, an NGO in General Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council at the United Nations. She represented over 15,000 Sisters of St. Joseph who live and minister in 57 countries. Dr. Zinn also worked as the Education Program Director for Global Education Associates, a non-governmental organization working to further global systemic change.

Dr. Zinn served on her Congregation’s leadership team and in the Presidency of Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR) from 2012-2015. Currently, Carol serves as the Executive Director of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious.

You can learn more about the Sisters of Saint Joseph on their website, www.ssjphila.org, and on social media:
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You can learn more about LCWR on their website, www.lcwr.org, and on Facebook @lcwr.org.

Join us for the latest episode of The Catholic Leaders Podcast, where our hosts Kim Smolik and Kerry Robinson sit down with Dr. Ospino. Dr. Ospino shares insights into what he has learned through his research surrounding ministry and engagement with Hispanic/Latino Catholics, his work teaching and forming young adults, his leadership in the V Encuentro, and two exciting projects he’s piloting at Boston College Clough School of Theology and Ministry to support Hispanic/Latino leaders: “Nuevo Momento” and “Haciendo Caminos.”

About Hosffman:
Hosffman Ospino, PhD, serves as Professor of Theology and Religious Education and Chair of the Department of Religious Education and Pastoral Ministry at Boston College, Clough School of Theology and Ministry. His research explores the relationship between faith and culture, and how that relationship shapes Catholic ministerial and educational efforts. Dr. Ospino has served as the principal investigator for several national studies on Hispanic Catholics. He is the director of Boston College’s five-year national initiative “Nuevo Momento: Leadership and Capacity Building for Ministerial Organizations Serving Hispanic Catholics” (2024-2028) and one of the principal investigators for the project “Haciendo Caminos: Theological Education for New Generations of U.S. Latino/a Catholics” (2023-2027), in collaboration with the University of Notre Dame.

He was instrumental in developing core resources for and designing the process guiding the Fifth National Encuentro of Hispanic/Latino Ministry (2018). Dr. Ospino is a prolific writer with more than 20 books and 250 articles, both academic and general. He is Past-President of the Academy of Catholic Hispanic Theologians of the United States (ACHTUS) and is currently an officer of the Catholic Theological Society of America (CTSA). He is actively involved in ministry with his family in the Archdiocese of Boston.

You can follow Dr. Ospino on Facebook @hosffman.ospino and LinkedIn: @hosffman-ospino-598a44206.

You can learn more about Dr. Ospino on Boston College, Clough School of Theology and Ministry’s website.

You can follow Boston College, Clough School of Theology and Ministry on:
Facebook @bcstm
Twitter / X @bcstm
Instagram @bcstm
LinkedIn @boston-college-school-of-theology-and-ministry
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Join us for the first episode of Season 2 of The Catholic Leaders Podcast, where we talk with Gloria about how her faith in God’s plan for her life has steered her career from real estate finance to journalism and advocacy. In this episode, we will delve into her work to promote racial and social justice in the Church and our world through The Gloria Purvis Podcast and how she still applies the lessons of working in finance to hosting her show and having synodal, listening conversations about her faith.

Follow Gloria on X (Twitter) @gloria_purvis and on Instagram @iamgloriapurvis.

Learn more about The Gloria Purvis Podcast on americamagazine.org and listen on Apple and Spotify.

View full show notes at https://www.leadershiproundtable.org/podcast.