Alicia is the founding executive director of Chicago Run, an influential nonprofit in Chicago whose mission is to promote the health and wellness of Chicago children through innovative, engaging, and sustainable running programs. Currently, Chicago Run is in 43 schools throughout the city and 17,500 students participate in the program. Alicia has won numerous awards for her work including the 2016 President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, & Nutrition Community Leadership Award. In this podcast, Alicia shares some really interesting stories about what it takes to start a non-profit, what her response was when Chicago Public Schools closed several of the schools she worked with, and the connection between social justice and childhood obesity.
A second conversation with Eugenia Cheng
Conversation with Benjamin Saulsberry of the Emmett Till Interpretive Center
Conversation with author Kathleen Norris
Conversation with author and pastor Tyler Sit
Conversation with the author and scholar Rev. Dr. Wil Gafney
Conversation with author/artist Jan Richardson
Conversation with interfaith leader Eboo Patel
Conversation with Grail Cafe owner, Sheldrick Holmes
Conversation with church planter Kevin Makins
Conversation with journalist Derrick Clifton
Conversation with Medill School of Journalism Dean Charles Whitaker
Conversation with Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (rebroadcast)
Conversation with paralympian Susannah Scaroni
Conversation with educator Denise Pope
Conversation with singer-songwriter Leslie Jordan
Conversation with Arrabon founder David Bailey
Conversation with Ph.D. student & "Rejection-skirt" designer Caitlyn Kirby
Conversation with Freedom Singer Rutha Mae Harris (rebroadcast)
Conversation with activist Shane Claiborne
Conversation with Trey Hall
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