Welcome to the fourth episode of the Special Summer Series of Envision Radio in partnership with the Jefferson School Foundation! Each episode in this series will highlight a guest connected to the Jefferson School, which is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year!
On this episode of Envision Radio, Markiana and Price welcome guest Athena Gould, Virginia Humanities’ first Deputy Director, to the studio! They discuss her history of public service and passion for serving others including in her prior role at Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Central Blue Ridge, her academic background in both Computer Information Science and English, programs at Virginia Humanities she is most excited about and more.
Envision Radio is a weekly radio show and podcast co-hosted by United Way of Greater Charlottesville‘s Markiana Smith and Price Thomas of City of Promise. Each week, we welcome Greater Charlottesville-area business, government, nonprofit, and community leaders to have candid conversations about a myriad of topics, including race, equity, education, and more.
You can listen on all major streaming platforms including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music/Audible, and YouTube after each episode has aired. Want to listen live? New episodes air every Saturday morning at 7am on Newsradio WINA.
Interested in appearing on our podcast? Contact Markiana Smith at msmith@unitedwaycville.org. We look forward to hearing from you!
Envision Radio is made possible through support from our community partners Jefferson School Foundation and BAMA Works Fund at Charlottesville Area Community Foundation. If you are a business, organization, or individual interested in supporting this program, please reach out to Ben Wilkes at bwilkes@unitedwaycville.org.