Leaders Build Leaders is dedicated to exploring the experiences, insights, and strategies of exceptional leaders from the educational field. Our aim is to provide our listeners with practical advice, lessons learned, and actionable insights that they can apply to their own personal and professional development. We believe in the power of sharing inspiring stories and valuable knowledge to empower aspiring leaders and to make a positive impact in the community.
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Leaders Build Leaders is dedicated to exploring the experiences, insights, and strategies of exceptional leaders from the educational field. Our aim is to provide our listeners with practical advice, lessons learned, and actionable insights that they can apply to their own personal and professional development. We believe in the power of sharing inspiring stories and valuable knowledge to empower aspiring leaders and to make a positive impact in the community.
Season 3 Episode 3: Building Pathways to College with Geof Garner
Leaders Build Leaders
36 minutes 41 seconds
1 week ago
Season 3 Episode 3: Building Pathways to College with Geof Garner
In this episode of Leaders Build Leaders, Dr. Coakley talks with Geof Garner, program manager for TRIO Programs, about his inspiring and unconventional journey. From his parents’ short-lived drag racing business and early school challenges to serving in the military and working overseas, Geof shares how each experience shaped his “guide on the side” leadership style. The conversation highlights the power of resilience, the importance of the word “yet,” and how programs like TRIO and Upward Bound open doors for first-generation and low-income students.If you'd like to learn more about alternative pathways at MESD, visit www.multnomahesd.org/programs/trio (https://www.multnomahesd.org/programs/trio)
Leaders Build Leaders
Leaders Build Leaders is dedicated to exploring the experiences, insights, and strategies of exceptional leaders from the educational field. Our aim is to provide our listeners with practical advice, lessons learned, and actionable insights that they can apply to their own personal and professional development. We believe in the power of sharing inspiring stories and valuable knowledge to empower aspiring leaders and to make a positive impact in the community.
