'Advocating for Those Who Need a Voice' with Dan Treglia & Co-host, Kiran Handa Gaudioso

Today is the Day Changemakers

Welcome to season 2, episode 21 of the Today is the Day Changemakers Podcast.
This week I am joined by my special guest cohost – Kiran Handa Gaudioso, CEO of the United Way of Northern NJ. Together we interview Dan Treglia, Associate Professor of Practice at the University of Pennsylvania, Associate Faculty Director of Penn’s Partnership for Effective Public Administration and Leadership Ethics, and a Senior Research Fellow at United For ALICE. For those who may not know ALICE stands for Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed.

Dan grew up in Staten Island, NY. His parents were both teachers and he shares that their roles shaped his trajectory. They were fearsome advocates for non-traditional and immigrant students that had some tougher challenges.

Dan has dedicated his career to focusing on social policy problems through collaborative and innovative research that engages governments, nonprofits, and people with lived experience, and training students to do the same. His research documents the scope and consequences of income and housing instability and homelessness, and he uses big data and qualitative methods to better understand the macro and micro-level of complex problems and help governments and nonprofits take action.

During the interview Dan gives words of encouragement to those who may not know where they are headed as he has always felt it was a gift that he found his path.

Dan gives an example of the research he recently has been focused on around children who lost a parent or caregiver due to covid19. The research report shows that 167,000 children in the U.S. were personally affected. Listen in to hear more about the report and what is being done to support these children because of this research.

Through his policy work Dan wants to help breakdown structural disadvantages and make sure that everyone is heard.
For more information about United for Alice and the United Way of Northen New Jersey go to United Way of Northern New Jersey (unitedwaynnj.org).
Next week I am joined by my special guest co-host M. Quentin Williams, Founder & CEO of Dedication to Community. Together we interview, Dave Alpern, President, Joe Gibbs Racing. Dave went from an unpaid intern to the t-shirt guy, to becoming the President of a Premier Nascar race team. He talks about delivering more than you cost. Being a fountain instead of a drain. He asks the question what are the things you can control today to add value? We talk about so many important topics including Tourette syndrome. Dave wrote a book about his journey titled, 'Taking the Lead'.

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