Media

8/27/23:

3/4/21:

KSDK interviewed Co-founder and Program Director, Dr. Anna Ojascastro Guzon, on St. Louis' Digital Divide. Former Tutor Coordinator and VISTA Kim Daniel was also featured!

“When we put 60 students or so on the screen from different parts of St. Louis, it is very easy to see that divide,” she explained. "The worry is that these effects could last a lifetime."

Watch the segment here.

5/01/20:

Congratulations to Program Director Dr. Anna Ojascastro Guzon for a LaunchCode Moonshot Award nomination!

"In the spirit of entrepreneur Jim Mckelvey, LaunchCode's Moonshot Awards recognize the efforts of St. Louis trailblazers -- those working toward new solutions to better our community."

Learn more about the Moonshot Award here.

07/01/19:

Congratulations to Program Director Dr. Anna Ojascastro Guzon for earning a EdHub STL Fellowship!

"The EdHub STL Fellowship empowers education “intrapreneurs” to develop and/or expand transformative education initiatives with equity at the center.

Fellows lead a mission critical project, program or systems change for their school or school district, government education agency, community organization, or education non-profit. Fellows receive mentorship, training from industry leaders, support of The School of Social System Design at Washington University, free office space at CIC (4220 Duncan) over the course of 9 months and have access to funding."

Learn more about Anna's EDHub STL Fellowship here.

7/12/18:

On Thursday, July 12th 6-9pm at UrbArts, Program Director Dr. Anna Ojascastro Guzon was a featured guest on the season one finale of Who Raised You?

"Podcast co-hosts Treasure Shields Redmond and Jia Lian Yang created a one-of-a-kind experience celebrating the guests and poets of Season One. Attendees experienced the energy of our ancestors mixed with our imagination for the future, sprinkled with art, sound, ritual, laughter, and cultural transformation accompanied by ASL interpretation from Angela Hernton and Jimmie Handley."

More information about this event can be found here.

4/17/18:

Nancy Fowler writes about Unheard Voices: You Don't Know My Story for NPR

NPR

6/19/17:

Program Director Anna Guzon Ojascastro sat down with Sherita Love for the ExpandED Equity Collaborative podcast "ExpandED Conversations". Please listen for a wonderful summary of our founding, recent programming, and our future!

ExpandED Conversations

4/26/17:

Program Director Dr. Anna Ojascastro Guzon sat down on the Social Synergy podcast to discuss YourWords STL.

The Social Synergy Launch Pad is a sustainable network of leaders and entrepreneurs that provides education, business services and connection events to help startups.