Maddie's Candid Conversations - Season One
Recorded On: 01/20/2022
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Join us for revealing conversations and Q+A with influential animal welfare leaders, hosted by Maddie's Fund Executive Team Leader Mary Ippoliti-Smith. With nine discussions already available, you will be inspired by each speaker’s pathway to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in their daily work. When we respect and appreciate the journeys our community members have taken, we are reminded of the importance of keeping pets and people together.
Presenter: Mary Ippoliti-Smith
keywords diversity, equity, inclusion, keeping pets and people together
Mary Ippoliti-Smith (Moderator)
Executive Leadership Team
Maddie's Fund
Mary joined Maddie's Fund® in 1998 and currently serves on the Executive Leadership Team, with responsibility for the development of the strategic direction, annual operating business plan and policies to fulfill Maddie's Fund's mission. Prior to this role, Mary was the Vice President of Operations at Maddie's Fund, where she was involved in every facet of corporate and philanthropic activities, supervising the day-to-day operations of the foundation and managing a multi-million dollar budget and distributions of more than $10M in grants annually.
Previous to Maddie's Fund, Mary spent seven years at the San Francisco SPCA and saw firsthand how much a dedicated group of staff and volunteers could accomplish to save animal lives in unprecedented ways.
Mary has a degree in development studies from the University of California, Berkeley (Go Bears!). She and her husband share their home in Oakland, California, with an assortment of canine companions, including Daisy, Ziggy and Roxie.
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Maddie’s® Candid Conversation with Ed Jamison
Recorded 03/23/2021 | 30 minutes
Recorded 03/23/2021 | 30 minutes
Learn and be inspired by Ed Jamison's journey promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in his daily work. Come away with ideas to keep more people and pets together through respect and appreciation as valuable members of your community.
Certificate - CAWA and NACA CE
0.50 CAWA CE, NACA CE credits | Certificate available
0.50 CAWA CE, NACA CE credits | Certificate available
Maddie’s® Candid Conversation with Ariel Zhang
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Join Maddie's Fund for an open, informal 30-minute conversation and Q+A with @Ariel Zhang, Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives at the Animal Foundation. Hosting the talk is Mary Ippoliti-Smith, one of Maddie's Fund's executive leadership team members.
As a young immigrant who moved across multiple continents and countries, Ariel watched her parents work hard to start something better for their family. They had no roots or connections in the US but that made Ariel recognize, in her words, a "world of opportunities." But those came at a steep price - one that forged Ariel's determined drive for compassion among humans and animals.
Certificate - CAWA and NACA CE
0.50 CAWA CE, NACA CE credits | Certificate available
0.50 CAWA CE, NACA CE credits | Certificate available
Maddie's Candid Conversation with Jyothi Robertson
Recorded 05/25/2021
Recorded 05/25/2021
In her well-established career, Dr. Robertson has consulted on organizational structure and processes in the animal welfare field. Internationally recognized as a specialist in shelter medicine, she examines societal and race dynamics that influence policy choices that impact access to veterinary care and the overall success of lifesaving efforts.
Her most recent passion project has been the development of Journey You Own, a platform for weaving spirituality and awareness through highlighting social injustice, animal welfare, the climate crisis, and education reform.
In this discussion with Maddie's Fund Executive Leadership Team member , Dr. Robertson postulates how different fields (environment, education, etc.) are interwoven, and that relying on an animal-centric focus keeps us from examining some of the systemic, root causes of the issues we face. Her focus on how to bring new conversations to animal welfare that lead to more diversity, inclusion and equity will offer a fresh perspective on how an individual may face multiple types of overlapping discrimination and how that affects our work and success.
Certificate - CAWA and NACA CE
0.50 CAWA CE, NACA CE credits | Certificate available
0.50 CAWA CE, NACA CE credits | Certificate available
Maddie's Candid Conversation - Special Edition with Gabrielle Chapman and Justin Marceau
Recorded 06/03/2021
Recorded 06/03/2021
Join us for a special, 45-minute edition of Maddie's Candid Conversation where we will be talking with Justin Marceau, author of Beyond Cages: Animal Law and Criminal Punishment. The discussion will center around the role of fines and fees, civil penalties, conviction and punishment in achieving positive outcomes for animals - and how current enforcement models can in fact produce negative consequences for companion animals which can hinder the goal of lifesaving. Gabrielle Chapman, a social justice analyst, will facilitate the conversation, moderate your questions about how systemic racism plays a role, and share ways we can more effectively support companion animals and their families.
Certificate - CAWA and NACA CE
0.50 CAWA CE, NACA CE credits | Certificate available
0.50 CAWA CE, NACA CE credits | Certificate available
Maddie's Candid Conversation with Dr. Lila Miller
Recorded 08/24/2021
Recorded 08/24/2021
This Maddie's Candid Conversation is an open, informal 60-minute conversation and Q+A with Dr. Lila Miller, DVM, a groundbreaking and trailblazing visionary!
In 1977, Dr. Lila Miller was one of the first two African American women to ever graduate from Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine. In a career spanning 42 years, Dr. Miller transformed the lives of countless pets, developing the first veterinarian-written guidelines for shelter animal care, which are now used in shelters across the country to ensure the humane treatment of shelter pets. Throughout, she's educated a generation of students about issues shelters face and has paved the way for women of color in veterinary medicine.
As the recipient of the 2021 Avanzino Leadership Award for her bold ideas and innovative work in the field of veterinary shelter medicine, it is no wonder she is the mother of shelter medicine. A proclamation of Dr. Lila Miller Shelter Medicine Day was declared for July 10, 2021. Recognition of Dr. Miller, this day and the Avanzino Leadership Award was received from U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer, U.S. Representative Tom Reed, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, New York State Assemblywoman Deborah Glick, New York City Mayor's office, City of Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick, and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer.
Certificate - CAWA and NACA CE
1.00 CAWA CE, NACA CE credit | Certificate available
1.00 CAWA CE, NACA CE credit | Certificate available
Maddie's Candid Conversation with Akisha Townsend Eaton
Recorded 09/14/2021
Recorded 09/14/2021
A former legislative attorney for Best Friends Animal Society and for the Humane Society of the United States, Akisha's current work involves supporting groundbreaking advancements for animals through Animal Legal Defense Fund's litigation, legislative and criminal justice initiatives as well as for members of the public seeking legal assistance for animal-related matters.
In this discussion with Maddie's Fund Executive Leadership Team member Mary Ippoliti-Smith, Akisha shares her story from multiple angles. She'll speak of how the work of animal lifesaving and animal protection policy are interwoven and how ultimately all social policy can work together - especially in removing barriers created by systemic bias.
You may even hear from her newly adopted rabbit, Tiger!
Certificate - CAWA and NACA CE
0.50 CAWA CE, NACA CE credits | Certificate available
0.50 CAWA CE, NACA CE credits | Certificate available
Maddie's Candid Conversation with Allison Cardona
Recorded 10/20/2021
Recorded 10/20/2021
Join us for an open, informal 30-minute conversation and Q+A with @Allison Cardona, Deputy Director of Los Angeles County Animal Care and Control.
In this discussion with Maddie's Fund Executive Leadership Team member Mary Ippoliti-Smith, Allison speaks of overcoming her own experiences with systemic bias and what she sees as initial steps we can take to widen diversity, equity and inclusion in our field while strengthening the human-animal bond.
Certificate - CAWA and NACA CE
0.50 CAWA CE, NACA CE credits | Certificate available
0.50 CAWA CE, NACA CE credits | Certificate available
Maddie's Fund Candid Conversation Michael Blackwell, DVM, MPH
Recorded 11/10/2021
Recorded 11/10/2021
As the Director of the Program for Pet Health Equity, College of Social Work, at the University of Tennessee, Dr. Blackwell's self-professed mission is to improve access to veterinary care, especially for families with limited means. He also chairs the Access to Veterinary Care Coalition.
In this talk with Maddie's Fund Executive Leadership Team member @Mary Ippoliti-Smith, Dr. Blackwell reflects on growing up in the segregated south and his eye-opening moment when the critical connection between humans and animals became his life calling.
Dr. Blackwell made history as the first veterinarian to be appointed chief of staff for the Office of the Surgeon General. His professional accomplishments, which span private practice, public health, and education, exemplify the vital roles of veterinarians in society.
His numerous awards and recognitions - among them the U.S. Public Health Service Distinguished Service Medal (which is the highest personal honor award) - include Maddie's Fund's' 2020 Avanzino Leadership Award for his outstanding dedication to the human-animal bond.
Certificate - CAWA and NACA CE
1.00 CAWA CE, NACA CE credit | Certificate available
1.00 CAWA CE, NACA CE credit | Certificate available
Maddie's Candid Conversation with James and Jennifer Evans
Recorded 01/20/2022
Recorded 01/20/2022
Join us for an open, informal conversation and Q+A with James Evans, founder of Companions and Animals for Reform and Equity (CARE), and Jennifer Evans, CARE's Chief Operating Officer.
With a mission to amplify BIPOC voices to promote human and animal well-being, the team at CARE acts to create equitable experiences with a multidisciplinary approach focused on addressing unconscious and hidden biases. They are inspired to rethink and rebuild animal welfare in ways that honor and reflect the well-being of all people.
In this discussion with Maddie's Fund Executive Leadership Team member Mary Ippoliti-Smith, James and Jennifer relate their personal journeys to their current focus on underserved BIPOC communities throughout the country, and how helping to build and assist human and animal related organizations is core to their own experiences and beliefs.
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