Join us as President Mahoney speaks with Danushi Fernando, ESF’s Chief Diversity Officer. Danushi has more than a decade of experience working at higher education institutions as a champion for Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity – and her passion is contagious. Appointed to her role at ESF in May 2023, Danushi has big ideas to help create a welcoming and inclusive community at ESF. In this episode, they discuss what brought Danushi into this field, the importance of sharing experiences to better understand the importance of diversity, inclusion, and equity as well as her ideas to help create a welcoming and inclusive community at ESF.
In the final episode of this season, join President Mahoney's conversation with Neil Patterson, Assistant Director for the Center for Native Peoples and the...
In this episode, President Mahoney speaks with Dr. Josh Drew, an aquatic conservation ecologist working at the intersection of human and natural systems. The...
Join President Mahoney in her conversation with Paul Hai, the Associate Director of Education at ESF’s Adirondack Ecological Center (AEC). Paul has spent two...