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Episode 8 - Ron Stefanski
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About this Episode
Ron Stefanski, executive director for strategic partnerships at Centric Learning, has changed the lives of thousands of at-risk kids. But it was his personal mentorship of one Detroit teen that gave him perspective on a 30-year-old tragedy in his own life. Hear his story.
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