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DiploChatz welcomes you to our First Season - Episode 10!  

Episode 10 Description:
On Episode 10 of DiploChatz, we are joined by Chloe Hoy-Bianchi, NNIC Office Manager and World Refugee Day Celebration coordinator! Chloe has worked with NNIC's refugee clients since the end of 2019, first as a community volunteer. She joined the NNIC team in November 2020, working with the refugee families in multiple capacities: as a volunteer and donations coordinator and by developing and for a time subsequently running the Refugee Youth Mentoring Program.

Segment 1: During the first segment of Episode 10, Chloe chatz with DiploChatz about the daily positive impact that the Northern Nevada International Center (NNIC) has on the lives of many refugee families in Northern Nevada, USA.
Segment 2: During our second segment, Chloe chatz about the World Refugee Day Celebration that NNIC has worked hard to put together,  which is scheduled for June 18, 2022. You will learn about the meaning behind this celebration. We want to note that this celebration would not have been possible without the support and love of the entire community. 

What is World Refugee Day?
World Refugee Day is an international day designated by the United Nations to honor refugees around the globe. It falls each year on June 20 and celebrates the strength and courage of people who have been forced to flee their home country to escape conflict or persecution. 

DiploChatz Global Engagement Question:

Send responses to:  diplochatz@nnic.org  

 Are there places near you that celebrate World Refugee Day? If so, how do they celebrate this important event?   

DiploChatz featured ongoing Segment:

Every month DiploChatz proudly features a segment called Mindfulness Moment with Dr. Yvonne Stedham. This segment provides practical advice on how mindfulness can support you in your daily life.  

Who is Dr. Yvonne?

In addition to a three-decade-long career in academia as a professor in the College of Business at the University of Nevada, Reno, Dr. Yvonne Stedham is a Center for Mindfulness trained mindfulness instructor. She has taught Mindful Leadership courses to MBA students, judges, and business executives and has a variety provided mindfulness programs to many organizations, including Microsoft, Hometown Health, and the Nevada Department of Transportation. Dr. Yvonne has been continuously affiliated with the Northern Nevada International Center for decades.

 Supported by:

DiploChatz is supported by the City of Reno. Click HERE to learn more about the City of Reno. We thank the City of Reno for their support and for believing in DiploChatz!

 Learn more about NNIC:

Visit our website to learn more about the Northern Nevada International Center

 Credits:  

Manuel Mederos, DiploChatz Host, Producer, Audio Editor, Content Director, Sound Engineer, FX/Music Coordinator  

Kevin Sung, DiploChatz Co-Host, Guest Coordinator, Social Media Content Creator 

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DiploChatz welcomes you to our First Season - Episode 9!  

 Episode 9 Description:

DiploChatz Episode 9 is joined by Zeynep Evenson, Middle Years Program Coordinator from the Earl Wooster High School in Reno, Nevada, USA. During the first segment, Ms Evenson will chat with us about the International Baccalaureate Program (IB). During the second segment, NNIC's beloved intern Nicholas Bruk joins to us to chat about his experience at the Earl Wooster High School as a former IB program participant.

What is The International Baccalaureate (IB) Program?
The (IB) Program was designed and created in Switzerland in the 1960s, a world-renowned, and an academically challenging program to prepare students aged 16 to 19 for success at university and life beyond. IB program brings global context that fosters mutual respect of human being in order to develops lifelong learners who thrive and make a difference. 

DiploChatz Global Engagement Question:

Send responses to:  diplochatz@nnic.org  

 Does your country have a similar program like the (IB) Program? If there is one, what is the name and how might it be the same and or different?   

DiploChatz featured on-going Segment:

Every month DiploChatz proudly features a segment called Mindfulness Moment with Dr. Yvonne Stedham. This segment provides practical advice on how mindfulness can support you in your daily life.  

Who is Dr. Yvonne?

In addition to a three-decade-long career in academia as a professor in the College of Business at the University of Nevada, Reno, Dr. Yvonne Stedham is a Center for Mindfulness trained mindfulness instructor. She has taught Mindful Leadership courses to MBA students, judges, and business executives and has a variety provided mindfulness programs to many organizations, including Microsoft, Hometown Health, and the Nevada Department of Transportation. Dr. Yvonne has been continuously affiliated with the Northern Nevada International Center for decades.

 
Supported by:

DiploChatz is supported by the City of Reno. Click HERE to learn more about the City of Reno. We thank the City of Reno for their support and for believing in DiploChatz!

 Learn more about NNIC:

Visit our website to learn more about the Northern Nevada International Center

Credits:  

Manuel Mederos, DiploChatz Host, Producer, Audio Editor, Content Director, Sound Engineer, FX/Music Coordinator  

Kevin Sung, DiploChatz Co-Host, Guest Coordinator, Social Media Content Creator  

Interested in starting your own podcast?  Use the link below and get started, good luck!

https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1819963

It’s a special episode for all of our local Nevada Wolf Pack fans. Faron Hand AKA “Meatball" is in the house! The former Big West player of the year shares his basketball story with us and some fun memories about his days playing in Reno.

Faron Hand is from Philly and played in a special era of basketball where he played against familiar names like Rasheed Wallace, Aaron Mckee, Marc Jackson and many others. He went on to play for Nevada where he was the 1996-97 Big West Player of the year and helped put the Pack on the map. He shares great stories about growing up in Philly, The Sonny Hill League, his journey to Nevada and time with the Wolf Pack, his experience overseas, coaching, the story behind earning the nickname “Meatball” and MUCH more.

This was an honor to learn from one of the Philly legends and Nevada greats. Plenty of laughs in this one with all of the Reno nostalgia and some great hoop stories. One thing is for damn sure… we need to get Faron Hand in the Reno Nevada Hall of Fame. Nevada was lucky to have him and we need to make this happen!

Thank you Faron “Meatball” Hand!


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DiploChatz welcomes you to our First Season - Episode 7!  

Episode 7 Description:
DiploChatz Episode 7 is joined by NNIC's Executive Director Dr. Carina Black. 2021 was another year of huge impact and accomplishments for NNIC! Listen to Dr. Black as she takes you back to 2021 and talks about some challenges and so many accomplishments that NNIC had. Carina will also talk about the goals and big plans that NNIC is looking forward to in 2022!
 
On Segment 2 we are joined by our very own DiploChatz host and NNIC International Development Specialist, Kevin Sung. Kevin will introduce all of you to a new international exchange program of NNIC, the U.S.-Korea Young Climate Activists Exchange Program. Kevin will present the U.S. Embassy Seoul sponsored international exchange program in detail.

DiploChatz Global Engagement Question of the Month
Send responses to:  diplochatz@nnic.org 

• What accomplishment stands out for you about NNIC's work in 2021? 
• Are there initiatives that your country is working on to combat Climate Change? 

DiploChatz featured on-going Segment:
Every month DiploChatz proudly features a segment called Mindfulness Moment with Dr. Yvonne Stedham. This segment provides practical advice on how mindfulness can support you in your daily life. 

Who is Dr. Yvonne?
In addition to a three decade long career in academia as a professor in the College of Business at the University of Nevada, Reno, Dr. Yvonne Stedham is a Center for Mindfulness trained mindfulness instructor. She has taught Mindful Leadership courses to MBA students, judges, and business executives and has a variety provided mindfulness programs to many organizations, including Microsoft, Hometown Health, and Nevada Department of Transportation. Dr. Yvonne has been continuously affiliated with the Northern Nevada International Center for decades.

Supported by:
DiploChatz is supported by the City of Reno. Click HERE to learn more about the City of Reno. We thank the City of Reno for their support and for believing in DiploChatz!

Learn more about NNIC:
Visit our website to learn more about the Northern Nevada International Center

Credits: 

• Manuel Mederos, DiploChatz Host, Producer, Audio Editor, Content Director, Sound Engineer, FX/Music Coordinator  
• Kevin Sung, DiploChatz Co-Host, Guest Coordinator, Social Media Content Creator  

Interested in starting your own podcast? Use the link below and get started, good luck!
https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1819963

DiploChatz welcomes you to our First Season - Episode 4! 

Episode 4 Description:
We kick off Episode 4 of DiploChatz by having an exclusive interview with Mr. Eskinder Negash. Mr. Negash is President and CEO of the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI), an organization founded in 1911 to protect the rights and address the needs of persons in forced or voluntary migration worldwide and support their transition to a dignified life. Mr. Negash is a recognized senior executive leader and brings nearly 40 years of proven non-profit management experience on behalf of refugees and immigrants. Mr. Negash provides a closer look into the refugee movement in this country and in other parts of the world. 

Guest 2:
We continue our 4th Episode with a special interview with Bembeleza Amina Yuma. Bembeleza chatz with us about her journey to America as a refugee. She opens up with DiploChatz by providing a deeper understanding of the challenges that refugees face and chatz with us about the meaning of her life now and her future goals. Listen to Bembeleza's poem, "Complexity of Refugee Life". Her poem will move you and leave you in awe . Meet this dynamic young lady, her life's story will spire you!

DiploChatz Global Engagement Question of the Month
Send responses to:  diplochatz@nnic.org

• What are you grateful for? 
• Do you have an equivalent holiday like Thanksgiving in your own country? Share with us how that holiday is celebrated and the meaning behind it. 

DiploChatz featured on-going Segment:
Every month DiploChatz proudly features a segment called Mindfulness Moment with Dr. Yvonne Stedham. This segment provides practical advice on how mindfulness can support you in your daily life.

Who is Dr. Yvonne?
In addition to a three decade long career in academia as a professor in the College of Business at the University of Nevada, Reno, Dr. Yvonne Stedham is a Center for Mindfulness trained mindfulness instructor. She has taught Mindful Leadership courses to MBA students, judges, and business executives and has a variety provided mindfulness programs to many organizations, including Microsoft, Hometown Health, and Nevada Department of Transportation. Dr. Yvonne has been continuously affiliated with the Northern Nevada International Center for decades.

Supported by:
DiploChatz is supported by the City of Reno. Click HERE to learn more about the City of Reno. We thank the City of Reno for their support and for believing in DiploChatz!

Learn more about NNIC:
Visit our website to learn more about the Northern Nevada International Center

Credits:

• Manuel Mederos, DiploChatz Host, Producer, Audio Editor, Content Director, Sound Engineer, FX/Music Coordinator 
• Kevin Sung, DiploChatz Co-Host, Guest Coordinator, Social Media Content Creator 

Interested in starting your own podcast? Use the link below and get started, good luck!
https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1819963

DiploChatz welcomes you to our First Season - Episode 3! 

Episode 3 Description:
We have the great pleasure of being joined on Episode 3 of DiploChatz by Dr. Sherry Lee Mueller, Distinguished Practitioner in Residence at the School of International Service (SIS), American University, Washington, D.C., teaches a graduate Practicum entitled Cultural Diplomacy and International Exchange. As part of her ongoing consulting practice, in 2015 Professor Mueller served as the Higher Education Specialist for IBTCI on a bi-national team conducting an evaluation of a USAID-sponsored scholarship program for Indonesians. After serving as President of Global Ties U.S. (formerly NCIV) from 1996 to 2011, the Board of Directors named Sherry President Emeritus. Before NCIV, Sherry worked for the Institute of International Education (IIE) as Director, Professional Exchange Programs. Prior to joining IIE, Ms. Mueller served as an Experiment in International Living Leader to the former Soviet Union, a Liaison Officer for the U.S. Department of State, and a lecturer at the University of Rhode Island.

DiploChatz featured on-going Segment: 
Every month DiploChatz proudly features a segment called Mindfulness Moment with Dr. Yvonne Stedham. This segment provides practical advice on how mindfulness can support you in your daily life.

 Who is Dr. Yvonne?
In addition to a three decade long career in academia as a professor in the College of Business at the University of Nevada, Reno, Dr. Yvonne Stedham is a Center for Mindfulness trained mindfulness instructor. She has taught Mindful Leadership courses to MBA students, judges, and business executives and has a variety provided mindfulness programs to many organizations, including Microsoft, Hometown Health, and Nevada Department of Transportation. Dr. Yvonne has been continuously affiliated with the Northern Nevada International Center for decades.

Supported by:
DiploChatz is supported by the City of Reno. Click HERE to learn more about the City of Reno. We thank the City of Reno for their support and for believing in DiploChatz!

Learn more about NNIC:
Visit our website to learn more about the Northern Nevada International Center

Credits:

• Manuel Mederos, DiploChatz Host, Producer, Audio Editor, Content Director, Sound Engineer, FX/Music Coordinator 
• Kevin Sung, DiploChatz Co-Host, Guest Coordinator, Social Media Content Creator 

Interested in starting your own podcast? Use the link below and get started, good luck!
https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1819963

We welcome you to the very first season of DiploChatz! 

Episode 2:
On this second episode we have the pleasure of being joined by Kelly Echeverria, Washoe County Emergency Manager.  Since September is Emergency Preparedness Month in the USA, we felt it was important to invite Kelly to DiploChatz. Back in 2016 the Northern Nevada International Center (NNIC), Language Bank in collaboration with Washoe County, USA developed an Award Winning Multi-Language Emergency Warning and Information Project. Learn about this project and the several components that made and continue to make a huge impact in the State of Nevada.

Dr. Carina Black - Executive Director of the Northern Nevada International Center (NNIC) joins us on the second segment of episode 2 to speak to us about the Gateways For Growth - Immigrants Get the Job Done (G4G) initiative, which celebrates immigrant contributions in Northern Nevada! Dr. Black visits DiploChatz to unveil some never before heard data from the 2021 New American Economy statistical report. This report showcases how the City of Reno has been a Gateway for Growth to improve immigrant inclusion in our community. Check out the G4G Data by going HERE

DiploChatz featured Segment: 
Every month DiploChatz proudly features a segment called Mindfulness Moment with Dr. Yvonne Stedham. This segment provides practical advice on how mindfulness can support you in your daily life.

 Who is Dr. Yvonne?
In addition to a three decade long career in academia as a professor in the College of Business at the University of Nevada, Reno, Dr. Yvonne Stedham is a Center for Mindfulness trained mindfulness instructor. She has taught Mindful Leadership courses to MBA students, judges, and business executives and has a variety provided mindfulness programs to many organizations, including Microsoft, Hometown Health, and Nevada Department of Transportation. Dr. Yvonne has been continuously affiliated with the Northern Nevada International Center for decades.

Supported by:
DiploChatz is supported by the City of Reno. Click HERE to learn more about the City of Reno. We thank the City of Reno for their support and for believing in DiploChatz!

Learn more about NNIC:
Visit our website to learn more about the Northern Nevada International Center

Credits:

• Manuel Mederos, DiploChatz Host, Producer, Audio Editor, Content Director, Sound Engineer, FX/Music Coordinator 
• Kevin Sung, DiploChatz Co-Host, Guest Coordinator, Social Media Content Creator 
• Ozora Cheek, Floor Director/Time Keeper

Interested in starting your own podcast? Use the link below and get started, good luck!
https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1819963

Host Megan Kay talks with Gwen Sanchez, Fire Management Officer with the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest, and Paul Peterson, the Nevada State Fire Management Officer with the Bureau of Land Management about managing fire in Nevada. They explain how agencies work together throughout the state to respond to fire, restore landscapes and mitigate the risk of catastrophic wildfire.

Yo we got Mo! Mo Charlo is in the house and boy is it a fun one. This is an episode that our basketball junkies and local listeners will absolutely love. The former Nevada Alumni and Reno Bighorn was a fan favorite and after spending some time with him we definitely see why. Grab a cold one and enjoy this ride down memory lane as we learn a whole lot more about Mo and his journey.

Charlo was a major contributor for those Nevada teams that really helped jumpstart and put the program on the map. After a few NCAA tournament appearances, Charlo went on to play in the G-League which included a good run with the Reno Bighorns. He also spent some time overseas, and now is coming fresh off a TBT championship win! Not bad for a kid from Eureka, CA!

Our time with Mo was awesome. We loved talking Nevada hoops, Bighorns, his experience playing in the bubble at the TBT, and so much more. He was such a fun guest and we know that everyone (especially our local listeners) will love this one!

Thanks Mo!

Hit us up for that Brewskie!

We have our very first Nevada Wolf Pack alumni in the house! David Wood takes the time to hang out with us and talk about his playing days both at Nevada and in Professional Basketball. Wood has quite the basketball journey… a journey that took him all around the world with 8 different NBA teams in a long, successful basketball career.  

Wood is the definition of a “glue guy”. The stat box may not wow you, but what doesn’t show on the stat sheet is very eye-opening for those who had the privilege to watch him and play with him. 

This is not your everyday success story, but it is one of the most interesting and inspiring ones that you will ever hear and a story that proves your faith can take you a long way. Wood played with and against some of the best to ever do it; not just in the NBA but also overseas in arguably the best era of basketball. The stories and knowledge dropped in this episode made this truly one of the most enjoyable experiences we have had as basketball fans and we are pretty sure that you will feel the same.

Enjoy!