Envision Radio

This week on Envision Radio Markiana and Price chat with guest Eddie Howard, Executive Director of Abundant Life Ministries. He chats with Marki and Price about growing up in the Prospect neighborhood, mentoring and pastoring with focuses on literacy and mentoring fathers, hi is extensive personal experience in peacebuilding and restorative justice practices, and more.

Markiana and Price chat with guest Ike Anderson, Community Coordinator for Music Resource Center and a six time Best in Black Cville winner. They chat about his experience in the arts in Charlottesville, his work in our community, the projects he's most proud of, and more.

This week on Envision Radio Markiana and Price chat with guest Thomas Brown, Program Coordinator at Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Virginia. They chat about his upbringing in the Charlottesville community, going from being named Virginia High School Basketball Player of the Year to playing the sport professionally in Argentina, his current work in sports and youth development, and more.

This week Markiana and Price welcome Shawn Pendleton to the Envision Radio studio! Senior Vice President/Investments with Stifel, Shawn also serves as Chairman of the Board for City of Promise. They chat about his deep passion for our community, stemming from humble beginnings, his professional and nonprofessional roles, his personal commitment to helping the underserved, and more.

Markiana and Price welcome Gerald Higginbotham, Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Psychology at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia, to the studio. They discuss the intersection of psychology and politics, how history connects to current policy debates, his current research interests, and more.

Markiana and Price chat with Jasiyah Ruiz, who has roles at both ReadyKids and Mahogany and Friends Foundation. They discuss her community-centered work, her journey back to Charlottesville and impactful service, her inspirations and motivations, and more.

Markiana and Price chat with Ariel Vaughan, host of the It’s Time to Be YOU podcast, and founder of Time to Be YOU Coaching. They chat about her experience in a myriad of professional roles and titles, growing up in Charlottesville, mentoring through Love No Ego, serving on the Executive Committee for the Business Women's Round Table and boards of several local organizations, and more!

Markiana and Price chat with Dom Morse, the Vocational Trades (V-Trades) Coordinator for Charlottesville Abundant Life Ministries, a local Christian Community Development organization. They discuss his important work in the community, his time working at Community Lab School, advice for those looking to make a positive impact, and more.

Markiana and Price chat with Charlsie Stratton, Deputy Director of Children and Family Services for the Department of Human Services for the City of Charlottesville and co-founder, board president and doula for Birth Sisters of Charlottesville. They discuss her passion for maternal care, her background in sociology as well as receiving her MBA, how she stays active in her community outside of her professional roles, and more.

Markiana and Price welcome guest Teira Farley, Chief Operating Officer at the Community Investment Collaborative. They chat about her wide range of creative and professional hats, the power of authentic storytelling, what it means when people "bet on themselves," and more.

Markiana and Price welcome Marquez Mitchell as their guest. Marquez is the owner of The Art Bar Cville and co-owner Integrity Mentoring LLC and says he is "dedicated to making a meaningful impact in my community." They discuss his passion for mental health, his journey from Pennsylvania to Charlottesville, how faith has played a role in his entrepreneurship story, and more.

This week on Envision Radio, Markiana and Price welcome guest is Jenette Hastings, multimedia journalist with WVIR NBC29 News. They chat about her nontraditional path into journalism, her approach to storytelling, the importance of local news to families, young people, and underserved communities, and more.

This week is the Envision Radio Holiday Special! Join Markiana and Price as they look back on the year and chat about what’s to come.

Our guest for this week’s episode of Envision Radio is Lauren Thomas, sister of co-host Price Thomas! Lauren is the Events & Fundraising Manager at Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA. What’d they talk about? According to Price, “You know better than to think that I have any idea what we talked about.” Join them as they (probably) chat about their upbringing, parents, education, jobs, the Charlottesville community, and more.

Our guest for this week's episode of Envision Radio is Yunina Barbour-Payne, a UVA Drama scholar and artist focusing on Africana studies, Appalachian studies, folklore and performance. Markiana and Price ask her about how she thinks Africana and Appalachian studies interconnect (including the term “Affrilachian”), her experience as a performer, dramaturg, director and playwright, and much more.