Tallahassee Talks with Brien Sorne

Guest Mark Wallheiser

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Mark Wallheiser talks about his “Interview With A Hurricane” exhibition at Nan Boynton Gallery inside 621 Gallery. Mark’s 50 print exhibition from sixteen hurricanes and eleven tropical storms are a continuous thirty year reportage in Tallahassee since 1981. The exhibition’s opening night is Sunday May 6th 3-5 pm and runs through the month of May, leading up to the 2012 hurricane season.

www.markwallheiser.com

Guests Liz Joyner and Gil Ziffer

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Liz Joyner, Executive Director of The Village Square and Commissioner Gil Ziffer, Village Square board co-chair are at the studio to talk about the unique and fervent group that convenes to debate, converse, disagree and evaluate current issues and politics. The Village Square group is purposefully diverse and conflicting so that the organization remains free thinking. Dinner at the Square is the first annual Village Square dinner series and will discuss aspects of their annual topic for an entire season.

www.tothevillagesquare.org

Guest Kristin Dozier

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Kristin Dozier is currently serving her first term as Leon County Commissioner for District 5. She is also an eleven year Green Building Advisor for Mad Dog Construction. Kristin’s previous work includes Administrative Assistant, Assistant Superintendent and Superintendent for the construction of a sixy-four-unit student-housing complex. She returned to Mad Dog in 2006 as Vice President and Green Building Advisor where she worked on LEED projects and offered many presentations on sustainable construction throughout North Florida. Kristin became a LEED Accredited Professional in 2007.

Cms.leoncountyfl.gov

Guest Jane McPherson

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Jane McPherson talks about her ongoing efforts for Tallahassee’s chapter of the One Million Bones project, a national art and action organization aiming to bring awareness of worldwide genocide. Each bone made from clay will be a part of the Tallahassee Bloxham Park Installation and donates $1 for CARE International, a national program that works with genocide survivors. Making human bones from clay signifies the work needed from our hands, minds and hearts to end genocide. The installation was revealed on April 28th.

www.onemillionbones.org

Guest Susan Pourciau

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Susan Pourciau became Big Bend Homeless Coalition director in 2009 and has since strived to unite the community through serving, empowering and finding solutions for people experiencing homelessness. Big Bend Homeless Coalition recently formed an alliance with Sew for HOPE, in partnership with several events including the April 10th Blanket Making Day, making blankets for those in need. The Pay It Forward Fish Fry, April 27th is a community event celebrating the Big Bend Homeless Coalition’s 25th Anniversary. All process support the Big Bend HC’s HOPE Community and Home Front Veteran’s Program.

www.bigbendhc.org

Guest Tippy Amick

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Meet our guest Tippy Amick. Tippy offers training and delivers dynamic classroom training programs that address common barriers to open communication, productivity, and just good old team work. Each training session is designed to create newly inspired workplaces where engaged employees understand and work well with each other and their customers. She recently joined us to talk about how its possible to learn and work while having fun and positivity in the workplace – what it takes to support an environment of satisfaction, productivity and customer service in a happy, creative environment.

Guest Rody Thompson

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Rody Thompson is the Southeast Affiliate Director of “PeaceJam”, a national organization that seeks to evolve the world from current injustices and misfortunes through the aid of our youth and Nobel Peace Laureates. Rody talks with Brien about her current PeaceJam efforts, how you can help the movement and upcoming local events including the Fourth Annual Southeast PeaceJam Conference from March 31st to April 1st. This event will gather over 400 youth from Florida, Georgia and North Carolina to share, encourage and experience together at the Florida State University under the advisement of a Nobel Peace Laureate. Find out more about Peacejam at www.peacejam.com

Guest Ion Sancho

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Ion Sancho has been a dedicated Supervisor of Elections for Leon County since 1988 and a tireless advocate for honest and ethical voting machine systems. As a member of the Center for Policy Alternatives, Voter Participation Advisory Board, the Elections Center and former staff member of the Florida House of Representatives, Corrections, Probation and Parole Committee, Ion is a true servant for our community and a consistent image of strength and virtue.

Ion talks with Brien in the studio about the recent court hearing he observed regarding Florida’s new voter registration law, his views on how our cultural and social foundation has shaped our voting process and what we must do in the present to protect our voting rights. Ion also shares some of his personal history of how he became interested in the voting process and how he wanted to help. Serving Florida for more than twenty years, Ion Sancho continues to strive for balance and equality, even among political shifts and agendas.

vote@leoncountyfl.gov

Guest Kitty Flynn

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This week, Tallahassee Talks learns from the dedication and courage of Kitty Flynn, long working real estate agent, thirteen year cancer survivor and advocate for those who are still reckoning with disease. Because of Kitty’s spirit, she not only won an intense battle, but transformed her experience into the graceful endeavor of helping anyone and everyone fight back against their battles. Among her many projects, the TMH Cancer Patient and Family Advisory Council and the American Cancer Society are part of Kitty’s ongoing involvement to help and encourage patients and their loved ones through cancer.

Kitty was with us to talk about the Cattle Barons’ Ball – the largest single fundraising event for the Tallahassee office of the American Cancer Society. The event will feature gourmet cuisine provided by Catering Capers, live and silent auctions, gaming, and entertainment provided by Bed Head Betty for dancing. After a decade, this western themed event continues to be one of the hottest events in Tallahassee. When: 03/03/2012 at 06:00 pm – 11:00 pm, Where: Tallahassee Antique Car Museum, 6800 Mahan Drive.

Guest Bob Inzer

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Meet Tallahassee Talks guest Bob Inzer. Bob is the President of the Board of Directors 2010-11 for the Florida Center for Performing Arts and Education, as well as having served for 19 years as the Treasurer-Clerk for the City of Tallahassee. He was recently with us to discuss the Center whose vision is “to provide an enriching cultural environment for those who live and work in Tallahassee, to enhance our already strong educational community by bringing in a key performance arts based component and to enhance our economic, education, and entertainment future.”The website to learn more is www.theflcenter.org/Vision.

Bob says: “We are no longer a sleepy southern town. As such, we can no longer rely on the stability of state government to drive our economic engine. The Center will be a major draw and economic stimulant to creating a vibrant and economically energized downtown. Imagine the dramatic impact on the Gaines Street revitalization that 300-600 downtown events per year will have.”

Bob has been active with numerous Civic boards/committees in which he has served over the span of 30 years, including:
o Florida Economics Club Board of Directors
o United Way of Big Bend Board of Directors
o Cultural Resource Performing Arts Center Committee
o Habitat for Humanity Board of Directors
o Big Bend Hospice Board of Directors