Effective Leaders: Serving With Purpose
Episodes
Effective Leaders: Serving With Purpose
Episode 1: Entrepreneur & Educator Derry Connolly, Ph.D.
Derry Connolly, Ph.D., President and co-founder of John Paul the Great Catholic University in Escondido, California, shares his expertise in education, the arts, faith, and entrepreneurship. Moving from his native Ireland eventually to Southern California, the mathematics scholar worked at Kodak and IBM before transitioning into higher ed. As the founder of a Catholic university focused on the creative arts – including filmmaking - - and business innovation, Dr. Connolly functions as leader, teacher, and evangelist.
Effective Leaders: Serving With Purpose
Episode 2: Auxiliary Bishop of LA Matthew Elshoff OFM, Cap.
Matthew Elshoff, Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles, shares his wisdom, passion, faith and thoughts on servant leadership. A member of the Capuchin Franciscan order since 1982, Bishop Matthew was appointed Auxiliary Bishop by Pope Francis and ordained in 2023. He currently serves in Our Lady of the Angels province of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
Effective Leaders: Serving With Purpose
Episode 3: Father Greg Boyle, S.J.
Father Greg Boyle, S.J., is the director and founder of Homeboy Industries, the world’s largest gang intervention and rehabilitation program, located in downtown Los Angeles. In this episode, Father Greg shares his thoughts on leadership, as well as some surprising insights into what he finds important about leading with kinship and compassion. We also hear from “homies” that have been through the program and now work as employees.
Effective Leaders: Serving With Purpose
Episode 4: Pierre Landry and Scouting America
Pierre Landry, the Training Committee Chair of Verdugo Hills Council in Glendale, California, shares his love of all things Scouting America. Discover the power of volunteer and servant leadership in Scouts and how the organization has trained youth and adult leaders to do their best going back to the founding of Boy Scouts by Lord Baden Powell. From family to faith, Pierre reveals the wide variety of skills, activities and events that have made Scouting a tradition that remains relevant to this day.
Effective Leaders: Serving With Purpose
Episode 5: Mary Lynne Knighten and Azusa Pacific University
Mary Lynne Knighten, DNP, RN, NEA-BC is a professor and DNP Program Director at Azusa Pacific University. In this episode Mary Lynne offers encouragement to young nurses and students in healthcare to say “Yes.” Sharing her own experiences, faith and even personal trails and triumphs, Mary Lynne’s journey as a nurse and leader is both educational and inspirational.