Walk Talk Listen Podcast

Richard L. Santos is the President and CEO of Church World Service. Prior to assuming this role in 2021, Rick was the President and CEO of IMA World Health. He led IMA World Health through several strategic pivots that positioned the agency well for the future. Immediately before becoming the President and CEO of CWS, Rick spent about two years assisting nonprofit CEOs and boards of directors to develop comprehensive approaches to building organizational resilience and relevance. He provided strategic advice and consulting services to U.S.-based, senior non-profit leadership as they consider adaptive and technical strategies and supports efforts of civil society organizations, faith-based organizations, networks and facilities to achieve organizational change and build capacity, focusing on leadership and governance, both in developed and developing country contexts. Rick was not new to CWS when he became President and CEO. Earlier in his career, Rick spent more than a decade with CWS. He began as a Program Officer with our team in Vietnam before rising through the ranks to eventually become Coordinator of Strategic Planning and Evaluation. He went on to serve as the Director of Communication and Advocacy at International Relief and Development before joining IMA World Health. In total, Rick has more than two decades of experience working for and with faith-based organizations, including more than a decade of living and working in Asia. Rick is an expert in engaging and partnering with civil society in the development process, and his developmental approach includes building and prioritizing robust local and regional partnerships—communities, organizations and networks—which he believes are the key ingredients to successful and sustainable development work. Rick holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Johns Hopkins University’s Carey Business School, a Masters of Theological Studies degree from Harvard Divinity School, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from George Washington University.   This is part 2 of two episodes with Rick Santos.   For more info about CWS, please check out this website.  Rick is on Twitter and Facebook.   We are also making a special Playlist #CWSsongs consisting of songs chosen by our podcast guests.   Please let me/us know via our email incubationlab@cwsglobal.org what you think about this new series. We would love to hear from you.   Please like/follow our Walk Talk Listen podcast and follow @mauricebloem on twitter and instagram.  Or check us out on our website 100mile.org (and find out more about our app (android and iPhone) that enables you to walk and do good at the same time!

Richard L. Santos is the President and CEO of Church World Service. Prior to assuming this role in 2021, Rick was the President and CEO of IMA World Health. He led IMA World Health through several strategic pivots that positioned the agency well for the future. Immediately before becoming the President and CEO of CWS, Rick spent about two years assisting nonprofit CEOs and boards of directors to develop comprehensive approaches to building organizational resilience and relevance. He provided strategic advice and consulting services to U.S.-based, senior non-profit leadership as they consider adaptive and technical strategies and supports efforts of civil society organizations, faith-based organizations, networks and facilities to achieve organizational change and build capacity, focusing on leadership and governance, both in developed and developing country contexts. Rick was not new to CWS when he became President and CEO. Earlier in his career, Rick spent more than a decade with CWS. He began as a Program Officer with our team in Vietnam before rising through the ranks to eventually become Coordinator of Strategic Planning and Evaluation. He went on to serve as the Director of Communication and Advocacy at International Relief and Development before joining IMA World Health. In total, Rick has more than two decades of experience working for and with faith-based organizations, including more than a decade of living and working in Asia. Rick is an expert in engaging and partnering with civil society in the development process, and his developmental approach includes building and prioritizing robust local and regional partnerships—communities, organizations and networks—which he believes are the key ingredients to successful and sustainable development work. Rick holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Johns Hopkins University’s Carey Business School, a Masters of Theological Studies degree from Harvard Divinity School, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from George Washington University.   For more info about CWS, please check out this website.  Rick is on Twitter and Facebook.   We are also making a special Playlist #CWSsongs consisting of songs chosen by our podcast guests.   Please let me/us know via our email innovationhub@cwsglobal.org what you think about this new series. We would love to hear from you.   Please like/follow our Walk Talk Listen podcast and follow @mauricebloem on twitter and instagram.  Or check us out on our website 100mile.org (and find out more about our app (android and iPhone) that enables you to walk and do good at the same time!

The talk with Dennis Metzger and his daughter Madalyn who both worked for CWS was a very special conversation. Dennis had two stints with CWS, the last one started in 1979, lasted until his retirement in 2016 and was in the field of fundraising. His daughter who is at present the Vice President, Marketing of Everence Financial, worked for CWS from 1999 until 2005. The country of Vietnam is really central to their story as Dennis met his wife Van in Tam Ky, Vietnam and they married in 1973.   For more info about CWS, please check out this website.  Madalyn is on instagram, twitter and facebook   We are also making a special Playlist #CWSsongs consisting of songs chosen by our podcast guests.   Please let me/us know via our email incubationlab@cwsglobal.org what you think about this new series. We would love to hear from you.   Please like/follow our Walk Talk Listen podcast and follow @mauricebloem on twitter and instagram.  Or check us out on our website 100mile.org (and find out more about our app (android and iPhone) that enables you to walk and do good at the same time!

Roland Fernandes has been a CWS board member for many years, but he finished serving on the board when he became the General Secretary (chief executive) of Global Ministries and the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) on September 1, 2020. The United Methodists are one of the 37 member organizations of CWS. He was both chief operating officer and chief financial officer of Global Ministries/UMCOR from 2003 and has several times served as interim general secretary. As general secretary, he oversees programs, projects and partners in 120 countries, including 350 missionaries in 70 countries. UMCOR is the church’s relief and development organization.   Roland attended St. Xavier’s College and School in Kolkata and Calcutta University. Following graduation with a Master of Commerce degree, he became a Chartered Accountant (CPA equivalent) and served first as chief internal auditor of the Methodist Church in India (MCI). Roland and his wife, Liesl, are members of North Decatur United Methodist Church in suburban Atlanta, where he serves as finance chair.   For more info about CWS, please check out this website.  The social media pages of Global Ministries and UMCOR: Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.   We are also making a special Playlist #CWSsongs consisting of songs chosen by our podcast guests.   Please let me/us know via our email innovationhub@cwsglobal.org what you think about this new series. We would love to hear from you.   Please like/follow our Walk Talk Listen podcast and follow @mauricebloem on twitter and instagram.  Or check us out on our website 100mile.org (and find out more about our app (android and iPhone) that enables you to walk and do good at the same time!

Betty Voskuil was the chair of the Church World Service board from 2004-2007 and represented the Reformed Church of America for many years on the board of CWS. She lives in Holland, Michigan and studied at the University of Wisconsin - Madison in Wisconsin. She wrote Reformed Church in America's (RCA) booklet entitled The Ministry of the Deacon. She has been the Coordinator of Reformed Church World Service for many years as well.   For more info about CWS, please check out this website.  The Facebook page of Betty is: Facebook.   We are also making a special Playlist #CWSsongs consisting of songs chosen by our podcast guests.   Please let me/us know via our email incubationlab@cwsglobal.org what you think about this new series. We would love to hear from you.   Please like/follow our Walk Talk Listen podcast and follow @mauricebloem on twitter and instagram.  Or check us out on our website 100mile.org (and find out more about our app (android and iPhone) that enables you to walk and do good at the same time!  

Dr. Barrett C. Brown is a global expert on how to develop leaders to successfully navigate complex challenges and rapid change. Barrett works across six continents with C-suite executives and teams from Fortune 500 companies and international non-profits. He has lived in The Netherlands, Brazil and throughout the US, and has worked and traveled in nearly 40 countries. Barrett holds a PhD in Human and Organizational Systems and also has over a decade experience advising on and leading strategic visioning, execution, and change initiatives for US, Dutch, British, and Brazilian companies and institutions.   Barrett’s award-winning research on the future of leadership is used in executive education programs worldwide, including the Yale MBA. He produced an award-winning business case study on a large-scale market transformation program he helped lead - in partnership with Unilever and Rainforest Alliance - that is used in business schools globally. Barrett’s writings on leadership and sustainability have been translated into 6 languages, are used in the United Nations system, and have been included in half a dozen mainstream leadership books. Barrett is on the selection committee of the Katerva Awards - considered the Nobel Prize for sustainability - and has held consultancy status to the United Nations.   Originally from the Green Mountains of Vermont, Barrett lives with his wife and daughter on the flanks of a volcanic crater in Hawaii.   He encourages you to check out the website of his company which also includes readings and books he encourages to check out like the Future of Leadership for Conscious Capitalism written by himself and Conscious Leadership by John Mackey. Some other interesting documents Barrett contributed to: Communicating Sustainability and The Four World of Sustainability. Check out this presentation as well on Transformative Climate Advocacy . The website of his company is: Apheno Advisory.   Barrett's Twitter   The songs picked by all our guests can be found via  our playlist #walktalklisten here.   Please let me/us know via our email incubationlab@cwsglobal.org what you think about this new series. We would love to hear from you. Please like/follow our Walk Talk Listen podcast and follow @mauricebloem on twitter and instagram.  Or check us out on our website 100mile.org (and find out more about our app (android and iPhone) that enables you to walk and do good at the same time! We also encourage you to check out the special WTL series Enough for All about an organization called CWS.

David Beckmann is President Emeritus of Bread for the World and Founder and President Emeritus of the Alliance to End Hunger. David is working in new ways for political and spiritual change to move us out of the pandemic in a way that includes progress against hunger and poverty.  As president of Bread for the World 1991-2020, he led millions of people in successful advocacy with Congress. He was awarded the World Food Prize for his contribution to the world’s progress against hunger.  Consider subscribing to his website, if you want posts and other news emailed to you about his work. He hopes you will share your thoughts and insights, so that you learn from each other. David is a big fan of  CWS and we are thankful for yet again "commercial" during this episode.   For more info about CWS, please check out this website.  The social media handles of Interaction are: Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.   We are also making a special Playlist #CWSsongs consisting of songs chosen by our podcast guests.   Please let me/us know via our email incubationlab@cwsglobal.org what you think about this new series. We would love to hear from you.   Please like/follow our Walk Talk Listen podcast and follow @mauricebloem on twitter and instagram.  Or check us out on our website 100mile.org (and find out more about our app (android and iPhone) that enables you to walk and do good at the same time!

Paul Elberse is the CEO and chairman of Ficus Advisory and has more than 25 years experience in senior executive positions in both international financial institutions, as well as nimble entrepreneurial companies on 4 different continents. He has held leadership, governance and ownership posittwittions in finance (banks, pension and investment funds, insurance, investment banking), life sciences, and renewable energy development companies. He does not shy away from challenging situations and has led organizations in acquisitive growth programs, through divestments and restructurings, in international expansion plans, as well as early stage growth phases. During crises he gets motivated to get done what others deem impossible or simply too hard. He has worked hand in hand with institutions like the World Bank, IFC, IADB, export credit agencies, DFIs, banks and institutional investors.  His opinions are formed through having lived and worked in places like Amsterdam, Hamburg, Paris, Singapore, Moscow, Montevideo and New York, and having done business in more than 25 countries. Paul is passionate about the immense changes we are facing that can help us improve lives and livelihoods, including robotics, AI, VR, life sciences, and climate solutions. Paul has worked in leadership roles serving customers around the world and developed projects in sectors as diverse as renewable energy & infrastructure, IB & financial services, life sciences & technology, food & drinks, to name but a few.     Paul has a Bachelor degree in Business from the University of Utrecht, a MBA from the University of Hartford, Barney's School of Business and is an alum of Stanford's Senior Executive Program.     Apart from always looking to be on the frontline of new ‘develimprovements’, Paul is proud of the role Fundacion Visionair has played in tackling widespread social and health care issues. He treasures his relationships and roles with SGH2 Energy, Institut Pasteur de Montevideo, Buxeros Capital, and Eolo Pharma.    The social media handles from Paul are: Instagram en twitter. He also refers to his wife Susette Kok who playing an important role in the Funcacion Visionair and is also a photographer and ceramic artist. Her social median handles are: Instagram and Tet.Studio   The songs picked by all our guests can be found via our playlist #walktalklisten here.   Please let me/us know via our email incubationlab@cwsglobal.org what you think about this new series. We would love to hear from you. Please like/follow our Walk Talk Listen podcast and follow @mauricebloem on twitter and instagram.  Or check us out on our website 100mile.org (and find out more about our app (android and iPhone) that enables you to walk and do good at the same time! We also encourage you to check out the special WTL series Enough for All about an organization called CWS.