Lisa Guillette '93 - Foster Forward

Providence College Podcast

English - January 02, 2017 01:41 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 14 ratings
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Lisa Guillette ’93 is a force for good within Rhode Island’s non-profit and political world. Guillette is the executive director at Foster Forward, the co-chair of the Women’s Leadership Council for the United Way of Rhode Island, and the former president of PC’s Greater Providence (Mal Brown) Club. In this episode, we discuss her efforts to improve Rhode Island’s foster care system and to address local reading standards. We also learn how she helped PC’s former star basketball player God Shammgod ’15 earn his degree.