Beating the Odds Roadtrip

STOPS & INTERVIEWS

STOPS

INTERVIEWS

Long Island, NY

07/16/2017

Elaine Del Valle

Actress & Producer, Del Valle Productions

New York, NY

07/17/2017

Jim St. Germain

Founder, Preparing Leaders of Tomorrow (PLOT)

Ajla Grozdanic

Goodwill Ambassador Manager, United Nations Development Programme

Geoffrey Canada

Educator, activist, and author, Harlem Children's Zone

Baltimore, MD

07/23/2017

Maj. Gen. Linda Singh

Adjutant General, Maryland Military Department

Melisa Hypolite

College Access Program Specialist, CollegeBound Foundation

Washington, D.C.

07/25/2017

Travis Robinson

Head of Global Talent Diversity & Americas Campus Recruiting, Spotify

Michelle Obama

Former First Lady of the United States

Michael Wilbon

Sports Commentator and Analyst, ESPN

Eric Waldo

Executive Director of Michelle Obama's Reach Higher Initiative, Civic Nation

Atlanta, GA

07/27/2017

Ashley Rhodes-Courter

Author & Child-Welfare Advocate

Mary Ann Peters

CEO, The Carter Center

Houston, TX

08/01/2017

Tristan Love

Assistant Principal, Houston Independent School District

Grand Canyon National Park, AZ

08/05/2017

Kirby-Lynn Shedlowski

Public Affairs Officer, National Park Service - Grand Canyon

San Diego, CA

08/06/2017

Scout Bassett

Track Athlete & Paralympian

Long Beach, CA

08/06/2017

Robert Garcia

Mayor, City of Long Beach

Los Angeles, CA

08/07/2017

Alex Nogales

President & CEO, National Hispanic Media Coalition

STOPS & INTERVIEWS

Long Island, NY
07/16/2017

Elaine Del Valle

Actress & Producer, Del Valle Productions

New York, NY
07/17/2017

Jim St. Germain

Founder, Preparing Leaders of Tomorrow (PLOT)

Ajla Grozdanic

Goodwill Ambassador Manager, United Nations Development Programme

Geoffrey Canada

Educator, activist, and author, Harlem Children's Zone

Baltimore, MD
07/23/2017

Maj. Gen. Linda Singh

Adjutant General, Maryland Military Department

Melisa Hypolite

College Access Program Specialist, CollegeBound Foundation

Washington, D.C.
07/25/2017

Travis Robinson

Head of Global Talent Diversity & Americas Campus Recruiting, Spotify

Michelle Obama

Former First Lady of the United States

Michael Wilbon

Sports Commentator and Analyst, ESPN

Eric Waldo

Executive Director of Michelle Obama's Reach Higher Initiative, Civic Nation

Atlanta, GA
07/27/2017

Ashley Rhodes-Courter

Author & Child-Welfare Advocate

Mary Ann Peters

CEO, The Carter Center

Houston, TX
08/01/2017

Tristan Love

Assistant Principal, Houston Independent School District

Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
08/05/2017

Kirby-Lynn Shedlowski

Public Affairs Officer, National Park Service - Grand Canyon

San Diego, CA
08/06/2017

Scout Bassett

Track Athlete & Paralympian

Long Beach, CA
08/06/2017

Robert Garcia

Mayor, City of Long Beach

Los Angeles, CA
08/07/2017

Alex Nogales

President & CEO, National Hispanic Media Coalition

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