Yes, you heard that right – Rockwood is launching a podcast! The Leading From The Inside Out podcast will combine classic Rockwood curriculum with alum interviews and tips for leading from a place of love, grace, and power. Stay tuned (and subscribe to our email list) for info on how to subscribe!

The podcast is just the cherry on top of a great start to 2019. Virada Chatikul and Lucia Castañeda Kimble, two long-time staff members, were both named Associate Director of Programs. They’ll jointly oversee our awesome and hardworking Programs team, with Virada focusing on public programs like Art of Leadership while Lucia focuses on Rockwood’s many fellowships.

If you’re interested in working with the Programs team, we’re hiring! And if you want to know more about what’s been happening at Rockwood, check out our Year In Review blog post.

Alum in the News

• Gino Pastori-Ng received the silver medal for service at the Jefferson Awards Foundation gala
• adrienne maree brown’s latest book, Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good, will be released on February 14, she was featured in an article about the need for more women of color sex columnists in Rewire.News, and she was a guest on The Kate & Mike Show
• Pramila Jayapal will join fellow Democrats in the House to hold hearings on “Medicare for all” legislation
• Daniel Tucker’s traveling exhibition “Organize Your Own: The Politics and Poetics of Self-Determination Movements” will be at University of Louisville’s Hite Art Institute in Louisville, KY until February 22
• Ruby Corado was the keynote speaker at Syracuse University’s Trans Day of Remembrance commemoration, and the subject of an article in its publication Globalists
• Saru Jayaraman and Rep. Pramila Jayapal were both included in inaugural class of the Colorlines 20 x 20 list
• Carlos Amador is running for District 12 City Council in Los Angeles
• Ai-Jen Poo wrote about the truth in Alfonso Cuaron’s Oscar-nominated film Roma, and why protecting domestic workers is crucial for our future

Leadership Opportunities

• SF/Various Locations: Rainforest Action Network is seeking a Grants Coordinator
• Somerville, MA: Political Research Associates has an open position for a Research Program Area Lead: Gender, Repro, & LGBTQI Justice
• Washington, DC: Center for Community Change has several positions open, including Director of Public Policy and Senior Development Strategist
• Washington, DC: Community Change Action and Community Change are currently searching to fill the dual role of President, Community Change Action, and Vice President, Community Change
• Bay Area: San Francisco Rising is looking to hire a Program Director
• Los Altos, CA: The David & Lucile Packard Foundation is seeking a Program Officer
• California: National Union of Healthcare Workers has several positions open, including Policy Organizer and Union Organizer