Nancy Regan "From Showing Off to Showing Up", Michael Jeffries "Black and Queer On Campus", Andrew Howell "Beyond"


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Feb 27 2023 39 mins  
Nancy Regan is a professional communicator whose dynamic career includes tv and podcast hosting, emceeing, and presentation coaching. From Showing Off to Showing Up is her intimate memoir and guide to overcoming imposter syndrome, stage fright, perfectionism, and embracing our most authentic selves, from the former host of Live at 5. She also served as the national host of CTV’s Good Morning Canada and That News Show on TVTropolis, and has interviewed some of the most famous people on the planet—including Oprah, Madonna, Russell Crowe, and Harrison Ford. https://www.nancyregan.ca/

Michael P. Jeffries is Dean of Academic Affairs, Class of 1949 Professor in Ethics, and Professor of American Studies at Wellesley College. He is the author of three previous books on race and American. Dr. Jeffries' latest book, Black and Queer on Campus, reveals the complicated everyday realities of college life for Black students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer. Drawing on in-depth interviews with 65 Black LGBTQ+ students—40 from nine different HBCUs and another 25 from seven predominantly white institutions. https://michaelpjeffries.com/

Andrew Howell wrote and illustrated his debut graphic novel, Beyond, a comedic supernatural thriller. His work earned him the 2022 eLit Awards Silver Medal Winner for Graphic Novel/Drawn in the Book Humor Cartoon category. Howell is a storyboard artist who has worked for Pencilmation, a digital animation studio, over the past four years. He also is the recipient of a Kevin O'Leary "Future Dragons" Award & Grant, and the recipient of a Youth Central Grant. https://jollybiscuit.com/