Pivotal Discourse

Dr. Andrew Krakowski is the head of the dermatology department at St. Luke's University Health Network. He is also the areas only pediatric dermatologist. He attended the University of Pennsylvania for medical school and continued his residency in dermatology at the University of California, San Diego and a residency in pediatrics at Johns Hopkins Medical Institute in Baltimor

Matt Tuerk is the current mayor of Allentown, PA. He took office in January of 2022 when he became the first candidate to defeat an incumbent mayor in an Allentown primary since the early 1970's.Subjects discussed include Matt's background and family, his life before deciding to run for mayor and what motivated him to pursue that office, the campaigning process and all it

Chanelle Price is a former 800-meter runner for Team USA. Chanelle attended Easton High School before attending the University of Tennessee as a top recruit in the nation. Chanelle went on to a professional running career where she became the first American female runner to win Gold in the 800-meter. Chanelle recently retired after the 2020 Tokyo Olympic qualification process.Subje

Dr. Rick Boulay is a Gynecologic Oncologist and Director of Survivorship with St. Luke's University Health Network. He studied at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and has worked in Gynecologic Oncology for over 25 years. Subjects discussed include cancer treatment, the primary causes of cancer today, the increasing success in treating cancer, what is survivorshi

Erin Azar is an American runner and social media personality who grew up in the Lehigh Valley. Azar began running after giving birth to her third child a few months earlier. She asked her followers to join her while she trained for a marathon as a "slightly overweight person who drinks too much beer" and an "expert struggle runner" on social media. Subjects disc

Victoria Montero is the Executive Director at the Hispanic Center Lehigh Valley. She also works at St. Luke’s University Health Network as the Manager of Health Equity Initiatives and has been employed by the network for the past 15 years. Victoria is responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating the career mentoring programs, where she ensures that at-risk youth are giv

Dr. Leonardo Claros is a bariatric and metabolic surgeon specializing in minimally invasive and advanced laparoscopic surgery at the Weight Management Center at St. Luke's University Health Network. Dr. Claros grew up in Bolivia where he studied medicine prior to relocating to the United States to continue his training.Subjects discussed include his background, growing up in B

Ryan Beltz is the executive director of the Perkiomen Watershed Conservancy. Prior to his tenure with the Conservancy, Ryan worked as a land manager at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary, as an instructor of English at Alvernia University, as a ranger with the US Fish and Wildlife Service in Alaska and as a canoe guide on the Inside Passage. He holds two degrees in English.Subjects discussed

Rachel Hogan Carr is the Executive Director at the Nurture Nature Center in Easton, PA. She has an M.A. in Environmental Policy Design from Lehigh University, where she wrote her thesis on Community Identity and Actionable Risk Communication: A Theoretical Framework for Motivating Flood Preparedness. Before that she studied at Pennsylvania State University, where she was Editor-in-

Frank Whelan is a local historian, author and educator in the Lehigh Valley. He has spent his career teaching and writing about history for numerous local news organizations. Frank grew up in New Jersey and in 1973 he graduated with honors with a BA in history from Blackburn College in Carlinville, Illinois.Subjects discussed include Native Americans in the Lehigh Valley area prior