You Matter!

Dec 04 2023 151 ep. 42 mins 3
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The You Matter! podcast was developed in 2019 by the Department of Campus Safety to inform the NYU community about resources that are available to victims, both on and off campus, and to give first-hand experiences of both victims and those in the community who assist them. To contact the You Matter! team, email us at [email protected]. You can also call Campus Safety's Victims Services Unit at 212.998.2222.

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Episode 156: Allen McFarlane, NYU Associate Dean of Students

Dec 04 2023 52 mins  
On this episode, Karen speaks with Allen McFarlane, NYU Associate Dean of Students, Outreach and Engagement. Allen is here to talk about the ways in which the Office of Dean of Students supports students here in NYC and abroad.

Episode 155: Grace Cosachov Protos, Executive Director of NYU Work Life

Nov 27 2023 43 mins  
On this episode, Karen speaks with Grace Cosachov Protos, Executive Director of NYU Work Life office, which serves as the bridge between university-wide policy and the unique needs of NYU employees that aims to create a culture of support and harmony in both work and life. HAve a listen and learn about all of the resources provided by this office.

Episode 154: Mike Wolo, Traumatic Brain Injury Survivor

Nov 20 2023 46 mins  
On this episode, Karen speaks with Mike Wolo; approximately twenty years ago, in the fall of 2003, Mike was crushed by 10,000 pounds of granite stone and stopped breathing for six minutes. Mike suffered a traumatic brain injury and was told by physicians that he would never be the same again, and to say goodbye to who he was prior to the accident. Mike refused this outcome and def

Episode 153: Sonny, Experience as an Incarcerated Person

Nov 13 2023 56 mins  
On this episode, Karen speaks with Sonny; on September 27, 2018, Sonny was charged with two counts of transporting an illegal substance across state lines, in the southeastern part of the United States. Sonny served four years in prison after pleading guilty for his crimes; he is here to share his experience as an incarcerated person in this educational and informative episode.

Episode 152: Amanda Quick, Wife of a Sex Trafficker

Nov 06 2023 65 mins  
On this episode, Karen speaks with Amanda Quick, the author of the memoir “The Sex Trafficker’s Wife,” a story of crime and betrayal. While Amanda was at home raising her three small boys, her husband was at work, unbeknownst to Amanda, living a life of crime, sex trafficking minors. This is Amanda’s story.

Episode 151: John Matherson, NYU Global Card Services and Security Systems

Oct 30 2023 38 mins  
Today I welcome John Matherson, Associate Vice President of Global Card Services and Security Systems at NYU; John is here to talk about his professional journey as a subject matter expert in engineering, technology and security systems that ultimately brought him to the Department of Campus Safety at NYU in a senior leadership role.

Episode 150: Marisa Randazzo, Threat Management Expert

Oct 23 2023 63 mins  
On this episode, Karen speaks with Dr. Marisa Randazzo, the Executive Director of Threat Management at Ontic, where she leads strategic consulting and services to support the development of threat assessment protocols; she also serves as the Director of Threat Assessment for Georgetown University. Previously, Dr. Randazzo led SIGMA Threat Management Associates LLC as the Chief Exe

Episode 149: Heather Glogolich, Law Enforcement Officer and Domestic Violence Survivor / Advocate

Oct 16 2023 57 mins  
On this episode, Karen speaks with Heather Glogolich. Heather is currently a Captain with the NJ Institute of Technology Police Department, the Vice President for the professional organization New Jersey Women in Law Enforcement (NJWLE) and a law enforcement advisor for the web-based app VictimsVoice, a legally admissible documentation tool that allows victims to store evidence th

Episode 148: Louis Molina, Commissioner, NYC Department of Correction

Oct 09 2023 53 mins  
On this episode, Karen speaks with Louis Molina, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Correction since January 1, 2022. Commissioner Molina is a Bronx-born ex-Marine with over twenty years’ experience in the criminal justice arena, having served prior stints in the New York City Police Department, in the field of human services assisting the homeless population, in th

Episode 147: AJ Croce, Singer/Songwriter, Son of Jim Croce and Trauma Survivor

Oct 02 2023 52 mins  
On this episode, Karen speaks with AJ Croce, the son of legendary singer songwriter Jim Croce, who tragically died in a plane crash in 1973 when AJ was just 2. Croce died at the height of burgeoning success but left behind a number of noteworthy hits. His 1972 breakthrough album You Don’t Mess Around with Jim produced top-charting singles like “Time in a Bottle” and “Bad, B