The Spotcast

When Associate Vice President for Facilities and University Architect Brent Stringfellow joined us for The Spotcast in December 2019, we had no way of knowing what 2020 had in store. Our conversation may be all the more enjoyable for Lehigh community members who are missing the eclectic beauty of campus.

What do you do as a new leader of a performing arts organization when your theater has to be closed because of a pandemic? Meet Mark Wilson, Executive Director of Zoellner Arts Center at Lehigh University, in this fascinating interview recorded in the summer of 2021. From his childhood in Iowa to the international opera stage and many twists and turns along the way, Mark takes us on a career and life journey that you won't want to miss.

The Spotcast sat down with�Assistant Vice President of Community and Regional Affairs, Adrienne McNeil for a conversation. We talked about about Lehigh's role in the community, her career path, and more. Learn more about some of the activities and developments Adrienne discusses in this special feature:�<a href='https://www2.lehigh.edu/news/sunrise-on-the-south-side'>Sunrise On The South Side</a>.

Learning and Development Specialist Tarah Cicero visits The Spotcast to talk about career enrichment at Lehigh, weaving her personal passions and her work together, and why building relationships is so important to her.

Meet Lehigh's Chief Technology Officer Ilena Key and learn how her team's ability to transform Lehigh into a fully remote enterprise in March 2020 was built on years of good decision-making.

Lehigh University Chief of Police Jason Schiffer joins host Hillary Kwiatek on the first episode of The Spotcast, the podcast dedicated to telling the stories of the people who keep Lehigh going and growing.

Get to know the Director of the Lehigh University Art Galleries. Learn about the crooked path that led William Crow to Lehigh and what happens to an art museum when the world shuts down.

Ainsley Lamberton, Administrative Director of the Office of the Vice President and Provost Research and Graduate Studies, joined us to discuss her career journey, the service work she does at Lehigh that enriches her life, and more.

Welcome back to The Spotcast! Our second season starts with an interview with Brian Slocum, Manager of the Wilbur Powerhouse and Design Labs on Lehigh's campuses. Learn how Brian and his team pivoted during the pandemic and served thousands of healthcare workers in the community. Plus, find out how a natural disaster has beautified campus buildings.

For our final episode of season one, we sat down with Bill Whitney, Administrative Director of the Office for Creative Inquiry. Bill shares his unlikely career journey and explains just what Creative Inquiry is all about. We recorded our interview prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Yenny Anderson, Ed.D. is Vice Provost of 'https://oirsa.lehigh.edu/'>Institutional Research and Strategic Analytics at Lehigh. She manages a team of seven employees whose mission is to provide the business intelligence and data necessary for senior leaders of the institution to make the weighty decisions that are required to keep Lehigh strong.