Lead On! — Barb Ricotta

This week, Sarah and Kelsey interiew Barb Ricotta, Dean of Students at University of Buffalo. Listen to Barb’s advice about failure in leadership and how to overcome challenges! Want more? Reach out to leadub@buffalo.edu!
This week, Sarah and Kelsey interiew Barb Ricotta, Dean of Students at University of Buffalo. Listen to Barb’s advice about failure in leadership and how to overcome challenges! Want more? Reach out to leadub@buffalo.edu!
This week, Sarah and Kelsey talk to UB Student Association’s incoming President and Vice President, Becky Paul-Odionhin and Sammi Pang. Hear about their plans for SA, what got them to this position, and the power of getting involved. Want to […]
“Barriers are in the environment, not the individual.” This week, Sarah and Kelsey chat with Christina Papaleo, the Access Coordinator at Syracuse University. Christina works with over 300 students to provide them counseling on disability-related issues using the social justice […]
“You don’t need to do anything to be worthy of taking care of yourself.” Julia is a social media enthusiast who loves to excite, inspire, and motivate people to cut through the digital clutter by being authentic and vulnerable online. […]
“Being a leader is not about giving my ideas, it’s about giving platforms for people” Calling all gamers! This week Sarah and Kelsey interview Jordan Walbesser, UB double alum and counsel at Mattel Inc. With his degrees in computer engineering […]
Today we chat with Laura Azzarella, 2011 UB alumnus. Laura is a strategic HR partner with a passion for servant leadership, organizational transformation, and employee engagement. She currently serves as the associate VP of HR/Employee engagement at Daemen College. Listen […]
This week we talk to Hailey Syperski, Residence Hall Association President. Hailey has been part of RHA since her first year at the University of Buffalo — it all started with a giant moose! Listen to Hailey’s journey and hear what […]
We’re back with an episode featuring Dominic Floro, a UB double alumni! Dominic worked in the corporate world for 17 years and then in July 2020, transitioned into a nonprofit company. Dominic also has two siblings that currently work at […]
Durgham Alyasiri joins us today to talk about his heart work — the work that brings his passions to his career. Durgham has worked in the nonprofit sector for the past few years, and as a passion for bringing about […]
This week we’re talking to Samual Santiago, 2018 UB School of Management alumnus. Sam works at Mass Mutual Financial where he continues to develop the leadership skills he learned in his time at UB. Sam talks about how taking care […]