Reinvention in Stockton starts with people. Family, faith, and Black history shape young leaders; high expectations and visible role models invite the whole community to “come together.” Mentorship turns promise into pathways: Phoenix Scholars supports first-gen, low-income students through applications, scholarships, and personal statements, building generational opportunity. Meanwhile, grassroots coalitions coordinate across safety, health, blight, cultural preservation, housing, and inclusion—proving that cross-sector collaboration can lift South Stockton and create momentum for the city at large.

Episode Guests

• Racole Dixon (mother of Michael Tubbs)
• Barbara Nicholson (grandmother of Michael Tubbs)
• Tasha Dixon (aunt of Michael Tubbs)
• Dr. Rebekah Fenton (physician; Phoenix Scholars co-founder with Michael Tubbs)
• Nicholas Hatten—Founder/Executive Director, San Joaquin Pride Center
• Fred Sheil—Administrator, STAND (Substance abusers Taking Action to Neutralize Drugs)
• Dillon Delvo—Co-Founder & Executive Director, Little Manila Rising
• Jasmine Dellafosse—Founding Member, Reinvent South Stockton Coalition

Hosts: Eric Estrada (associate producer), George Koster (creator, series host) and Nick McClendon (associate producer/interviewer)

Your voice matters! Support these Stockton nonprofits! They are vital for economic growth, community health, and empowering future leaders. Watch, listen, and share this crucial episode with your networks, local officials, and arts funders.

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In this powerful season finale, guests explore five urgent themes—economic power of the arts, youth-led civic engagement, cultural equity, legislative reform, and creative healing. From museum-building to policy change and correctional programs, they reveal how arts work fuels systemic solutions and community transformation across California.

Show Guests:

+Jackie Melendez-Assistant City Manager, City of Chino

+Tracy Hudak-Director of Field Engagement,California for the Arts

+Josiah Bruny-CEO,Music Changing Lives

+Danielle Brazell-Executive Director,California Arts Council (CAC)

+Kristen Sakoda-Director, Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture

+Jennifer Laine-Executive Director, San Benito County Arts Council & President of California Arts Advocates

+Shira Lane-Founding Executive Director, Atrium 916

+Dr. Meghna Bhat-Founder,Gula Stories

+Ruben Reveles, Futuristic Chicanx Artist

+Alex Gallardo Valdeolivar-AIC Coordinator/ Instructor, Arts Council of Kern

+ Eric Estrada, Co-Host, Assoc Producer, Voices of the Community

+ Eduardo Robles: Summit Roaming Reporter, California for the Arts and Voices of the Community

+ George Koster: Creator, Host, Producer, Voices of the Community

Your voice matters! Support the arts now! They are vital for economic growth, community health, and empowering future leaders. Watch, listen, and share this crucial episode with your networks, local officials, and arts funders.

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"I have been used, abused and silenced within the nonprofit industrial complex... I'm not gonna take it anymore... I'm gonna get mine and my community's gonna get there's this year" - Nikko Kimzin, Kimzin Creative

In Part One of season two of Where Art Meets Impact highlight episode. This episode features inspiring voices from the 2024 California Arts and Culture Summit, which highlights, how artists and advocates tackle three major issues: legitimizing creative careers as real work, integrating arts into health systems, and empowering economic justice through entrepreneurship and guaranteed income. Learn how intentional funding, narrative shifts, and artist-led collaborations are creating systemic change.

Guests Include:

+ Julie Baker: CEO of California for the Arts

+ Nataki Garrett: Co-artistic Director of One Nation, One Project

+ Chris Appleton: Founder and CEO of Arts Pharmacy

+ Dr. Indre Viskontas: Cognitive Neuroscientist, Scientist, Communicator, Opera Singer and Stage Director

+ Dr. Tasha Golden: Director of Research for the International Arts Mind Lab at Johns Hopkins University.

+ Tamaira “Miss Tee” Sandifer-CEO & Founder, Studio T Arts & Entertainment

+ Nikko Kimzin: Founder, Kimzin Creative, an LLC

+ Jamie Hand: Director of Strategic Impact and Narrative Change at Creatives Rebuild New York

+ Nurit Siegal Smith: Executive Director, Music Forward Foundation

+ Marcus Mitchell: Public Administrator, the City of West Hollywood's Arts

+ Eric Estrada, Co-Host, Assoc Producer, Voices of the Community

+ Eduardo Robles: Summit Roaming Reporter, California for the Arts and Voices of the Community

+ George Koster: Creator, Host, Producer, Voices of the Community

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Delve deeper into Voices of the Community Series on Arts & Culture, Making the Invisible-Visible, Covid-19's impact on nonprofits, small businesses and local government, City of Stockton's rise from the ashes of bankruptcy and our archives: You can explore episodes, speakers, organizations, and resources through each series web page. Watch and learn from all five series now!