Episode 8: Policy + Disparity | Syndey Smanpongse
Sydney Smanpongse is a Master of Public Policy student at the University of California, Los Angeles. They hold a Bachelor's degree in sociology and political science from the University of California, Irvine. As a Los Angeles native, they have witnessed firsthand the vast disparities that disproportionately affect individuals from various minority backgrounds. As a growing policy practitioner, they are passionate about the opportunity to improve the quality of life for people and their communities through social policy. Sydney is pursuing a career as a nonprofit policy analyst to address issues that have the greatest impact on low-income communities such as racism, labor rights, and lack of protections for the LGBTQIA+ community.
In their free time, they enjoy cheering on Los Angeles' best basketball team (go Clippers!) and watching terrible movies.
ABOUT YOUR HOSTS:
David Moore is a University of California Santa Barbara alum and leads Santa Barbara’s Beloved Community Church, and also Jesus Collective, an online community which exists to foster wholeness and equity by healing relationships and cultural divides, honoring the dignity of all peoples, and protecting the biodiversity of our planet, through actively listening, understanding, partnering, and serving. He is the author of Making America Great Again: Fairy Tale? Horror Story? Dream Come True? Learn more at www.davidnmoore.com
Kerry Connelly, (she / her) MDiv, CCLC is the author of Good White Racist? Confronting Your Role in Racial Injustice and Wait, Is This Racist? A Guide to Becoming an Antiracist Church. Kerry holds her Master of Divinity from Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis, where she is currently pursuing her Doctorate of Ministry. She is a Certified Coach with additional certifications in DISC personality styles, conflict resolution (Cornell University), + she is a NYC Leadership Fellow. Passionate about all things spiritual, she is also trained in a number of intuitive energy healing modalities, including traditional Usui Reiki and Angel Reiki. When she is not consulting with predominantly White churches to help them deconstruct White pseudosupremacy in their daily operations, she is working 1:1 with clients to help them connect with their own higher guidance and to live deeply intuitive lives. You can learn more about Kerry at www.kerryconnelly.com.
