20. Joanne Pasternack (USA) - How can pro athletes’ voices drive social justice?

Erika speaks to Joanne about how she has nourished professional relationships to open doors, what it was like to be on the front lines when Colin Kaepernick took a knee, and the role of professional athletes' voices to advocate for social justice.

Joanne Pasternack is a philanthropic strategist who, over the past two decades, has galvanized community engagement with internationally recognized brands including the Golden State Warriors, San Francisco 49ers, ServiceNow, City of Mountain View, and Special Olympics. As the President and CEO of Oliver+Rose and Co-Founder of Athletes’ Voices, Joanne works with professional athletes, entertainers, philanthropists, and executives to amplify impact and inspire change around their areas of passion.

Previously, Joanne spent twelve seasons leading philanthropic efforts for professional sports franchises, serving as Vice President, Philanthropy and Executive Director of the charitable foundations for the Golden State Warriors and the San Francisco 49ers. Joanne studied at the University of Pennsylvania (BA), Santa Clara University (JD), and Stanford GSB (EPNL) and is an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown, University of San Francisco, and the SEIC program. Joanne is former professional ice skater, and a vocal advocate for gender parity, inclusion, LGBTQIA+, and, in memory of her father, Bruce Pasternack, research around younger-onset Alzheimer’s disease.

Joanne’s LinkedIn & Instagram

Erika’s LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/erikamchen

Resources:

1. Oliver+Rose
2. Athletes' Voices, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Student Fellowship Program
3. Athletes in transition seek new purpose - The Atlantic (2023)
4. Sports & Entertainment Impact Certificate
5. Sport at the Service of Humanity
6. Special Olympics
7. Lakeshore Foundation
8. Positive Coaching Alliance
9. Figure Skating In Harlem
10. Angel City Sports
11. Patrick Willis

Episode Info:

• Episode recording date: September 20, 2022.
• See Erika’s LinkTree for episode transcript.
• “The Podcast Intro” by “Music_Unlimited” was retrieved from Pixabay. Licensor's Username and Licensee Username - erika_mueller.

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