Seton Hall Undergraduate Leaders Podcast

Lead interviewer Madeline Kruszczynski explores leadership development, social media strategy, and overcoming challenges in student entrepreneurship with junior leadership student Justin Lotito.

Leadership Junior Adreanna Dones discusses the evolution of healthcare marketing, leadership, and the impact of emerging technologies with Jonathan Male the CEO and Managing Partner of Reality Rx Communication and Hoon Chang the Managing Director of Account and Strategic Planning at Reality Rx. 

Buccino Senior Christian Almestica talks with Lori Tarke about her proffessional journey in advocacy and in assuming the role as Executive Director of the Joseph A. Unanue Latino Institute.

Dr. Debra Surface talks about the mental health field and her own mental health journey with the Undefeated team. 

Lead interviewer Kaila Engle talks the importance of DEI and mentorship in the legal field with Jayme Cassidy.

Buccino Nursing Students Juliana Vitolo and Samantha Gizzi discuss the benefits of the Insitute for nursing students, the importance of self-care, and advice for nursing students with Theresa Wang, a recent Buccino graduate and current NICU ICU nurse.

Lead interviewer Christian Almestica discusses the power of building relationships with Denis Stypulkoski, a Seton Hall Alum, Tech entrepreneur, and CEO of Reimagine Advisors. 

Lead Interviewer Adreanna Dones discusses the impact and responsibilities of being an active leader on campus with current senior leadership student Christian Almestica. 

Lead Interviewer Kaila Engle discusses new changes to the Buccino Leadership Institute and pressing questions, such as why it is worth joining and what it is about, with Elizabeth Halpin, the Undergraduate Director of the Buccino Leadership Institute.

In this episode of the Undergraduate Leaders Podcast, Julia Haines, Miranda Mazzella, and Rebecca Ghatan from UndefeatED sit down to have a conversation with Dr. Jayne Duncan, an eating disorder psychologist within CAPs at SHU. UndefeatED aims to spread awareness about eating disorders and desires to empower others in their recovery. 

 Senior interviewers Anna Thibodeau and Alyssa Carrier discuss the role and impact of the Buccino Leadership Student Council with co-founders Beth Berardi and Jacob Walker [video]. 

A group of junior diplomacy students facilitate a conversation about the environmental and leadership implications of the Palestine-Israel conflict with Environmental Anthropologist Dr. Jacob Weger and Diplomacy and International Relations Proffesor and Scholar Dr. R. Jospeh Huddleston. 

Interviewer Adreanna Dones talks about leadership, networking, and how to create your best self with Christine Fowler-Phillips. 

Interviewer Sophie Ulm talks about working in the intelligence field with Tonya Ugoretz, Assistant Director for the Directorate of Intelligence. 

Interviewer Alyssa Carrier discusses the Women in Leadership Initiative with Androulla Papatherapontos and Jennie Nielsen.

Interviewers Kaila Engle and Atlas Burns talk about the future of the Institute and ongoing changes with the Executive Director of the Buccino Institute, Dr. Stanton Brown. 

Dominick Valentine talks with Byron Hurt, writer, speaker, and award-winning documentary filmmaker, about leading changes and activism. 

Alyssa Carrier talks about pursuing career passions and SHU Greek life with Samantha DeMarse, the Assistant Director of Student Leadership at Seton Hall. 

Kaila Engle chats with junior leaders Brooke and Madison Loza about being business owners, students, and their One-Stop-Eco-Shop. 

Kaila Engle talks about community leadership and the power of being the change you wish to see in the world with Father Alvaro Ramos, a current catholic priest and former private equity executive. 

Incumbent podcast director Kaila Engle talks to departing director Kai DeJesus about their time as director and the lessons they've learned along the way.

Kai DeJesus talks confidence and communication with Katie Dorrer, Strategic Communications Director for the Buccino Leadership Institute.

Kai DeJesus sits down with members of Team UndefeatED, one of this year's IDTs. IDTs, or Interdisciplinary Teams, are groups of freshmen and sophomore members of the Buccino Leadership Institute that set out to complete a goal. UndefeatED aims to spread awareness about eating disorders.

Interviewer Kai DeJesus talks helping teens and educating others with founder of David's Shoes Elaine Lane.

Interviewer Kai DeJesus talks podcast pre-production with podcast interviewer and Global Current Executive Producer Jasmine Deleon.

Kai DeJesus talks public speaking with Voice of Leadership Curriculum Director Joshua Axton.

Kai DeJesus talks about finding yourself in your career and marginalized group in academic studies with Dr. Valerie Adams-Bass, a developmental psychologist and assistant professor of Childhood Studies at Rutgers University.

Interviewer Kristen McGuire talks finding your voice and servant leadership with Seton Hall Model United Nations President Lisi Cavalli.

Interviewer Kai DeJesus talks about family ties and making art with poet, historian, and creator of the Brister English project Walt Way.  

Interviewer Kaila Engle talks about group management and being nice to yourself with Alexandra Cherry, the president of The Women's Network Chapter at Seton Hall.

Kai DeJesus talks internal motivation and making your own future with TikTok community content creator, Sony Music college marketing representative, and music teacher Semajah Parker.

Go behind the scenes with Kai DeJesus and Kaila Engle as they discuss what it means to find your voice and put yourself out there in this first installment of the podcast's Interviewer Series-- turning the questions back on the people who usually ask them.

Host Kai DeJesus talks community organizing and letting marginalized communities speak for themselves with filmmaker and farmworker organizer Edgar Aquino-Huerta.

Interviewer Kai DeJesus talks about conflict management and communication with Student Government Senator and Gaming Sector Vice President Dan Braile.

Host Peter Colon talks entrepreneurship, risk-taking, and company culture with Jamie Weeks, founder and CEO of Honors Holdings and Legacy Franchise Concepts.

Interviewer Kai DeJesus talks decision-making and more with one of the biggest decision-makers on campus: Katherine Fainer, Director of Undergraduate Admissions at Seton Hall University.  

Host Kai DeJesus talks volunteering for elections and getting involved in your community with former volunteer political organizer and current Seton Hall SGA Environmental Protection & Conservation Commissioner Morgan Hurlock.

Interviewer Kai DeJesus talks boundaries, social work, and connecting with others with licensed clinical social worker Dr. Widian Nicola.

Interviewer Kai DeJesus talks volunteering and Know More with Know More peer educator Mackenzie Puckett.

Host Peter Colon talks staying organized, performing in interviews, and more with Buccino Scholar and head of the Buccino Institute's Women in Leadership Initiative Brea Horta.

Kai DeJesus talks getting in touch with your community and making peace with trial and error with president of Seton Hall's Food Recovery Network Geraldine Gascon.

The Seton Hall Undergraduate Leaders Podcast celebrates 100 Episodes with the current podcast director, Kai DeJesus.  

Sid Kapoor talks PoliSci internships and Period Equality with Sophia Dinman, Strategic Communications Director for the Buccino Leadership Institute and Policy Coordinator for PeriodSHU.