Baytown Engage

Episode 17: Supporting the Community with the United Way

This week, Erline was joined by guest host Sabrina as they discussed how to support the community in the wake of the financial hardship brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic with Traci Dillard and Terry Sain of the United Way. Listen as they give information on how to receive help and also, how to help your community through the United Way. See you all next week! 

Episode 16: Get Out and VOTE!

This week, Erline spent a little time talking to voters about how they are approaching voting in the age of COVID and also discussing what voting means to them. After that segment, we revisit part of the episode with Leticia Brysch & Eileen Hall on elections and where to vote locally. We hope you enjoy this episode and we'll see you back here next week!

Episode 15: Garth Road Widening Project w/ Nick Woolery & Andrea Brinkley

This week, Erline, and her guest co-host, Jamie, sit down with Nick Woolery & Andrea Brinkley to discuss everyone's favorite street in Baytown: Garth Road. If you would like to get up to the date information on the Garth Road Expansion Project, past meetings and upcoming discussions, tune in for all the information you could ask for!  Visit www.baytownengage.com for more information and to follow upcoming city projects. Get ENGAGED!

Episode 14: Macla Aguilera

This week, Erline sat down with Officer Macla Aguilera. Officer Aguilera has been with the City of Baytown Police Department for 10 years and is the city's D.A.R.E and Crime Prevention officer focusing on engaging the community and keep the youth aware and safe. She has really placed her passion for community engagement in many exciting programs for the youth and adults. Please enjoy as Officer Aguilera shares a little about her journey and the great things Baytown PD is doing for the community.

If you have community engagement ideas for the City of Baytown Police please fee free to contact Officer Aguilera at macla.aguilera@baytown.org

Episode 13: Kevin Craven

Welcome to another of Baytown Engage! This week, Erline did a Zoom interview with Kevin Craven, a 1988 graduate of Robert E. Lee High School who attended TSU and U of H. He is a married father of 5, who grew up in up in Oakwood Addition (Oak Addition) here in Baytown. His grandfather, E. Cartwright, was one of the authors of a 1970 list of requests given to the Goose Creek School Board by the Black students in an effort to gain some equality and to tone down the Confederate imagery at the school. Listen as Mr. Craven discusses his grandfather, growing up in Baytown and the issues he faced as a student at Robert E. Lee High School.  

Episode 12: Leticia Brysch & Eileen Hall

This week Erline is once again joined by guest-host, Jamie Eustace, as they interview Leticia Brysch, our current City Clerk, and Eileen Hall, our former-City Clerk/current-Election Official. Listen to get all of your election information for the upcoming November Elections, information on early voting (which starts October 13th!) and also information on the new Baytown Police Advisory Committee. This is your chance to learn everything you need to know about getting engaged with your local, state and federal government! 

Episode 11: Tiffany Foster

We return from our end-of-Summer break to bring you an interview with Tiffany Foster. Tiffany is the newly-retired former-Director of Planning for the City of Baytown. She has been with the city for 24 years and had a major role in the continued growth of Baytown. Listen as Erline sits down with Tiffany and guest-host, Jamie Eustace, for a look back on her career and the growth she witnessed while with the city. 

Episode 10: Jamie Eustace and Sabrina Martin

This week, we were joined by the Sterling Municipal Library's director and creator of the Baytown Engage podcast, Jamie Eustace, as well as Sabrina Martin, the City of Baytown Community Engagement Coordinator. Both Jamie and Sabrina have been instrumental in bringing the community closer to the city government here in Baytown. During this episode, we get a preview of future initiatives and a look back on what we've accomplished so far this year. 

Episode 9: Sherman Gray

Please welcome Sherman Gray III: Founder and CEO of the Comm/Unity WORKS nonprofit organization, McNair/Baytown resident, son, husband, father, and faith leader. Comm/Unity Works focuses on using the power of UNITY to bring positive measurable change through mentorship, education, advocacy, and youth enrichment. We discussed his organization, his journey to realizing his purpose, and how remaining silent will stunt community growth. Enjoy!

Episode 8: Teclesha Blanchard

This week, we had the pleasure of welcoming Ms. Teclesha Blanchard to Baytown Engage podcast. Ms. Blanchard is a 2021 Juris Doctor Candidate attending Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University. In 2016, Ms. Blanchard was the first African American woman, and the only candidate of Caribbean heritage, to ever run for Baytown City Council. We discussed her life and times in Baytown as a student at Horace Mann Junior High and Robert E. Lee High School. Ms. Blanchard and I discussed the dark history that Baytown carries and the light that has shined on our own issues here in Baytown. Enjoy!

 

Update: Since this episode was recorded, the Baytown Police Department has relieved Nathaniel Brown of his duties as an officer with the city.