# Nan Whaley

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You Can't Stop Planned Parenthood (with Nan Whaley and Gwynne Perry)

Today is the four-year anniversary of the Dobbs decision -- the day the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade and with it, our constitutional right to abortion care. But women across the country have been fighting back: marching, calling their legislators, and sharing their personal abortion storie…

The Person She Was Waiting For: Abbey Clements on Turning Survival Into a Movement

What happens when the organization you need does not exist…and you realize you may have to build it yourself? This week on Carry As You Climb, Nan Whaley sits down with Abbey Clements, Executive Director and Co-Founder of Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence. After surviving the Sandy Hook Elementa…

Making Real Progress: Roxanne Qualls on Compromise, Mentorship, and Redefining Leadership

Can you step into power without losing the values that got you there? When Roxanne Qualls was elected as Mayor of Cincinnati, she had already spent years as an activist pushing institutions to change. Elected office required something different: not abandoning those convictions, but learning how t…

Build It Yourself: Ro Nita and Donnica Hawes-Saunders on Ownership, Mistakes, and What We Pass Down

What do you do when the thing you want to build doesn’t exist yet…and no one is offering you a blueprint? For Ro Nita and Donnica Hawes-Saunders, the answer has often been the same: build it yourself.   This week on Carry As You Climb, Nan Whaley sits down in Dayton with a mother-daughter pair wh…

This Is Your Window: Kate Gallego on Betting on Herself When Life Was Falling Apart

What if your opportunity arrives at the exact moment you feel least prepared to take it? When Kate Gallego considered running for mayor of Phoenix, she was pregnant, navigating a highly public divorce, and watching deeply personal details of her life become national news. From within that experien…

You Can’t Do This Alone: Frances Strickland on Partnership, Tension, and the Long Game

What if the thing holding you back isn’t a lack of experience…but trying to do too much alone? Dr. Frances Strickland has spent decades around campaigns, classrooms, public service, and political movements without ever seeking elected office herself. A former First Lady of Ohio, educational psycho…

Good Enough to Start: Alyia Gaskins on Learning to Lead in Public

What changes when you stop waiting to feel like a leader…and start communicating like one? Before becoming Mayor of Alexandria, Alyia Gaskins thought the job would largely be about running effective meetings. Less than two years in, she sees it differently: the mayor is the city’s chief communicat…

Ready or not: Rose Lounsbury on Running for Office, Staying Curious, and Doing the Next Hard Thing

What do you do when the next hard thing is something you never imagined yourself doing?  Rose Lounsbury never planned to run for office. But after getting more involved in her community and growing frustrated with her representation at the Statehouse, she looked for someone who might challenge the…

Where Can I Have More Impact: Lauren McLean on Growth, Hard Conversations, and Knowing When to Lead

How do you know when you can have more impact by stepping into something bigger? Lauren McLean never planned to live in Boise, let alone become its mayor. But throughout a career spanning conservation, philanthropy, and public service, one question kept pushing her toward the next chapter: Where c…

Build What Doesn’t Exist: Tucson Mayor Regina Romero on Leadership, Redefining Public Safety, and Opening Doors

What happens when you spend years opening doors for other women, and then find yourself being asked to walk through one? Regina Romero wasn’t planning to become mayor of Tucson. She had spent years organizing women, building community power, and serving on the city council. But when the opportunit…