Sergio Avedian is a senior contributor at The Rideshare Guy. He is an active rideshare driver, and a consultant and advocate. Before sitting on a panel for the Zócalo/The James Irvine Foundation public program in Oakland, “What Is a Good Job Now? In Gig Work,” he stopped by the green room to talk about his days on Wall Street, swinging a golf club, and some of his most memorable rides.
Maxwell L. Stearns is the Venable, Baetjer & Howard Professor of Law at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. His latest book, Parliamentary America: The Least Radical …
Gilbert Johnson is the director of Strategic Reentry Initiatives at the Office of L.A. Mayor Karen Bass and previously was an organizer at Community Coalition in South L.A. Before joining …
Sam Lewis is the executive director of the Anti-Recidivism Coalition. He previously served as the director of Inside Programs where he created the Hope and Redemption Team, engaging formerly incarcerated staff to lead rehabilitative …
Carmen Garcia is the executive director of Root & Rebound. Before joining the Zócalo program “What Is a Good Job Now?” For the Formerly Incarcerated—supported by The James Irvine Foundation—Garcia …
Richard Greenfield teaches creative writing at the Creative Media Institute at New Mexico State University. He is the author of three books of poetry, most recently, Subterranean, and is one …
