Carol Coletta, Shirley Madill, and Eric Avner Discuss Social Infrastructure - October 22, 2025

Guests Carol Coletta, Shirley Madill, and Eric Avner discuss the importance of social infrastructure and how we can make our communities more joyful. Carol Coletta will be speaking at The Walper Hotel on Nov. 6th as part of the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery's Culture Talks series. Tickets can be purchased from KWAG.ca About our guests :Carol Coletta is a Fellow at the Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation at Johns Hopkins University, and former President & CEO of Memphis River Parks Partnership. Shirley Madill is the Executive Director of the Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery, a cultural leader who’s been instrumental in shaping the region’s artistic landscape.Eric Avner is the President & CEO of the Waterloo Region Community Foundation, where he’s guiding strategic investments to build a more equitable, connected, and sustainable community.Thank you to our podcast sponsors Grand Valley Construction Association and Waterloo Region Community Foundation.