Santa Barbara Talks 107: Santa Barbara City College's Geordie Armstrong

Santa Barbara City College professor Geordie Armstrong talks about the importance of empowering women in education, in this special edition of Santa Barbara Talks with Josh Molina. Armstrong, a professor of geography, teaches a variety of classes, including Human Geography, World Regional Geography, California Geography, Physical Geography, and Economic Geography. She explains how understanding geography can help shine a light on the complex challenges we face as human beings. Armstrong also dives into the topic of diversity, and what that means, and how diversity makes everyone stronger. Armstrong also shares her personal story of overcoming an abusive childhood and discusses how a couple of key people in her life encouraged her and helped point her in the right direction. Armstrong talked about overcoming imposter syndrome, finding a way to believe in her full potential and understanding that she deserved a seat at the table. Listen to Armstrong and Josh Molina talk about her amazing journey and how her hard work, courage and intelligence led her to a full-time job at SBCC. Now, she spends her days educating students, living her dream job. Please visit You Tube and subscribe to Santa Barbara Talks. Visit SantaBarbaraTalks.com and consider a financial contribution. Joshua Molina is a journalism instructor at Cal State University, Northridge and Santa Barbara City College. He brings his years of experience, intuition and listening skills to this podcast to help create amazing conversations with interesting and intriguing individuals.