Meet Carol Schoenecker, a coach for the Robert Morris University rowing team and a doctoral student at Duquesne University where her research is based on equity and collegiate sports.

In this episode of The Paul Spradley show, Carol shares with the host, Dr. Paul David Spradley her interest behind minoring in African Studies in college and becoming a teacher at Homewood Children’s Village. She also shares some of the efforts that she and her colleagues have put in place to ensure that there is equality in the rowing sport.

Listen in to learn some leadership and life components that you can take away from the rowing sport. You will also learn why staying in your comfort zone, is stopping you from learning.

Examples of care-based leadership in practice from this episode include:

· The leadership components involved in the rowing sport including, why the boat does not move when the team is not in sync.

· How Carol was impacted as a woman by the rowing sport.

· How her ignorance as a White woman, led Carol to study African studies and fall in love with it.

· Because of her continued desire to pursue diversity and moving outside of her comfort zone, Carol served with AmeriCorps at the Homewood Kids’ Village

· Though college sports in general lack diversity, Carol discusses very intentional efforts in place to ensure the rowing sport has put in place a culture that values diversity and inclusion.

You can connect with Carol via email at [email protected] 

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