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Q LEADERS UNDER 40
SHE, HER | AGE 31 HE, HIM | AGE 34
DR. SARAH STEVE

SKIDMORE SOSNA

INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP METEOROLOGIST, NBC
DOCTOR & FUTURIST, PHILADELPHIA
SKIDMORE CONSULTING,
LLC, PROFESSOR, FULL SAIL
UNIVERSITY My responsibilities are changing as
drastically as our climate. Instead
I believe my responsibility at this of just giving 10-day forecasts, I’m
moment in history is to create envi- using my on-air time to teach people
ronments - whether a course, training, of all communities how they can
retreat or service project – where folx help mitigate these frequent weather
T are empowered to know their strengths disasters. I’m working on bringing
40 LGB thrive in their contexts. I envision a tion of leaders through school talks and
and then leverage those strengths to
climate education to the next genera-
world with stronger leadership. To
community programs. My purpose is to
bring about this vision, we must each
save lives during weather emergencies
recognize and celebrate our unique
strengths. Our teams, business, and and help keep my neighbors safe. We
share one planet; it’s imperative we
societies become stronger as we all live act as one global community to save it.
into our strengths and create commu- CREDIT: BIG MIKE PHOTOGRAPHY It’s my responsibility to be out, proud,
nities where folx know they belong. By visible and vocal about these issues.
doing this, we may unlock a new future
for us all! SHE, HER | AGE 27
TAYLOR

SMALL

STATE REPRESENTATIVE,
VERMONT GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
PRIDE CENTER OF VERMONT,
PROGRAM DIRECTOR, DRAG
ENTERTAINER

Our work, especially in state govern-
ment, needs to refocus on collaboration
and non-partisan debate that centers
the impact of policies on our constit-
uencies; and I believe it is my respon-
sibility to continue to engage in the
difficult, yet necessary conversations
to help mend the polarization within
our communities. As elected officials,
we have the distinct responsibility to
role model healthy conflict especially
in times, like we are in now, where
divisiveness takes center stage.

CREDIT: MAXWELL POTH
CREDIT: NBC10
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