December 15, 2021

Latest ‘What’s Happening MoCo’ Podcast Episode Features a Conversation with Montgomery County Councilmember Nancy Navarro

In a conversation that includes managing adversity while serving as an elected official, on the newest edition of the “What’s Happening MoCo” podcast, Montgomery County Councilmember Nancy Navarro describes details of her political journey from her tenure on the Montgomery County Board of Education through her time serving three terms on the County Council.

The podcast is now available.

In the interview with host Derrick Kenny, Councilmember Navarro talks about her first successful run for County Council and some of the highlights of her career. Now concluding her last of 12 years on the Council, she addresses serving as Council president in 2019 and decisions that had to be made by the Council during the COVID-19 health crisis to help residents.

Throughout the podcast, listeners will get to know Councilmember Navarro and learn more about some of the obstacles she has faced.

The interview concludes with Councilmember Navarro offering advice to future generations of County leaders. More information about Councilmember Navarro is available at https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/Navarro/about.html.

To hear the episode, listeners can go to popular podcasting platforms including Apple Podcasts at https://bit.ly/whats-happening-moco. Spotify, Amazon Music (ask Alexa to play the What’s Happening MoCo podcast), iHeartRadio, Google Podcasts and others.

The video version of the podcast can be seen via the What’s Happening MoCo Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/WhatsHappeningMoCoPodcast or by visiting https://montgomerycountymd.gov/CCM/whats-happening-moco-podcast.html.

In past episodes, podcast host Kenny has addressed a wide variety of subjects. The show’s guests have included elected officials, Montgomery employees who specialize in specific aspects of government, business leaders and entertainers who live in the County. New podcasts are released twice a month.

Residents and others interested in asking a question or suggesting a topic to be addressed in a future episode are encouraged to engage via the Facebook page or via e-mail at derrick.kenny@montgomerycountymd.gov.

What’s Happening MoCo podcast episode archives can be accessed by visiting the podcast’s webpage at https://montgomerycountymd.gov/CCM/whats-happening-moco-podcast.html.