Join Mike, Zoe, and the committed Dr.Claudia Vandiver who began Maywood Watchdog to bring the unspoken or unmet informational needs of her community. This episode touches on environmental concerns surrounding a contaminated site in Maywood, the challenges of local leadership, and the need for community mobilization. Dr.Vandiver strongly emphasizes the role of credible information in activism and her aspirations for the Maywood Watchdog to serve as a platform for education and empowerment. From writing a property tax boot camp guide to an exposé on village board members ignoring long-over due environmental protection concerns, this upstanding citizen has taken matters of educated reporting into her own hands.

The Maywood Watchdog is a news media and educational platform that is dedicated to the dissemination of high quality and factual information about community related topics.

About Guest

Community Activist/Writer & Publisher of Maywood Watchdog

Dr.Claudia Vandiver has been an adult educator at City of Chicago Colleges and community activist for over 15 years. My goal is to continue to help inspire and empower residents, to positively change their communities overall.

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