Welcome to episode two of The Baylor Line’s flagship podcast, The Green Room.
In this episode, host Jonathon Platt sits down with former United States Marine Corps Reservist Alexandra Benda to explore a career that spans continents, combat zones, and the corridors of power. With a degree in Great Texts and over 13 years of military experience, Alexandra now serves as a Deployment Strategist at Air Space Intelligence – where she helps to track and coordinate multi-domain spaces.
Motivated by the uncertainties of the COVID-19 pandemic, she got inspired to get her MBA from Penn State when she saw how society was not using their time wisely and wanted to feel prepared for what’s next in life.
After six years of flight experience in North Carolina, she reported to HMX-1 to fly President Trump and later President Biden to Israel. Her story is one of perseverance: after a period of discouragement, one phone call changed her life.
What’s next for Alexandra? You can catch her participating in an iron man or relaxing with a good book. No more spoilers! You’ll have to listen to find out more…
We’ll have more new episodes of The Green Room for you every Monday and Thursday – stay tuned for the incredible list of guests we’ve already lined up, namely:
- Dr. Stephen Newby & Robert F. Darden, authors of Soon and Very Soon
- Dr. Jeter Basden, Professor Emeritus of Religion
- Dr. Coretta Pittman, Associate Professor of English and Baylor’s Vice Provost for Community Engagement
- And so, so many more.
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Credits:
Our theme music is “Short Circuit” by Ryan James Carr, with special guest appearance by – yes – Abner McCall.
Our episodes are made possible by a grant from the Eula Mae & John Baugh Foundation.
And special thanks to our managing producer, Hope Daughtry, and digital editor Kassidy Tsikitas.
