Join me, As I Walk Through the Valley with Mr. Murtaza Jaffer, a partner of EBC Printing & Signs in Allentown, and is an executive board member of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce.

We explore Murtaza's early beginnings in Tanzania to his current-day networking, mentoring, and bridge-building throughout the modern Lehigh Valley. As a previous recipient of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce⁠'s "Networker of the Year" award, he shares with us some of his best practices.

Join me today, As I Walk Through the Valley with Mr. Joe Vichot, a veteran United States Airforce and commercial pilot, who currently serves as the Chairman of the Lehigh County Republican Committee.

A quick note before you listen:

The goal of sharing my adventures As I Walk Through the Valley with all of you is to provide an honest and comprehensive view of the Lehigh Valley's diversity. That means that we sit down with clergy and industry leaders...it also means that we sit down with public officials and politicians.

When I sit down with the Red Team and the Blue Team, I endeavor to provide you, the listener, with an authentic window into what these movers and shakers are actually thinking - and I hope that it helps us all make sense of our collective reality.

Conservatives will probably dislike what my Progressives guests express.

Progressives will probably dislike what my Conservative guests have to say.

Such is America.

And maintaining the marketplace of ideas is a hallmark of our national identity that I hold dear as I begin to include people from the political sphere on our show.

Enjoy the episode!

With issues of immigration and enforcement facing the nation, join me As I Walk Through the Valley with The Rev. Maria Tjeltveit, previously rector of the Episcopal Church of the Mediator in Allentown, Pennsylvania and current President of the Allentown School District Foundation. We discuss her conception of American identity and how that informs her various roles in the Lehigh Valley.

Note: This interview was recorded on January 20th, 2026 and does not reference more recent events that are pertinent to our discussion.