🎬 Season 4, Episode 7 - Geraldine Acuña-Sunshine: Purpose, Leadership & Transforming Philippine Education

From her early days at Poveda in Quezon City to the halls of Harvard and Columbia, Geraldine Acuña-Sunshine has built a life dedicated to impact - in law, science, education, and cultural heritage. Once a corporate lawyer in Boston and New York, she later found her true calling in public service and social innovation.

As the President of the Sunshine Care Foundation and CEO of Khan Academy Philippines, Geraldine is leading groundbreaking work to cure X-linked Dystonia Parkinsonism (XDP) while transforming access to quality education across the Philippines.

In this inspiring episode, Geraldine opens up about:

✨ The founding of the Sunshine Care Foundation and the global mission to find a cure for XDP.

✨ Bringing Khan Academy to the Philippines - harnessing technology to revolutionize learning.

✨ The creation of The Philippine Living Heritage Initiative, empowering Fil-Am youth to reconnect with their cultural roots and identity.

🎙️ It’s a powerful conversation about resilience, leadership, and finding the courage to align one’s success with service - proving that purpose, when paired with action, can change lives.

🌐 Learn more:

💡 www.khanacademyphilippines.org

| www.sunshinecarefoundation.org

| www.ccxdp.org | www.philippinelivingheritage.org

Watch or listen now:

📺 YouTube: @theloidalewispodcast

🎧 Spotify: tinyurl.com/TheLoidaLewisPodcast

🍏 Apple Podcasts: tinyurl.com/apple-TheLoidaLewisPod

📩 Share your reflections: askloidalewis@gmail.com

#LoidaLewis #GeraldineAcuñaSunshine #KhanAcademyPhilippines #SunshineCareFoundation #CCXDP #EducationReform #PhilippineLivingHeritageInitiative #FilipinoAmerican #FilAm #WomenInLeadership #SocialImpact #PurposeDriven #HarvardAlumna #RepresentationMatters #TheLoidaLewisPodcast