Name: In Conversation With: Ruba Marshood
Start: 2025-10-17T19:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-10-17T20:30:00-04:00
Location: Indy Reads

Join Patrick Armstrong of Conversation Piece Pod for the 5th installment of "In Conversation With" featuring Ruba Marshood at Indy Reads.
About this Event

For the fifth installment of In Conversation With, Ruba Marshood, CEO of Indy Reads, joins local storyteller Patrick Armstrong for an intimate conversation about the crucial (and often hidden) role of literacy in our everyday lives. Their conversation will explore Ruba's role in stewarding Indy Reads, the outsized impact literacy plays in our lived experiences, and how Indy Reads fights to make all forms of literacy accessible to our most vulnerable community members.

Join us for this live event on Friday, October 17 at 7pm, at Indy Reads in Fountain Square. Capacity is limited, so please register below!

Our deepest gratitude to Tinker Street for providing some refreshments for this event!

Patrick Armstrong (he/him) is a storyteller and entrepreneur. He is the host and producer of two award-winning podcasts: Conversation Piece, which explores the city of Indianapolis through the perspectives of its people, and The Janchi Show (pronounced: JohnChee), which amplifies and celebrates the Asian adoptee experience. Through conversation-based media and storytelling in all forms, Patrick works to provide new perspectives on the world – and people – around us and empower both individuals and organizations to meet difference, not with fear and judgement, but with curiosity and affirmation.

Conversation Piece: www.conversationpiecepod.com

The Janchi Show: www.janchishow.com

Personal: www.patrickintheworld.me

Instagram: www.instagram.com/patrickintheworld

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickintheworld/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ConversationPiecePodcast

Ruba Marshood oversees Indy Reads’ programs, brand, and growth to advance Indy Reads’ vision of literacy for all. A social justice leader, Ruba came to adult literacy and education after a decade of international community development work in Kenya, Jamaica, Papua New Guinea, and other parts of the world. She returned to the US with an eye on local impact and brought her international perspective to the Literacy Council of Northern Virginia (now EEC), where she launched their trademark Destination Workforce program, emphasizing the power of collaboration to create meaningful, student-centered transformation. An alumna of the Princeton AlumniCorps’ Emerging Leaders program, Ruba received her Bachelor of Science from the University of Maryland and her Master of Environmental Management and International Development from Duke University. Ruba proudly serves on the Board of Directors of the Museum of the Palestinian People, the first of its kind in the nation’s capital. A first-generation American who grew up in New Jersey, Ruba is fluent in Arabic, and a published photographer and photo-editor. She moved to Indy to become a Hoosier and embrace her role at Indy Reads in the summer of 2022. Ruba is inspired daily by the potential of literacy and education to advance society and by the wonderful team she gets to work alongside toward advancing this possibility. She enjoys exploring the city with her kids, dancing, and good food with great company.

This event is Pay-What-You-Can. Here’s what your suggested donation can do for the Indy Reads community:

FREE - This ticket is for attendees that would like to attend this event and are unable to purchase a ticket. Indy Reads values our community and facilitators. We are proud to provide programming to all. Thank you for being a part of our community!

$10 - This donation covers the cost of one attendee to this event. Indy Reads strives to bring the very best programming to Fountain Square and all Hoosiers. Thank you for helping us to keep our quality programs accessible for all!

$20 - This donation covers the cost of two attendees to this event. If you are attending as an individual, your ticket at this level makes it possible for another who cannot afford a ticket to attend. It is only through the generosity of our community that we are able to support programs that enrich the lives of all Hoosiers. Thank you for your support!

Other - "Pay-What-You-Can" really does mean pay what you can. Indy Reads appreciates that every one of our community members is able to support our vision of 100% literacy for all in different ways. Whether you can pay $5 or $50, we are so excited to see you - and thank you for your support!