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Welcome to summer! It is a great time to slow down the hectic work pace and catch up on projects. The ELP office and the ELP Alumni Board have several projects going on to strengthen the program and we appreciate the time and input many of you have already offered in our endeavors.
The Leadership Book Project is in full swing. We have received some very enlightening essays from our fellows and we are in the process of collecting more data for the book through focus groups. We had one group meet on June 19, and a second one is scheduled for July 24. We may have one more, so keep on the lookout for another email.
The other project is a total make-over of the leaders website (hallelujah). Tomeeka Farrington '06 of Spotlight Communications is assisting us with this hefty project and we are very excited to get this underway. Part of the project is the brainchild of the '07 team project called Alumnet - designed as a means of retaining young professionals in Massachusetts. Members of this team created a website for our Alum, and we would like to work towards implementing their ideas and make the site available to you as a networking resource and a primary means of being informed about ELP opportunities. Also, a focus group has been scheduled to meet on July 22 from 5:30-7:30 to be led by Kim Proctor '04 of Customers that Click to come up with more ideas for this part of the website.
The alumni board is hard at work as well creating program ideas, social events, and ways and means of keeping us connected (see Get Linked In!). Do you have an idea you would like to share? Please feel free to send your thoughts to Isabel Hardy, chair of the alumni board.
May you all be able to "get out of dodge" for a few weeks this summer!
Cheers,
ELP Staff & Alumni Board
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ELP Upcoming Events |
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Summer Get-Together
July 19, 2008 from 11AM to 4PM or whenever...
Enjoy a relaxing day on the beach or on the deck. Food and drink compliments of Sue. Friends and family are welcome. Please RSVP to elpevents@umb.edu by July 14.
ELP Annual Luncheon
October 23, 2008
Liz Walker, WBZ-TV Host is the Keynote Speaker
"Leading with My Heart: How I Learned to Take Risks"
Westin Copley
If you have any pull in your company, and think they may want to sponsor a table, please let Andrea know ASAP. Sponsorship is tax deductable.
$5000 Gold sponsor 20 tickets, program listing
$2500 Silver sponsor 15 tickets, program listing
$1000 Bronze sponsor 10 tickets, program listing
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Chris Wickles, '08, Citizens Bank invites you to the World's Greatest Backyard Athlete Competition at this year's Life is good Festival on Boston Common, to be held on July 19th. Life is good Festivals rally good people around a great cause. All festivals are free to the general public. Money is raised through the national sales of Life is good festival merchandise, festival sponsorships, personal donations at the festivals, and additional Life is good monetary donations for the Life is good Kids Foundation; helping kids who face unfair challenges, including the trauma of violence and poverty.
Backyard Athletes are the heart and soul of the Festival. Athletes will compete for the coveted crown of World's Greatest Backyard Athlete by spitting watermelon seeds, tossing Frisbees, playing bocce balls and cranking Wiffle balls and kickballs over our replica Green Monster. To sign up or learn more, please go to www.Lifeisgood.com. |
| Recruitment Update: special thank you to our ELP recruiters |
The ELP staff wishes to extend a HUGE thank you to Mark O'Connor '05, recruitment chair; Bridget Hindle '08; Stephen Finocchio '06; and Craig Williams, '07, for volunteering their time to attend the ELP information sessions and speaking so passionately about the program. We had 27 people attend the sessions, and we are convinced that after listening to Mark, Bridget, Stephen, and Craig the attendees are bound to apply.
Also, thank you to Eduardo Crespo '04 for assisting the ELP with an information session venue.
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ELP on the Move |
Keep us posted... send information about career moves, advancements, board memberships, birth announcements, etc. to either your class representative (listed below) or to leaders@umb.edu. We look forward to hearing from you.
2004
Dano Weisbord will be leaving his position as senior project manager at CLF Ventures to become the environmental sustainability director at Smith College on August 11. See Smith College news release for more.
2005
Paul Francisco was quoted in The Boston Globe May 27, 2008, section C, in The power of many: Boston's minority professionals find strength in numbers at Get Konnected networking events.
2006
Philip J. Carver has been appointed to the ABCD Board of Directors. Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) is Boston's antipoverty agency, serving more than 100,000 low-income Greater Boston residents through its city-wide network of neighborhood-based organizations. ABCD provides innovative, timely programs that promote upward mobility and a higher quality of life for people and communities.
Darius X. Thompson has joined the American Red Cross Northern New England Division in the Bullet Services Division. 2007
Leah McLean has accepted a new job at the United Way as the Development Officer. The Development Officer builds and stewards relationships with high net-worth donors and prospects in the real estate and building industry communities in the greater Boston and Merrimack Valley area.
Jason Schupbach was featured in the front page of the business section of The Boston Globe on June 3, 2008 for his newly appointed position of Creative Economy Industry director at the Massachusetts Department of Business Development. The article also sparked two op eds (6/8/08 and 6/15/08).
Susan Soergel of NStar was unanimously elected to MetroWest Humane Society's board of directors for the upcoming year. She attributes her success to valuable information gained at the "getting on a board" session in May 08.
2008
Karen Anderson, Senior HR Representative at Putnam Investments received an officer promotion/appointment to Vice President. |
| ELP Speaker Judge Sandra Lynch |
The Honorable Sandra Lynch who has been a "path to leadership" speaker in the ELP each January was sworn in as the first female chief judge of the Boston-based appeals court. See Jurist's career of firsts hits a milestone article in The Boston Globe. |
| Reminder: Your 2008-2009 ELP Alumni Board |
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| Get Linked In! |
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 You're invited to join the ELP Alumni Group on LinkedIn. Joining will allow you to find and contact other ELP Alumni members on LinkedIn. The goal of this group is to have a place for all UMASS ELP Alumni to exchange information about upcoming events, activities, job/volunteer/networking opportunities for ELP Alumni. Let's stay connected and continue to strengthen the network of ELP Alumni.
Look forward to seeing you join the group!
Darius X. Thompson, 06 ELP Alumni
darius.thompson@gmail.com
603-494-8006
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Brief History of ELP |
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The Emerging Leaders Program is an executive training program for professionals in the Greater Boston area. In the program fellows enhance their leadership skills and learn how to work effectively with other leaders toward specific goals. Each fall, a group of "fellows" is chosen for a 10-month program involving a weeklong seminar, followed by monthly meetings and team projects. At its conclusion, fellows have honed their individual leadership skills in several areas, including communication, conflict resolution, the political process, entrepreneurship, media relations, networking, and teamwork. Click here to learn more |
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| Community Counts |
Little changes make a big difference. That is one of the underlying premises driving the service-oriented ELP fellows taking big strides toward making the Greater Boston community better. Are you doing great things in the community? Send an email to your class representative listed below:
2002 Class Representatives
Deanna Yameen and Carolyn Spicer: 2003 Class Representatives
Anne Marie Boursiquot King: 2004 Class Representative
Wendy Plotkin: 2005 Class Representative
Miriam Katz: 2006 Class Representative
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