Dear Fellows,
Nominate, nominate, nominate ~ our lines our open for your picks for the 2010 Emerging Leaders Program. The deadline is June 16th, but if we get them sooner, we can invite them to an upcoming information session. To nominate on-line, simply visit our new website, and click on the Apply link. We appreciate your support.
Sincerely,
Sherry, Pat, Andrea, & Glendalys |
| Alumni Board Update |
On April 28th, the ELP Alumni Board held a special event featuring Marsh Carter, Chair, NYSE. Carter met with over 50 Alumni and Fellows to discuss the current state of the economy. The attendees explored with Carter ideas on how tomorrow's leaders can prevent future economic downfalls. The event also was an opportunity to thank Isabel Hardy of Weber Shandwick for her year-long commitment to chairing the Alumni Board, and to welcome Stephen Finocchio of State Street as the incoming chair. Jodi Wolin of the Children's Trust Fund will assist in the role of vice chair. New board members are listed below. To see more pictures from this event, please visit our on-line photo album. |
| New Website! |
We will be sending fellows a hard copy mailing of your login and password to access your bio if you need to make any changes. Stay tuned for more as we prepare to launch Alumnet. |
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ELP Upcoming Events |
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ELP Information Sessions
Please invite your collegues to attend an ELP Information session. We will be having one on May 20th from 7:45AM to 9:00AM and another on June 9 from 11:45AM to 1:00PM. Details can be found on our homepage. Also, consider volunteering to attend an information session as a spokesperson for the program.
Voices of the Future: Emerging Leaders Book Party
Come and celebrate the publication of the Emerging Leaders Program Anthology on July 14 5:30PM - 7:30PM at the Federal Reserve! We will hold a reception to honor our authors and to network. RSVP is required. Email elpevents@umb.edu.
It is our belief that the voices of these emerging leaders offer valuable insights to those of us who work in leadership and to organizations that strive to promote leaders... Their personal stories are powerful and the insights they offer will help us all face the future with confidence. - Sherry Penney
In 1998, I recall sitting on the cold steps of La Paz, Bolivia, at 1 am, despondent about the well-being of our children in Bolivia and the other 200 million street children in the world. Ironically, it was a fourteen-year-old street girl who gave me counsel and encouragement. At the end of our talk, I told her that their lives are significant and their voices will never be left unheard. After much personal introspection and a sincere desire to advocate for our children and not myself, we published When Invisible Children Sing in 2006. This commitment has informed my views on healthcare and my own career. ~Dr. Chi-Cheng Huang
As a first-generation, dual-citizen African-American, born to naturalized U.S. citizens in Boston (mother born in Panama, Canal Zone, and father born in Barbados, West Indies), I was raised with a rich cross-cultural appreciation and the belief that I can do anything that I make up my mind to do. To my parents, hard work and a good education were the keys to success in America. To them, knowledge was something that "no one can take away." When they reflected on my future as a child of the 1970s, surrounded by the turmoil of busing and racial divides in the city of Boston, they often said: "Whatever you decide to do or be, 'Do and Be the Best.'" ~Sandra Best Bailly
Our authors are: Sandra Bailly, Ron Bell, David Dance, Lisa De Angelis, Hugh Drummond, Paul Francisco, Armindo Goncalves, David Halbert, Chi Huang, Andrea Hurwitz, Anne Marie Boursiquot King, Georgianna Melendez, Nate Pusey, Michael Rawan, Pauliina Swartz, Mary Tolikas, Amanda Trojan, Deanna Yameen, Christie Getto Young and one who wishes to remain anonymous.
 The Emerging Leaders celebratory lunch to congratulate the 2009 cohort will be on Wednesday, October 7 from 11:30AM - 1:30PM at the Westin Copley Hotel. Our Keynote speaker is Jeff Taylor, business entreprenuer, founder of monster.com and founder and CEO of Eons.com.
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Brianna Forde '09 would like to announce that GoKids™ Boston is holding a fundraiser to help disadvantaged children and teens from the Boston area adopt a healthier way of life. On May 16 at 9:30AM through May 17 at 10AM, the UMass Boston Campus will be hosting their flagship event: GoKids 24 which is an around the clock relay that raises money for programs and activities offered at GoKids™.
Goals for this event are to: a) reach out to the Boston and surrounding towns by raising awareness on the rising childhood obesity epidemic; b) raise funds to provide scholarship opportunities to inner-city Boston youth; and c) introduce our state-of-the-art facility to families and other youth organizations to facilitate partnership opportunities.
If you would like to find out more, or get involved with this event, please contact Brianna.Forde@umb.edu. |
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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.
2002
 Christopher Peabody (pictured second from left) was featured in the Out of the Office section of the Boston Business Journal, May 1-7, 2009 edition for his involvement in the Greenway Cleanup.
2003
A project Participatory Chinatown by Jeremy Liu and the Asian Community Development Corporation is one of 19 winners of the 2009 Digital Media and Learning Competition funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. ACDC is the only winner selected in New England from amongst a global pool of applicants. Participatory Chinatown is a collaborative effort of the Asian Community Development Corporation, Emerson College New Media faculty, and the Boston Metropolitan Area Planning Council.
2004
Nicole DeVita will be starting a new job with Blue Cross Blue Shield on June 1st.
Robert Fortes is launching a campaign for city council at-large in Boston. His campaign will focus on education, small business/jobs, transportation, and public safety. This is going to be a very competitive and exciting campaign with over 19 people competing for 4 seats. He is in need of volunteers. If you are interested in helping Robert, e-mail him at chris@fortesforboston.com or rob@fortesforboston.com.
Georgianna Meléndez was recently named Co-Director for the Commonwealth Compact at the University of Massachusetts Boston. The project aims to make Massachusetts a destination of choice for people of color.
David Howse of the Boston Children's Chorus has been named as the Executive Director-Designate. The transition, which was unanimously approved by the Board, will take place during July.
2006
 Diane Darling received the 2009 Rising Star Award from the Center for Women & Enterprise. She was recognized in the Boston Business Journal (pictured fourth from the left) in the April 17-23, 2009 Out of the Office Section. You can also see her on YouTube. 2007
 Marlo Fogelman was recognized in the May 2009 edition of Women's Business Boston as one of the readers' choice top 10 advertising & marketing professionals.
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Jumpstart Young Professionals Committee
Jumpstart's Northeast Region would like to invite you to join Jumpstart's Young Professionals Committee, a select group of Boston-area young professionals committed to building support and awareness for early education and Jumpstart's work with at-risk children in Boston. Jumpstart's mission is to work towards the day that every child in America enters school prepared to succeed and the Young Professionals Committee is an important way that Jumpstart works to achieve this goal in Boston. Committee members support children and Jumpstart's programming in Boston through summer awareness building and fundraising activities. It is also a wonderful way to network with other area young professionals. We invite you to join the 2009 Young Professionals Committee and help us build a movement of Boston young professionals working to reach the day when every child in Boston enters school prepared to succeed. To learn more, please contact Ashley at 857.413.4575 or ashley.widboom@jstart.org.
Board Opportunity: T H E W E L C O M E P R O J E C T
Education and advocacy with Somerville's immigrant community The Welcome Project (TWP), based at the Mystic Public Housing Development in Somerville, was established in 1987 by community residents to support immigrant and refugee families facing discrimination along with social, cultural and linguistic barriers as they arrived in Somerville.
TWP is located in the Mystic Activity Center in the heart of the Mystic Development, the city's largest public housing complex. Our mission is to build a stronger citywide community by diminishing racism and empowering refugee and immigrant communities. We create opportunities for residents of all backgrounds to work together to improve their social, economic, and personal well-being. If you are interested in becoming a board member, please contact UMass Boston Professor of History, James Green at James.Green@umb.edu. |
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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. |
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