Dear Alumni & Fellows,
We are now accepting nominations for the 2011 Cohort of the Emerging Leaders Program. The nomination Deadline is June 16.
Did you know the 2011 cohort will be the 10th cohort of fellows in the UMass Boston Emerging Leaders Program? Help us form this special group - send in your nominations by June 16. You can simply fill out the on-line form, and hit submit. We'll be in touch with your nominees to apply.
Thank you for your continued support of the ELP - about 400 strong, and growing.
Sincerely,
Sherry, Pat, Andrea & Glendalys |
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Next Generation Leadership: Insights from Emerging Leaders Published! (Party on July 21)
 Now available from Palgrave/Macmillan, Next Generation Leadership: Insights from Emerging Leaders by Sherry H. Penney and Patricia Akemi Neilson. The incoming generations will soon be the leaders of the future and their values will drive the innovation of tomorrow. While many talented young professionals are eager and ready to take on these leadership roles, their voices are rarely heard. This book brings together the stories and ideas of the future from a survey of nearly 300 emerging leaders to get their point of view and thoughts about how organizations need to change in order to develop effective leaders of tomorrow. See below about how to receive your free soft cover copy. Or, order on-line to receive a hard cover copy (enter promotion code XP356ED to save 20%) ELP Survey This summer the ELP staff in conjunction with the ELP alumni board will be sending out a web survey. We have retained CommunityBuild, a consulting firm, to facilitate the survey which should take about 10 minutes to complete. The survey asks about our communication methods, our events, your civic engagement, and organization and leadership views. Keep an eye out for it. Those who fill out the survey will receive a free copy of Next Generation Leadership: Insights from Emerging Leaders.
International Leadership Association
Sherry Penney has been named the International Leadership Association's Conference Chair for 2010-Leadership 2.0: Time for Action. The conference has been held around the world for the past 11 years, and this year Boston is the proud host starting October 27th and wrapping up on the 30th at the Marriott Copley Hotel. The April 2010 ILA newsletter features the article Boston's Leadership in Action: Findings from Generations X and Y by Sherry Penney. The article focuses on our recent research into the mindset of our Fellows as emerging leaders of the next generation and gives readers a glimpse into our book Next Generation Leadership. Read the article and find out more about the Leadership 2.0 Conference.
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ELP Summer Get-together
Join us on Saturday, July 10 from 11AM to 4PM on 24 Church Street in Weymouth, Massachusetts (Google Map) for our annual summer gathering. Deanna Yameen (ELP alum 2003) and her husband George will be hosting us. Families and friends are welcome.
Enjoy getting together with friends from your cohort and also meeting new people from other cohorts. This is a very relaxing day of sitting on the patio or floating in the pool. Please bring a side dish to share.
Event is open to: ELP Alumni, ELP Fellows, Friends and Family
RSVP to:elpevents@umb.edu including names of guests by July 6. This event is free. Refreshments will be available.
ELP Book Party  Join us on July 21 from 5PM to 7PM at the UMass Club for a book party to celebrate the publication of Next Generation Leadership: Insights from Emerging Leaders.
Event is open to: ELP Alumni, ELP Fellows, Friends and Family
RSVP to:elpevents@umb.edu including names of guests by July 16. This event is free. Refreshments will be available. ELP Session with Paul Connolly, First Vice President and COO, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Paul M. Connolly is First Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. As the Bank's second-in-command he has responsibility for the Bank's financial services, information technology, finance, and support and administrative activities. On September 23 from 3:45PM to 5PM, Mr. Connolly will present an overview about what the Fed does, and about what the Federal Reserve has done and learned during the crises of the past couple of years. Event is at the Federal Reserve. RSVP is required / please bring a valid ID.
Event is open to: ELP Fellows and Alumni only
RSVP to:elpevents@umb.edu This event is free. Refreshments will be available. Save the Date!
Join us on October 12, 2010 for the 9th Anniversary ELP Luncheon featuring Dr. Randal Pinkett at the Fairmont Copley Hotel.
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MassINC Event
The MassINC Associate Board Presents The State of Service on June 8 from 8:00am to 10:00am at The UMass Club on 225 Franklin Street, 33rd Floor, Boston to RSVP: click here.
Commonwealth Institute Breakfast
The Commonwealth Institute is pleased to welcome Ellen Alemany as their 2010 Breakfast for Champions keynote speaker. The event will take place on Thursday, June 17 from 7:30 - 9:30 AM at the Back Bay Events Center, 180 Berkeley Street, Boston. Hear one of the most powerful women in banking on the recovering business landscape and the critical role rebuilding trust must play in the new economy. Ellen Alemany is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Citizens Financial Group, Inc. and RBS Americas. Recently, she was ranked by Forbes and U.S. Banker as one of the most powerful women in banking.
Inspiration Gala
On June 18 from 6PM to 9PM, The Asian Community Development Corporation (ACDC) will be hosting their annual Inspiration Gala. Please join them for an evening of celebration, inspiring stories, music, and an authentic Chinese lobster feast with gourmet dumplings with over 300 leading business, academic and community leaders. They will present the Caroline Chang Leadership Award to Rebecca A. Lee, partner of Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge for her exemplary leadership and contributions to the community. For more information, please visit the ACDC website. Cuong Hoang ('08) is on the ACDC Board.
6th Annual Peace Ride
June 19 marks the 6th Annual Peace Ride of the Concerned Men Cycling for Peace. This event will bring together hundreds of community members from the Greater Boston area to exemplify team work and unity. This year, the group has expanded the day's activities to include Zumba For Peace which will take place in conjunction with the Concerned Men Cycling For Peace event. The events will serve to unite members of the Greater Boston community concerned with issues of violence, health awareness and positively impacting on our community.
If you are interested in participating, sponsoring or making a donation, please send an email to greaterlovetab@aol.com or call 617-740-9480. All funds raised and donated to Concerned Men Cycling for Peace and Zumba For Peace will go towards supporting structured youth activities and health awareness initiatives. For more infomation, please visit their Linked In page. Michael James ('06) is announcing this event - please email him too if you'd like to get involved. |
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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.
2003
Community Works Services recently welcomed Jabes Rojas as the new Director of Development to assist with marketing and reaching new supporters.
Holly St. Clair is quoted in the May 3, 2010 Boston Globe article "Chinatown planners hope game pulls crowd: Input sought via video scenarios" By Globe correspondent Jeannie Nuss. "Right now, a typical planning meeting is a PowerPoint show,'' said Holly St. Clair, the director of data services at the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, which joined the Asian Community Development Corporation and Emerson College to create the game. "You have to be confident enough in your views and your English skills to raise your hand. I think that can be quite intimidating for most Americans.''
2006
Diane Darling has a new and revised book, The Networking Survival Guide. Hard to believe that when she first wrote it in 2003.... Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook founder) was in high school!
She's hosting a networking gathering called Drinks above Tiffanys on June 21 at the Sports Club/LA restaurant called Blu. For more information, please go to www.DrinksAboveTiffanys.com, send her an email: Diane@EffectiveNetworking.com or give her a call 617.247.2700.
Sonia Alleyne Matthews of Sovereign Bank received a "Woman of Action" award on May 18 at the Boston Women's Fund's 25th Anniversary "Take a Stand: Breaking Barriers-Building Justice" gala. The gala featured an appearance by Grammy Award winner, Queen Latifah. In addition, Sonia was recently honored during Teen Empowerment's Annual Celebration of Hope and Caring for her ongoing work to support urban youth, help low-income neighborhoods thrive and improve our communities. The celebration, held at the Moakley U.S. Courthouse in Boston, recognized Sovereign's support over the last eight years and featured testimonies from youth-members of Teen Empowerment, including a special tribute to Sonia from youth-member Shanterra Randle.
On June 9th, Sonia will be the commencement speaker at the New Mission High School Graduation.
2007 Sonal Gandhi is quoted in the April 2, 2010 Boston Business Journal article "BUMC's power play: Plans to build energy center" by Mary Moore. The medical center is required under Boston's zoning code to file a master plan that outlines possible future projects. The document filed in March follows on - and renews - the original master plan the medical center filed in 2000, said Sonal Gandhi, senior project director for the BRA.
Jason Schupbach has left Boston to become the Director of Design at the National Endowment for the Arts. At the NEA, Jason will manage the NEA's grantmaking for design and the NEA's design initiatives, such as the Mayors' Institute on City Design as well as the proposed Our Town, which is part of the NEA FY 2011 budget request and would provide funding in recognition of the role that the arts can play in economic revitalization and in creating livable, sustainable communities.
2009
Tammy Gilson Hodge recently received a promotion to Administrative Director for the Center for Surgery and Public Health (CSPH) at Brigham and Women's Hospital. BWH's CSPH is a joint program with Harvard Medical School and the Harvard School of Public Health, which serves as the cornerstone for research programs that cover the broad expanse of public health, including health services and international health, and outcomes research and quality improvement, ultimately setting new standards in surgery through the systematic study of process of care that impacts surgical outcomes and their relationship to public health in the United States and internationally.
2010
 Colleen Blanchette is happy to announce the birth of Jocelyn Paige Blanchette, born May 17th at 8:14 am, weighing 7 pounds 0 ounces, 19 inches long.
Paul Rabiner has been promoted to Director of Program Management at Genzyme.
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| ELP Alumni Board 2010-2011 Announced | |
The 2010-2011 Emerging Leaders Program Alumni Board has been formed. We want to thank Stephen Finocchio (2006) for his years of service to the Board, especially most recently as the Chair. He will continue to play a role as the newly formed "Past Chair". Stephen took the lead on the alumni donation drives that assisted two 2010 fellows from the non-profit sector in securing scholarship funds. Stepping into the Chair position is Jodi Wolin (2006) of the Boston Children's Chorus. Jodi joined the Board 2007-2008 as social chair serving 2 terms, and in 2009-2010 she served as Vice Chair. Joining her team as the Vice Chair is Joe Bator (2008) from Eastern Bank.
Several alumni are continuing to serve the Board. They are: Lisa DeAngelis, Deb Fournier, David Halbert, David Howse, Todd Meringoff, Sidney Rodrigues, Dan Sullivan, and Andrea Zuniga.
Joining the Board are: Carolyn Eggert, Tom Henderson, Lauren Jones, Monica Kachru, Leah McLean, Steve Roger, Jabes Rojas, Silvia Sarra, Mary Tolikas, Ken Weber, Jesse Wong, and Christie Getto Young.
We thank the members who served the Board this past year, but have decided to move on: Anne Marie Boursiquot-King, Perry Conrad, Sonal Gandhi, Bridget Hindle, Joe Morrissey, Scott Sanborn, Jason Schupbach, Cedric Sinclair, Cynthia Terwilliger, and Craig Williams.
The list of the current Board, their roles and their email are listed below.
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Stephen Finocchio: Past Chair
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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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