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Dear Alumni & Fellows,
The Center for Collaborative Leadership has posted for the Director position. Please direct those who may be interested in applying to the UMass Boston Job Opportunities Website to review the job description. Interested applicants can apply on line. Job closes on 3/7/11.
Sincerely,
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ELP Happenings |
On-line donations to the Center
On December 22, 2010, we sent out an electronic holiday card asking for your help with ELP scholarship donations. We want to double check with you in order to ensure the new system is working properly. If you did submit a donation on-line as a response to our holiday card and did not receive a thank you note from the Center for Collaborative Leadership, please let us know. Our two main concerns are that the routing system did not work, and that you were not appropriately thanked for your gift. Please follow up with Andrea Wight at leaders@umb.edu to check your donation status.
Alumni Board Elections
The ELP Alumni Board is in the process of its annual turnover. Jodi Wolin, Boston Children's Chorus ('06) has successfully chaired the board for the past year. Under her guidance, we have formed 3 working committees: Gala Fundraising; Gala Marketing & PR; and Alumni Board By-laws. We will continue the momentum under the direction of our soon to be chair, Joe Bator of Eastern Bank ('08). Andrea Zuniga, Facing History and Ourselves ('07) will be taking over as vice chair.
Consider taking on a leadership role within the ELP Alumni Network. Please click this link to find the various roles and responsibilities of Alumni Board members. Now through March 18, we will be accepting nominations for the 2011-2012 Alumni Board. You can nominate yourself or fellow alum. If multiple candidates are interested in the same position, we will conduct voting through an on-line process. Email Andrea Wight at leaders@umb.edu to nominate.
We are planning on publishing a 10 year directory of ELP Fellows. Kindly send your bio revisions to elpevents@umb.edu. We are getting started on this process early, and we will follow up with individuals via email if necessary in order to meet deadlines. Go to our ELP directory page and use the pull down menu to see the bios we have on file.
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ELP Upcoming Events |
The Second Annual Managing Your Career Event
February 17, 2011
7:30am to 10 am at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center
Register for this event!
Attend the Managing Your Career Event on February 17th and expand your professional toolkit and propel your career forward.
Gain valuable multi-sector perspectives from leading ELP professionals;
Learn how to move beyond the uncertain economy and adjust to economic cycles;
Understand the new norms and how success is defined today;
Embrace organizational change and develop change management strategies;
And much more!
The panel will be moderated by Bridget Hindle of Sovereign | Santander Bank ('08). Panelists include Tomeeka Farrington of Spotlight Communications ('06), David Howse of Boston Children's Chorus ('05), Mark Michaud of the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority ('09), Jennifer Panagoulias of Genzyme ('08), and Nathan Pusey of Citibank ('03).
BMRB Annual Luncheon
March 3, 2011
11:00am to 1:30pm at the Seaport Hotel Boston
The ELP has purchased 2 tables at the BMRB's Annual Luncheon featuring Mayor Thomas M. Menino. Fifteen seats are available for the event to be held on March 3 at the Seaport Hotel Boston, Plaza Ballroom. Registration & reception is from 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM. The luncheon starts at noon. The first fifteen to email Glendalys at elpevents@umb.edu will reserve their seats ($30 non-refundable deposit required within five business days from RSVP).
Dorchester Academy Fundraiser: Go Sox!
April 16, 2011 at 10:30am
Fenway Park, Meet at Gate D 10:30am
Minimum Donation: $250 / ticket for ELP and family | $300 non-ELP
During an ELP January session, fellows in the 2011 cohort learned about the challenges faced by the teachers in the Boston Public Schools to provide students with the support and tools they need to advance. In a call to action, ELP fellow Chris Sinclair of The Anthem Group has organized a fundraiser to assist the students of Dorchester Academy. Jill Blouin, 2011 fellow, is a teacher at Dorchester Academy, as are several ELP alums.
If you are a fan of the Boston Red Sox, you cannot pass this up: luxury suite, pre-game tour, all access passes to the most of the park, watch batting practice from the field, Green Monster access, and food/beverage.
100% of the proceeds will go to Dorchester Academy. Please sign up by emailing csinclair@anthemevents.com. A limited number of tickets are available, so don't miss out on this amazing opportunity. Post game networking at The Baseball Tavern on Boylston Street (less than a 60 second walk from the park). The outdoor roof deck has been reserved for the ELP. |
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Other Upcoming Events |
TBF Civil Rights Discussion
David Halbert ('08) invites you to a civil rights discussion asking: What is the status of civil rights in Boston today? Where does the issue of civil rights fit in today's debates over jobs, education, housing, and public safety? Who are the leaders working to ensure all of Boston's residents are afforded the basic right to pursue their lives in peace, with equal justice and equal access to opportunities? As we take stock of where we are as a community, and as we look at the challenges ahead, we must continue to ask ourselves these tough questions; and we must be prepared to candidly discuss the tough answers.
When: Thursday, February 17 from 5:30-7:30pm
Where: The Boston Foundation, 75 Arlington Street, 10th floor
RSVP: noah.swartz@tbf.org
Slavery Then & Now
In honor of commemorating Black History Month, and to spread awareness of the crisis of Modern Day Slavery and Sex Trafficking in America, the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Gamma Chapter Presents: "Slavery Then & Now: A Look in to the Crisis of Modern Day Slavery & Sex Trafficking." We will be taking a historical look into slavery in America, with modern day slavery and sex trafficking for the purpose of making the case for the need for modern day abolitionists.
When: February 17 from 7pm-9pm
Where: Northeastern University Curry Student Center Room 347
RSVP: by 5pm Feb. 17th nlenews@yahoo.com
Moderator: Mr. Francois Fils-Aime ('07), The Marblehead METCO Director for Marblehead Public Schools
A Leap Into Spring Fashion
Chris Sinclair ('11) invites you to "A Leap Into Spring Fashion" charity event benefitting the March of Dimes. Proceeds from ticket sales as well as superb raffles and silent auction items will assist this fantastic charity.
Where: Sanctuary
When: February 25 from 7:00pm-10:00pm
Free Greater Boston Chamber Event: State of the Economy? You Tell Us.
Edvaldo Morata, Managing Director of Corporate Banking at Sovereign Bank, and Paul Guzzi, president and CEO, Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, cordially invite you to attend our annual breakfast on the economic outlook for Greater Boston. New this year will be a live, interactive audience survey on key issues impacting the economy.
When: March 1 from 7:30-9:15am
Where: Westin Copley Place Boston
Click Here to Register
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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.
My apologies on shoddy formatting in this section - this section has a mind of its own, and formats as it wishes....
2002
"George "Chip" Greenidge believes the residents of Dorchester and Mattapan can stem the increase of crime in their neighborhoods, and the first step is to convince people that their community is worth fighting for." Read more about Chip's community advocacy in the Dorchester Reporter.
2003  Lisa DeAngelis has accepted the position of Interim Director in the UMass Boston Center for Collaborative Leadership. Lisa started in late December of 2010, and was officially welcomed to the ELP at the 2011 cohort January 28 session. Lisa can be reached at lisa.deangelis@umb.edu.
2004
Anne Marie Boursiquot King and her husband Dave welcomed Jeffrey David King on December 8, 2010 at 5:29pm. He is 7 pounds and 4 ounces and 19.6 inches long.
An article on the Diversity Visionary Award dinner hosted by the Grand Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce mentions that Georgianna Melendez, co-director of the Commonwealth Compact at UMass Boston, will deliver a keynote address.
 Patricia Neilson, former Director of the UMass Boston Center for Collaborative Leadership, is now the Director of the Asian American Student Success Program at UMass Boston. We bid Pat a fond farewell on January 28. She can still be reached at patricia.neilson@umb.edu.
Dano Weisbord wrote a report for the Sustainable Endowments Institute (in Cambridge) on the emergence of green revolving funds in colleges and universities. The report was released this past week and is available at www.greeningthebottomline.org.
2005
Anna Giraldo Kerr graduated with an Ed.M in Adult and Leadership development from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Anna was also recognized by the National Society of Hispanic MBAs with the Distinguished Leadership Award during the national conference in Chicago.
Marc Lucas of NSTAR reports that his wife gave birth to their third child, Corrine Rose Lucas, on January 25, 2011.
Wendy Plotkin has left Choate to become the Assistant General Counsel at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company.
2006
Philip J. Carver of UMass Boston was recently elected as Chairman of the Board for the Dorchester Board of Trade. In addition he has joined 2 new boards: Work Inc. and Project B.I.N.D.
Miriam Katz is co-authoring The Other Baby Book: A Natural Approach to Baby's First Year. She, along with her co-author, will be hosting a series of fun and educational chapter parties beginning with an Earth Day inspired party on April 24. Learn more and stay informed at www.theotherbabybook.com.
Sue Reid of Conservation Law Foundation has been promoted to Vice President and Director. In her new role, Reid will be responsible for developing initiatives across all of CLF's programs and CLF Ventures that advance CLF's mission in Massachusetts and drive environmental solutions that benefit both the state and the region as a whole. Read more.
Sue was also recently quoted in the Boston Business Journal's article: State to put green pressure on NStar/N.U. merger on January 7, 2010 by Kyle Alspach.
2007
Craig Williams was promoted to Chief Operating Officer of the Tufts Medical Center Physicians Organization.
2009
Lenna Bablouzian accepted a position as a consultant at Boston Benefit Partners (BBP) at the end of January 2011. Boston Benefit Partners, LLC (BBP) is a client-focused, data driven health and welfare consulting/brokerage firm. Our collaborative team of partners and consultants assists clients in the development, financing, implementation, and communication of medical, dental, life, disability and other employee benefit plans.
2010
Matt Larkin was promoted to Administrative Director for the Department of Medicine at Tufts Medical Center.
David Manzi invites you to join The Rotary Club of Boston (www.bostonrotary.org) of which he will become president July 1, 2011. He writes, "I would like for fellows in my cohort and any alumni to join, or attend our weekly lunch meetings." Also, he is participating in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure in July and would love the support! David can be reached at dmanzi@trefler.com.
Michael J. Poirier was in the Boston Business Journal's focus section on "Who's Who in Accounting" dated Friday, February 4, 2011.
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The ELP team that plays together, stays together...
Have you heard of the ELP group, South Shore Men's Club? They are a group of fellows from the South Shore who meet regularly to have dinner, keep in touch, and provide each other with career advice. Are you in a similar ELP group? Perhaps you were in a team that bonded, and you get together every so often to re-connect. Or maybe you have a critical mass of ELP alums within your organization, and you've created a group. If so, please let us know about it. We are gathering information to highlight for the ELP's 10th Anniversary. To share your story, email Andrea at leaders@umb.edu by March 31.
Need help with a work project? UMass Boston students can help!
Does your organization have an initiative that's been lying fallow? Do you have a project or an event that could take off if it were handed over to a smart and motivated team of UMass Boston students? Right now, 50+ undergrads in the Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation course (taught by Prof. Benyamin Lichtenstein) are looking for semester-long team projects (2-4 students in a team) in which they can apply their skills in entrepreneurial organizing to make a real contribution to a local enterprise like yours.
Your project would be somewhat limited in scope and have relatively low risk, but your expectations should be extremely high: These are bright, motivated students with a real commitment to make something happen in an organization. You would provide some clear goals and outcomes, and give them latitude to figure out how they would pursue the endeavor and make their entrepreneurial contribution.
If you're interested, please contact Prof. Benyamin via phone (617-787-7887) or e-mail benyamin.bml@gmail.com, and we'll talk about the prospects. Whether or not you have a good project at the moment, feel free to connect: Our long-term aim is to enhance the connection between the College of Management and the Emerging Leaders program. Thank you for your efforts!
"e" inc Fundraiser Request from Annis Gill-Miller 2002
Happy New Year Cohorts! As a 2002 Cohort I'm amazed and inspired how our group continues to grow and I'm so honored to be working on the committee to celebrate our 10th anniversary... Wow! how time flies! Speaking of how time flies, I'm reaching out again as I did last year for your support for "e" inc, a non-profit grass roots organization focused on environmental education and activism where I serve as a volunteer and Board Chair. Let me refresh your memory. "e" inc. is an environmental learning and action center which educates school age children about respect for our planet. We are active in a dozen or more schools around Greater Boston and we're having an impact, on the over 500 children we see, one child at a time!
Our signature fundraiser is the nationally acclaimed Wild and Scenic Environmental Film Festival focusing on various important aspects of the environment including water resource, rain forest, climate and pollution. You will be amazed, troubled and inspired by what you learn from these films. It will be a two-day event this year on March 25th and March 26th including thought provoking films and a panel discussion moderated by Robin Young, radio host of WBUR. So please take a few moments to review an informative letter from the Executive Director, Dr. Ricky Stern, detailing the fundraiser as well as our sponsorship information page and I'll be in contact with you over the next two weeks to discuss further. In the interim, please visit the "e" inc. website at www.e-action.us and I will look forward to our next interaction. Take care and be well!
Sports Celebrity Speakers, anyone?
The Anthem Group, a multifaceted event and experiential marketing agency, has expanded its services to offer leadership, motivational and team building speakers from the professional sports industry. The Anthem roster includes both current and retired athletes from all four major sports and the Olympics. Additionally, marquee coaches, agents and media personalities are available. Recent Boston area engagements have included N.E. Patriot Wes Welker, ESPN/NESN broadcaster Peter Gammons, Sports Illustrated journalist Peter King, and Boston Bruin Shawn Thorton. Individuals from all Boston teams are currently available.
Adding a celebrity speaker or appearance is the ideal way to capture your audience. The most common topics are leadership development, managing change, overcoming adversity, team building and diversity. Professional sports provide a unique platform that demonstrates the same skill set necessary in the business world. Whether you have a training, sales conference, fundraiser, employee appreciation outing or other event for clients or your own team - adding the right personality makes a lasting impression and resonates your message.
Contact ELP 2011 Fellow, Chris Sinclair at 617.308.8459 or via email at csinclair@anthemevents.com for more information or with questions.
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In Memoriam | |
A Celebration of Life for
Erik Lave're Downes
"Heart Surgeon"
It is with great sadness we announce the loss of ELP 2010 alum Elvis Downes' son, Erik, born December, 22, 1990-Missing January 4, 2011.
A service will be held at the Hyde Park Seventh Day Adventist Church on Sunday March 6, 2011 from 12:30PM to 3:00PM. Refreshments will be served after the service. Elvis invites all to attend. | |
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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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