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The ELP Exchange Newsletter
Issue 35
June 2012

Greetings!

 

 

Pay it Forward Message from Stephen Roger
Click to listen to Stephen Roger's Pay it Foward message.
In the words of our outgoing alumni board chair Joe Bator, if not you, then who? If not now, then when? With these words, the alumni board is officially launching the second year of the Pay it Forward Campaign with the goal of doubling last year's results. Please check out my video message to find out more and make your donation today.   

 

Sincerely,

 

Stephen Roger

Alumni Board Fundraising Chair

In This Issue
Featured Alum: Steve Foley
ELP Happenings
ELP Events
ELP on the Move
Other Events of Interest
Opportunities
Your ELP Alumni Board
Featured Alum: Steve Foley, TD Bank
ELP Alum Steve Foley
Steve Foley
Our featured ELP Alum this issue is Steve Foley '05 Senior Vice President of TD Bank. In this video, Steve discusses how ELP enhanced his personal and professional life in the area of civic engagement. 
 
"ELP really gave me the emotional intelligence of thinking beyond myself and focusing on how I could give back to others."

 

ELP Happenings

ELP Women's Golf Clinic

ELP Golf ClinicGolf is a great networking opportunity that many ELP alumna noted missing out on. To help our ELP alumna learn the game of golf, the Center for Collaborative Leadership hosted a Ladies Golf Clinic for Beginners on May 30. President's Golf Course in Quincy provided the ideal location for the clinic, as well as the instruction. Assistant golf pros Jim McMahon and Rob Churchill taught the attendees putting, chipping and the rules of the game. Sixteen alums learned how to line up their putts, practice putting speed, and learned the delicate art of the chip. After, they enjoyed some drinks, appetizers, and catching up with each other in the on-site restaurant, The View. Stay tuned for more information about the Golf Clinic, Part II. Click here to see the pictures 
 

ELP May Forum at Blue Cross Blue Shield
Mark Auriemma with Bob SheridanThe Emerging Leaders Program May 17, 2012 forum was hosted by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Fellows heard from three impressive Path to Leadership speakers: Bob Sheridan, CEO of SBLI, Kevin Harron, Founder and CEO of Burtons Grill, and Dr. Dana Gelb Safran, Senior Vice President for Performance Measurement and Improvement for the Health Care Services Division of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. In addition, fellows learned the importance of their brand from our Founding Director, Dr. Sherry PenneyBenyamin B. Lichtenstein, Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship & Management at UMass Boston facilitated Leadership as "Entrepreneuring": Dynamics for Creating, Growing and Sustaining Organizations and Important Projects. After the session, the group headed to Remy's to socialize. Click here to see the pictures.


Sherry Penney Addressed SIM

On June 7, Sherry Penney spoke to the Boston Chapter of the Society for Information Management (SIM). SIM is the meeting place for information technology executives, leading IT consultants, academicians, and senior business executives who play key roles in the use of information technology in their organizations. Sherry presented the Center's findings on research related to generations X and Y published in Next Generation Leadership.  

 

Rotary Club #7 Speaker Series
Over the past few years David Manzi (President of the Boston Rotary Club and ELP alum) has invited several individuals associated with the Center to speak at the Rotary meetings.  These include:  David Howse, Paul Fransisco, Duke Guthrie, Stephanie Janes, Sarah MacDonald and Sherry Penney. Given the success of these presentations, the Center is excited to announce that we will be launching a formal speaker series with the Boston Rotary Club.  This monthly series will highlight an Emerging Leader alumni who will share their path to leadership journey with the audience.  We are building the speaker calendar for 2012/2013 now, with the speaker series launching in September. If you are interested in being a speaker, please contact David Manzi by July 20.
ELP Events
ELP June After-Forum Social
June 21 at 5:15pm
Brandy Pete's

You are invited to join the 2012 Fellows at Brandy Pete's on Federal Street in Boston for an ELP After-Forum Social. For planning purposes, please register for this event. Guests are welcome.

 

ELP July Social
July 12 at 5:30pm
Porter's Bar & Grill
Join your colleagues from the ELP to make connections and stay in touch. Porter's provides free appetizers and there is a cash bar. Guests are welcome. Register to attend.

 

ELP Summer Gathering & Salsa (the food, not the dance) Throw Down Competition
July 14 from 11:00am to 2:00pm
Deanna Yameen's House
Summer party 2010Join us on Saturday, July 14 from 11AM to 2PM (or whenever) on Church Street in Weymouth, Massachusetts for our annual summer gathering. Deanna Yameen '03 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. We will also introduce the new ELP alumni board. This is a very relaxing day of sitting on the patio or floating in the pool... until the salsa competition kicks in. Register to attend.

 

Meet the September ELP Fellows
September 14 from 8am to 10am
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center
Join us for this special networking breakfast. The breakfast will feature a presentation by Diane Darling '06 of Effective Networking. After the presention, there will be time to mix and mingle. Save the date, registration coming soon.

ELP 2012 Team Project Presentations
October 3 from 8am to 11am
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston 
Raul PorrasThrough their team projects, the Emerging Leaders used their professional skills, savvy about social media, and wide-reaching networks to bring resources to community efforts. They also furthered their own skills, for stepping into broader leadership positions in the Boston region and becoming stewards of its future economic health.  Come hear about this year's team projects on October 3, 2012, to discover the lessons learned, and the continuity of contributions across Emerging Leaders cohorts from the past and onward to the future. Register to attend.

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ELP 11th Anniversary Luncheon: Changing the Face of Leadership
November 7 from 11:30am to 1:30pm
Park Plaza Hotel
Join us on November 7 for the 11th Anniversary Luncheon featuring keynote speaker Jeff Swartz, Former CEO of Timberland. The luncheon will celebrate and honor the 2012 Emerging Leaders Fellows and welcome the new 2013 cohort of Fellows. Sponsorship and advertising opportunities will be available. Save the date and stay tuned for more.

 

ELP on the Move 
Mohamed Abdallah '09 has transitioned into a new role as the Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems Staff Executive, reporting to the IDS business president. His responsibilities include ensuring proper business rhythm is maintained relative to operational meetings, projects and business-wide requirements. Mohamed will also provide logistical support for various enterprise-wide events and visits to multiple locations. Mohamed transitions to the IDS Leadership Team from his role as the Integrated Supply Chain lead on the Turkey Patriot program and Subcontract Program Manager for various domestic and international subcontracts.

Eduardo Crespo '04 has been invited by the prestigious Conference Board to speak at their National Corporate Diversity Conference in Chicago on June 28. His topic will be The Power of the Hispanic Market: Its Business Implications and how Diversity and Inclusion is Part of the Equation. For more information, please click here and go to page 9.  

 

Brianna Forde '09 & Lauren Smith '04 were giving back to the community at the Second annual Dream Big Leadership Conference. Read Boston.com article.

 

Maia Germain '06 of State Street Corporation has expanded her role to include Change Management Lead. In this new role she will be focused on supporting State Street employees and managers as they implement and sustain significant, transformational change in the organization.  Currently she is looking to hire three regional Change Management Consultants, as well as an IT Lead. Please email her if you are interested.

 

book coverDavid Howse '05 and Jason Talbot '09 were both in Diversity Boston Summer 2012, a special feature of the Boston Globe. They can be found in the Powerful pages section in which influential Bostonians describe the books that changed how they think about the world. Check out their recommendations.

 

Susie Ikeda '09 recently graduated from Harvard's Graduate School of Education with a Masters in Education. She will be teaching in the Boston Public School system next year, and is thrilled to be embarking on this new career direction. She writes: I received much inspiration toward this path during my year in ELP, and appreciate the encouragement and support I received from my ELP cohort-mates throughout the intensive, year-long masters program.

 

Rick Jakious '09 wrote an op ed for Boston.com "No need to take swipe at nonprofits." Read more.

Rick Jakious '09 and Chrystal Kornegay '02 were panelists at The Boston Foundation's Passion & Purpose Revisited presentation on June 7. See presentation video.

 

Ron Marlow '02 was pictured in the May 24, 2012 edition of the Bay State Banner at the UMass Boston College of Public & Community Service's anniversary celebration. Also pictured is Kevin Peterson '03. See the picture.

 

Georgianna MelendezGeorgianna Melendez '04 received her Master's Degree in Public Affairs from the McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies at UMass Boston on June 1.

 

Tulaine Montgomery '02 and Kevin Peterson '03 were honored at the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts' 20th Annual Awards Gala. See pictures from the event.

 

Ana Patricia Mu�oz '12 wrote a report on research she conducted in Springfield, MA called "The Empathy Initiative". Her research is highlighted in the Boston Fed's annual report. Also, check out the video featuring Ana Patricia. Read more.

 

Andrew Nelson '02 quoted in a press release in The Businsess Journals: In making the announcement, Andrew Nelson, Chief Operating Officer of XCOR, noted, "In SXC, you will not find a better team of commercial space retail marketers and sales professionals in the world. We are very pleased to have them on our team and sharing their knowledge and experience with our Space Tourism Specialists." Read more.

 

Kevin Peterson '03 was featured in the May 3, 2012 edition of the Baystate Banner for receiving the Mollie L. Moon Award at the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts annual gala. Read more.

Brenda Rodriguez '04 is now the Vice President and Corporate Controller for MercuryMedia.

Teresa Rodriguez '07 is taking a new role as Director of Community Development and Multiculturalism for Milton Academy's K-8 Division starting in July.

Diego Sanchez '04 was named Outstanding Congressional Staffer by Q Street, the national organization of LGBT lobbyists, elected to the Massachusetts Democratic State Committee, voted an At-Large Delegate to the Democratic National Convention and nominated as Grand Marshal for Boston LGBT Pride.

Anthem President, Chris Sinclair '11 is hosting 50 families from Mattapan and other inner-city areas at this year's Fourth of July Celebrations on the Charles River. Food and beverages will be provided to these families courtesy of Anthem.

Lauren SmithLauren Smith '04 was a panelist at The Boston Foundation's Healthy People / Healthy Economy: Second Annaual Report Card presentation on July 19. Center advisary board member, JD Chesloff of the Massachusetts Business Roundtable, was also a panelist. See presentation video.  

Tim Sullivan '11 of the AFL-CIO is quoted in the Boston Business Journal article: Labor, employers at odds over pending legislation. "Parents often send their kids to school sick because they can't afford daycare and can't afford to take the day off, which sickens other kids and teachers." Read more.

 

Eduardo Tobon '03 writes about going cashless: The head of Sovereign Bank's cards and payments division described his recent experiment of going cashless for a day, at the annual Card Forum and Expo. Read more.

 

Dano Weisbord '04 has been promoted to Senior Advisor, Organizational Sustainability for ActionAid International an anti-poverty and human rights organization that works in 47 countries. He continues to live in London with his family and states that he would be happy to meet any ELP'ers who find themselves this side of the Atlantic. He has also been appointed to the Advisory Board of the Global Association of Corporate Sustainability Officers.


Alexis Zibell '11 was recently promoted to Internal Audit Supervisor at Raytheon.

 

Other Events of Interest

June 21 and 22
Babson College
Executive Education opportunity offered at Babson: Leading Effectively Through Objectivity facilitated by ELP skills speaker Elizabeth Thornton - June 21 and 22 for $1850. Check it out.


August 10th, 2012, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Down Ultra Lounge (downstairs from Howl at the Moon)
Chris Sinclair '11 of Anthem is pleased to announce he annual "Children Around the World" Charity Date Auction! 10-15 of Boston's best looking, successful and most eligible men and women will be auctioned off at the event. Each auctionee comes with a fabulous and fun date including dinner, drinks and activity for two. Proceeds from this event will benefit CHOSA, a charity benefiting orphans and other vulnerable children in South Africa. Help out an amazing cause while having some fun bidding, mingling and possibly starting a new romance! More information.

October 17 at 5:30pm (Save the Date)
Center for Social Policy 20th Anniversary Celebration
For the last two decades, the Center for Social Policy has applied people-centered research to honing the tools to fight poverty and its consequences in Boston, the Commonwealth, and beyond. Bridging the worlds of research, policy, and practice, the center has collaborated with community members, non-profit organizations, government agencies and UMass Boston institutional partners to shape and reshape policies that address the root causes of economic hardship and social exclusion.


Join us for a special 20th anniversary celebration where we honor the advocacy, policy research, philanthropy, and progressive leadership of courageous visionaries-past and present-who are finding solutions to ending economic disparity and serving as the soul of our body politic. More information

Opportunities 

Is your company interested in entering either the German or Hungarian markets? If so, we have an opportunity for you.


Next fall the College of Management at the University of Massachusetts Boston will offer a graduate course  in partnership with colleagues and students from the University of Pannonia in Veszprem, Hungary and the University of Kassel in Kassel, Germany. The course is designed to simulate a 21st Century business experience through the use of internet technology.  Students from the three institutions will be placed into cross cultural teams and required to complete a semester long marketing project.  To make this course more relevant to both an MBA education and a real world business experience it would be ideal for the students to work with real companies.  The end product will be a marketing plan tailored to each company's marketing objectives. Contact Andrea Wight if you are interested in finding out more.


Peace First is searching to hire the Director of School Partnerships for Boston.

 

The Director of School Partnerships will play a key role in managing day-to-day operations, ensuring high quality program delivery and learning to promote program codification. In this role, the Director of School Partnerships will oversee the work of Peace First across a network of Boston schools. The Director of School Partnerships reports to the Executive Director and will manage a team of AmeriCorps members who deliver the Peace First curriculum within partner schools.  We are searching for a qualified candidate who will lead the local translation of program learning and design goals; lead our school climate and partnership planning work; and manage regional operations in Boston. For more information, please contact Tammy Tai '11.   

 

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ELP Alumni Board

2012 -2013 Alumni Board to be announced soon!

 

 

ELP Alumni Board

2011-2012

Executive Committee

Joseph Bator, Chair

Andrea Zuniga, Vice Chair

Jodi Wolin, Past Chair

 

Committee Chairs

Steve Roger, Fundraising

Carolyn Eggert, Communications

Jesse Wong, Social

Lauren Jones, Recruitment

Jabes Rojas, Programming

 

Class Representatives

Steve Dodman, 2003

Christie Getto Young, 2004

Susan Crandall, 2005

Freddie Peterson, 2006

Leah McLean, 2007

Silvia Sarra, 2008

Devin Cole, 2009

Ellen Piccioli and Danielle Prentis, 2010

Stacie Lallier, 2011