ELP Networking Social
March 20 from 5:30 - 8:30 pm - NEXT WEEK!
Lincoln Tavern
Join us for the March ELP Networking Social. The monthly networking socials provide opportunity for our alums and guests to actively engage in the Emerging Leaders Program network. Join us on Thursday, March 20 at the Lincoln Tavern in South Boston. ELP Networking Socials are held each month at locations throughout Greater Boston. ELP Fellows, alums and guests are invited to attend. Refreshments will be served / cash bar. Please click here to register. 

ELP Networking Social
April 10 from 5:30 - 8:30 pm
Trade
Join us for the April ELP Networking Social. The monthly networking socials provide opportunity for our alums and guests to actively engage in the Emerging Leaders Program network. Join us on Thursday, April 10 at Trade. ELP Networking Socials are held each month at locations throughout Greater Boston. ELP Fellows, alums and guests are invited to attend. Refreshments will be served / cash bar. Click here to register. 

Nonprofit Management and Leadership (Tentative title)
Webinar Wednesday featuring Barry Dym
April 16 from 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Our next webinar will feature Barry Dym, founder and executive director of the Institute for Nonprofit Management and Leadership. Over a long career, he founded and directed three other organizations-the Family Institute of Cambridge; the Boston Center for Family Health; Workwise Research and Consulting-and a professional journal, Family Systems Medicine. He has worked as an organization development and strategy consultant, executive coach, psychotherapist, teacher, and author. Among Dym's four books are Leadership in Nonprofit Organizations and Managing Leadership Transitions. His consulting clients have ranged grass roots organizations to many Community Development Corporations and large mental health centers in the nonprofit world to such corporations as State Street, MFS, and the Boston Globe. He has served on and consulted to many boards of directors, including the Teaching and Learning Alliance, for which he currently serves as the Board President. Our webinar topic is to be determined, stay tuned for more. Click here to register.

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ELP Team Project Presentation | June 4
Each year, the fellows in the Emerging Leaders Program discover and practice collaborative leadership skills by working together in peer-led teams on projects that involve multiple stakeholders and have broad civic impacts. Join us on June 4 as they report their findings. More information and registration coming soon.  

 

Changing the Face of Leadership Luncheon | June 20
Please save the date for our annual Changing the Face of Leadership lunch. We are excited to announce our keynote speaker is John F. Fish, chairman and chief executive officer of Suffolk Construction Company, Inc. Under Mr. Fish's leadership, Suffolk has grown into one of the most successful privately held general building contractors in the country. In addition to leading Suffolk, Mr. Fish serves on a number of boards committed to the business agendas of the City of Boston and the State of Massachusetts as well as boards to support important community, environmental and social organizations. Please click here to read his full bio. 

 

At the luncheon we will also be presenting an alum of the program with the second annual Leading the Way award. Tickets information coming soon. Please click here for sponsorship information. 

Michelle Caldeira '08 of College Bound Dorchester is searching for a director of finance and administration. This person will oversee all aspects of accounting and finance operations, ensure organizational compliance with government grants/contracts, manages external business relationships, and oversee administrative functions including but not limited to the areas of facilities maintenance and information technology. College Bound is a $6M nonprofit organization with an 80-person staff dedicated to a vision of transforming neighborhoods through education. This position offers an opportunity for a professional to join a senior team and help shape and direct strategy for a growing organization. Please click here for more information.

Massachusetts Commission for Blind - Internships Needed
The Massachusetts Commission for the Blind (MCB) collaborates with organizations across the Commonwealth to provide valuable vocational  opportunities for business partners and individuals who are legally blind to meet the organization's employment needs. Opportunities include on-the-job training, on-the-job experience, and internships, of which MCB provides any necessary support services including assistive technology, orientation to the work site and local community, and in-service trainings for staff. To learn more about how your organization can add value and diversity to its workforce through collaboration with MCB, please click here.

YMCA Training, Inc. - Volunteers Needed
YMCA Training, Inc. provides a 20-week business simulated instructional learning program for adults seeking to enhance their professional growth. Our trainees specialize in developing industry specific computerized administrative, finance, and medical office skills. As part of our curriculum, trainees have opportunities to enhance their customer service skill development and delivery by answering calls from volunteers in our simulated call center office. They are currently recruiting volunteers to make "mock" customer services calls, and they wondered if either current Emerging Leaders fellows and, or Alum would have interest in participating. A volunteer's role is simple and short. They provide each volunteer with calling instructions and an easy script to follow. They ask that volunteers call continuously within their self selected scheduled 15, 30, 45, or 60 minute timeframes and give brief feedback to the trainees at the end of each call. The average length of a call is typically between 5-7 minutes (including feedback). For added convenience, volunteers can make calls from their home, place of employment, or other preferred location. There are usually multiple practice call center sessions scheduled within each 20-week training cycle. However, their immediate need is for the upcoming calling series scheduled to commence on March 25 and 28 between 9:00 am and 12:00 pm. Additional calling dates are as follows: April 1, 4, 7, 14, 28 and May 13 and 14. If interested, please contact Genesia Eddins.

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Thank you,

Assistant Director

Stephen Roger, Chair

Julie Burke-Blanchard, Vice Chair

Andrea Zuniga, Past Chair

Katie Hauser, Communications
Charles Smith, Fundraising
R. Kelly Cameron, Networking Social
Kris Kaktins, Programming
Raul Porras, Recruitment

Class Representatives
Chris Peabody, 2002
Rachel Gogos, 2003
Tim Dwinal, 2004
Marc Lucas, 2005
Phil Carver, 2006
Erika Beer, 2007
Johanna Storella, 2008
R. Kelly Cameron, 2009
Danielle Prentis, 2010
Stacie Lallier, 2011
Alexandra Nova, 2012
Geoff Phillips, 2013

Committee Members:
Sheila Burch '12
Beth Celona '13
Tim Eisenstadt '13
Annis Gill Miller '02
Patty Kaplinger '13
David Manzi '10
Mark Michaud '09
Tina Potenti '13
Andrea Reardon '12