Elissa Perry
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Name: Elissa Perry
Address:
City: Oakland
State: CA
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Website: http://www.leadershiplearning.org
Leadership Development
- Personal areas of interest or expertise:
- Boundary-crossing
- Business leadership
- Collaboration
- Community specific leadership development
- Curriculum Development
- Evaluation
- Facilitation
- Fundraising
- Health leadership
- Meeting and Travel Logistics
- Networking and social capital
- Organizational Leadership
- Program Delivery
- Program Design
- Program Outreach
- Public leadership
- Recruitment and Selection
- Rural leadership
- Shared leadership
- Strategic Planning
- Urban leadership
- Youth leadership
- Other:
- Regional Learning Circles:
- Interest-oriented Learning Circles
More About You
- Other Interests:
- Favorite Quotes:
"Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can." - Arthur Ashe; "When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid." - Audre Lorde; "During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell
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Pauline Vela
Leadership Development
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- Favorite Quotes:
"Where you stumble, there your treasure lies." (Joseph Campbell) "The Way to do is to be." (Lao-Tzu) "Be the change you want to see in the world." (Gandhi)
Bella Celnik
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Name: Bella Celnik
Address:
City: Oakland
State: CA
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Website: www.leadershiplearning.org
Leadership Development
- Personal areas of interest or expertise:
- Regional Learning Circles:
- Washington D.C. Area
- Interest-oriented Learning Circles
More About You
- Other Interests:
- Favorite Quotes:
Mr. Mamoon Al-Azami
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Name: Mr. Mamoon Al-Azami
Address:
City: Jeddah
State: xx
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Website: www.isdb.org
Leadership Development
- Background in leadership development (Education and/or Experience):
- 1. Postgraduate Diploma in Youth and Community Work in uk 2. Designing and delivering leadership programmes for youth in many countries
- Current leadership development work (Roles and/or Positions):
- 1. Responsible for developing designing and delivering leaderships programmes in 40 countries
- What do you hope to gain from and contribute to the learning community:
- 1. Enrichment 2. Networking 3. Learning
- Personal areas of interest or expertise:
- Interest-oriented Learning Circles
More About You
- Other Interests:
- current affairs
- Current Questions about Leadership & Leadership Development:
1. How to develop suitable curriculum for leadership development 2. What tools and facilities are most important for leadership
- Favorite Quotes:
1. You are either part of the solution or part of the problem
Jamie N Schenker
Leadership Development
- Personal areas of interest or expertise:
- Regional Learning Circles:
- SF Bay
- Interest-oriented Learning Circles
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- Other Interests:
- Favorite Quotes:
Stefani Wilcox
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Name: Stefani Wilcox
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Leadership Development
- Personal areas of interest or expertise:
- Regional Learning Circles:
- Washington D.C. Area
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- Other Interests:
- Favorite Quotes:
Dr. Diane J. Johnson
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Name: Dr. Diane J. Johnson
Address:
City: Oakland
State: CA
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Website: www.mmapeu.com
Leadership Development
- Personal areas of interest or expertise:
- Boundary-crossing
- Business leadership
- Collaboration
- Community specific leadership development
- Curriculum Development
- Evaluation
- Facilitation
- Fundraising
- Meeting and Travel Logistics
- Networking and social capital
- Organizational Leadership
- Program Design
- Public leadership
- Recruitment and Selection
- Shared leadership
- Strategic Planning
- Other:
- Regional Learning Circles:
- SF Bay
- Interest-oriented Learning Circles
More About You
- Other Interests:
- Favorite Quotes:
Mr. Gary J De Carolis
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Name: Mr. Gary J De Carolis
Address:
City: Burlington
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Website: http://www.centerforcommunityleadership.com
Leadership Development
- Background in leadership development (Education and/or Experience):
- I have always been a student of leadership from a very young age. My father was quite the leader in the music business. Found mysel f in leadership roles in politics (city counselor) and menatl health administrationat the state and federal levels. In my federal role I started a leadership training program that involved bringing to gether a faculty, devloping a curriculum and then training up leaders in the grant portfolio within my Branch.
- Current leadership development work (Roles and/or Positions):
- Starting my own consulting business in 2002 named the Center for Community Leadership I took the curriculum with me and have provided training institutes, workshops, graduate courses and talks on the subject of leadership and system change. Also, provide coaching and mentoring to a number of leaders in the human service field.
- What do you hope to gain from and contribute to the learning community:
- I have always felt that the best ideas come from people coming together to brainstorm and think through various issues. Given my intereest in leadership my thought was this group could be a great resource for my own professional growth in this area.
- Personal areas of interest or expertise:
- Boundary-crossing
- Business leadership
- Collaboration
- Community specific leadership development
- Curriculum Development
- Evaluation
- Facilitation
- Fundraising
- Health leadership
- Meeting and Travel Logistics
- Networking and social capital
- Organizational Leadership
- Program Delivery
- Program Design
- Public leadership
- Shared leadership
- Strategic Planning
- Urban leadership
- Youth leadership
- Regional Learning Circles:
- Boston Area
- Interest-oriented Learning Circles
- Health Learning Circle
More About You
- Other Interests:
- Current Questions about Leadership & Leadership Development:
None currently
- Favorite Quotes:
It must be remembered that there is nothing more difficult to plan, more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to manage than the creation of a new system. For the initiator has the enmity of all who would profit by the preservation of the old institution and merely lukewarm defenders in those who would gain by the new ones." Machiavelli (1513)
Julia Campbell
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Name: Julia Campbell
Address:
City: Cambridge
State: MA
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Website: http://www.cayl.org
Leadership Development
- Background in leadership development (Education and/or Experience):
- EDUCATION 2006 – 2008 OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY, College of Business & Public Administration, Norfolk, VA, MPA – Specialization: Nonprofit and NGO Management. Selected coursework: Public Policy, Budgeting and Accounting, Research Methods, Project Evaluation, Legal and Ethical Foundations of PA, Gender and Globalization 2006 – 2008 TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE, Academy of Nonprofit Excellence, Norfolk, VA, Certificate in Nonprofit Management 1995 – 1999 BOSTON UNIVERSITY, College of Communication, Boston, MA, BS – Journalism and Communications, Minor in Women’s Studies
- Current leadership development work (Roles and/or Positions):
- PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Vice President of Public Affairs, The CAYL Institute, Cambridge, MA, June 2008 to present Increase name recognition and public awareness of the CAYL Institute (formerly the Schott Fellowship in Early Care and Education). Diversify sources of philanthropic support for the CAYL Institute and decrease reliance on grant support. Establish the CAYL Institute as the lead organization and “go to” group in early childhood care and education in Massachusetts. Introduce and establish the CAYL Institute as a national organization. Develop and cultivate active, engaged, strategic networks of Fellows and Alumni to create systemic policy change and improve professional practice. Cultivate an environment for a future capital campaign and the formation of an individual 501c3 nonprofit organization. Director of Development, Marketing, & Community Relations, Transitions Family Violence Services, Hampton, VA, October 2005 to May 2008 Initiated, coordinated, and supervised all fundraising and resource development efforts, including donor identification and cultivation, donor acknowledgement, Board relations, marketing, community education, volunteer management, United Way, annual campaign, and major gifts. Developed, coordinated, and promoted all special events and major development projects. Evaluated and audited resource development projects and programs. Held responsibility for implementation of 21 member Board-approved resource development plan. Researched, initiated, and coordinated fundraising and development efforts in conjunction with 15-member Community Development Committee. Held responsibility for research, identification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of individuals with potential to contribute financially or in-kind. Coordinated and promoted monthly hour-long Open Houses to encourage community involvement. Coordinated and promoted annual Fundraising Breakfast. The 2007 breakfast had 100 attendees and netted over $20,000. Wrote and published quarterly print newsletter for donors, bi-monthly electronic newsletter, and all communications, news articles, op-eds, web site content, and press releases. Actively liaised with local media on issues of family and domestic violence, teen dating violence, and child abuse. Designed and presented trainings on domestic violence and the programs and services of Transitions Family Violence Services to community groups of all ages and sizes. Served as a management team member, with the Director of Finance, Director of Grants, and the Executive Director. Researched, developed, and advocated for Virginia General Assembly House Bill 1916, amending the Virginia state code to require that instruction on dating violence and the characteristics of abusive relationships is included in Family Life Education. The law became effective July 1, 2007. Program Development Manager, African Presidential Archives and Research Center at Boston University (APARC), Boston, MA, September 2003 to August 2005 Organized and coordinated logistics of the annual African Presidential Roundtable, an international conference gathering former African heads of state from 14 different countries and public and private sector leaders to discuss issues of market reform and democratization with the goal of increasing foreign direct investment in Africa. Helped develop and implement the APARC American – African Universities Collaborative, a three-year six-institution collaboration between Boston University, Elizabeth City State University (NC), Morehouse College (GA), the University of Ghana, the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, and the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. Secured funding of $400,000 from USAID and $150,000 from Carnegie Corporation for the Collaborative; Secured funding of $500,000 from ChevronTexaco, Boeing, DaimlerChrysler, Reebok, Bank of America, and other major international corporations for the Roundtable. Helped develop and implement the APARC Federated Fellows and Forum Program, a yearlong fellowship awarded to six students from three institutions (Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, NY, Talladega College in Talladega, AL, and Boston University). Helped develop and implement local and international press strategies and campaigns for all major projects and initiatives undertaken by APARC, including print and broadcast media. Supervised and trained interns in the field of international nonprofit work. Community Health Educator, United States Peace Corps, Senegal, West Africa, Sept. 2000 to Dec. 2002 Recruited, trained, and supervised six village health care workers in disease surveillance, treatment, and prevention to conduct regular health talks in their communities, in collaboration with the local Ministry of Health counterpart. Organized and implemented a six-day training of community members on topics related to preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS, including combating peer pressure, examining traditional religious and cultural practices, and exploring productive and destructive behaviors. Collaborated with other Peace Corps volunteers, a representative from the Ministry of Youth, and the Director of Health Education in the region of Tambacounda on a series of ongoing activities to promote preventative health with a principal focus on sexually-transmitted diseases and HIV/AIDS. Evaluated program effectiveness on local and regional levels, and confirmed a higher understanding and application of disease prevention techniques. Teen Program Director, Women Express, Inc., Boston, MA, February 2000 – August 2000 Developed and implemented a six-week summer job training program for teenage and young adult women from immigrant and low-income backgrounds in the Boston area. Coordinated, managed, and supervised a staff of four to organize workshops, field trips, mentoring sessions, and other activities for a teen editorial board of 24. Provided clinical support for teen editorial board including referrals and home visits. Memberships & Associations Graduate of the Boston Commonwealth Seminar National Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Association Women in Development of Greater Boston Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Phi Alpha Alpha (PAA), the National Honor Society for Public Affairs & Administration Board Member, Project Dream BIG, Hampton, VA Board Member, Tamani Africa, Hampton, VA and Kendowa, Kenya
- What do you hope to gain from and contribute to the learning community:
- I am always learning. Right now I am tasked with coordinating and leading a peer leadership network to create policy change, and this is a new experience for me. I am hoping to absorb as much as I can and learn new skills.
- Personal areas of interest or expertise:
- Regional Learning Circles:
- Boston Area
- Interest-oriented Learning Circles
