WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP FORUM.

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Thursday, November 21, 2024

11:30 AM - 2:30 PM

CT State Community College - Capital

11th Floor - Centinel Hill Hall (Auditorium)

950 Main Street, Hartford, CT 06103

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The Women’s Leadership Forum builds networks connecting Greater Hartford area college students with mentors and role models in the community.

Join us for career advice from our expert panel, an opportunity to connect with role models and mentors, and strategies from current students on how to access resources for success.

The 2024 half-day conference includes:

A panel of professional women of color offering their career and life advice, facilitated networking with women professionals
A panel of students sharing their strategies for success
Informational tables on internship and career opportunities with local employers
NEW THIS YEAR thanks to funding from The Travelers, is the opportunity for BREAKOUT SESSIONS on budgeting and financial literacy, resume writing, LinkedIn profile building, personal branding, accessing community resources, and career exploration through internships.

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IMPACT FOR STUDENTS:

Increased retention and college success for students when they connect with new academic and community resources and make the connection between higher education and broadened career opportunities.
Increased awareness of career options and opportunities from meeting area business leaders and exploring employment opportunities and being exposed to models of women’s leadership across industries and the community.
Increased skills in areas such as budgeting, time management, stress management and mental health, networking, resume writing, identifying and securing internship opportunities, and self and community advocacy.

PROFESSIONAL PANELISTS:

Melissa Rodriguez, MBA is a Marketing Consultant and National Property Executive at Travelers.
Ms. Rodriguez is an alum from Capital Community College with an Associate Degree in Liberal Arts (2006-2009), an alum of the Travelers EDGE (Empowering Dreams for Graduation and Employment) program (2007-2011), and an alum from the University of Connecticut with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business and Technology (2009-2011).

In 2018, she obtained her MBA in Finance from the University of Hartford. As a Marketing Consultant at Travelers, she works closely with senior management on the property side of Business Insurance.

Her goals are to continue to give back to the community, continue to grow in her career, and become a part-time college professor.

Lucinda Canty, PhD, CNM, FACNM FAAN is a certified nurse-midwife, Associate Professor of Nursing, and Director of the Seedworks Health Equity in Nursing Program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She earned a bachelor’s degree in nursing from Columbia University, a master’s degree from Yale University, specializing in nurse-midwifery, and a PhD from the University of Connecticut.

Dr. Canty has provided reproductive health care for over 30 years. She uses her lived experience as a Black woman, a historical perspective, her poetry, art, and her research into racial disparities to offer a reproductive justice lens to improve racial disparities in maternal health. She founded Lucinda’s House, a Black Maternal Health Collective, to promote maternal health equity through community collaboration and programs that provide support and education.

BREAKOUT SESSIONS:

Career Exploration through Internships: Ivelisse Maldonado – Travelers EDGE® Program Manager, Emerging Talent Programs. Joined by John Thomas, Program Coordinator, Capital's Career Advancement Program, CT State Capital
Budgeting and Financial Literacy: Liberty Bank
LinkedIn Profile Building and Personal Branding: - Yvonne Alson, Indelible Impressions. Joined by Linda Lopez, Career Services Advisor, CT State Capital
Accessing Community Resources: Chakeya Chapman, Wellness Program Coordinator, CT State Capital