Women's Leadership Breakfast

City Year Boston Women’s Leadership Breakfast
Thursday, November 29, 2012

Boston Marriott Copley Place
110 Huntington Avenue

7:15 a.m. registration and networking
8:00 a.m. breakfast and program

 Featuring remarks by Paula M. Rooney, Ed. D.

  President, Dean College

As President of Dean College, Dr. Paula M. Rooney has transformed the traditional two-year private institution into a nationally recognized growing four-year college. Dr. Rooney has more than doubled the school's enrollment, substantially increased overall retention and endowment and developed new baccalaureate partnerships and programs. Dr. Rooney is chair of the Higher Education Committee for the New England Council and a member of the executive committee and treasurer of the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Massachusetts. Prior to her arrival at Dean College, Dr. Rooney served as vice president for student af­fairs at Babson College. Dr. Rooney has also held senior academic and administrative appointments at Reed College, Colgate University and Indiana University. She holds a B.A. degree from Framingham State College and master's and doctorate degrees from Indiana University. 

Learn how, through full-time in-school service, City Year corps members help students succeed. Your partnership can help improve educational outcomes for more Boston students in more schools.

For more information, contact Nina Barker at nbarker@cityyear.org or 617-927-2590.

RSVP by November 15 to Jana Rayfield at jrayfield@cityyear.org or 617-927-2337. 

 Rachel Sykes, JPMorgan Chase & Co.

On November 17, 2011, more than 400 business and community leaders gathered at the Sheraton Hotel in Back Bay to learn how City Year is working with schools to address the nation’s high school dropout crisis.

At the start of the event, we heard corps member Jasmine Pina tell the story of a student who was encouraged by City Year in 6th grade, only to reveal a few moments later that she was that student, and that her childhood experience with City Year motivates her to serve this year.

We heard powerful featured remarks from Gloria Larson, President of Bentley University, who is a tremendous champion of women's leadership, higher education, education support programs and City Year. A bit later in the program, a student from the Tobin K-8 School in Roxbury told her moving story of having City Year in her school for four years. 

At the Breakfast, we all experienced, firsthand, the great energy and enthusiasm that City Year corps members bring to their service every day. And we all heard, that they are achieving tremendous results in and outside of the classroom with a research-based service model that keeps students in school and on track to graduate. View photos from the event here. _{(photos © Jen Cogswell 2011)}

Thank you to:

Event Chairs*
Carol W. Geremia, President, MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc
Teresa A. Hassara, Senior Managing Director and Head of Institutional Client Services, TIAA-CREF
Maureen A. Leary-Jago, President, MFS Service Center
Clare Richer, Chief Financial Officer, Putnam Investments

Event Vice Chairs*
Maureen Alphonse-Charles, City Year, Inc.
Kathie Andrade, TIAA-CREF
Essence Arzu, Foley Hoag LLP
Kristen Atwood, City Year, Inc, Board of Trustees
Evelyn Barnes, City Year, Inc.
Tracy Boland, Morgan, Brown & Joy, LLP
Andra Bolotin, Putnam Investments
Caroline Boyd, TIAA-CREF
Theresa Brockelman, Deloitte
Barbara Burgess, City Year Boston Advisory Board
Ellen Crane, JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Marcia Crumley, Tufts Health Plan
Christina Cutlip, TIAA-CREF
Kristina Davis, Deloitte
Susan Esper, Deloitte
Corinne Ferguson, City Year Boston Advisory Board Chair
Marilyn French, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Lisa Geller, City Year alumna
Jessica Greenfield, City Year, Inc.
Nancy Hancock, Putnam Investments
Joanne Jaxtimer, BNY Mellon
Elizabeth Jones, City Year Boston Advisory Board
Ellen Keiley, K&L Gates
Pamela Kelleher, Ernst & Young LLP
Claire LeBlanc, State Street
Dianne Ledingham, City Year Boston Advisory Board and Bain & Company
Ellen Lemire, Putnam Investments
Susan Livingston, Brown Brothers Harriman
Anne Lovett
Miriam May
Catherine McCabe, TIAA-CREF
Kay McFarlin, TIAA-CREF
Joann McKenna, Bentley University
Brooke Muggia
Marion Mussafer
Allyce Najimy, Foundation To Be Named Later
Christina Proscia, TIAA-CREF
Marcy Reed, National Grid
Sheila Rogers, PTC
Lisa Sheeler, MFS Investment Management
Susan Siebert, Jones Day
Molly Stearns, Neighborhood House Charter School
Johanna Storella, Massachusetts Convention Center Authority
Ellen Stranberg, TIAA-CREF
Regina Sullivan, Fidelity Investments
Karen Voci, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Sheila Wilcox, TIAA-CREF 

as of November 10, 2011 

For more information, contact Donna Quirk at 617-927-2381 or dquirk@cityyear.org.

Highlights from the 2010 Breakfast

The 2nd annual Women’s Leadership Breakfast was held at the Westin Copley Place at 10 Huntington Avenue, Boston and featured special remarks by Boston Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Carol Johnson and Shirley Sagawa. Sagawa is a leading national service champion and author, who was named “Woman to Watch in the 21st Century” by Newsweek and one of the “Most Influential Working Mothers in America” by Working Mother magazine. 

2010 Event Chairs
Maria Dwyer – Chief Regulatory Officer, MFS Investment Management®
Carol Geremia – President, MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc.
Teresa Hassara – Senior Managing Director and Head of Institutional Client Services,
TIAA-CREF
Clare Richer – Chief Financial Officer, Putnam Investments