Patricia A. Whitely Women's Leadership Symposium Program Booklet

Patricia A. Whitely Women’s Leadership Symposium

Unbreakable Leadership • Community • Wellness March 25th, 2022

SPECIAL THANKS A special thanks to Dr. Patricia A. Whitely, Senior Vice President for Student Affairs for her continued service to women in the University of Miami and greater Miami community. In 2016, the Women’s Leadership Symposium was named the Patricia A. Whitely Women’s Leadership Symposium due to her continued support and dedication for our University of Miami students’ overall leadership development and their future engagement in the community.

Committee Members

Co-Chair: Esther Alexandre and Mary Weber Workshops: Bhavya Sharma and Leila Metellus Sponsorship: Rosaline Polycarpe and Isabella Lopez Networking: Kayla Davis and Fernanda Terceros Public Relations: Kayani Alcantara

Advisor Collette Mighty

Special Thanks

Andrew D. Wiemer Lindsey Woods Cristina Orbeta Alli Griffiths Noelle Drevyn

Butler Center Staff

Ashley Babulal, Vivian Brunke, Fabrizio Darby, Nick Dunac, Krystelle Emogene, Amira Mansuri, Sierra Maziur, Arielle Rohan, Shivani Sundaresan, Dylan Thompson, Jasmine Tebi, Demi Trimm, Day Watson

SCHEDULE TIME

ACTIVITY

LOCATION

3:30 - 3:55 PM

Check In

Shalala Student Center Third Floor

4:00 - 4:15 PM

Welcome

Grand Ballroom

4:20 - 5:10 PM

Opening Session with Keynote Speaker

Grand Ballroom

5:15 - 6:05 PM

Networking Experience

West Ballroom

6:10 - 7:00 PM

Workshop Block

Activities North Iron Arrow Senate Room

7:05 - 8:00 PM

Restore, Rebuild, and Reclaim

Grand Ballroom

8:05 - 8:30 PM

Dinner

Grand Ballroom

KATHERINE FERNANDEZ RUNDLE MEET YOUR CHAMPION FOR CHANGE Katherine Fernandez Rundle, Miami-Dade County’s top law enforcement officer, is the County’s and Florida’s first Cuban American State Attorney (SA). SA Fernandez Rundle is a nationally recognized leader and pioneer of Smart Justice programs who has always treated offenders as individuals, helping those she could and punishing those she must.

She has implemented many ground-breaking innovations that divert people from the traditional criminal justice system and address their criminogenic needs as appropriate, including: Civil Citations – juvenile and adult; Florida’s only prosecutor-led Child Support Program; The nation’s first Drug Court, leading to a national movement; Mental Health Court; Veterans Treatment Court; The “Second Chance” Program, which provides monthly Sealing and Expungement opportunities; Implementation of Amendment 4, which restored the right to vote for eligible returning citizens who completed their sentences.

Through her tireless efforts, she has helped Miami-Dade County reduce its reliance on incarceration, saved tax dollars, and made our community safer.

While Miami-Dade County has the second lowest jail incarceration rate in the state and the lowest prison admissions rate in the state, the crime rate is also down almost 70% since SA Fernandez Rundle was first appointed.

SA Fernandez Rundle pioneered the fight against the sex trafficking of our children with her Human Trafficking Task Force, a cooperative multi-agency law enforcement effort aimed at arresting and prosecuting those who prey on our children and our youth while finding ways to rescue and build a safety net of services for these seriously traumatized victims. She created Anti-Gun Violence Units in cooperation with the Miami-Dade, Miami Gardens, and City of Miami’s Police Departments.

She embedded prosecutors and homicide investigators in the neighborhoods they serve to facilitate investigations and prosecutions by building relationships with residents, gathering intelligence, responding to the scenes of all contact shootings, helping to locate and secure the attendance of victims and other essential witnesses, and assisting the line prosecutors in court. SA Rundle received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Miami and both her post-graduate and law degrees from the University of Cambridge Law School in England.

WORKSHOP 1 MANAGING YOUR THOUGHTS IS ALSO SELF-CARE DR. MARISOL CAPELLAN Iron Arrow Room 6:10 - 7:00 PM

SPEAKER INTRODUCTION Dr. Capellan, is a lecturer at the Miami Herbert Business School, a women’s leadership coach, and a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion trainer. Dr. Capellan graduated with a Masters in Leadership from Miami Herbert Business School and was inducted to Beta Gamma Sigma International Business Honor Society.

Dr. Capellan’s dissertation focus was on women’s career advancement and their trajectory to leadership positions at private higher education institutions.

As an instructor, she has taught undergraduate and graduate employee management classes as well as executive education trainings for corporations such as American Tower Corporation and NBC Universal. She has coached C-level executives at Fortune 500 companies including Google, Salesforce, Warner Media, and BlackRock. Dr. Capellan has been featured several times on CNN, Entrepreneur Magazine, Telemundo Unstoppable Women Segment, and more.

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION Participants will learn how to manage their thoughts to create positive feelings and cultivate resilience. We will also explore how our personal narrative affects our thoughts about ourselves, how to use our mindset to become the best version of ourselves, and group coaching. Students will learn how to develop self-reflection & self-coaching, how to create positive emotions, and how to identify their personal narrative.

WORKSHOP 2 ESTABLISHING YOUR PERSONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS DR. RENÉE DICKENS-CALLAN

Activities North 6:10 - 7:00 PM

SPEAKER INTRODUCTION Dr. Renée Dickens Callan currently serves as Assistant Vice President of Student Life and has over twenty-five years of experience in higher education. She is responsible for providing leadership and oversight for five departments which include: Multicultural Student Affairs, Orientation and Commuter Student Involvement, Student Activities and Student Organizations, LGBTQ Student Center, and the Butler Center for Volunteer Service and Leadership Development.

Dr. Callan is the co-chair of the University of Miami’s Standing Committee for Diversity Equity and Inclusion, is an instructor of Intergroup Dialogue (undergraduate course) and Student Development Theory (graduate course) and coordinates numerous programs and services that help students engage in dialogue on issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion. Additionally, Dr. Callan facilitates workshops that help students develop skills and competencies related to social justice and co-facilitates sessions with faculty members regarding pedagogy and creating inclusive classroom environments.

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION Participants will learn to identify and actualize personal and professional goals that promote growth. Participants will develop greater awareness of the importance of personal assessment, authenticity, self-awareness, and personal agency.

Participants will learn strategies related to fostering interconnectedness, leveraging opportunities, and investing in themselves. Participants will develop their own personal board of directors.

WORKSHOP 3 WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW?: AN HONEST DISCUSSION ON STRENGTHS, ROADBLOCKS, AND HOW RELATIONSHIPS SHAPE OUR FUTURE CHOICES DR. HEATHER STEVENS Senate Room 6:10 - 7:00 PM

SPEAKER INTRODUCTION Dr. Heather Stevens serves as the associate director, divisional initiatives and student advocacy at the University of Miami. In this role, she supports programming and initiatives for the Division of Student Affairs and Senior Vice President for Student Affairs as well as mediating student grievances or concerns with families, administrators, and faculty. Dr. Stevens also serves as an advisor to Student Government. She is passionate about conflict management, policy and procedure development, and personality differences, having a certification in the Myers-Brigg Type Indicator (MBTI). In her free time, Dr. Stevens likes to run and practice tarot reading.

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION This session will focus on understanding oneself through honest reflection. We will discuss what self-awareness is for each of us while identifying our strengths and our biggest roadblocks. Session participants will leave with tangible examples of their strengths and roadblocks as well as a plan for how to continue learning throughout their academic careers. Understanding oneself and reflection will be discussed through the lens of Tarot reading.

NETWORKING PROFESSIONALS Amanda Anderson...............................................Executive Director of Admissions Ana Teresa Rodriguez.......................................................Owner, AR Luxury Homes Ava Brillat...........Program Lead for Information Literacy and Instructional Design Carie Penabad....................................................Director of Undergraduate Studies Carmen L. Guerrero................Associate Dean of Strategic Initiatives and Facilities Claudia Restrepo.....................................Senior Director External Communications Cristina Luna............................Assistant Dean of Students & Director of Greek Life Cristine Concha..........................................Engagement Officer, University of Miami Dr. Gladys Giron.....Breast Surgical Oncologist, Miami Cancer Institute at Baptist Health Dr. Jonell Potter.........Director, THRIVE Clinic; Chief, Women’s HIV Service; Professor of Clinical Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences; University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Dr. Laura Kohn Wood.............Dean of School of Education and Human Development Dr. Leslie Knecht.................................................Lecturer, Department of Chemistry Dr. Lydia Fein.......Asst. Professor of Clinical Generalists - Obstetrics and Gynecology Dr. Mary A. Hooshmand.....................Associate Dean of Graduate Clinical Programs Dr. Shanta Dhar......Professor and Researcher/Principal Investigator, University of Miami Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department

NETWORKING PROFESSIONALS Erin Benson..............................................................................CEO of Game Day Bae Ginelle Solis.........Associate Director of Admissions and Recruitment, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine’s Department of Public Health Sciences.

Jan Sokol-katz....................................................Director of Undergraduate Studies Karin Wilkins......................................................Dean of School of Communications Kennedy Robinson.........................Assistant Director, Multicultural Student Affairs Latoya Farris............................Associate Director of Student Athlete Development Lauren Behar..................................Content & Acquisitions Manager, NBC Universal Marianne Mijares.........................................Executive Director, Event Management Mei-Ling Shyu............Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering Department Meredith Camel....Executive Director, Communications Marketing and Brand Services Merrill Camel.........................................................Captain, Miami Dade Fire Service Nell Newton....................................................................Interim Dean of Miami Law Nina D. Miville.....................................Associate Professor of Professional Practice Octavia Bridges...Community Affairs Lieutenant, Univeristy of Miami Police Department Patricia Abril....Vice Dean, Graduate Business Programs, and Professor, Business Law Stephanie Nunez...........................Assistant Director, Multicultural Student Affairs

WE THANK OUR SPONSORS