Leadership symposium inspires women to build community
By Olivia Hall, Einhorn Center for Community Engagement
Building community was a central theme of the inaugural Women in Community-Engaged Leadership Symposium, held June 20 in New York City. Open to any Cornell alumni and students interested in the role of gender in public service careers, the event drew 40 students from across the university.
“When I was a student at Cornell, we had minimal opportunities to meet with Cornell alumni working in the public and social impact sectors,” said Vicki Johnson ’01, founder of ProFellow. “This event was a space for students to make connections to some of the many women leaders from the Cornell community who are making an impact and receive their insights and advice.”
Johnson first planted the seed for the meeting, which she co-organized with Amy Somchanhmavong, MILR’ 02, associate director of Global Community-Engaged Learning Programs at the Einhorn Center for Community Engagement. Funded by a grant from the President’s Council of Cornell Women (PCCW), the event took place at the offices of Deloitte.