September 2022 Newsletter
September 12, 2022
HOW Agenda Announced!
Thursday, October 13
6:30pm – 9:00pm
Welcoming Remarks
Meg Sullivan, Founder, Quorum Initiative
HOW Personal Boards Shape Your Leadership Fireside chat with Michelle McMurry-Heath
Michelle McMurry-Heath, MD PhD, President and CEO, Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO)
Moderator: Amy Ho, Managing Director, Merrill Lynch
Friday, October 14
8:00am – 5:00pm
Welcoming Remarks
Meg Sullivan, Founder, Quorum Initiative
Morning: HOW We Envision Our Future
HOW Leaders Get Change Done: Change Leadership featuring Marjorie Jenkins and Marsha Henderson
Marjorie Jenkins, MD MEdHP FACP, Associate Provost and Dean, University of South Carolina and School of Medicine Greenville
Marsha Henderson, Former Associate Commissioner for Women’s Health, U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Moderator: Meg Sullivan, Founder and CEO, Quorum Initiative
HOW to Define and Refine Your Vision
Interactive Table Visioning exercise
HOW Do You Bring Your Vision to Life? Building Blocks of Making a Vision a Reality featuring Nina Burleigh
Interactive Workshops – Exploring topics such as Effective Storytelling and Managing Career Transitions
Nina Burleigh, NYT Best-selling Author, Journalist and Documentary Producer
Afternoon: HOW We Create Impact
Lunch and Conversation
Interactive group discussions about how to create impact
HOW Do We Take Action featuring Najwa Attiga
Najwa Attiga, General Counsel and Head of Compliance, Emirates Investment Authority; Founder, Women Lawyers Group Middle East
HOW to Lead with Impact
Keynote discussion
Networking and Connecting for Future Action
Connections and Cocktails
Closing Champagne Toast
Meg Sullivan, Founder, Quorum Initiative
Venue
Convene at 237 Park Avenue
237 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Pricing
Friday forum & Thursday dinner
Members: $675
Non-members: $775
Friday forum only
$650 Members
$750 Non-Members
Thursday night dinner only
Members $75
Non-members: $100
Accommodations
The Westin New York Grand Central
212 East 42nd Street
New York, NY 10017
Group rate: $309 per night.
Last Day to Book: Thursday, September 22, 2022
Welcome to our new members!
Julie Livingston, President, WantLeverage Communications
Janet Odgis, President and Creative Director, Odgis + Co
Highlighting our members…
Quorum member and NY Chapter Co-chair, Lynne Murphy-Rivera is a contributor to Michael Clinton’s ROAR newsletter. Her blog, “What Employers Should Know About Employees Over 50”, can be found in this month’s newsletter. Lynne is Managing Director, Americas at Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants.
Congratulations!
Marta Keane, CEO of the Jefferson Area Board for Aging, was unanimously elected president of the Virginia Association of Area Agencies on Aging (V4A), which represents 24 agencies across the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Evelien Krijnen was promoted to Managing Director at Berkeley Research Group (BRG.)
Upcoming Sessions
Arielle Lapiano
Chief Communication Officer, Earnity
Nadia Damouni
Managing Director, Prosek
The Floor is Ours
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
12pm – 1pm EDT
5pm – 6pm BST
Virtual session
Managing the Current Sh*tstorm…Surf the Waves by Building Your Resilience
Alexis Pokorny Kahlow, Founder, Open Deltas
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
12pm – 1pm EST
5pm – 6pm GMT
Virtual session
Upcoming Quorum Cohorts
In September we’re offering two opportunities to connect with other members of the Quorum community!
Open to Quorum members only.
Monday, 5 September
8:00am – 8:45am EDT
1:00pm – 1:45pm BST
Virtual Event
Cohort Leader: Marta Hill Gray
Thursday, September 8
5:30pm – 6:15pm EDT
10:30pm – 11:15pm BST
Virtual Event
Cohort Leaders: Veronica Torres, Jen Mailander
Comedy Shows
Check out Quorum member, Liz Austin, as she performs in two comedy shows at Stand Up NY!
Friday, September 23, 7:30pm
Friday, September 30, 7:30pm
Stand Up NY Comedy Club
236 West 78th Street (Broadway and 78th)
New York, NY
Opportunities
Outreach and Communications Coordinator
The Integrity Initiatives International (III) whose mission is to fight kleptocracy, predominantly though not exclusively, through advocating for the establishment of an international anti-corruption court (IACC), has a position open for an Outreach and Communications Coordinator.
Quorum member, Tara Giunta is on the Board of Directors for this NGO.
Job description
“ROAR MasterMind” Membership Director
A part-time opportunity to work with Michael A. Clinton, author and former Hearst Magazine President, with his new group, The ROAR MasterMind. The ROAR concept is to help “those who are considering retirement or mid-career change as well as those who have no wish to retire, to get on with fulfilling their dreams before it’s too late.” Responsibilities will include coordinating communication logistics, handling administration, and working with event planners. For additional information visit the ROAR website.
