4th Annual Leadership Tools for Women

"Changing the Power of Women"

June 6, 2008

8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Rockland Community College, Suffern, NY

This day-long program will help women gain greater knowledge and understanding about women’s participation in politics and how to enhance their influence and leadership in public life.

Since 2008 is an election year, we are focusing on women taking the lead, getting into the electoral process, media attitudes and the image of women, conventional wisdom and grooming women leaders for leadership positions.A panel of women politicians will also look at specific and practical solutions to getting more women into the electoral process.

Featured speaker Teena Cahill, Director of Wisdom and Beyond, will present, "Women Taking the Lead:Wisdom for Everyday Leadership and Peak Performance."More information about Teena can be found at http://www.teenacahill.com/.

Other Speakers Include:

• Shauna Chabot, Director of Development, Anne Arundel Community College, "Giving Circles: Becoming a Prominent Way to Help Others"
• Gloriana Waters, Vice Chancellor for HR Management at CUNY, "Who Will Fill Your Shoes:Creating the Next Generation of Women Leaders"
• Amy Hill Hearth, New York Times Best Selling Author, will present, "Strong Medicine Speaks:A Native American Elder Has Her Say"

Win books written by remarkable women:

• The Cahill Factor: Turning Adversity into Advantage,Teena Cahill
• The Transformative Power of Women’s Philanthropy, Marsha A. Taylor and Sondra Shaw-Hardy
• Minding the Dream: The Process and Practice of the American Community College, Gail O. Mellow and Cynthia Heelan
• Strong Medicine Speaks: A Native American Elder Has Her Say, Amy Hill Hearth
• What Women Really Want: How American Women Are Quietly Erasing Political, Racial Class, and Religious Lines to Change the Way We Live, Celinda Lake
• Finding Our Way: Leadership for An Uncertain Time, Margaret J. Wheatley
• Why Women Should Rule the World, Dee Dee Myers

Cost: $120 per person

Registrations will be accepted on a space-available basis. Early registration is encouraged.

You may also print the form and mail to:

Institute for Community College Development
Cornell University
621 Ives Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853

Phone: (607) 255-7758

Fax: (607) 254-1520

E-mail: iccd@cornell.edu

To Register and for a complete agenda visit www.iccd.cornell.edu

Or contact Lee Riddell at Lee.Riddell@cornell.edu