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Women’s Network: Dr. Lynn Perry Wooten, Simmons University

October 15, 2020 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Virtual via Zoom

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  • This fall we welcome Dr. Lynn Perry Wooten, Simmons University’s ninth president and first African American to lead the prestigious private university. She will share with us her plans for leading the next generation of women into the future.

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This fall we welcome Dr. Lynn Perry Wooten, Simmons University’s ninth president and first African American to lead the prestigious private university. She will share with us her plans for leading the next generation of women into the future.

Dr. Lynn Perry Wooten joins Simmons University as the ninth president and first African American to lead the prestigious private university for women.

Prior to joining Simmons, Dr. Wooten worked for Cornell University as the David J. Nolan Dean and Professor of Management and Organization at the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management. She has written two books, numerous journal articles and book chapters, and has led her own thriving clinical practice focused on providing leadership development, education, and training for various institutions. 

Dr. Wooten is an innovative leader who specializes in crisis leadership, diversity and inclusion, and positive leadership. During a time in the world when we are facing both the largest health pandemic and movement for equality that we have seen in our lifetimes, it seems only fitting to be hearing from one of the newest leaders in our community who uses research to drive her work both in the classroom and as an administrator.

On October 15th we will welcome Dr. Wooten as she shares with us her goals and priorities for leading the next generation of women into the future, in a moderated discussion with Elisa van Dam, Vice President of Allyship and Inclusion for the Simmons University Institute for Inclusive Leadership.

This event is part of our Women’s Network and InfluenceHER series. Our Women’s Network isn’t a club you join, but a place where you belong – you’ll find a diverse group of more than 1,500 (and growing) women and male allies at all levels of their careers, from all backgrounds, sectors, industries, and professions, with energy for ensuring that Greater Boston becomes the best place for professional women to thrive. All identities welcomed and encouraged to attend.

Loreen Watts

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FEATURING

Dr. Lynn Perry Wooten

President, Simmons University Featured Speaker

Lynn Perry Wooten, a seasoned academic and an expert on organizational development and transformation, became the ninth president and first African American to lead…Read more
Lynn Perry Wooten, a seasoned academic and an expert on organizational development and transformation, became the ninth president and first African American to lead Simmons University on July 1, 2020. Specializing in crisis leadership, diversity and inclusion, and positive leadership—organizational behavior that reveals and nurtures the highest level of human potential—Dr. Wooten is an innovative leader whose research has informed her work in the classroom and as an administrator. She first joined a university faculty in 1994 and has served in administrative roles since 2008. Dr. Wooten came to Simmons from Cornell University, where she was the David J. Nolan Dean and Professor of Management and Organizations at the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management. She also has had a robust clinical practice, providing leadership development, education, and training for a wide variety of institutions. Dr. Wooten is the author of two books, Positive Organizing in a Global Society: Understanding and Engaging Differences for Capacity Building and Inclusion (2016) and Leading Under Pressure: From Surviving to Thriving Before, During, and After a Crisis (2010), nearly 30 journal articles, and more than 15 book chapters. A graduate of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, where she earned a BS in accounting, Dr. Wooten also holds an MBA from the Duke University Fuqua School of Business, a PhD in business administration from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, and a Certificate in Advanced Educational Leadership from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education. Dr. Wooten began her career as assistant professor at the University of Florida Warrington College of Business. In 1998 she returned to the University of Michigan, where she was on the faculty of the Ross School of Business for nearly 20 years and served as Co-Faculty Director of the Center for Positive Organizations, Co-Faculty Director of the Executive Leadership Institute, and Senior Associate Dean for Student and Academic Excellence. She left Michigan in 2017 for the deanship at Cornell.

Elisa van Dam

Vice President, Allyship & Inclusion, Simmons University Institute for Inclusive Leadership Moderator

Elisa van Dam brings a wealth of experience in gender equity and women’s leadership to her role with the Simmons University Institute for Inclusive Leadership….Read more
Elisa van Dam brings a wealth of experience in gender equity and women’s leadership to her role with the Simmons University Institute for Inclusive Leadership. With the formation of the Institute, Simmons University has made an investment in becoming the global authority on the intersection of leadership, equity, and inclusion – with an emphasis on achieving gender parity in organizational leadership. Elisa’s focus is on developing the mindset and skills of leaders at all stages of life so they can foster gender parity and cultures of inclusion. She has a particular interest in working with people who identify as men to act as allies for gender equity. Elisa also conducts research and facilitates workshops for men as allies for gender equity. Elisa is a co-author on several publications, including Professional Women and Confidence: A New Understanding of the “Gap” (October 2017) and Women’s Experiences with “Male Allies (November 2018). Outside of Simmons, Elisa maintains a private coaching practice, working with women on successfully navigating maternity leave. Prior to joining Simmons, Elisa was the Director of the Information Technology Programs at the Boston University Corporate Education Center. In this role, she oversaw design, marketing, sales, and operations for their IT training business, featuring open enrollment and custom education programs, as well as certificate programs. She also has extensive experience in the corporate conference arena. Most recently, she was the Vice President, Content and Learning for a global corporate event management company. Elisa is a member of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Women’s Network Advisory Board, and the Boston Women’s Workforce Council’s HR Advisory Board. She was the co-founder and chair of the Simmons Women’s Initiative Forum, a networking group for people who are responsible for women’s networks and employee resource groups. She is an IPEC Certified Professional Coach, and holds an ICF (International Coach Federation), ACC certification. She is also a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach. She earned her BA in International Relations at Brown and received her MBA with Honors from Boston University. She is also a member of Beta Gamma Sigma, the business honor society. Elisa lives in the Boston area with her choreographer husband, their young adult son, and a willful rescue cat.

AGENDA

  • 12:00 – 12:10 p.m. Welcome & Introductions

  • 12:10 – 12:40 p.m. Moderated Discussion

  • 12:40 – 1:00 p.m. Audience Q&A

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