ColorofLeadershipConference:GirlsRiseUp!SettingtheStageforSuccess
WorkshopSchedule
Participantswillbedividedintosmallgroupswithtwoassignedmentors.Each
groupwillattendtwoofthefollowingsessions:
1. IdentifyingYourUniqueLeadershipStylewithHeatherHurley
Throughhands-onactivities,studentswilllearnaboutdifferentleadership
qualities.Theywilldefinetheirpersonalleadershipstyleandlearnhowthat
leadershipstyleaffectshowtheyworkwithothersinaschoolsetting.
2. BrandingYourselfasaLeaderwithJuliaBurgos
Inthisworkshop,participantswillbeintroducedtotheconceptofpersonal
brandingasitrelatestopeople,relationships,communicationsandone’s
digitalfootprint.Throughaninteractivesession,participantswillgaina
betterunderstandingoffirstimpressions,preparingforleadershiprolesand
creatingapersonalbrandcanvasandbrandpositioningstatement.These
toolswillserveasthebackdroptobuildingapersonalbrandportfoliothat
canhelpdefinehowtheyareperceivedincurrentdayatschoolandpavethe
pathforastrongleadershipbrandfortheirfutures.Attheconclusionofthis
session,participantswillhavelearnedkeystrategiesandconceptsin
brandingthatwillcreateasolidfoundationforafuturefilledwith
opportunitiesandchoices.
3. CreatingYourOwnMediaofEmpowermentwithGladisBourdouane
Doyouwanttoinspireothers?Doyouwantotherstotakeactionforacause
youbelievein?Whatmediachannels/outletsareavailabletospreadyour
message?
Ms.Bourdouanewillwalkyouthroughtheprocessofcraftingkeymessages
tocommunicateyourgoals,andtomotivatethepublictotakeaction.Shewill
showyouhowtocreateacommunicationsplan;andshowcasesomeofthe
variouscommunicationsplatformsthatareavailabletoreachthepublic,
includingsocialmedia,printandnewsmedia,e-communications,andfaceto-faceengagement.Shewillalsosharemethodsofmeasuringthesuccessof
yourcommunicationsandengagementefforts.
4. SpeakingYourTruththroughSpokenWordwithElizabethAcevedo
Thisworkshopwillleadstudentsthroughaseriesofperformanceand
writingexercisesthatwillhoneinontheconcept,“speakingback.”Girlsare
oftentoldwhoandwhattheyneedtobeand,inthisworkshop,theywillbe
askedtopickonqualityofthemselvestheyreallyloveandspeakbackto
folkswhohavetoldthemnegativethingsaboutthatquality.Thethemewill
befocusedenoughthatthegirlswillhaveanentrypointintothinkingand
writing,butopenenoughthattheydon’tallfeelforcedtopickthesametopic.
5. TheatreofLeadership:Presence,Voice,&PerformanceSkillsforFuture
LeaderswithDr.LaTanyaCatron
Throughimprovisation,role-play,andothertheatretrainingtechniques,
participantswillbeintroducedtoskillsthatwillhelpthemtobuild
confidence,exertinfluence,andcommunicateeffectively.Theskillsactors
usetoconvince,move,andinspirehavedirectapplicationstotheworkof
leaders.“Greatleaders,likegreatactors,mustbeconfident,energetic,
emphatic,inspirational,credible,andauthentic”(Halpern&Lubar,2004).
6. SportsasaVehicleforLeadershipwithJenniferGross
Inthisworkshop,wewillbringlighttothenumberofwaysinwhichsports
actasacatalystforleadershiproles.Wewillbringtolightthemanyqualities
thatittakestobeagoodathleteanddrawparallelstothewaysthatdirectly
correlatestoleadershiproles.Girlswillworkinteamsinavarietyof
interactiveactivitiesthatwillchallengethemtothinkaboutsportsinaway
theymayneverhavebefore.
7. LeadingbyExample:StandinguptoEverydayBullyingandInjusticewith
TaraNewton
Thisworkshopwillengagestudentsinaninteractivedialoguethatwill
includeaquizshow,role-play,andquestionsandanswers.Italsowillcover
thefollowingdiscussionpoints:movieclipaddressingbullying,defining
bullying,characterprofileofabully,definingempathy,characterprofileofa
leader.
8. ConflictResolution:TakingaStandintheMidstofConflictwithDr.Tiffini
Woody-Pope
Participantswillexplorecommonwaysconflictsdevelopandeffectiveforms
ofcommunicationthatrespectdifferences.Thisinteractiveworkshopwill
askparticipantstoengagethroughconversations,role-playsandcritical
discussionsthatassistinmutualunderstanding.
9. Team-buildingforFutureLeaderswithSylviaO’Neal
Participantswillbeengagedinhandsonactivitieswhiletheymeetandgreet
withfemaleleaders.Theywillworkinteamstoidentifyteam-buildingskills
neededforfutureleadersandshareoutasagroup.
10. PoliticsandAdvocacy:MakingLastingChangeinYourCommunitywith
DulceCarrillo
Isthereanimportantissuethatyoucareabout?Inthisworkshop,youwill
havetheopportunitytothinkaboutsomethingthataffectsyouoryourfellow
communitymembersandtoconsiderwaystoimproveitbyincreasingyour
understandingandengagingothersintoaction.Ms.Carrillowillsharebasic
principlesofpoliticsandadvocacyandprovideyouwithbasictoolsonhow
youcanmakelastingchangesinyourcommunity.Youandyourpeerswill
haveachancetoshareabriefsummaryandtopracticetakingactionfora
causeyoucareabout.
PresenterBios
ElizabethAcevedoholdsanMFAinCreativeWritingfromtheUniversityof
MarylandandisaNationalPoetrySlamChampion,CaveCanemFellow,CantoMundo
Fellow,andparticipantoftheCallalooWriter’sWorkshop.Shehastwocollectionsof
poetry,Beastgirl&OtherOriginMyths(YesYesBooks)andwinnerofTupeloPress’s
BerkshirePrize2016MedusaReadsLaNegra’sPalm(TupeloPress,forthcoming).
ShelivesinWashington,DC.
GladisBourdouaneistheCommunicationsCoordinatorfortheArlingtonPublic
Schools.Inherrole,shedisseminatesrelevantandtimelyinformationtofamilies,
usingvariouscommunicationschannelsandengagementstrategies;manages
countywideevents;andhandlesstrategiccommunicationsformajorinitiatives.All
ofhereffortsareinsupportoffamilyengagementandstudentsuccess.Mrs.
BourdouanehaslivedinArlingtonforover30yearsandisaproudWLGeneraland
WakefieldWarrior!SheholdsaBachelordegreeinBusinessAdministrationfrom
StrayerUniversity.SheisamemberoftheChesapeakeChapteroftheSchoolPublic
RelationsAssociation(CHESPRA)aswellastheNationalSchoolPublicRelations
Association(NSPRA).SheisagraduateofLeadershipArlington’sSignatureProgram
Classof2011(nowtheLeadershipCenterforExcellence),wheresheservesasa
ResourceDirectorforEducationDayfortheClassof2017(andpreviouslyforthe
classesof2012,2013,and2014);aswellastheCommunicationsChairforMonte
CarloNight,whichdirectlysupportstheirYouthProgram.Shehaspreviouslyserved
ontheAHCandEdu-Futuroboardsaswell.Mrs.Bourdouaneandherhusbandhave
threechildren,whoattendWashington-LeeHSandNorthernVACommunity
College.Sheloveshercommunityandstrivestogainvariousperspectives—asevery
leadershould.
JuliaBurgosjoinedArlingtonPublicSchools(APS)aschiefofstaffinJune2013.In
thisrole,JuliasupportsSuperintendent,Dr.PatrickMurphyonallprojectsand
initiativesrelatedtotheschoolsystem.SheisavaluableresourcetotheArlington
SchoolBoard,staff,studentsandparentsatAPS.JuliawasnostrangertoAPSafter
servingasavolunteerfor10yearswithLatinasLeadingTomorrow–aprogram
borninWakefieldHighSchool.Shecurrentlysupportstheprogramaspast
chairpersonoftheBoard.Juliahasover24yearsofgovernment,publicrelations,
non-profitandprograminitiativesfortheAmericanDiabetesAssociation(ADA)and
asacommunityDevelopmentManagerintheUnitedHealthcareMedicaiddivision.
Julia’spassionforhealthcareandchildrenstemmedfromherrolesinthe
governmentandthehospitalsysteminNewYorkCity.SheservedastheMarketing
andAdvertisingProgramDirectorfortheNewYorkCityMayor’sOfficeofHealth
InsuranceAccesswhereshehelpedtoestablishMayor’sGiuliani’sHealthStat
ProgramandasakeystaffmemberinMayorRudolphGiuliani’sCommunity
AssistanceUnitwheresheworkedtoresolvehighlevelcommunityissues.Shealso
workedasapublicaffairscoordinatoratWyckoffHeightsMedicalCenter.Julia
startedherserviceinthecommunityasdistrictofficemanagerforformerNewYork
StateAssemblymanJavierNievesinSunsetPark,Brooklyn.JuliaholdsaMaster’s
DegreeinPublicRelations&CorporateCommunicationsfromGeorgetown
UniversityandaBachelor’sDegreeinCommunicationsandaminorinSpanishfrom
IonaCollege.
DulceCarrilloisCoordinatorofCommunityEngagementatAPS.Shewasbornin
MexicoandraisedinLosAngelesfromagefive.ShegraduatedfromtheUniversity
ofCalifornia,Berkeleyandbegananexcitingcareerasaforeignserviceofficerfor
theMexicangovernment,workingattheEmbassiesofMexicoinKoreaandJapan
andearningaBlackBeltintwomartialarts,beforeherfinalpostinginWashington,
DC.Sheismarriedandhastwoteens,a14-yr-oldsonanda16-yr-olddaughter,
whomsheisveryproudof.Dulceispassionateaboutencouragingcivicengagement
andhelpingpeoplefindtheirvoicestomaketheircommunitiesabetterplaceforall.
Dr.LaTanyaCatronhasbeenaneducatorforPrinceGeorgesCountyPublicSchools
for20years.Currently,sheservesasanassistantprincipalandleadstheninth
gradeacademyatDuValHighSchoolinLanham,MD.Dr.CatronisafluentSpanish
speakerand,priortobecominganassistantprincipal,shetaughtSpanishatEleanor
RooseveltHighSchoolinGreenbelt,MD,andsponsoredtheLadyRaidersStepTeam.
DuringhertenureinPGCounty,shealsoworkedinHumanResources.Dr.Catron
earnedaDoctorofEducationdegreefromBowieStateUniversityand
Bachelor/MasterofTeaching(B/MT)degreesinForeignLanguage–Spanishwitha
minorinDramafromtheUniversityofVirginia.
JenniferGrosshasbeenaneducatorinAPSfor10years.Ms.Grossgraduatedfrom
theUniversityofPittsburghwithaB.S.inPsychologyandaM.Ed.inSpecial
Education.DuringherstudiesatPITT,shewasalsoa4-yearletterwinneronthe
VarsityWomen’sSoccerTeam.Ms.Grossalsoplayedonthesemi-professionalWLeagueteam,theNYMagicfromage16-21,beingtheyoungestplayerintheleague
atthetime.Sheattributesmanyofhersuccessesoffthefieldtotheskillsand
qualitiesshelearnedinhermanyyearsonthefield.
HeatherHurleyistheAPSSupervisorofPersonalizedLearning.Shewasan
AssistantPrincipalatJamestownElementarySchoolandwasalsoanITCat
ArlingtonTraditionalandGlebeElementarySchool.
TaraNewtonisaproudnativeofArlingtonCounty,Virginia.Aftergraduationfrom
YorktownHighSchool,sheexpandedhereducationalinterestsatSpelmanCollege
inAtlanta,Georgia.Tara’sprofessionalbackgroundisintheareaofchildwelfare
andshemaintainsaspecialinterestinadolescentdevelopmentandmentalhealth.
TaraisaLicensedClinicalSocialWorker(LCSW)whoisdevotedtoservingchildren
andfamilieswithintheAlexandriaCityPublicSchools’districtandshealsoservesas
aclinicalconsultantwiththeUnitedStatesDepartmentofDefense.Ms.Newton’s
combinedpassionforeducation,AfricanAmericancommunitiesandsocialworker
practicehasledhertopursueaPhDinsocialworkatHowardUniversity.Oneofher
favoritequotesthatsustainherlife’sworkisbyDr.MartinLutherKingJr.:"The
functionofeducationistoteachonetothinkintensivelyandtothinkcritically.
Intelligencepluscharacter-thatisthegoaloftrueeducation."
SylviaO’NealworksinArlingtonPublicSchool(APS)DistrictintheDepartmentof
Instruction(DOI)withtheOfficeofMinorityAchievement(OMA).Shegraduated
Cum-LaudefromHarris-StoweStateCollegeinMOwithaBachelorofScience
DegreeinElementaryEducation.SheattendedMcKendreeUniversityinILwhere
shegraduatedMagnumCumLaudewithaMasterofArtDegreeinEducational
AdministrationandTeacherLeadershipaswellasaSpecializationEmphasisin
ReadingandanendorsementinMiddleSchoolLanguageArts.Also,SylviaisaReal
EstateBrokerinIllinoisandVirginia.
Dr.TiffiniWoody-PopeisaSchoolCounselorwhohasapassionforworkingwith
studentsandfamiliestobuildstrongrelationshipsandcreateopportunitiesfor
growth.ShehasworkedwithstudentsfromPreKtohighschool,butfindstheneeds
ofmiddleschoolstudentsthebestfit.Muchofherexperiencehasfocusedon
helpingchildrenrecognize,understandandcelebratetheirownuniquecultural
diversity.Itisherhopethatthroughplantingseedsofconfidence,advocacyand
compassionstudentswilldevelopintohealthymembersofourglobalsociety.