The 31 fellows in the 2012 UMass Boston Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) worked with community partners to investigate the theme, “Supporting Healthy Lives and Vibrant Places.” They worked in peer self-managed teams, in order to learn collaborative leadership skills first-hand, while engaging with stakeholders and issues where collaboration makes a difference. Their team projects addressed: best practices in corporate wellness initiatives, outreach to support health care access for homeless people, ways to grow awareness of the wide need for affordable housing, ideas for arts-based local economic development, broader funding sources to support innovative research on poverty, and ways to continue to engage and support ELP alumni as they continue to grow as leaders. Through their team projects, they brought their professionalism, analytical skills, and fresh perspectives to nonprofit organizations that benefit from their commitment and energy

DeAngelis, Lisa

Scully, Maureen A.

Wight, Andrea

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University of Massachusetts BostonScholarWorks at UMass BostonEmerging Leaders Program Team Projects Center for Collaborative LeadershipFall 10-3-2012Supporting Healthy Lives and Vibrant Places:Learning about and living the collaborativeleadership modelLisa DeAngelisUniversity of Massachusetts Boston, lisa.deangelis@umb.eduMaureen A. ScullyUniversity of Massachusetts Boston, maureen.scully@Umb.eduAndrea WightCenter for Collaborative Leadership, leaders@umb.eduFollow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.umb.edu/leaders_pubsPart of the Community Engagement Commons, Economic Policy Commons, Growth andDevelopment Commons, Health Communication Commons, Health Policy Commons, OtherPublic Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration Commons, Public Health Education andPromotion Commons, Public Policy Commons, Social Policy Commons, and the Social WelfareCommonsThis Presentation is brought to you for free and open access by the Center for Collaborative Leadership at ScholarWorks at UMass Boston. It has beenaccepted for inclusion in Emerging Leaders Program Team Projects by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at UMass Boston. For moreinformation, please contact library.uasc@umb.edu.Recommended CitationDeAngelis, Lisa; Scully, Maureen A.; and Wight, Andrea, "Supporting Healthy Lives and Vibrant Places: Learning about and living thecollaborative leadership model" (2012). Emerging Leaders Program Team Projects. Paper 7.http://scholarworks.umb.edu/leaders_pubs/7             Supporting Healthy Lives and Vibrant Places: Learning about and living the collaborative leadership model  2012 Emerging Leaders Program Team Projects Presentation Wednesday, October 3, 2012, 8:30 – 11:30 am  hosted by Federal Reserve Bank of Boston      __________________________________________  CENTER FOR COLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIP  __________________________________________    Supporting Healthy Lives and Vibrant Places Page 2  Executive Report The mission of the Emerging Leaders Program, part of the Center for Collaborative Leadership at UMass Boston, is to “discover and empower leaders for tomorrow – skillful and accomplished leaders from all sectors of our community, who will be moving into major leadership positions in their organizations.” The 31 Fellows in the 2012 Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) worked with community partners to investigate the theme, “Supporting Healthy Lives and Vibrant Places.”  They worked in peer self-managed teams, in order to learn collaborative leadership skills first-hand, while engaging with stakeholders and issues where collaboration makes a difference.  Their team projects addressed: best practices in corporate wellness initiatives, outreach to support health care access for homeless people, ways to grow awareness of the wide need for affordable housing, ideas for arts-based local economic development, broader funding sources to support innovative research on poverty, and ways to continue to engage and support ELP alumni as they continue to grow as leaders.  Through their team projects, they brought their professionalism, analytical skills, and fresh perspectives to non-profit organizations that benefit from their commitment and energy. Distilling the best practices in corporate wellness initiatives.  A team worked with the Massachusetts Business Roundtable (MBR) to learn more about the role that employers are increasingly playing in improving health outcomes for their employees, which can yield business benefits such as reduced absenteeism.  They researched best practices and conducted interviews with some leading employers.  They discovered wide variability in the nature and scope of programs, as well as employee awareness and utilization of programs.  Sustained commitment to wellness in the workplace is an area poised for growth and innovation. Creating a communications strategy to support healthcare access for homeless people.  A team worked with the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program (BHCHP), learning about the innovative methods they use to provide healthcare to over 11,000 homeless patients.  The team created a “brand awareness” strategy for BHCHP to showcase their significant accomplishments and attract a new generation of young philanthropists to support their mission.  Using a marketing framework presented in the ELP program, they analyzed specific social media tools that would be most effective for this strategy. Creating a marketing strategy to increase awareness of affordable housing in Jamaica Plain.  For the third year now, an ELP team worked with the Boston Tenant Coalition (BTC) and the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation (JPNDC).  Drawing upon materials created by prior teams to enhance awareness of the need for affordable housing (the “Faces and Places” campaign), the team worked with BTC to examine how a small non-profit, with only two full-time staff, can leverage their resources.  They created a detailed proposal for how BTC can maximize impact and awareness; for example, by making the campaign interactive through social media and partnering with other organizations. Supporting Healthy Lives and Vibrant Places Page 3  Exploring arts and economic development strategies for Boston’s Upham's Corner.  A team worked with the Trotter Institute at UMass Boston and Upham’s Corner Main Street to consider how the arts can be a focal point for ongoing economic development in this neighborhood.  They reported on best practices from other communities in which arts play a vital role in the economic infrastructure.  They created a survey, offered in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, to engage and learn from community members about their ideas and preferences – in the spirit of collaborative leadership –  and they recommended a strategy for next steps. Engaging the community to support participatory research that guides public policy on local poverty-related issues.  The Center for Social Policy (CSP) at UMass Boston identifies root causes and remedies for poverty by conducting rigorous research that involves those most affected by the issues. The CSP is celebrating its twentieth anniversary, and the team worked with them to create outreach and fundraising strategies, which will yield resources to move beyond singular projects to wide-reaching, integrated efforts.  These efforts aim to address poverty in the future through innovative public policy and to integrate local efforts into global approaches to poverty such as the Fourth World Movement. Enhancing Emerging Leaders Program alumni engagement.  Each year, a team works with the Center for Collaborative Leadership to further the goals of the Emerging Leaders Program (ELP).  This year’s team examined some significant ways in which alumni – now over 400 strong – are already involved, through networking, access to board roles, and professional development.  They designed a strategy and tools to connect to and engage an even wider base of alumni to insure the ongoing meaningfulness of ELP participation and its lessons about collaborative leadership to the future leaders of the Boston region and beyond.  After the Fellows share their ideas, we will hear reflections from our panelists, whose areas of expertise are related to the issues covered by the projects and who will comment on the Fellows’ contributions:  John Auerbach, Commissioner, Department of Public Health Aaron Gornstein, Undersecretary, Department of Housing & Community Development Donna Latson Gittens, Founder & Principal, MORE Advertising Jacqueline Palladino, SVP/Corporate Services, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston  We will then hear a perspective from Boston City Hall on the impact and implications of these projects:  Linda Kowalcky, Mayor’s Office, City of Boston  We invite audience members to raise questions and share thoughts following the panel.    Supporting Healthy Lives and Vibrant Places Page 4  Supporting Healthy Lives and Vibrant Places Learning about and living the collaborative leadership model UMass Boston Emerging Leaders Program Team Projects Presentation hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston October 3, 2012  Agenda 8:30 – 9:00  Continental breakfast/Networking 9:00 – 9:05  Welcome by Sherry Penney                                      Sherry H. Penney Professor of Leadership                                      University of Massachusetts Boston  9:05 – 9:10 Opening Remarks by Maureen Scully, Associate Dean of Graduate Programs, College of Management, University of Massachusetts Boston 9:10 – 9:50  Team Presentation: Kelly Dougherty, Tufts Medical Center Jenna Dodd, The Boston Globe Charles Smith, Eastern Bank Mila Thigpen, Celebrity Series Kara Boniface, MassBio Ryan Dunlevy, EMC Corporation/Rapid 7  9:50 – 10:00     Break  10:00 – 10:30          Panel:     John Auerbach, Commissioner, Department of Public       Health    Aaron Gornstein, Undersecretary, Department of Housing    & Community Development    Donna Latson Gittens, Founder & Principal, MORE                          Advertising    Jacqueline Palladino, SVP/Corporate Services, Federal    Reserve Bank of Boston  10:30 – 11:00 Discussion and Audience Q & A  11:00 – 11:15    Closing Remarks by Linda Kowalcky, City of Boston 11:15 – 11:30  Audience invited to stay, network, and ask questions Supporting Healthy Lives and Vibrant Places Page 5  Attendees (as of 9/28/2012) Joseph Bator Eastern Bank Megan Bell Najarian Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA Karen Bogard Newton-Wellesley Hospital Kara Boniface MassBio Sheila  Burch Non-Profit Philip J. Carver University of Massachusetts Boston Angela Cassidy Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA Beth Celona Victim Rights Law Center Prabal Chakrabarti Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Peter Clemons Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Roxann Cooke Eastern Bank Lynette Correa Career Coaching 4 Kidz Robert Coughlin MassBio Lisa DeAngelis Center for Collaborative Leadership David DeFilippo BNY Mellon Asset Management Jenna Dodd Boston Globe Kelly Dougherty Tufts Medical Center Ryan Dunlevy Rapid7 Daylana Ervin-Parker Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Maura Feldman Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts David Ford EMC Corporation Donna Haig Friedman Center for Social Policy, UMass Boston Michelle Gallitto Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA Debbie  Garalis Partners Healthcare Andrea Goggin UMass Boston College of Management Carl Guerin The Boston Company Carey Haglund Wells Fargo Katie Hauser Massachusetts Convention Center Authority Stuart Hollis NSTAR Electric & Gas Patrick Hughes BNY Mellon Stephanie Janes Celebrity Series  Gary Jennison Corcoran Jennison Companies Kris Kaktins State Street Patty Kaplinger Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Christina Kelley Center for Collaborative Leadership Enrique Larrainzar Garijo Sovereign - Santander Andy Leeson Boston Symphony Orchestra Alicia Lenahan Children's Trust Fund Jim Linehan Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Colleen Locke University of Massachusetts Boston Sarah MacDonald MassBio David Manzi Trefler and Sons Supporting Healthy Lives and Vibrant Places Page 6   Deidre Midgett Center for Collaborative Leadership Kate McCabe SSGA Cristin Monaco Shields Massachusetts Eye and Ear Derek Morris Federal Reserve Bank Judith Pelletier Tufts Health Plan Sherry Penney Center for Collaborative Leadership Andrew  Pfaff Sovereign │Santander Meredith Price Shire HGT Maija Pratt State Street Corporation Philip Quaglieri UMass Boston College of Management Michelle Ridgley Medtronic, Inc. Maureen Scully UMass Boston College of Management Chris Sinclair The Anthem Group Charles Smith Eastern Bank Dave Stachura RBS Citizens Anna Steiger Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Mila Thigpen Celebrity Series Tim Walsh Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Andrea Wight Center for Collaborative Leadership Craig Williams Tufts Medical Center Physicians Organization Joyce Yee ARBOR Associates 

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