Women’s Leadership Center

Women’s Leadership Center mission is to:

• Provide multi-generational experiences within a diverse community
• Build a collaborative, inclusive value-based environment in which individuals develop new and enhance existing leadership skills
• Offer educational programs, including professional and executive education
• Support research related to women’s leadership
• Promote mentorship and sponsorship programs

In addition to helping women succeed, research conducted by the WLC aims to better understand what prevents women from reaching senior management and leadership positions. That research, in turn, guides the Center’s program initiatives in order to help women excel.

Visit us soon to learn more about this innovative research.

Steering Council:

• Doreen E. Szollosi, Ph.D., Director, Women’s Leadership Center, USJ
• Katharine Ann Buck, Associate Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, USJ
• Judy Casperson, Casperson Consulting
• Donna Collins, Steer Council Chair, Executive Producer, Media and Marketing Consultant
• Jessica Dodge, Director of Momentum for Business Owners, Connecticut Wealth Management
• Rhona Free, President, USJ
• Michelle Kalis, Provost, USJ
• Lois Lewis, Freelance Writer/Editor
• Dara Macchi, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Data Analytics, American Eagle Financial Credit Union
• Maggie Pinney, Vice President for Institutional Advancement, USJ
• Lynn Ricci, President and CEO, Hospital for Special Care
• Stacy Routhier, Ensign Bickford
• Carol Stiff, President, Stiff Sports Media Consulting, LLC
• Heather Summerer, Associate Director, Public Affairs, Pratt & Whitney
• Sharon Ware, Associate Professor of Special Education, USJ
• Diane Whitney, Attorney, Pullman & Comley

Develop and implement programming that offers leadership training in a variety of disciplines and modalities.

Promote and support research on women’s leadership by students, faculty, and other scholars.

Establish formal internal and external networks of mentoring and sponsorship opportunities.

Enhance the reputation of USJ and the WLC beyond the local area.

Create a sustainable and stable WLC.