BOARD HIGHLIGHT
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What has been your most proud moment or accomplishment throughout your involvement at the KLI? “My proudest moment is the founding of the Women in Leadership Development initiative. I was really happy to connect the dots early with Tom Handley and the KLI. Tom was looking for an opportunity to do something impactful philanthropically for CMC, and throughout his career, he has always been really committed to the development and leadership cultivation of women. When I heard about his interest, [the KLI] seemed like a natural home. I am super proud of it, partly because I didn’t have to do a lot; I made the introduction to Dr. Sherylle Tan and she really ran with it in a wonderful way. I have been so impressed with her leadership and seizing of the opportunity and I think it is a meaningful program for the participants.” What skills learned at the KLI or within your leadership development have contributed the most to your leadership journey within your professional, academic, or personal life? “KLI did not exist when I was a student at CMC—it was formed afterwards. The KLI was my first exposure to an advisory board; I have served on corporate boards as well as the CMC Board of Trustees, but those are fiduciary boards with government requirements. An advisory board is different because you are there as committed experts who want the organization to succeed, but you don’t necessarily have managerial governance or fiduciary accountability. I think getting that right and figuring out how to be an effective board member where you have impact but you are not overreaching was a good development lesson for me. As I am now setting up the board structure for my company and thinking about the difference between the fiduciary Board of Directors and the stakeholder boards, it has been quite helpful to think about KLI and how that works.” What made you specifically interested or intrigued by the KLI board? “I was very interested in getting back involved at CMC in a more meaningful way. After I graduated, I served on the Alumni Association Board, and then I went to business school, moved to New York, and stayed loosely involved in the college. I chaired a couple of reunions, and I was the CMC Chapter President in New York. David Mgrublian, who at the time was the Chair of the Board of Trustees, encouraged me to join the KLI board and get more actively involved in on-campus leadership. I have always had a real interest in leadership–throughout my career I have been actively involved in various corporate opportunities to cultivate young leaders.”
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