Schedule
All sessions will be held at the David Rubenstein Treehouse, 20 Western Ave, Boston MA 02134.
Day One: Wednesday, October 22
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Registration Open
Atrium
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Canopy Hall A (301A)
Presenters:
Mary-Helen Black
Director, Clubs and Shared Interest Groups, Harvard Alumni Association
Sarah C. Karmon
Associate Vice President and Executive Director, Harvard Alumni Association
William Makris EdM '00
President, Harvard Alumni Association
Tara Abrahams AB '99, MBA '04
Vice President for Clubs and Shared Interest Groups, Harvard Alumni Association
Presentation of Clubs and Shared Interest Groups Awards
- Outstanding Alumni Community Awards
- Outstanding Volunteer Leadership Awards
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Break
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Faculty Speaker
Canopy Hall A (301A)
“Geopolitics, Trade, and Global Supply Chains”
Willy C. Shih
Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of Management Practice in Business Administration, Harvard Business School
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Lunch
Canopy Hall A (301A)
Visit with Sasha, Harvard's Community Engagement Dog from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Sasha, the Department’s first Community Engagement Dog, is tasked with bringing comfort and support to students, faculty, and staff across the Harvard University community. In her role, she and her partner, Officer Steve Fumicello, strive to spread joy and happiness through community engagement to promote health and wellness on campus.
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Large Group Session: Finding Your Keystone Event
Canopy Hall A (301A)
Moderator:
Kelly Charlton CSS '82, HAA Appointed Director for Pacific Northwest US and Immediate Past President of the Harvard Club of Seattle
Panelists:
- Judy Esterquest AB '72, AM '77, PHD '80, Advisory Board Member and Former President, Harvard Club of Long Island
- Lydia Rossman ALM '24, Vice President, Harvard Veterans Alumni Organization
- Sebastian Gonzalez MBA '17, President, Harvard Club of Mexico
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Break
3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Peer Community Collaboration by Organization Type/Size
- Mini size - West Hollow (209)
- Small size - Cedar Grove (220)
- Medium size - Lane's Edge (205)
- Large size - Branch View (221)
- SIGs - Canopy Hall A (301A)
5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Reception in the Treehouse
Atrium
Light appetizers
Day Two: Thursday, October 23
8:00 a.m.– 9:00 a.m.
Registration Open
Atrium
8:00 a.m.– 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast on your own
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions
Concurrent 1: Step Back Consulting
Lane's Edge (205)
Moderator:
Arthur Hollingsworth AB ’85, HAA Appointed Director Texas
Speakers:
- Deepa Fernandes Prabhu ALM '09 – President of Harvard Club of Central Florida
- Stephanie Mareva Failloux AB '94 – President of Harvard Club of France
Concurrent 2: Alumni Community Culture
Cedar Grove (220)
How you build a volunteer culture where members are involved and feel ownership of the alumni community (Club, Contact, SIG) even if they are not Board members or have an official role. Also, the importance an inclusive and welcoming culture plays in recruitment, elections, onboarding of volunteer leaders.
Speakers:
- Ashok Mittal MPA '06 - President of the Harvard Club of India/New Delhi
- Daniel "Danny" Bicknell AB '13, MPP '20 - HAA Director for Developing SIGs; Immediate Past President of the Harvard Alumni for Climate & Environment SIG
- Melanie Sheerr AB '00 - Past President of the Harvard Club of Philadelphia
Concurrent 3: Membership & Mission
Canopy Hall A (301A)
Moderator:
Carrie Roy AB ’02, HAA Appointed Director Midwest & Midsouth
Speakers:
- Janice Ugaki JD ’99 – President of Harvard Club of Utah
- Cornelia Choe MPA ’07 – Co-President of Alumnae-i Network for Harvard Women
10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Break
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Faculty Speaker
Canopy Hall A (301A)
“Difficult Conversations: Advocating and Listening as a Volunteer Leader”
Sheila Heen JD ’93
Thaddeus R. Beal Professor of Practice, Harvard Law School
12:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.
Lunch
Canopy Hall A (301A)
1:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Leading Through Adversity: Evidence-based Wellness Tips for Volunteer Leaders
Canopy Hall A (301A)
Come learn effective coping strategies used by top-level executives and high-level athletes, and pick the 3 strategies you want to adopt this winter to be your best self as a leader while you navigate the demands of uncertain and polarized times.
Opening Remarks:
Marc Alain Boucicault MPA '23; Harvard Alumni Contact of Haiti
Speaker:
Marie Christine Nizzi AM '16, PHD '20, GSAVF '21
HAA Appointed Director, Professional Interest SIGs
Head of Research and Program Development, Amputee Program, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
3:00 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Canopy Hall A (301A)
Mary-Helen Black
Director of Clubs and SIGs, Harvard Alumni Association
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Self-Guided Tours and Free Time
- College Admissions Interviewer Open House
- 86 Brattle Street
- Admissions staff welcome you to their office to mingle over coffee and cookies
- Please register your attendance here
- Harvard Art Museums
- 32 Quincy Street
- Free admission
- Harvard Business School Contemporary Art Collections
- Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery
- Self-guided Tour
- Download the app
- Browse the Harvard Coop and enjoy a 10% discount with your ALC name badge or 20% discount if you join the Coop for $1.00/year
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Reception and Joint Dinner with the HAA Board of Directors at Treehouse
Canopy Hall A (301A)
Faculty Speaker
Betsy Miller
Lecturer on Law, Harvard Law School