Schedule
8:30 - 9:30 am Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:30 - 9:45 am Welcome – Dr. Maria Thompson, President of Coppin State University and Dr. Diane Illig, Chair of the
USM Women's Forum
9:50 - 10:40 am Empower Presentation - Courtney J. Jones Carney
10:40 - 11:00 am Fitness Break
11:05 - 11:55 am Develop Presentation - M.J. Tooey
11:55 - 12:00 pm Recognition of Scholarship and Award Recipients
12:00 - 1:30 pm Lunch/Keynote Speaker - Dr. Ashley Waters
1:30 - 1:45 pm Fitness Break
1:50 - 2:40 pm Engage Presentation: Dr. Lisa Horne Early
2:40 - 3:00 pm Closing
9:30 - 9:45 am Welcome – Dr. Maria Thompson, President of Coppin State University and Dr. Diane Illig, Chair of the
USM Women's Forum
9:50 - 10:40 am Empower Presentation - Courtney J. Jones Carney
10:40 - 11:00 am Fitness Break
11:05 - 11:55 am Develop Presentation - M.J. Tooey
11:55 - 12:00 pm Recognition of Scholarship and Award Recipients
12:00 - 1:30 pm Lunch/Keynote Speaker - Dr. Ashley Waters
1:30 - 1:45 pm Fitness Break
1:50 - 2:40 pm Engage Presentation: Dr. Lisa Horne Early
2:40 - 3:00 pm Closing
Speakers
Keynote - Choosing to Thrive: How to Combine Goal Setting with Presence and Intentionality
Ashley Waters, DPA
Each day, women are pulled in countless directions and are asked to make a myriad of choices. Many of these choices require us to choose between the present and the future. In Ashley’s keynote, attendees will be empowered to combine forward-thinking goal setting with roots in intentional living. Get ready to engage with one another as we learn to embrace the present while developing goals to create the future we want.
Dr. Ashley Waters is an organizer, designer, creator, and evaluator committed to continuous learning and deepening community impact. With 10+ years of expertise in public organization operations, program evaluation, and partnership theory, Ashley has extensive experience working with organizations to improve processes, engage their employees and constituents, and develop personal and organizational brands.
For most of the last decade, Ashley served as the lead administrator for UMBC’s branch campus operation at The Universities at Shady Grove, where she also served as Professional Staff Senate President at UMBC and Chair of the USM Women’s Forum. Ashley is very involved in her community in Frederick, MD as a Rotarian and volunteer. She is also a contributor to Sass Magazine, a print publication focused on the development and support of professional women in Western Maryland.
Ashley received her B.A in International Politics from Penn State University, an M.A. in Nonprofit Management from Towson University and her Doctorate in Public Administration from the University of Baltimore. Ashley currently works at The Berkheimer Group at Morgan Stanley focusing on client and community relations.
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Empower - Empowerment: Given or Within?
Courtney J. Jones Carney
This presentation will explore concepts of workplace and personal empowerment while focusing on the things that we can control as employees to increase our satisfaction and confidence at work.
Courtney J. Jones Carney has a proven record of success in creating and implementing programs that examine culture, diversity, inclusion, and equity. As the Director of Student Affairs at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Courtney has been the driving force in creating co-curricular programming that focuses on race, culture, identity, intersectionality, and equity. Courtney’s small but empowered organization has offered 66 diversity, inclusion, and equity programs with over 1,638 participants this past academic year. In addition, Courtney is leading the creation and management of a student campus climate survey, with hopes of uncovering how all of UMB’s students, including those with diverse identities, experience the same University. Her vision, leadership, and sound management principles have directly contributed to the journey towards the creation of superior learning environments for diverse student populations.
Courtney has spent the better part of the current academic year crafting a cultural competence academic certificate program which was approved by the USM during summer 2018. This certificate will be the first program of its kind at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. It is her goal to create a program that challenges the university to look outside of preparation by education when hiring content creators and professors. Instead, she encourages educators to consider a combination of factors that include education, lived experience. and professional preparation. And most importantly, this certificate program will challenge students to critically examine themselves and the ideals that they hold about others while understanding the legacy that racial bias has had in the formation of policy and practice in this country. Courtney hopes, that by reframing the lens, we prepare our students to serve their clients and patients in a culturally responsive manner.
In 2017, Courtney received the University of Maryland, Baltimore’s highest honor in recognition of her immense contributions in diversity, equity and inclusion. She has presented nationally on the impact of microaggressions on work environment and how to build a cultural responsiveness training program from the ground up. Courtney is diligently working to complete a doctoral degree in public administration and plans to study the impact of incorporating cultural competence training into the curriculum of public service professionals.
Courtney J. Jones Carney
This presentation will explore concepts of workplace and personal empowerment while focusing on the things that we can control as employees to increase our satisfaction and confidence at work.
Courtney J. Jones Carney has a proven record of success in creating and implementing programs that examine culture, diversity, inclusion, and equity. As the Director of Student Affairs at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Courtney has been the driving force in creating co-curricular programming that focuses on race, culture, identity, intersectionality, and equity. Courtney’s small but empowered organization has offered 66 diversity, inclusion, and equity programs with over 1,638 participants this past academic year. In addition, Courtney is leading the creation and management of a student campus climate survey, with hopes of uncovering how all of UMB’s students, including those with diverse identities, experience the same University. Her vision, leadership, and sound management principles have directly contributed to the journey towards the creation of superior learning environments for diverse student populations.
Courtney has spent the better part of the current academic year crafting a cultural competence academic certificate program which was approved by the USM during summer 2018. This certificate will be the first program of its kind at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. It is her goal to create a program that challenges the university to look outside of preparation by education when hiring content creators and professors. Instead, she encourages educators to consider a combination of factors that include education, lived experience. and professional preparation. And most importantly, this certificate program will challenge students to critically examine themselves and the ideals that they hold about others while understanding the legacy that racial bias has had in the formation of policy and practice in this country. Courtney hopes, that by reframing the lens, we prepare our students to serve their clients and patients in a culturally responsive manner.
In 2017, Courtney received the University of Maryland, Baltimore’s highest honor in recognition of her immense contributions in diversity, equity and inclusion. She has presented nationally on the impact of microaggressions on work environment and how to build a cultural responsiveness training program from the ground up. Courtney is diligently working to complete a doctoral degree in public administration and plans to study the impact of incorporating cultural competence training into the curriculum of public service professionals.
Develop - M.J. Tooey, MLS, AHIP, FMLA
M.J. Tooey is Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs and Executive Director of the Health Sciences and Human Services Library at the University of Maryland where she has worked in various library positions since 1986. She is also the Principal Investigator for the five year (2016-2021) cooperative agreement with the National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health which funds the National Network of Libraries of Medicine’s Southeastern Atlantic Regional Medical Library and National DOCLINE Coordination Office. She serves as Director of both programs. She received her MLS from the University of Pittsburgh and her BS degree in Education from Clarion State University (formerly Clarion State College).
Tooey served as president of the Medical Library Association (MLA) from 2005-2006 and was elected a Fellow of the association in 2009. She has also served on MLA’s Board of Directors and as the Chair of the 2004 National Program Committee for the Association. In 1997 she received the MLA Estelle Brodman Award as Academic Medical Librarian of the Year. She was the MLA Janet Doe Lecturer for 2016, one of the highest honors bestowed by the association. She is a Distinguished Member of the Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP).
She teaches an MLA CE course entitled “Leadership Considered: Refining and Defining Your Skills for Today and Tomorrow” and co-teaches an MLA CE Course, “Do You Want to Be a Library Director. She currently serves on the MLA/AAHSL Joint Legislative Task Force. She served as president of the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) from 2012-2013, where she has also served as a Board member. She is currently a member of Elsevier’s North American Library Advisory Board. Tooey has also served on the Board of Trustees for Lyrasis, the nation’s largest regional non-profit membership organization serving libraries. Additionally, she served on the library advisory committees for the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) and on the library advisory board for the New England Journal of Medicine.
She is active in the University System of Maryland and Affiliated Institutions Council of Library Directors where she serves on the Executive Committee. She also serves or has served on numerous committees and task forces at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
She was the 2011 recipient of Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Information Sciences. Tooey is the author or co-author of over 200 chapters, articles, presentations or posters. Her professional interests include leadership, emerging trends, library innovation and design, ethics, and mentoring (so she can retire.)
M.J. Tooey is Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs and Executive Director of the Health Sciences and Human Services Library at the University of Maryland where she has worked in various library positions since 1986. She is also the Principal Investigator for the five year (2016-2021) cooperative agreement with the National Library of Medicine at the National Institutes of Health which funds the National Network of Libraries of Medicine’s Southeastern Atlantic Regional Medical Library and National DOCLINE Coordination Office. She serves as Director of both programs. She received her MLS from the University of Pittsburgh and her BS degree in Education from Clarion State University (formerly Clarion State College).
Tooey served as president of the Medical Library Association (MLA) from 2005-2006 and was elected a Fellow of the association in 2009. She has also served on MLA’s Board of Directors and as the Chair of the 2004 National Program Committee for the Association. In 1997 she received the MLA Estelle Brodman Award as Academic Medical Librarian of the Year. She was the MLA Janet Doe Lecturer for 2016, one of the highest honors bestowed by the association. She is a Distinguished Member of the Academy of Health Information Professionals (AHIP).
She teaches an MLA CE course entitled “Leadership Considered: Refining and Defining Your Skills for Today and Tomorrow” and co-teaches an MLA CE Course, “Do You Want to Be a Library Director. She currently serves on the MLA/AAHSL Joint Legislative Task Force. She served as president of the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) from 2012-2013, where she has also served as a Board member. She is currently a member of Elsevier’s North American Library Advisory Board. Tooey has also served on the Board of Trustees for Lyrasis, the nation’s largest regional non-profit membership organization serving libraries. Additionally, she served on the library advisory committees for the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) and on the library advisory board for the New England Journal of Medicine.
She is active in the University System of Maryland and Affiliated Institutions Council of Library Directors where she serves on the Executive Committee. She also serves or has served on numerous committees and task forces at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
She was the 2011 recipient of Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Information Sciences. Tooey is the author or co-author of over 200 chapters, articles, presentations or posters. Her professional interests include leadership, emerging trends, library innovation and design, ethics, and mentoring (so she can retire.)
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Engage - Dr. Lisa Horne Early
Dr. Lisa Horne Early is the Associate Vice President of Human Resources/CHRO at Coppin State University in Baltimore, Maryland. Lisa is responsible for directing and overseeing HR operations for faculty and staff. Lisa also “wears the hat” of the Ethics Officer, Title IX Coordinator, and EEO/Affirmative Action Officer. Lisa’s contribution to institutional effectiveness is developing faculty and staff and ensuring human resources have the capacity to help Universities succeed.
Lisa has a history of diverse work experience consisting of eight years with the federal government, three years in non-profit health care, six years in corporate America, and ten years in higher education. She has presented at a variety of conferences including the Leadership in Higher Education, Educause, the National Association of African Americans in Human Resources, and the Annual Meeting of Phi Beta Lambda/Future Business Leaders of America. Highlights of her personal and professional accomplishments were featured as the Back Story in the May 2016 issue of the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) Business Officer magazine.
Lisa is a student mentor and an Adjunct Professor of Human Resource Management. She holds both the Professional in Human Resources, and the Society of Human Resources – Certified Professional certifications. She is a graduate of Leadership Prince George’s and a member of several professional organizations including the Society of Human Resources Management, the College and University Professional Association-Human Resources, the American Educational Research Association, and World at Work.
Lisa earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from Grambling State University (LA), a Master of Arts in Human Resource Development from Bowie State University (MD), and her Doctor of Philosophy in Leadership and Education with a Human Resources Development specialization from Barry University (FL). She is also a graduate of the Institute for Educational Management, post-doctoral study at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education.
Lisa is active in her church, volunteering as a musician, and in her community, earning a Governor’s Citation for Service for her work with the Maryland Charities Campaign. In her spare time, she enjoys listening to music, playing the piano, traveling with her husband, and spending time with her family.
Dr. Lisa Horne Early is the Associate Vice President of Human Resources/CHRO at Coppin State University in Baltimore, Maryland. Lisa is responsible for directing and overseeing HR operations for faculty and staff. Lisa also “wears the hat” of the Ethics Officer, Title IX Coordinator, and EEO/Affirmative Action Officer. Lisa’s contribution to institutional effectiveness is developing faculty and staff and ensuring human resources have the capacity to help Universities succeed.
Lisa has a history of diverse work experience consisting of eight years with the federal government, three years in non-profit health care, six years in corporate America, and ten years in higher education. She has presented at a variety of conferences including the Leadership in Higher Education, Educause, the National Association of African Americans in Human Resources, and the Annual Meeting of Phi Beta Lambda/Future Business Leaders of America. Highlights of her personal and professional accomplishments were featured as the Back Story in the May 2016 issue of the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) Business Officer magazine.
Lisa is a student mentor and an Adjunct Professor of Human Resource Management. She holds both the Professional in Human Resources, and the Society of Human Resources – Certified Professional certifications. She is a graduate of Leadership Prince George’s and a member of several professional organizations including the Society of Human Resources Management, the College and University Professional Association-Human Resources, the American Educational Research Association, and World at Work.
Lisa earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from Grambling State University (LA), a Master of Arts in Human Resource Development from Bowie State University (MD), and her Doctor of Philosophy in Leadership and Education with a Human Resources Development specialization from Barry University (FL). She is also a graduate of the Institute for Educational Management, post-doctoral study at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education.
Lisa is active in her church, volunteering as a musician, and in her community, earning a Governor’s Citation for Service for her work with the Maryland Charities Campaign. In her spare time, she enjoys listening to music, playing the piano, traveling with her husband, and spending time with her family.
