Join the Smith Pride Committee for an Inclusive Language Lunch and Learn facilitated by Chase Oatis!

Maryland Smith and Hillel invite the UMD and Smith community to a conversation about antisemitism. Moderated by Ari Israel, executive director, Maryland Hillel, alumni panelists will explain microaggressions and share advice on how to help build a more inclusive campus community and workplace.

We hope you join us for this opportunity for the UMD and Smith community to come together, share and learn.

Moderator:

• Ari Israel, Executive Director, Maryland Hillel

Smith Alumni Panelists:

Join the Maryland Smith community for a conversation with Smith alumnae, and former Maryland Lacrosse players, Leigh Burnside '92 and Taylor Cummings '16 as they discuss how they were able to take the skills learned on the field and in the classroom, and translate them into respective careers as businesswomen. The conversation with these two All-American lacrosse players and National Champions will be moderated by Smith alumna Donna Blackman EMBA '10, a past honoree of the Maryland Smith Women Inspire program. All are welcome to join us for this event.

Presented by Ira Koretsky, MBA '00, CEO, The Chief Storyteller ® -

Most people don’t think of themselves as a brand. Well, you are! As the CEO of “You,” what you do and don’t do, what you say and don’t say, and how others perceive you form the basis of your personal brand. When people read your resume, review your LinkedIn profile, or hear your name, what do they think of? Is the answer what you would want them to think of? 

For the tenth year, Women Inspire will showcase Maryland Smith’s fearless alumnae leaders excelling in business. This annual event will celebrate female empowerment that inspires attendees and challenges them to realize and reach their full potential.

The 2021 Women Inspire Honorees will be the following Maryland Smith alumnae:

Let’s get moving with MVMT! The Maryland Smith Alumni Chapter Board invites you to the next ACB Unlocking Experiences Event: Move & Talk with MVMT. Start your Sunday with a virtual workout for all levels, followed by a conversation with MVMT co-founders: Daniel Mazour, current Smith Online MBA student, and Liam Fisher.

Explore what MVMT offers through a 30-minute combination Mobility//Strength//HIIT and Yoga//Mindfulness session. Once we’ve caught our breath, we’ll sit down with the two entrepreneurs behind the business.

Driving DEI Action in the Workplace - Everyone Has a Role to Play

Join the Smith community for the next Smith Alumni Chapter Board Unlocking Experiences Event: Driving DEI in the Workplace. Alumni panelists will share meaningful actions that helped move DEI efforts in their organizations. Learn about their roles in helping to support and change the DEI culture at work and the importance of getting others involved to support those efforts.

Grab your lunch and get ready to listen! The Smith Analytics Consortium is pleased to invite you to the first-ever Alumni Lunch & Learn on February 12, 2021, from Noon to 1 p.m. Our first speaker is Athena Abbott who is the director of pharma data product strategy & customer success at CVS Health.

Committed to creating an innovative team? Want to learn why your (or your team’s) creative ideas seem to go nowhere? Ready to learn about the roadblocks to innovation?

Join Maryland Smith professor Vijaya Venkataramani, associate professor of management & organization, as she discusses her research about creativity in the workplace. This interactive discussion will include a short presentation followed by time for participants to ask questions.

Join the Smith alumni community for a webinar designed to help with your financial goals for 2021. The webinar will cover how to plan and achieve your financial goals in 2021 and provide attendees with important financial updates and tips for the New Year. Information will be presented for alumni at all career levels. The discussion will feature Smith alumni Ben Offit '09 and May Jiang '12 of Offit Advisors.

Speaker Bios