Strong leadership skills are essential to career advancement and personal and professional fulfillment. This four-week live, online workforce development program is designed specifically for women to provide them with the tools, resources, and strategies necessary to advance as leaders.
This program will resume in March 2026. For more information contact the Program Director, Dr. Mary R. Cooper.
This program is designed to support women leaders in various stages of their career. Clinical, operational, and administrative leaders and stakeholders from healthcare organizations will benefit from this program. The sessions are designed for women, taught by women.
Ellen Guarnieri, RN, MHSA, CPHQ, FACHE
Course Director
Associate Program Director, Healthcare Quality & Safety
Jefferson College of Population Health
Jeanne Felter, PhD, LPC
Associate Dean
Jefferson College of Population Health
Kathleen E. Walls, PsyD
Owner, Founder, G.R.E.A.T.E.S.T Counseling & Consulting
President, Sisters 4 Harmony Inc.
April Taylor, MS, MHA, FACHE, CMQ/OE, CLSSBB, CPHQ, CPPS
Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Jefferson College of Population Health
Haley Woznyj, PhD
Associate Professor
Longwood University
Charity S. Watkins, PhD
Assistant Professor
North Carolina Central University
Duke University School of Medicine
Rosangely Cruz-Rojas, DrPH
Vice President and Chief Diversity & Equity Officer
Main Line Health
Pamela Walter, MFA
Director of the Office for Professional Writing, Publishing, & Communication
Thomas Jefferson University
Denise Hammel, RN-BC, MSN, CPHIMS, CLSSB
Course Coach
Adjunct Instructor
Jefferson College of Population Health
Sharon C. Kiely, MD, MPM, FACP
Course Coach
Certified Life & Career Coach
Professor, Frank H. Netter School of Medicine, Quinnipiac University
The program is offered in 2-hour sessions, Tuesdays & Thursdays, over four weeks. All sessions take place 12:00 - 2:00 pm ET. The opportunity to participate in a private Emotional Intelligence Assessment and personal coaching sessions are available to all.
| Topics |
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| The Connection Between Behavior and Neurobiology: Understanding the Impact of Adversity, Stress and Trauma on the Brain |
| Compassionate and Radical Self-Care |
| Leadership Challenges: A Case Story |
| Organizational Dynamics: Leading in a World of Turbulence, Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity |
| Case Presentation - Her Story |
| Leading for Quality Through a Lens of Diversity |
| Emotional Intelligence: The Foundation of Strong, Resilient Leadership |
| Emotional Intelligence: The Foundation of Strong, Resilient Leadership |
For more information contact program director, Dr. Mary R. Cooper.