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F&M Alumni Webinar Series

Presenters provide education, insight, skill development and inspiration through monthly hour-long programming.  The F&M Alumni Webinar Series is a great way to boost your professional development plan!  Register today for these upcoming webinars:

10 Ways to Find Value from your Entry Level Job: What I wish I knew in my first job

Presented by Elizabeth Haas '07, Associate Director of Training and Professional Development at the Advisory Board Company
January 29, 2013,  noon – 1:00pm
 
Your entry level job can be the most valuable job that you ever have. Join Elizabeth Haas, Associate Director of Training and Professional Development at the Advisory Board Company, to understand how to set yourself up for promotion from your entry level position. This 45 minute webinar will cover 10 ways you can use your entry level job to promote you forward from skill building to networking, to finding your leadership voice. 

Elizabeth Haas graduated with an English Literature degree from FandM in 2007. Immediately after graduation, she started at The Advisory Board Company, a healthcare research and technology firm in Washington DC as a Marketing Associate. Across her five and a half years with the firm, she has been promoted to three different management roles as well as completed her Masters degree in Health Administration at night at George Mason University. Elizabeth now serves as the Associate Director of Training and Professional Development over the firm’s entry level staff. She is passionate about using her talents in coaching and mentoring to help entry level folks scope their careers and achieve promotions to their next jobs.


Past Webinars

Living your Values in the Workplace: Simple steps to create purpose (and fun) in your work life in 2013

Presented by Susan Souffie ’97, Lifestyle Coach and Designer
December 11, 2012, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Give up junk food, get back to the gym, lose the holiday weight, learn something new, spend less time at work/more time with family & friends, quit smoking, find a new job I don't loath.... forget the predictable January 2nd resolution list you're likely to toss by February! In this webinar, Susan Souffie '97, will give us a break from holiday mayhem with a humorous and heartfelt look at simple ways to get our careers and lives on track in 2013. 

As a Lifestyle Coach and Designer, Susan Souffie is passionate about helping people create the space - both inner and interior - to support the work and life they most desire. Susan's approach is holistic and hands on, drawing on her background as a Human Resource executive for Fortune companies, and her training as a life coach and interior decorator. Leading her own purpose filled life, by example, and sharing what she's learned along the journey is the best way she knows to inspire others to take action and live life to the fullest, right now. Learn more about Susan at www.SusanSouffie.com.

A Guide to Building Your Personal Board of Directors:  Amplify your professional success!

Presented by Liz Smith ’87, Vice President, Human Resources at Alliance Global Services
December 18, 2012, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Whether you are a recent alumnus or a seasoned professional, having a group of advisors to mentor, challenge and support you can expedite and amplify your professional success. In this webinar, Liz Smith '87, will teach you the skills and techniques needed to take action and create and gain value from your own personal board of directors. 

Liz Smith is a seasoned Senior HR and Operations Executive with broad functional experience in the technology, financial services, and healthcare industries. Liz is the Vice President of Human Resources and Corporate Operations for Alliance Global Services, a software product design and development firm headquartered in Conshohocken. Outside of work, Liz dedicates her time to professional and volunteer organizations. She is an active member of the Forum of Executive Women, the Greater Philadelphia Senior Executive Group, the Philadelphia Human Resources Planning Society and the Greater Valley Forge Society for Human Resource Management. For over a decade, Liz has held leadership roles in Soroptimist International, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives or women and girls in our local community and throughout the world. Liz also actively mentors many college-aged men and women through formal Life After College and Foundations of Success programs with Franklin and Marshall College.