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Join us to commemorate three special anniversaries with Women Supporting Women, an intimate conversation with special guests Adrienne “Tee” Lotson ‘82, Laurel J Richie ‘81, and Monik Whitney Walters ‘19, who were the first black women to hold their leadership roles at Dartmouth. In the 2018-2019 school year, during which their leadership time overlapped, the three women got to know each other and leaned on each other for mentorship and support.
Tuesday, January 18
7:00 PM - 8:15 PM EST
Co-hosted by BADA, NAAAD, DAPAAA, DALA, and DGALA.
About our speakers:
Dr. Adrienne “Tee” Lotson ‘82 served as president of the Dartmouth Alumni Council from 2018-2019. A Hearing Officer for the NYC Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings, Tee also appears on The Moth Mainstage as a featured storyteller.
Laurel J Richie ‘81 just completed nine years on Dartmouth’s Board of Trustees, serving as chair from 2017-2021. She is a co-chair of the Call to Lead campaign, chair of the advisory board of the Hop and corporate director at four companies, two of which are led by CEOs who graduated from Dartmouth
Monik Whitney Walters ‘19 was the Dartmouth Student Body President for the 2018-2019 school year. She works as a Program & Engagement Associate at the Fort Greene Park Conservancy, stewarding free and public programming in Brooklyn’s first park.
Following the conversation, INSPIRE will host short breakout sessions to discuss in smaller groups. We hope you'll join us on January 18!
Register here.
We are pleased to invite all dues-paying members to the DAASV Annual Board Meeting. We will review our activities from 2021 and look forward to discuss the Club's budget and plan for 2022, present committee reports, and hear the latest news from the Hanover plain.
This meeting will be held via zoom. Registrants will receive the zoom link prior to the meeting.
Why Companies Should Lobby for Climate and How Employees Can Help
Climate legislation is at a historic turning point as the Senate debates the Build Back Better Act. But the fight over climate policy in the US is disproportionately dominated by fossil fuel companies and their allies. Big Oil expends nearly 50% of its lobbying power to obstruct climate legislation and has historically outspent pro-climate forces by a factor of10 to 1. As a result of this asymmetry we are losing the climate war.
ClimateVoice aims to shift this imbalance of power by moving a new lever - the workforce. Their vision is that employees and students will demand climate advocacy from top employers and create a tipping point for policy change. To drive accountability they released a Corporate Scorecard evaluating where 20 large US companies stand on the Build Back Better Act. They found that zero companies are fully endorsing this historic climate legislation, 10 are offering cautious support and 10 are obstructing. Fast Company captures the disconnect between corporate rhetoric versus action in this article about the report: Why companies that claim to be "pro-climate" aren't pushing for Biden's climate plan.
Join us for a dynamic conversation about climate advocacy with Bill Weihl and Jennifer Allyn from ClimateVoice. This conversation will be moderated by Kate Sackman Roski ’82 with Kevin Jiang P’25.
Bill Weihl started his career in computer science on the faculty at MIT. In 2005, he decided to focus his career on climate action, and in 2006, was lucky enough to get a job at Google as Green Energy Czar, leading climate and clean energy work. After 6 years at Google, he spent 6 years at Facebook as Director of Sustainability. In 2020, he founded ClimateVoice to mobilize the voice of the workforce to urge companies to go “all in” on climate, both in business practices and policy advocacy.
As Director of Programs & Campaigns for ClimateVoice, Jennifer Allyn is responsible for planning and implementing strategic initiatives to push companies to go “all in” on climate policy. Prior to working on climate, Jennifer was a Managing Director in Diversity and Inclusion at PwC. She designed strategies to retain, develop and advance women, minority and LGBT+ professionals at the firm. Jennifer graduated from Brown University and earned her Masters’ in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School. She is a proud recipient of the 2016 Ted Childs Life Work Excellence Award.
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Are you new to the Bay Area and want to get into the Dartmouth community?
Do you have ideas for events you'd like to make happen?
Join the DAASV Events Committee at our first meeting of the year and help us plan and execute events and activities in 2022.
We will help you organize, market, and host an event of interest to you. Do you enjoy escape rooms, hikes, or museums? Are you a recent grad and want a voice in the Bay Area alumni affairs? Are you seeking networking opportunities with amazing local Dartmouth alumni in your industry? WE WANT YOUR IDEAS and will help you make it happen.
Sharpen your event planning and project management skills with like-minded alumni. This is a great starting point for getting involved in your Club, giving back to the Dartmouth community and volunteering in the Bay Area.
We are pleased to invite all dues-paying members to the DAASV Board Meeting. We will discuss the Club's budget and activities plan for 2022, present committee reports, and hear the latest news from the Hanover plain.
Join the DAASV Events Committee, and help us plan and execute events and activities in 2022. Plan an event that will attract the people you want to meet. Sharpen your event planning and project management skills with like-minded alumni. This is a great starting point for getting involved in your Club.
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