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SUMMARY:Welcome to our Table: Women in Leadership
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DESCRIPTION:As part of our Common Grounds series\, a panel of local women 
 share their stories and experiences to help us understand and appreciate t
 heir journeys..\nhttps://roxburylibrary.libnet.info/event/8161467
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Some lead from the board room\, some from 
 behind the scenes\, and the ones with kids are often master jugglers.&nbsp
 \; Women's roles in society continue to evolve. Local professionals share 
 challenges\, achievements\, and support or resistance they encountered.</p
 >\n<p>Panelists will include:</p>\n<p><strong><img src="https://roxburylib
 rary.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/roxburylibrary/Jessica_Calderon_Ha
 rrison.jpg" width="134" height="168" alt="" />Jessica Harrison Calderon</s
 trong> has a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Rutgers University. S
 he earned a Master of Music in Vocal Performance with a concentration in M
 usical Theater from New York University. She will be completing her specia
 l education certification at Centenary University. This is Mrs. Harrison C
 alderon&rsquo\;s eighteenth year being part of the Roxbury choral staff. I
 n addition to conducting the 7th Grade Choir\, Mrs. Harrison Calderon teac
 hes 7th Grade General Music\, 8th Grade Music Theater\, and Music Theory. 
 She also directs the EMS honor choirs\, Encores and Harmonies\, and was th
 e EMS drama club&rsquo\;s musical director for 17 years. Mrs. Harrison Cal
 deron proudly served as director of the 2011 NJSMA Jr. Region SSA Choir. S
 he also served on the board of the New Jersey Choral Director&rsquo\;s Ass
 ociation as the Middle School Repertoire and Standards Chair and was previ
 ously the R&amp\;S Chair for Multicultural &amp\; Ethnic Music. Mrs. Harri
 son Calderon was also the New Jersey Junior High Honor Choir Conductor in 
 2014.</p>\n<p><strong><img src="https://roxburylibrary.libnet.info/fronten
 d-images/editor/roxburylibrary/Marcia_Cordiero.jpg" width="117" height="18
 8" />Marcia Tatiana Cordeiro </strong>and her twin were born on November 2
 2\, 1971 in Quito\, Ecuador. She was raised by my grandmother\, from the a
 ge of 5 through 12 years old while her parents were in the United States w
 orking hard to provide them with an opportunity for a better future.&nbsp\
 ; Marcia and her twin were reunited with her parents in 1985\, at the age 
 of 13 years old. She grew up in Belleville\, New Jersey\, and graduated fr
 om Belleville High School in 1990. Marcia attended Montclair State Univers
 ity and graduated with a BA certified to Teach Spanish. She attended the U
 niversity Complutense of Madrid and earned 15 graduate credits towards her
  Masters. She has been teaching Spanish\, Club Advisor\, and the Global Hi
  5 Multicultural Expo Lead for the Roxbury School District for 23 years. H
 er immediate family now is her 22 year old son\, Justin Jeffrey Cordeiro\,
  raising him as a single mom since he was five years old.</p>\n<p><strong>
 <img src="https://roxburylibrary.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/roxbur
 ylibrary/Alyssa_Greenberg.jpg" width="124" height="184" alt="" />Alyssa Gr
 eenberg</strong> is a graduate of Hamilton College (&lsquo\;01) and St. Jo
 hn&rsquo\;s University School of Law (&lsquo\;05).&nbsp\; Since 2005\, Ms.
  Greenberg has practiced in medium and large sized law firms specializing 
 in estate planning\, estate administration\, special needs planning and es
 tate litigation\, and opened her own practice in 2011. She is licensed to 
 practice law in New York and New Jersey.&nbsp\; Ms. Greenberg lives with h
 er husband\, Lee\, and two children\, Aaron and Emma\, in Roxbury.&nbsp\; 
 As a local attorney and mother\, she takes great pride and interest in hel
 ping her clients navigate the planning process and addressing each family&
 rsquo\;s individual needs.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong><img src="https:/
 /roxburylibrary.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/roxburylibrary/Nihal_Hu
 ssein.jpg" width="117" height="162" alt="" />Nihal Hussein</strong> is an 
 Organizational Development Professional\, Trainer\, and Instructional desi
 gner with years of International corporate experience delivering customize
 d trainings\, consulting\, and talent development solutions to organizatio
 ns. Living in the United States\, most of her clients are US based yet\, s
 he delivered hundreds of trainings in the Middle East. Living overseas gav
 e her a distinct exposure to rich culture and enabled her to embrace diver
 sity.&nbsp\; On Sundays\, Nihal volunteers her time as an Islamic Studies 
 teacher for the Islamic Society of North Jersey.&nbsp\; Also\, she is an a
 ctive member of the Interfaith Group of Morris County Islamic Center.&nbsp
 \; She has 3 kids and lives with her husband in Roxbury.</p>\n<p><strong><
 img src="https://roxburylibrary.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/roxbury
 library/Mia_Lardiere.jpg" width="115" height="144" alt="" />Mia Lardiere</
 strong> is currently the Emerging Platforms Director at Cosmopolitan. She 
 oversees content and strategy for Cosmo&rsquo\;s Snapchat Discover channel
  and TikTok account while leading content development for special projects
 . As a result\, she&rsquo\;s an expert in Gen-Z culture and ~going viral~.
  She is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and accepted the Hearst Spotl
 ight Award in 2019.</p>\n<p><strong><img src="https://roxburylibrary.libne
 t.info/frontend-images/editor/roxburylibrary/Tracey_Reed_Photo_1-23.jpeg" 
 width="105" height="144" alt="" />Tracey Reed</strong> is a teacher at hea
 rt and has used her natural skill in a variety of settings to help youth a
 nd adults alike lead healthier\, happier lives. Over a 30-year career\, sh
 e has been an elementary school teacher\, policy director\, program manage
 r\, and people developer at the state\, regional\, and national levels. He
 r undergraduate degree in Religious Studies formed the basis for her life 
 and work philosophy of servant leadership. Through multiple roles at March
  of Dimes over 25 years\, Tracey acquired subject matter expertise in stat
 e-level advocacy\, team leadership\, training and development\, cross-func
 tional team collaboration\, remote and traditional staff management\, publ
 ic speaking\, program development\, and partnership building. She possesse
 s comprehensive insights regarding the public health system\, especially m
 aternal and child health\, and is driven by a desire to communicate comple
 x information in a simplified manner to people from different backgrounds 
 for the good of all. She earned a master's degree in Leadership and Manage
 ment to bring all her experience to bear to inspire and lead human and org
 anizational development. Currently\, she is serving as a Permanent Substit
 ute Teacher in Roxbury\, and hopes to have her own class for the school ye
 ar 2023-24.</p>\n<p><strong><img src="https://roxburylibrary.libnet.info/f
 rontend-images/editor/roxburylibrary/Radwa_at_Gala.jpg" width="102" height
 ="153" alt="" />Radwa Ali</strong>\, Moderator and Library Director of Rox
 bury Public Library\, started her library career as a middle school volunt
 eer at the Plainsboro Public Library. Through high school and college\, sh
 e continued to work there\, gaining experience at the customer service des
 k\, reference and children's departments\, volunteer management\, collecti
 on development\, and the technological needs of a public library. After sh
 e attained her BA in Information Technology and Political Science\, as wel
 l as a MLS degree from Rutgers University\, Radwa worked at the Johnson Pu
 blic Library in Hackensack as their Technology Librarian\, then as Directo
 r of the Bogota Public Library. She has been the Director of the Roxbury P
 ublic Library since 2017.&nbsp\; Radwa is currently a board member of the 
 Morris Automated Information Network (MAIN) consortium of libraries in and
  around Morris County\,&nbsp\; co-chair of MAIN's DigiTech committee\, for
 mer board member of NJLA\, former co-chair of the Bergen County Cooperativ
 e Library System Technology Committee\, and a member of the Roxbury Rotary
  Club.</p>\n<p><strong>Common Grounds</strong> is an ongoing series produc
 ed by a volunteer team that explores and facilitates civil conversation on
  race\, political beliefs\, gender\, creed and more\, celebrating diversit
 y in Roxbury.&nbsp\; Presentations since September 2020 have included a vi
 rtual workshop Skills for Bridging the Political Divide through Braver Ang
 els\, a community panel on women and leadership called How She Leads\, and
  a local panel On Race and Racism: A Roxbury Conversation\, and Black Hist
 ory: From Civil War to Black Lives Matter\, Allyship and Inclusion\, a dis
 cussion on the film &ldquo\;Brian Banks&rdquo\; and Black People&rsquo\;s 
 Incarceration\, Unlearning False Racial Myths\, a LGBTQ+ Living/Personal H
 istory Panel\, and an LGBTQ+ panel on pronouns\, acronyms and gender ident
 ity. Also as part of Common Grounds\, the Library\, in partnership with Ro
 xbury Area Chamber of Commerce\, has hosted recent programs on generation 
 in the workplace and sustainability.</p>\n<p>Register online or by calling
  the library at (973) 584-2400.</p>\n<p>Programs are made possible by the 
 Friends of the Roxbury Public Library.</p>\nhttps://roxburylibrary.libnet.
 info/event/8161467
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