Leadership Boot Camp 20242024-03-07T13:27:31-04:00

Developing The Next Generation of Leaders

The Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Center for the Advancement of Women in Communication held its Leadership Boot Camp on January 19, 2024. This distinguished boot camp of students is limited to a select group of students from CARTA at FIU, Rowan University, Stephens College, and Marymount University nominated by their department chair and faculty.

The Boot Camp is an intensive training course for graduating seniors to prepare them for their first jobs in the field.  The four consecutive virtual workshops of two-hour sessions were led by industry professionals who shared their expertise on achieving key leadership competencies.

Participants

Join us in congratulating our 2024 graduating class of the Kopenhaver Leadership Boot Camp

Click on the pictures for graduate and speakers biographies

Angelina Alvarez
Digital Television + Multimedia Production
Florida International University

Britney Alvarez
Interior Architecture
Florida International University

Yery Lorena Alvarez
Spanish Language Journalism 
Florida International University

Veronica Bauza
Global Strategic Communications
Florida In ternational Unviversity

Hannah Boothe
Digital Interactive Media
Florida International University

Katerhin Coffey
International Studies
Rowan University

Anyela de la Traviesas
Architecture
Florida International University

Isabel Dory
Biomedical Art + Visualization
Rowan University

Faith Escarda
Digital Interactive Media
Florida International University

Cara Forine
Communication Studies + Health Science Communication
Rowan University

Rachel Friedman
Radio, Televsion + Film
Rowan University

Chelsea Gutierrez
Architecture
Florida International University

Ryann Jenkins-Leflore
Fashion Communication
Stephens College

Morgan McNally
Communication Studies
Rowan University

Kya Nigles
Communication Design
Stephens College

Natalie La Roche Pietri
Digital Communications + English
Florida Intenational University

Jada Rammath
Global Strategic Communications
Florida International University

Isabella Shainline
English + Photography
Rowan University

Emma Shea
Radio, Television + Film
Rowan University

Stephanie Smith
Global Strategic Communications
Florida International University

Emma Stanley
Graphic Design
Rowan University

Shadeva Taylor
Interior Architecture
Florida International University

Chaela Wooding
Global Strategic Communications
Florida International University

Speakers                                         

Mayra E. Beers, Ph. D.
John S. and James L. Knight Research Fellow | Education Programs Chair
Center for Leadership – FIU

Michelle Marchante
Reporter
Miami Herald

Deanne Butchey, Ph.D.
Professor FIU Business and Vice-Chair
FIU’s Faculty Senate

Marian Chia-Ming Liu, MBA
Projects Editor of Special Initiatives and Partnerships
The Washington Post

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