Speakers

Speaker Date Topic
Jim Manning Oct 02, 2023 12:15 PM
Inspiration: "From Chimneys to Conference Rooms: Santa's Unconventional Wisdom on Leadership"
Inspiration: "From Chimneys to Conference Rooms: Santa's Unconventional Wisdom on Leadership"
 
In the laugh-out-loud speech "From Chimneys to Conference Rooms," Jim Manning spills Santa's secret sauce on leadership, from mastering "elf-management" to turning holiday mishaps into leadership gold. Through magic tricks and hilarious anecdotes, the talk dives into setting "North Pole-level" rules of engagement and flipping adversity on its head. The grand finale? How Santa went from sleigh rides to Zoom calls during the pandemic.
 

 
Rachel Sagan and Rebecca Parkhill Oct 16, 2023 12:15 PM
Metrowest Women's Fund
Metrowest Women's Fund
Rachel Sagan, Co-founder & Co-director
Rebecca Parkhill, Co-founder & Co-director
 
An Introduction to the Metrowest Women's Fund:
 
The Metrowest Women's Fund invests in women and girls through community building, education and grant making. Their mission is to identify the needs of women and girls in the Metrowest and raise resources to meet those needs. Their community philanthropy focuses on 33 Metrowest towns, including Lexington.  Co-founders and Co-directors Rachel Sagan and Rebecca Parkhill look forward to talking about their work and the needs of women and girls in our communities.
 
Speakers:
 
Rachel Sagan, Co-founder & Co-director
Rachel is dedicated to public interest law and philanthropy.  She is the recipient of the John R. Heerwagen Award for Nonprofit Leadership by the Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation and the Outstanding Non-Profit Executive Director of the Year by the Middlesex West Chamber of Commerce. She holds degrees from Northeastern University School of Law and Harvard University.
 
Rebecca Parkhill, Co-founder & Co-director
Rebecca is an ordained Unitarian Universalist community minister who has worked in churches in the US and England and with non-profits, schools and in town government social services. She holds a BA from Brown University and an MDiv from Yale University. 
 
Peter Noonan, Exec. Dir. Supportive Living, Inc. Oct 30, 2023 12:15 PM
Fitness | Function | Fun: good for everybody (and even better for some!)
Fitness | Function | Fun: good for everybody (and even better for some!)

PRESENTATION:

Since 1991, Supportive Living, Inc. (SLI) has helped brain injury survivors build community, regain function and live with dignity.  A leader in evidence-based, affordable solutions for survivors, SLI is driving a transformative shift in how we think about and empower people with brain injury and neuron-motor disorders like Parkinson’s Disease to live their best lives.  

Peter Noonan will talk about SLI’s Lexington-based Neuro-Wellness Center, the people who benefit from it, and the surprising impact of neuron-wellness in recovery and maintaining abilities – not only for those with injury or disorders, but for all of us as we age.

BIO:

Peter Noonan is an accomplished executive with a record of success in sales, marketing, business development, project management, and executive management, including of Fortune 500 companies.

In 2004 Mr. Noonan volunteered at a small non-profit organization, Supportive Living Inc. (SLI), after he heard about their mission to develop affordable and supportive housing for survivors of brain injury. In 2006 Mr. Noonan joined the board of directors, and in 2007 was hired as SLI’s first Executive Director.