March 7, 2007
Humphrey Building
Room 800
200 Independence Ave
Washington, DC
11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
National Women's History Month Kickoff Ceremony
National Theme:
"Generations of Women Moving History Forward"
Speaker:
Naomi Churchill Earp
Biographical Sketch:
Naomi Churchill Earp assumed the role of Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on August 31, 2006, after serving as Vice Chair
of the Commission since April 28, 2003. On October 26, 2005, President Bush
reappointed Ms. Earp for a second term. Her current term expires on July 1,
2010. A native of Newport News, Virginia, Ms. Earp received her bachelor's
degree from Norfolk University, Norfolk, Virginia; master's degree from Indiana
University, Bloomington, Indiana; and Juris Doctor from Catholic University's
Columbus School of Law, Washington, DC. She is a member of the Supreme Court
Bar and the Pennsylvania Bar.
Target Audience:
All HHS Employees
March 15, 2007
CMS
Auditorium
7500 Security Blvd
Baltimore, MD
2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
National Women's History Month
National Theme:
"Generations of Women Moving History Forward"
Speaker:
Chief Cathy Lanier
Biographical Sketch:
Mrs. Patricia Coats Jessamy is the first woman to serve as Baltimore City
State’s Attorney. She began her legal career in Maryland in 1985 as an
Assistant State’s Attorney and is now responsible for more than 400 employees,
including over 200 prosecutors and 200 professional, paraprofessionals, and
support staff. With a budget of $27 million, derived from city, state, and
federal funds, the State's Attorney Office represent diverse racial and ethnic
backgrounds and is one of the most diverse in the country.
Lisa Eggleston, health insurance specialist in the Office of Financial
Management, will serve as the program moderator.
Should you require reasonable accommodations, please contact, Bettie Spencer,
Reasonable Accommodation Coordinator, at (410) 786-0762.
Video-conferencing is available for D.C. and regional office participation
Target Audience:
All CMS Employees
March 19, 20, 21, or 23, 2007
Humphrey Building
Room 800
200 Independence Ave
Washington DC
TBD
National Women's History Month
National Theme:
"Generations of Women Moving History Forward"
Speaker:
Dr. Carolyn Clancy
Biographical Sketch:
Carolyn M. Clancy, M.D., was appointed Director of the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality (AHRQ) on February 5, 2003. Prior to her appointment, Dr.
Clancy had served as AHRQ's Acting Director since March 2002 and previously was
Director of the Agency's Center for Outcomes and Effectiveness Research (COER).
Dr. Clancy, who is a general internist and health services researcher, is a
graduate of Boston College and the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
Following clinical training in internal medicine, Dr. Clancy was a Henry J.
Kaiser Family Foundation Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania. She was also
an assistant professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at the Medical
College of Virginia in Richmond before joining AHRQ in 1990. Dr. Clancy holds
an academic appointment at George Washington University School of Medicine
(Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Medicine) and serves as Senior
Associate Editor, Health Services Research. Dr. Clancy has served on multiple
editorial boards (currently Annals of Family Medicine, American Journal of
Medical Quality, and Medical Care Research and Review). Dr. Clancy has
published widely in peer reviewed journals and has edited or contributed to
seven books. She is a member of the Institute of Medicine and was elected a
Master of the American College of Physicians in 2004. Her major research
interests include various dimensions of health care quality and patient,
including women's health, primary care, access to care services, and the impact
of financial incentives on physicians' decisions.
Target Audience:
All HHS Employees
National Women's History Month
March 20, 2007
AoA
Washington, DC
20201
TBD
National Theme:
"Generations of Women Moving History Forward"
Event's Theme:
“Embracing Diversity”
Speaker:
OS/ASAM/ODME
Biographical Sketch:
HHS University’s EEO and Diversity Academy presents “Embracing Diversity”. This
course builds strategic thinking by leveraging diversity awareness using
leadership skills, such as conflict management and team building. Students will
increase their knowledge of the relationship between diversity and
organizational performance, as well as develop their interpersonal skills.
Music:
Georgia Sea Islander Singers - Internationally acclaimed performing Artists,
The Georgia Sea Island Singers, tour world-wide throughout the year sharing
their unique African-American heritage and culture. From the rich reservoirs of
authentic traditions preserved in the isolated island communities off the
southern coast, the singers share the origin of the spirited songs, games and
dances, created by slaves here in America, and handed down for 200 years
through the generations in the time-honored oral tradition. (Pending)
Target Audience:
All HHS Employees
National Women's History Month
March 22, 2007
Humphrey Building
Auditorium
200 Independence Ave
Washington DC
TBD
National Theme:
“Generations of Women Moving History Forward”
Speaker:
Dolores Kendrick
Poet, Author
Biographical Sketch:
Native Washingtonian Dolores Kendrick was appointed Poet Laureate of the
District of Columbia on May 14, 1999. Kendrick is the second person honored
with the title, following Sterling Brown, who was appointed in 1984. Kendrick,
daughter of Josephine and Ike Kendrick (founder of The Capital Spotlight
newspaper), is the author of the award-winning poetry book The Women of Plums:
Poems in the Voices of Slave Women, published in 1989. In 1996, a CD of music
inspired by The Women of Plums was released, and Kendrick adapted the book for
theatrical performance in Cleveland, and at the Kennedy Center. The adaptation
won the New York New Playwrights Award in 1997. Kendrick's other books are
Through the Ceiling and Now Is the Thing to Praise. The Library of Congress has
recorded her poetry for its Contemporary Poets series. Her CD, The Color of
Dusk, in collaboration with composer Wall Matthews and vocalist Aleta Greene
won rave reviews from music critics nationally. Her new book Why the Woman is
Singing on the Corner was selected by poet and critic Grace Cavalieri as one of
the five best books of poetry of 2001. She was one of the selected poets
invited to the National Book Festival, sponsored by Laura Bush, celebrated at
the White House and the Library of Congress in September 2001. In July of 2002
she was given a special Fulbright Award for Outstanding Accomplishments in
Education and Literature. She has been selected to be honored by the National
Visionary Leadership Project, which celebrates African-Americans who have made
outstanding contributions to art and public life. On September 11, of 2002 a
celebration of her work appeared on the Kennedy Center's Millennium Stage. In
May of 2004, she received an Honorary Doctorate of Letters degree upon giving
the commencement address at St. Bonaventure University at Bonaventure, NY. Ms.
Kendrick was also one of the original designers and teachers at the School
Without Walls, a high school in Washington, DC
Target Audience:
All HHS Employees