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Women's Leadership Institute

Executive Director of the Women’s Leadership Institute,
Yvonne Lumsden-Dill
(414) 443-3606
Gerhardinger Center, Room 108

The Mount Mary College Women's Leadership Institute provides for the holistic development of women as leaders in their profession, faith community and community at large. Recognized for its emphasis on leadership development, Mount Mary College, through the Women's Leadership Institute brings that expertise to a broader audience. The Institute, in collaboration with women leaders in Milwaukee and throughout Wisconsin, seeks to provide programs, resources and mentoring for women in the greater Milwaukee area.

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In addition to partnership programs and collaborative activities, there are three signature program concepts of the Women's Leadership Institute -  

  • NEW Leadership™ Wisconsin prepares a new generation
    of women leaders with vision and courage to participate
    effectively in the decision-making arenas of public policy, public
    service, politics, and business through an in-depth, week-long
    summer residential program. 
  • The Geneva B. Johnson Fall Leadership Lecture Series
    brings people together to examine and discuss contemporary
    women’s issues and solutions. The lecture series seeks to
    advance public understanding and collaboration on topics
    such as improving the status of women; global leadership
    and women’s role in facilitating world peace; developing
    entrepreneurial and corporate business skills for the workplace; and leadership skills for the nonprofit sector. The forum is intended for women who are seeking advanced leadership development skills.
  • A Milwaukee-Area Grassroots Women's Leadership
    Development conference
    targets under-served and under-
    represented women involved in grassroots initiatives such as
    school boards, block associations and other civic groups in
    the greater Milwaukee area. The program supplements, and
    does not duplicate, the activities of such groups by working
    with them to identify gaps, assess needs, and provide valuable
    training. It is intended for women at the 3,000-foot level, who
    are seeking leadership development skills to manage local
    issues and advance the agenda of their communities.

Check out our previous events.

Advisory Board: Under the guidance of an executive director and an advisory board, the Women's Leadership Institute is committed to furthering the college's mission by offering programs and skill development that enhances the leadership potential of women in all aspects of their lives. Board members include -

  • Basimah Abdullah
  • Cathy Buck
  • Phyllis Carey
  • Tracey Carson
  • Barbara Faucett
  • Colleen Fitzgerald
  • Gwen Temple Jackson
  • Geneva B. Johnson, Advisory Board Chair
  • Patricia Keating Kahn
  • Raejean Kanter
  • Sister Marilyn Kesler, SSND
  • Vivian King
  • Sister Mary Alyce Lach, SSND
  • Yvonne Lumsden-Dill, Executive Director
  • Elaine Maly
  • Mary Otterson, M.D.
  • Julia Pagenkopf
  • Jill Pelisek
  • Joan Prince
  • Ann Roche
  • Leslye Schlack, Student Representative.
  • Eileen Schwalbach
  • Mary Staudenmaier
  • Janice Weinfurt
  • Marge Wilbur

The Women's Leadership Institute is part of Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton's Wisconsin Women Equal Prosperity (WW=P) Regional Solutions Network.