For Our Members
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President Update
Dear Fellow Forum Members,
As we approach the end of those “lazy, crazy, hazy days of summer” (if only it were true...), let us look forward to a Fall season with renewed vigor and excitement in all things Forum.
Our Membership Committee has, once again, vetted and recommended a fabulous new group of members for the Class of 2020, thanks to your active support and participation in the nomination process. We can’t wait for you to meet our new members with an enthusiastic welcome at our annual meeting in November!
Our programs continue to be well attended and varied, from the favored dine arounds and read arounds to receptions at The Wharf, The Watergate Rooftop, The Spanish Embassy, and the recently held Ladies Do Lunch with Ris…this time with a read of all your good fortunes. More programs are in the offing, including one on Leadership coming up, as well as our Annual Meeting on November 19th. So please, stay tuned for all the upcoming announcements.
In addition to our local programs, several of our members attended the IWF Cornerstone Conference in Barcelona, Spain. It was a resounding success and gave everyone the opportunity to meet or reconnect with forum members from all over the world. Our next global event is the 2019 World Leadership Conference that will take place in November, in Toronto, Canada. I hope many of you can attend, as it will be spectacular and an easy trip from our area.
We continue to be so proud of our Leadership Fellows! Many of our former Fellows have advanced their careers so successfully that they have met our membership selection criteria and have joined our ranks. Our board recently invited our current Fellows to a lunch visit—what an impressive group! It won’t be long before they, too, will be eligible for membership. And we are delighted to see so many of them attending our programs. Please continue to support this valuable leadership program through the Leadership Foundation with your mentoring efforts and resources. We need a pipeline full of women leaders in all employment areas and sectors.
Thank you for all you do to keep our Forum thriving!
Cari Dominguez
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Robin Davisson
New Member
Robin L. Davisson, The Andrew Dickson White Professor of Molecular Physiology, has been on the faculty of Cornell University since July 2006. She has a joint appointment in the College of Veterinary Medicine in Ithaca and in the Weill Cornell Medical College in NYC.
Before moving to Cornell, Dr. Davisson had been a member of the faculty of the University of Iowa since 1998, where she taught neuroscience, cardiovascular physiology and genomics to medical, dental, and graduate students. In addition to her traditional health sciences instructional activities, Professor Davisson created an innovative, widely recognized course at Iowa, “Survival Skills for a Research Career,” focusing on the full spectrum of communication, grant-writing and other skills required for a successful career in science. This course brought together relevant aspects of the sciences, humanities and social sciences to better integrate these disciplines in the advanced education of biomedical researchers. She also helped develop the first Master Teaching program for graduate students in the biomedical sciences at Iowa. She received the Outstanding Mentor Award (Biological and Life Sciences) from the University of Iowa Graduate College in 2005 for her exemplary mentoring of undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral students in the areas of research, teaching, and career development. Dr. Davisson has mentored more than 50 undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral students during her career, many of them women, and most of whom have gone on to further health sciences training or careers in medicine or biomedical research.
Dr. Davisson is also an Adjunct Professor of Medicine at Georgetown University Medical Center. In that role, she is part of the hypertension research team at Georgetown and mentors trainees and young investigators in that field of study.
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About Membership
Membership is by invitation only, and prospective members are nominated by existing members. Invitation for membership is extended to those women who have achieved success in their chosen field and whose interests are aligned with the objectives of the Forum. A prospective member is recognized as a leader in her field both inside and outside her own organization. The Forum strives for diversity of membership in many areas including field of expertise, ethnicity, age, and public, private and non-profit companies and organizations.