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GlobalMindED 2024 Review: Building for the Next Decade and Beyond
As we prepare to welcome the New Year, we reflect on a year filled with milestones and defining moments for the GlobalMindED community:
Leadership Updates
Executive Leaders, Board, and Colorado Board welcomed new personnel announcements:
- Celeste Gardner was promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer (CSO).
- The Honorable Dr. Kimberly McClain joined as Chief Operating Officer (COO), based in D.C., working nationally and globally.
- Julie Virjee joined as Director of Impact, based in D.C. and Los Angeles, focusing on college partners and sponsor value.
GlobalMindED 10th Anniversary Conference
- Record-Breaking Attendance with over 400 speakers, 800+ industry leaders, and 300+ students from 31 states and 65+ colleges/universities.
- First Gen Leadership Program: Our largest cohort yet, with over 200 students participating.
- Leaders/Equity Dinners: Hosted nine special dinners after the first day of the conference, fostering collaboration and partnerships across key areas of interest.
- Inclusive Leader Awards: The seventh annual awards dinner honored 15 national leaders during a 650+ person ceremony, with most winners sharing their expertise at the conference.
GlobalMindED United Nations Event with FSUN
- Representatives from 55 colleges attended, including several presidents from the education and business sectors.
GlobalMindED Newsletter
- Reached over 100,000 daily readers.
- Featured profiles of 168 role models, 22 partner organizations, 114 partner and/or GlobalMindED events, and 52 Rx for Resilience messages.
2024 Featured Stories
New Initiatives
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Emerging Leaders: Hosted monthly professional and social events, led by President Angela Martinez and her leadership cabinet.
- Latino Leaders: Strengthened impact and reach through new college partnerships, Prospanica, and initiatives driven by Latino leaders within GlobalMindED.
- AI Framework: Technology leaders developed an AI framework to scale GlobalMindED from hundreds to hundreds of thousands of students in the next three to five years.
- Partnerships with SHRM and Jobs for the Future: SHRM aligned with GlobalMindED on the PWC CEO Action Pledge, while Jobs for the Future partnered on entrepreneurship, alternative pathways to college, and radical collaboration for maximum impact.
Partner and Sponsor Highlights
Key partners included AGB, AASCU, AACSB, AACU, Rep4, OLC, Morgan Stanley, JFF, WGU, LG, Colorado Inclusive Economy, and the CO Space Business Roundtable.
Student and Graduate Participation
- OLC Conference: Eight students featured as panelists.
- GlobalMindED 10th Anniversary Panels: Featured on 38 panels
- HP/HBCU Tech Event: Four students and five GlobalMindED Board members, led by Dr. Paula Hopkins.
- Colorado Inclusive Economy Summit: Five students participated.
- FSUN United Nations Event: Student panel led by Sam Lalanne/Morgan Stanley.
Mentor Companies
Supported by Microsoft, AT&T, Salesforce, Lockheed Martin, Children’s Hospital, CU Anschutz, Morgan Stanley, and others.
National Events
GlobalMindED leaders attended:
- Conferences & Summits: OLC, CASE, ASU/GSV, HACE, JFF Horizons CEO Track, HP/HBCU Tech Event, Prospanica, Biennial of the Americas, EPIC in D.C., and more.
- DEI & Leadership Summits: Colorado Inclusive Economy DEI Leadership Summit, Athena Award Sponsor with CWCC, NAIS National People of Color Conference.
- Global Forums: UNGA, Concordia, Ronald Reagan RISE, Human Potential Summit, IWF Cornerstone.
As we welcome 2025, we carry the momentum of this year’s successes, energized by the opportunities that lie ahead in our ever-growing community of inclusive leaders. Thank you for being an integral part of this journey. Your engagement, passion, and support make everything we do possible.
Be prepared to read daily in January as we announce our Inclusive Leader Award winners until Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The second half of January, we will be highlighting our valued allies who are opening the doors for women, people of color, and underserved communities.
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