Personal Leadership by Rev. Dr. Jamie Washington

Slide 1: Rev. Jamie Washington M.Div., Ph.D. President, The Washington Consulting Group Founding Faculty: Social Justice Training Institute Dr.jamiewashington@comcast.net www.washingtonconsultinggroup.net www.sjti.org

Slide 2: What’s Up? • What’s one thing that • you’ve learned during this meeting that you are really excited about? What’s something you • need more information about as you lead in this area on your campus, community and organization? On a scale of 1-10 how • would you rate yourself as a leader? Why?

Slide 3: What are the key skills needed to Lead in the area of Reproductive Freedom? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Slide 4: Six Cs of Leadership for Justice Conscious • Community • Compassion • Competence • Courage • Commitment •

Slide 5: Living the Six Cs Stay Conscious of Content and Context. • Yield the floor for deeper learning and • understanding of another perspective. Rest, Rejuvenate, and Renew your energy • and strength for the long haul. Fight the voices of Fear, Doubt, Apathy, • Resistance, Defeat and Slow Change.

Slide 6: Living the Six Cs Stay Conscious of Content and Context. • Yield the floor for deeper learning and • understanding of another perspective. Rest, Rejuvenate, and Renew your energy • and strength for the long haul. Fight the voices of Fear, Doubt, Apathy, • Resistance, Defeat and Slow Change.

Slide 7: dr.jamiewashington@comcast.net www.washingtonconsultinggroup.net Rev. Dr. Jamie Washington serves as the President and Founder of the • Washington Consulting Group, a Multicultural Organizational Development Firm out of Baltimore, MD. Dr. Washington has served as an educator and administrator in higher education for over 25 years. He most recently served as the Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC). He has been an instructor in Sociology, American Studies and Education, and an Assistant Professor of Women’s Studies at UMBC. A native Philadelphian, Rev. Dr. Washington earned his B.S. from Slippery Rock • State College, and a double Masters' of Science degree from Indiana University/Bloomington in Higher Education Administration and Counseling, with a concentration in Human Sexuality, and a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland College Park. Dr. Washington completed his Master of Divinity at Howard University in May of 2004.. Dr. Washington is a founding faculty member of the Social Justice Training • Institute - a weeklong trainer development program. He also serves a a Lead Trainer with the Leadershape Institute. Some of Rev. Dr. Washington's honors include a Mayoral Citation as one of • Baltimore’s Men of the Year, the 2001 American College Personnel Association Diamond Honoree award for significant contribution to higher education and student affairs work, and a 2002 Voices of Inclusion Award for his work in the area of social justice education. He is a member of Omicron Delta Kappa, Golden Key, Alpha Phi Omega, Phi Kappa Delta, and a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. He has served in music ministry for more than 30 years and is currently as Associate Minister at Unity Fellowship Church of Baltimore. Rev. Dr. Washington is a nationally known speaker, consultant and trainer on • Diversity, Leadership, Spirituality, Organizational Change and Community Development Issues. Dr. Washington has a way of engaging participants that will foster effective change in both their personal and organizational lives. H e live by these words: If I can help somebody as I pass along, If I can cheer somebody with a word or song, If I can show somebody he is traveling wrong, then my living shall not be in vain.