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Tracey Beckley

Assistant Provost for Teaching and Learning

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

— Eleanor Roosevelt

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Tracey Beckley 
W.-Constina-Charbonette

W. CONSTINIA CHARBONNETTE

Assistant Professor and Director of Strategic Initiatives
Assistant Professor and Director of Strategic Initiatives School of Public Health

If they don't give you a seat at the table,
bring a folding chair.

—Shirley Chisholm

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Stephanie
Ballard Conrad

Director of Strategic Operations Clinical
and Translational Science

WLI has been a strong thread woven through my professional life at WVU. This network of women leaders sharing expertise, knowledge and support with one another and in our professional circles spans disciplines and campuses, creating a tremendous and inspiring ripple effect across the entire WVU community.

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Stephanie Ballard Conrad sitting in front of WVU Robert C. Byrd Health Center signage
Cerasela Zoica Dinu

Cerasela Zoica Dinu

Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering

I was taught that the way of progress is neither swift nor easy.

—Marie Curie

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Lori Ann Hostuttler

Interim Director
Associate University Librarian

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 Lori Hostuttler
Cathy Jasper

CATHY JASPER

Executive Assistant to Associate Provost for Faculty Development and Culture and Associate Provost for Academic Personnel 

Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.

— Muhammad Ali

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JULIE LOCKMAN

Assistant Vice President for Graduate Education Health Sciences Center

The Women’s Leadership Initiative provided a warm welcome for me after a cross-country move and a change in career focus. The professional development opportunities and other events opened my eyes to the leadership abilities that I already had and the potential that was there to develop. The icing on the cake is made up of the new collaborations, friends and mentors that I have gained through this program. 

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Julie Lockman making a presentation. Text on presentation slide: Graduate Women Advocating Science.
Jena Martin

Jena Martin

Professor of Law

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. 

—Maya Angelou

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MELANIE PAGE

Associate Vice President for Creative and Scholarly Activity

Director, NASA West Virginia Space Grant Consortium / NASA EPSCoR


Fair does not mean equal.

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Melanie Page
Vicki Smith

Vicki Smith

ITS Executive Director

WLI is a safe space for sharing frustrations and challenges, for seeking solutions and advice, and for celebrating the little (or big) wins on your leadership journey. It’s a vital support network for those of us in male-dominated fields, providing mentors, role models and friends. WLI also gives me a chance to repay the women who came before me, and to support and encourage those still on the rise.

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Janelle Sewell

HR Partner, WVU Institute of Technology

Life is not about finding yourself, life is about creating yourself…

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Portrait of Frankie Tack

Frankie Tack

Service Associate Professor

School of Counseling and Well-Being (CAHS)

When it is all said and done, what do you want to leave behind?

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