 | ||||||
Judith Bowman Enterprises
Fabulous Woman
Tel: 617-592-2101 E-mail: Judith Bowman
2
Jacqueline Moloney
Importance of Mentors: “I have been fortunate to have had many great male mentors in my life help and encourage me – most notably – (UMass President) Marty Meehan, who first asked me to serve as his No. 2 person here, which was quite an honor. I do see this as a partnership between men and women in advancing women. If you want things to advance, make sure you have an equal number of women in the room.”
Adversity: “Growing up in a family of nine, we didn’t have a lot of money. Our wonderful mother had no sympathy for us, and would say, “you think that’s bad? Well, let me tell you about so and so who has it worse.” …. she made us think about how to overcome it; resilience was instilled in us. As a public institution, we are not deep pocketed and get lots of curveballs. Finding the funding to make sure these kids have access and realize their dreams is a challenge. You remain resilient and keep turning every stone.”
Chancellor references the poem ingrained in her entire family growing-up, “Somebody said it couldn’t be done” … but so said with a chuckle, so be it, until they tried.”
"I do see
this as a partnership between men and women in advancing women."
What motivates you? “What motivates me is knowing we change lives. We instill a deep sense of commitment to help students build their future and make a difference and I am surrounded by brilliant, creative faculty who help solve real-world problems.”
“For example, we have a student group that has developed a model for prosthetic arm for children in developing nations … another young woman developed a water filter using a milk carton and a little charcoal and is distributing this in Haiti to purify water (their biggest challenge) – so, no cost… she’s brilliant.”
“… A set of twins featured in our magazine right now from Lawrence who, as foster children, grew up living in and out of cars. They will be graduating soon they are employed here, have internships and are doing fantastic co-ops. They have built their confidence … to go out and sit next to MIT students, and feel equipped to take on world challenges… so it is pretty easy to get motivated every day when you can come in and make a difference in a student’s life like this.”
“What motivates me is knowing we change lives."
