2020 has been a year of uncertainty and it has posed
unique challenges to those working in humanitarian relief, international s
ecurity, trade, and foreign policy. Personal and global circumstances have
taken a toll on professional lives and career pressures have impacted famil
y lives. Join us for a conversation with the creator of Mindfulness-Based M
ind Fitness Training, Elizabeth Stanley, and hear her advi
ce on how to apply mindfulness skills in your daily life and in order to bu
ild resilience. CARE USA Managing Director of Strategic
Initiatives & Development Beth Solomon and Co-P
resident of the NY Chapter of WIIS Min Kyriannis will also give brief opening and closing comments.
Elizabeth A. Stanley is an associate professor of security stu
dies at Georgetown University. An award-winning author and editor, she spea
ks, teaches, and writes about resilience, decision-making, political psycho
logy, civil-military relations, technology and innovation, and internationa
l security. She’s the creator of Mindfulness-Based Mind Fitness Training, w
hich has been taught to many thousands in civilian and military high-stress
environments. Her research has been featured on 60 Minutes, ABC Evening Ne
ws, and NPR, as well as in Time magazine and many other media outlets. Earl
ier in her career, she served as a US Army intelligence officer in South Ko
rea, Germany, and on two peacekeeping deployments in the Balkans, and she h
as served on several advisory boards. She holds degrees from Yale, Harvard,
and MIT. | elizab
eth-stanley.com
Min Kyriannis has 25+ years in converged,
global, information technology, cybersecurity, physical security, as well
as risk management across the US, Europe, Middle East and Asia. She has bee
n cited in many professional publications and is widely recognized as a lea
der in the Security Technology industry. She currently serves as the cybers
ecurity and business development lead at Jaros, Baum & Bolles where she
focuses on promoting cybersecurity, physical security, and technology as a
n integral part of all building technology systems. She currently serves as
Chair of SIA’s Cybersecurity Advisory Board and Vice-Chair of SIA’s New Pr
oduct Showcase Committee, the Advisory Board for SecuritySpecifiers, as wel
l as Co-President of Women In International Security – NY Chapter.
Beth Solomon serves as Managing Director of Externa
l Affairs and Development for CARE USA, a global humanitarian and developme
nt organization dedicated to defeating poverty and fighting for women and g
irls. Before joining CARE, she worked on the staff of Hillary Clinton's pre
sidential campaign, as Vice President of the Government Practice of US Bank
Global Corporate Trust, and spearheaded strategic initiatives at the Inter
national Franchise Association and the National Association of Manufacturer
s. Beth began her career as a reporter for the Voice of America, based in N
airobi, Kenya. She reported for ABC News and Radio France International on
the fall of the Berlin Wall and the first free elections in post-Soviet Eas
t Europe. She holds a BA from Yale and pursued graduate studies in the Nati
onal Security Studies at Georgetown.
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Tuesday, December 8, 2020 | 1 to 2 PM EDT
Registered particip
ants will receive a Zoom link
Registration for th
is event is now closed Registration is free for WFPG and WIIS members and $10 for non-members.
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Not a member? Join us! Space is limited and advance registration is req
uired.
Women's Foreign Policy Group and Women In International Security
are collaborating on regular career development webinars. Through our Professional Developmen
t Series, participants can expand critical skills from vir
tual networking and diplomatic negotiations to public speaking and mid-care
er transitions.
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