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DESCRIPTION:Community as Strategy: Leadership Beyond the Institution \n\nTh
 is session brings together leaders who are applying their experience\, jud
 gement\, and voice in deeply local\, deeply human contexts - from civic co
 alitions to healthcare systems to community regeneration. They’re not bu
 ilding legacy projects. They’re building trust\, traction\, and long-ter
 m impact in the places that shaped them.\n\n\nAs leaders step away from fo
 rmal roles\, the question isn’t whether they’ll keep contributing\, it
 ’s where and how. For many\, that answer is rooted in community - not as
  a soft landing\, but as a serious platform for influence - in cities\, ne
 ighbourhoods\, networks\, and systems that don’t respond to titles\, but
  still need leadership.\n\nSpeakers include:\nDr. Sylvia Rousseau - Profes
 sor Emeritus of Education\, USC\; Former Superintendent\, Santa Monica Mal
 ibu School District\nDr. Charles A. Moody\, Jr. - Founder & CEO\, The Comm
 unity Coalition for Health (C2H)\; Senior Pastor & CEO\, The Rock ATX\nJul
 ian Hirst - Strategic Leader\, Innovator\, and Global Business Growth Cata
 lyst\nKamy Akhavan (moderator) - Managing Director\, USC Dornsife Center f
 or the Political Future \n\nWe’ll be talking about what leadership looks
  like when you step outside the institution\, and still choose to lead. To
 pics include:\n* Real-world examples of how leaders are building relevance
  and credibility in community\n* A shift in how to think about proximity\,
  visibility\, and systems-level influence\n* Practical insight into how to
  lead without a formal platform\, and still be heard\n* A deeper understan
 ding of how community can be a serious\, strategic answer to “what’s n
 ext?”\n\nDr. Sylvia Rousseau - Professor Emeritus of Education\, USC\; F
 ormer Superintendent\, Santa Monica Malibu School District\nA nationally r
 ecognized voice in education reform\, Dr. Sylvia Rousseau is a retired pro
 fessor from USC’s Rossier School of Education and a woman of many firsts
 . She was one of the first two Black women to graduate from Wake Forest Un
 iversity. In 1993\, she became the first woman and Black person to serve a
 s principal for Santa Monica High School. She later served as interim Co-S
 uperintendent of the Santa Monica Malibu School District\, where again\, s
 he set a new standard for academic rigor and culturally-relevant instructi
 on.\n\nDr. Charles A. Moody Jr. - Founder & CEO\, The Community Coalition 
 for Health (C2H)\; Senior Pastor & CEO\, The Rock ATX\nDr. Moody is a stra
 tegist dedicated to addressing health disparities affecting vulnerable pop
 ulations. Known for his ability to facilitate authentic discussions and co
 llaborations\, he works at the intersection of faith\, policy and communit
 y health. As a USC Distinguished Leader\, Charles is enhancing his leaders
 hip skills through deep self-reflection\, exploring its impact on his grow
 th and community-driven work.  Passions: Community Building\, Education\, 
 Healthcare\, Technology. “My role as a senior pastor requires me to inte
 grate political\, economic and theological perspectives. I aim to deepen m
 y understanding of these challenges and develop strategies to address them
  effectively.”\n\nJulian Hirst - Strategic Leader\, Innovator\, and Glob
 al Business Growth Catalyst.\nWith 15 years of board-level experience on f
 our continents\, Julian Hirst loves working with founders to build compani
 es\, including helping entrepreneurs and investors move from Phase One to 
 Phase Two. Currently\, he is the Regional Director\, EMEA\, for Busbud\, a
  global online travel platform. Previously\, he was Executive Director at 
 WhereIsMyTransport\, raising over $20m from investors including Google\, S
 amsung\, and Toyota\, and leading the team that enabled millions of people
  in emerging markets to make a positive change in the way they move and in
  the way they live.\n\nKamy Akhavan - Managing Director\, USC Dornsife Cen
 ter for the Political Future\; Former CEO of ProCon.org.\nAn expert in sol
 utions to political polarization\, interpersonal communication\, nonprofit
  leadership\, digital marketing and civics education\, Kamy Akhavan’s ef
 forts have served more than 300 million people around the world. Akhavan l
 eads and facilitates the Washington\, D.C. module on Policy and Social Goo
 d for the USC Distinguished Leaders Program.
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SUMMARY:Community as Strategy: Leadership Beyond the Institution
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.usc.edu/event/community-as-strategy-leadersh
 ip-beyond-the-institution
CATEGORIES:Lecture / Talk / Workshop
CATEGORIES:Careers
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