on a strategic plan and a listening session to build on our strengths and create a roadmap for the future,” she explained. “It became clear the largest impact we could have would be as capacity builders through a ‘train-the- trainer’ framework. We want to equip students from every age and stage with the tools needed to understand social issues and create social change.” President Dan Lugo believes the endowment
comes at a crucial time for the community and will help Queens distinguish itself on a national level. “Te vision of Te Center aligns perfectly with the strategic vision of Queens,” he said. “Te Center’s commitment to Holocaust and social justice education and to interfaith bridge-building will develop change-makers and expand equity and inclusion.”
DENA DIORIO LEADS BY EXAMPLE “OUR OVERALL AIM IS TO
CREATE GLOBAL CITIZENS WHO ARE GROUNDED IN THEIR OWN IDENTITIES AND HAVE THE TOOLS TO RESPOND TO PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION.”
—Talli Dippold
Talli Dippold, who co-authored the 2015 study that first envisioned the Center and has worked in partnership with Schindler leading the Center since its inception, will serve as the inaugural director of a new program regarding holocaust education. Dippold believes that at this unique moment in time, as the survivor community dwindles and the Holocaust recedes further into memory, an innovative, cutting edge and reimagined Holocaust education program is desperately needed. Tat is the Center’s goal.
Te team also hopes to create a certificate program in social justice and community organizing in the coming years. “Our overall aim is to create global citizens who are grounded in their own identities and have the tools to respond to prejudice and discrimination,” said Dippold. “We don’t want to just teach about the past but also how to affect change.”
Dena Diorio is in her eighth year as Mecklenburg County’s County Manager and admits her leadership style is always evolving. “The more experience you get, the more comfortable
you get in your own skin and in letting other people shine,” she said when she spoke with Will Sparks, Ph.D., Dennis Thompson Chair and Professor of Leadership, on September 30 at the McColl School of Business Leaders In Action Program in Queens’ Ketner Auditorium. “You need to lead by example. You don’t need to be the smartest person in the room. It’s really important to make sure the people who work for you get to take credit for the successes, but as the leader I always take credit for things that go wrong.” Named 2020 Charlotte BusinessWoman of the Year
by Queens University of Charlotte, Diorio said she began honing her leadership skills not long after she earned her master’s degree from Columbia University and went to work in the mayor’s office in New York City for ten years. “It gave me visibility into so many different things and
access to so many different people. It helped me become who I am today,” she recalled. “It was such a fast-paced job, you have to keep up or get out of the way and that was a huge learning experience.” Diorio said that over the years she’s learned the
most when taking on jobs where she wasn’t always comfortable and said women especially need to advocate for themselves and go after what they want. “When you stop learning is when you have to move on. As long as I get up every day and have to find creative ways to do things differently, that’s the fun of the job.”
—Michelle Boudin 13
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